Preparing for winter III

MarilynMonroe_2

WantToBeSE wrote: »

Hi. Loving this thread, although i dont post

Do you mind if i ask a question please? Where do you all buy your wellies? The children and I all need new ones, but i dont know where to get them for a reasonable price. Any ideas would be great.
Thanks.

I paid £6.99 for some from a high street cheapish shop which I thought was really dear!
Lidls sometimes does them, and BM stores used to do them, but you've got to get them quick cos I remember 2 winters ago I couldnt find any for my daughter anywhere at all!

I'm going to use daughters old ones as plant pots.

MarilynMonroe_2

CH27 wrote: »

I must remember to buy matches. I must remember to buy matches!

Hey, Buy matches!

MarilynMonroe_2

chirpychick wrote: »

Hi thanks.
We have a Gas boiler and I remember when we had that bad weather 3 years ago they said we came within 3 days? of running out of gas.

We haven't ever had a power cut that lasted more than an hour or 2 but I am prepared to lose electricity. It is the gas im not prepared for.

I have no idea how we would keep a room warm if that happened!
We do have lots of blankets, I have plenty of clothes for him, snow suit, mittens, hats etc and I have so far 2 days of readymade formula (plan on getting some more).
Oh also have nappies to last into January too.

If anyone has any suggestions I would be grateful.

Fortunately its not the cold that affects baby but more them being too hot so I wouldnt worry even if youre cold the baby will be fine.:)

MarilynMonroe_2

double post

Fruball

I wouldn't worry too much about baby getting cold either - if it is freezing and you have a power cut, snuggling baby up with you will keep him plenty warm enough.

I lived in a freezing house when he was born and there was no heating upstairs. I put him to bed in a vest and fleece sleepsuit with a cot duvet over him. I used to wake up in the early hours and go and get him and pop him in with me. Only his hands were cool. Loved those times - they soon pass so enjoy them!!!

cdm

Hi everyone! Long-time reader, infrequent poster -- may I ask advice please? Thinking about using fleece/fleece blankets this winter to make our kitchen cosier...DD1 does her homework in there, artwork spread across the big table, and stays up till quite late, and of course, sitting still for so long, she begins to feel chilly in no time, even though she is well wrapped-up. The room has a couple of cold spots even when the heating is full on. We've got voile panels at the French windows, which at the time I thought were stylish, and didn't bother with proper curtains. As we live in the London area I s'pose we hadn't given winter much thought until the last couple of years - we used to hurry up and finish in the kitchen then scurry back to the warmth of the front room. Now, I've been giving the fleece idea some thought, and am wondering if those telescopic tension rods, which we use for our nets, would hold the weight of a fleece or fleece blanket,maybe two? fleece sizes would be 46'' wide with 90'' drop. I'm a bit useless when it comes to anything DIY or practical, and am not a sewer or knitter...haven't got a clue! Help!

Baileys_Babe

Confuzzled wrote: »

OH NO! i have a cold, blech, meh

oh well maybe this is winter preps of a sort, have it now and build up a bit of immunity for what's to come


i've been off my vitamin c for awhile now and i'm sorely regretting it now. gonna get back on it plus zinc this year....

least i have stuff in the house to take the edge off

here's hoping everyone else is happy and healthy, i'm off to lay about on the sofa feeling sorry for myself, drinking broth, watching some little house on the prairie episodes i save for times like these and dozing off an on

Sorry to hear you have a cold Confuzzled, I to have a cold and your positive spin has made me feel better. I am also thinking of it as a practical way of checking out the medicine store and rotating them. I would love to spend this afternoon watching some comforting rubbish and snoozing but my dd is to young to be left to amuse herself without me keeping an eye on her or maybe even worse she would join me for a nap and then not sleep tonight :eek:

Fruball

cdm wrote: »

Hi everyone! Long-time reader, infrequent poster -- may I ask advice please? Thinking about using fleece/fleece blankets this winter to make our kitchen cosier...DD1 does her homework in there, artwork spread across the big table, and stays up till quite late, and of course, sitting still for so long, she begins to feel chilly in no time, even though she is well wrapped-up. The room has a couple of cold spots even when the heating is full on. We've got voile panels at the French windows, which at the time I thought were stylish, and didn't bother with proper curtains. As we live in the London area I s'pose we hadn't given winter much thought until the last couple of years - we used to hurry up and finish in the kitchen then scurry back to the warmth of the front room. Now, I've been giving the fleece idea some thought, and am wondering if those telescopic tension rods, which we use for our nets, would hold the weight of a fleece or fleece blanket,maybe two? fleece sizes would be 46'' wide with 90'' drop. I'm a bit useless when it comes to anything DIY or practical, and am not a sewer or knitter...haven't got a clue! Help!

Yes, the telescopic rods will hold up fleeces with no trouble and it will make a huge difference to the warmth in the room

Welcome :wave: by the way

happytails

Where sell big fleeces? I too have a reasonable drop (90") in my dining room, we have curtains by our patio but could do with an inner layer between the curtain and window.

Not done much this week RE winter prep. DD got a jumper and DS got a hoody and a fleece sleepsuit today for winter. Not done any house prep since the radiator got fitted last week. Ive plans to adjust the dogs coat and DS' fleece all in one suit this week though, must do those

I also need to sort through the kids clothes/pjs and make sure we arent short. I know we need vests for DS and DD will need new wellies nearer the time. They both need slippers for when it gets colder.

Sarah x

rising_from_the_ashes

happytails wrote: »

Where sell big fleeces? I too have a reasonable drop (90") in my dining room, we have curtains by our patio but could do with an inner layer between the curtain and window.

I got these ones from I*kea last year http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00070489/ and attached one to the back of each curtain in my bedroom .... fantastic!:cool: (they've been up all year - helped keep the heat out in the summer ). They're 170 x 130cm so I think would be long enough, but you may need 3 depending on the width. HTH