Weekly Flylady Thread 4th November 2013

pigpen

LameWolf wrote: »

I echo this; though Piggers has put it more eloquently than I could manage.

I cannot find myself to be unsympathetic to any life lost in unnecessary conflict.

As a small child being taken to watch the war vets parade at the cenotaph I recall a story of my nanna's childhood. She was born in 1928, so has clear memories of when WWII began. One night while heading to the shelter with her granny as a plane was shot out of the sky in flames. It had flown across the country, dropping bombs here, then Liverpool and was heading back this way. The plane landed in the fields backing on to their street and a young German pilot could be heard screaming for his mother as he was burned alive trapped in his plane. Her granny simply said 'God Bless him'... and my young nanna asked why she showed compassion to this young man who had maybe just killed hundreds of people. She replied that he was doing as he was told otherwise would be shot as a deserter. He was the same as all our young men going over there and he died far away from his family who loved him. His mum, his dad, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, wife and children.. all those people who will never get to see him again.. just the same as our boys.

I was 6, mesmerised by these wrinkly old men (of about 60 lol) thinking what had become of their friends and what they might have seen. And my nanna, openly crying in public at the reminders of what she had seen and experienced and learned. It was as if she was there, seeing it all over again.. in her head she probably was.

Lest we forget... we have forgotten already...

Lozzy88

Monday - Kitchen
30 minutes to spare....
Hoover and mop the floors
Wipe over the hob, clean all the dials, take them off and clean underneath
HHI

Fireworks Tuesday - Living Room and Hallway
must mop hall

Wonderful Wednesday - Study/conservatory/spare bedroom/kids room or the dreaded Dining Rooms(choose one)
Filing or shredding for just 15 minutes

Frothy Thursday - Bathroom Deep clean


wash the floor

Almost there Friday Master Bedroom, Stairs and Landing
Catch up on laundry

am tired now though am going to sort the kitchen then bath the kids.

nicki_2

House was looking good, until I started the laundry & DD got in. There is now a new trail of destruction through downstairs The floors I had vacuumed and mopped plus the worktops are covered in crumbs from where she's made her packed lunch. I give up for today. I'll do laundry, make tea and do some dishes but thats it. Dusting etc can wait and I'll start over tomorrow while DD is in school.

bossymoo

Oh HB I did the same:( sans doggie. My poppy is pegged to the fridge with a magnet

How sad to see the little one wearing medals her daddy should have been here to wear. And I agree, it matters little which"side" we are on, in the grand scheme of things. We're all people at the end of the day. X

Had more to post but just going to wash DS hair x

marble_madness

Hello all.

I am joining your ranks next week, to try and mend my ways.

I do most of my housework during the advert breaks, and only do a proper bit of tidying when I know someone is coming round.

Let's see how I get on.

bossymoo

Welcome marble madness, there should be a new thread posted later tonight! I find things less intimidating if I just tell myself I'm only doing 10mins. I usually do more, but the thought of more is off putting, if that makes sense.

So inlaws didn't take the stuff for the charity shop, as we got a bit side tracked. But I have decluttered DD instead Poor little moo isn't really well enough for nursery tomorrow (although I do think she's on the mend), so she is staying with granny and gramps. DS was livid. Until he realised I could lie on the floor and play cars with him without being interrupted :rotfl:
So here's to a peaceful night, and to getting my baby back tomorrow night well rested and recovered from whatever it is.

Dustykitten

Evening all

Loads done today, still need to iron though and want to do HH elisting now whilst french apple tart cooks.

Please leave post 2 for the challenges post and well done to all of you who have made a start on yours.

susan946

What a beautiful story pigpen

When I first noticed German families visiting war memorials in northern France I was surprised but soon realised they, too, had lost much loved family members who had little choice whether or not they fought.

On rememberence weekend I always think of my mothers cousin who was lost in the Mediterranean when his spitfire went down. He was an only son. Also two of my husbands uncles who died on the same day in the same battle. One was married and never got to meet his first and only son. The sacrifices families made and continue to make are just heartbreaking.

Must say a big thank you for the hot water and washing soda tip. I'm sorry, I can't remember who it was. The fire surround in the lounge was smeared from the fire and hubs was threatening it with vim! The hot water and soda worked a treat. Much less trouble and much gentler.

Had a good clear up in the garden today as it is the first dry day we've had for a while. This afternoon we went to DD, had a lovely walk with gs and crazy chocolate lab followed by a delicious roast dinner.

Dustykitten

Carry overs

Sweep leaves from your doorstep and give the door a wipe inside and out if you can

Wash any throws or cushion covers which need it

Dining Room
HH tidying up and putting away
Dust at least one flat surface
Filing or shredding for just 15 minutes
Wipe phones/games and tv controls

Bathroom Deep clean
Mould alert, check for any starting to develop and deal with it
Wipe the tiles
shower tray a good scrub out
Hoover and wash the floor right into the corners including any skirting

Almost there Friday Master Bedroom, Stairs and Landing
Wipe the window sills
Wipe the dressing table/bedside cabinet
Order one item for Christmas

Check bank Accounts and move money
Make DS3's curtains
Finish paperwork for Monday

Honey_Bear

Thank you for the very kind words about this morning's Remembrance Day events. They helped a lot.

I've been researching the Plymouth Blitz for a few years and interviewed about a dozen people who survived it. I've also read several different points of view about it including a deeply moving comment by a German bomber pilot about a particular raid. None of what they said was even close to the WW2 history I was taught at school, or what modern social historians or politicians say about war. Today, in particular, apart from the little girl and her mother, I was thinking about my great uncle who was killed in WW1 on a night-time raid between the lines for which he received a recommendation for a VC - not awarded. His brother, my grandfather, survived the raid and got an MC. That's all I know about it, but it must have been difficult to live with the 'honour' knowing it cost his brother his life.

I also lost the man who should have been my other grandfather in WW1. Dr Kenneth Robinson was killed in 1917 and ever since I learned him name I've mourned him. My paternal grandmother married someone else much later.