Weekly Flylady Thread 18th November 2013

Kaz2904

DD's gifts are wrapped and hidden under a blanket for the morning. I asked her what she wants for breakfast tomorrow and she said pancakes! Early morning it is then for me as she leaves here at 7:40 to meet her friends at the bottom of the hill. I'll make the batter later so it can gloop overnight. Would make it now whilst she's at sea cadets but I don't know if she wants English ones or Scottish ones (I'm hoping for Scottish ones, I can fit more in the pan at once and they're nicer !).
DH has done another part of the stairwell. Painting to do tomorrow now.

WRT DD's party, any ideas of games? Here's what I have planned so far...

tying two kids together at the wrists so they have to untangle themselves Passing the balloon from knee to knee (oranges under the chin for another later game 1 dice, if you roll a 6 you get to go the plate, put on hat, scarf and gloves, then pick up knife and fork. You can then eat chocolate until the next person rolls a 6 Empty cereal box, everyone has to bend down and pick it up with their teeth, keep ripping bits off until nobody can do it Sleepy lions:D Pass the parcel Musical statues

There will be 6 children from 3-12 in age and varying heights so I'm wondering about some sort of tower building thing. I have loads of bendy straws, sticky tape, paper etc. no loo roll inners as I've slung them .

Lamewolf, banana crumble eh? Tell me more. I lurve bananas but really don't know about crumble! . I just can't picture it. Banana custard has to be one of my favourite puddings ever! Especially if the custard is so thick it develops a skin . DH hates nanas AND custard, strange chap :rotfl:.

mrs-moneypenny

party plans sound great Kaz, how about some kind of pin the donkeytail on or snowmans nose or whatever to suit the theme.
will have a think overnight and see what i can remember from when mine were young.

skint_breeder_5

Monday - Rooms of Doom (that'll be Dining Rooms then :rotfl:) and downstairs loos and the Study/Computer Room/Guest Bedroom 100% done



Skinty's Toots list for today (and the rest of this week til done)

Get the top bunk in DD4's room clear of gibble and made up
make a Sausage Dog or similar for drafty front door
Sort out the "Man Drawer" in the kitchen and re-stock
Clean up builders mess (plaster and paint splatters) in hallway in 15 minute chunks [STRIKE] x12[/STRIKE] til done
[STRIKE]clean cooker hood[/STRIKE]
find an empty picture hooks to hang it on
[STRIKE]clean the fridge, shelves currently in DW[/STRIKE]
[/Toots list]

Tuesday - kitchen and hallway 100% done


Wednesday - Bathroom and downstairs loo/ensuites 100%
15 minutes...
[STRIKE]Check medical supplies, get rid of out of date stuff and [/STRIKE][STRIKE]replenish stocks[/STRIKE] went to pharmacy to put my repeat in

An hour to spare...
[STRIKE]HH me time, face mask, soak you feet etc[/STRIKE] I might even crack out some nail varnish for my toes in a minute

Extras
[STRIKE]Something off your own list, some mending maybe?[[/STRIKE] renewed DS and DD4 library books online/COLOR]

All of upstairs and most of downstairs hoovered - including Room of Doom Study/PC room/guest room :eek: (which is the first time the carpet has been hoovered since the room was decorated, for shame , all storage has been moved round and round the room so that I could hoover)

I might have to go out in the Utility tomorrow and get on with the November challenge, but for tonight time for a brew, Fred and decide on Listy for tomorrow

hugs, sticks and spoons, help yourselves

Dustykitten

Kaz I used to love the chocolate, hat and gloves game. What about a tray of assorted items to remember, cover and take one away, they work out which one.

Kaz2904

Thanks for the ideas. I just thought of another one, skittles with a knife and fork!

skint_breeder_5

Kaz, I remember a game from my mispent youth......one square of chocolate placed at the bottom of a mixing bowl, topped with compressed flour. Upturned on tray, each child takes turns moving a slice of compressed flour away with a dinner knife leaving a teetering piece of chocolate on an unstable column of compressed flour.

The child who makes the column fall, has to pick up and eat the piece of chocolate with their teeth (invariably with teenagers involved this means poor unsuspecting teen gets head ducked in flour....so supreme supervision required, and probably not very flylady!)

skint_breeder_5

Monday - Rooms of Doom (that'll be Dining Rooms then :rotfl:) and downstairs loos and the Study/Computer Room/Guest Bedroom 100% done



Skinty's Toots list for today (and the rest of this week til done)

Get the top bunk in DD4's room clear of gibble and made up
make a Sausage Dog or similar for drafty front door
Sort out the "Man Drawer" in the kitchen and re-stock
Clean up builders mess (plaster and paint splatters) in hallway in 15 minute chunks [STRIKE] x12[/STRIKE] til done
find an empty picture hooks to hang it on
[/Toots list]

Tuesday - kitchen and hallway 100% done


Wednesday - Bathroom and downstairs loo/ensuites 100% done

Thursday - Bedrooms one and all
15 minutes...
Tidying up always makes it look better- time to cross of the Toots list one for top bunk in DD4's room and then[STRIKE] do some time in DD3 room aswell[/STRIKE] not a happy Skinty I found Monday's clean washing mangled in a ball in the back of DD3 wardrobe....her floordrobe is in the wash, and Monday's clean stuff minus underwear and uniform is waiting for her to flip-flop sheldon-style in the morning
Got 30 minutes...
Change the bed most in need- that would be mine, currently occupied by DD3 and DS
[STRIKE]Hoover as much of upstairs as you can[/STRIKE]
An hour to spare....
Wipe two flat surfaces
Dust the lightshades
Wipe all the doors, tops and sides too

Extras
Catch up on paperwork
Update your festive list.

Now getting round to having that brew that I promised myself, and see if I feel tired or if I should make an ascent on Mt Foldmore for the rest of the family

System

Thursday list:

[STRIKE]Master Bedroom
Make bed
Dust the lightshade[/STRIKE]

Things I can do from bed while feeling ill:

Make a start on Christmas food list

Other jobs (that may end up getting carried over all week if I am still ill):

Clean and organise shoes we took on holiday/organise hall cupboard a bit
Clean mirrored furniture
HH me time - Get DH to help with hair dye and face mask - I need some pampering!

just_the_two_of_us

Thanks for the Thursday list
- hoping to catch up on some of the bits I didin't manage from earlier in week as well but now am collecting neighbour's youngster from school at 3pm - it will be a lovely walk as the sun is due to shine!


Thursday - Bedrooms one and all
15 minutes...
Tidying up always makes it look better
Got 30 minutes...
Change he bed most in need
Hoover as much of upstairs as you can
An hour to spare....
Wipe two flat surfaces
Dust the lightshades
Wipe all the doors, tops and sides too

Extras
Catch up on paperwork - so very badly needed!!!!
Update your festive list.

Jazee

Morning all. Hugs where needed. I'm back in, better late than never.

House is in disarray as DD's new floor is being fitted today, but the decorating is done and I also touched up some of the paintwork in the hall.

Just about to see what I can do from the lists before the floor fitter arrives.

Have a great day everyone.