Ready to do it all over again ...

benbenandme

Morning Just pegged out the first load of washing of the day and I've also assembled the 2nd set of drawers. Time for a tea break

benbenandme

Not much else has been achieved today unfortunately, I've had a bit of a 4-in-a-bed (my new guilty pleasure) watching session

Ds and I have taken his bike in for a service (£40 :eek:) but that does include a new tyre too. I have also taken a carload of cardboard and rubbish to the tip.

Ds is at the fair again at the moment, it moves on after today so he wanted to go for one last time this year.

benbenandme

Postie has just been and delivered a card with a cheque for £50 in it from ds other nanna. I haven't seen them for several years but she always sends me some money towards his school uniform each summer, that will cover his shoes and a bumper pack of socks :T :T

stressedaah30

My kids other grandparents always send them birthday cards n xmas cards with cash in still havent seen them in years they live miles away in Scotland and even tho their son is legally not allowed contact they could've cut ties to
Inside job day today is wet n miserable and ive a delivery coming by 12.30 they say

benbenandme

Pleased to hear your kids grandparents still remember them, ds's grandparents send him some money at xmas and birthdays but always send me a cheque in the summer. It's much appreciated, it's not their fault their son turned out to be such a waste of space at being a father :cool: In fact, dsis going to his house on friday and is hoping he will get a birthday card / present from him (birthday was 2 weeks ago). I have a feeling he may return disappointed as he is still waiting for his xmas present to arrive (ordered from amazon and the never-ending saga of "it got lost on its way from China" has now been going on for 7.5 months ....). The cynical me thinks that daddy never ordered it / cancelled it and spent the money on somethin else a long time ago :cool:

benbenandme

Quick update for the list:

Summer Holiday To Do List:
[STRIKE]Remove front hedges[/STRIKE] DONE
Weed gravel at the front
[STRIKE]Clean garage door[/STRIKE] DONE
[STRIKE]Clean car, inside and out[/STRIKE] DONE
Check oil in car
[STRIKE]Ikea trip: 2 x bedside drawers, mirror, gingerbread biscuits, meatballs, clock,lamp[/STRIKE] DONE
Paint lounge chairs and varnish
Sand and varnish coffee table
[STRIKE]Oil table and chairs in garden[/STRIKE] DONE
Car boot sale
Sort garage
[STRIKE]New washing line[/STRIKE] DONE
Paint bannisters / staircase
Paint bathroom door / woodwork
Smoke alarm
Blind for ds room BOUGHT, NEED TO FIT
[STRIKE]Weed back garden[/STRIKE] DONE
Complete all change of addresses
Put plug on freezer in garage
Clean all windows
Have £2500 in brothers fund by end of holidays
Haircuts for me and ds DS DONE, MINE BOOKED
Gut all documents on laptop
Delete all bloatware on laptop / speed the damn thing up a bit
Paint decking
Sort out ds mattress
Disinfect the dustbins NEARLY DONE
All junk to the tip
Buy school uniform NEED TO GET JUMPER, SHOES, BAG, PENCIL CASE
Buy a rug for lounge
Cancel dogs haircut
Buy and fit bracket for ds tv
Fit punchbag bracket in garage

benbenandme

£3 withdrawn from quidco and added to the signature

Coffee table has been sanded and the legs painted, need to buy some wax for the top of it though. I've also planted a plant I was given for my birthday, dug some of the garden and cleaned the remaining bin and swept and tidied all the bin area

benbenandme

We went and collected ds' bike from the shop yesterday, (£81 :eek: :eek:), it had a service and needed a new tyre and new brake blocks (?). Anyway, it was more than I was expecting so I will take the money out of the car maintenance fund for that.

He is off to his Dads for the week this afternoon, so I am currently sitting in the conservatory with a cup of tea planning my week ahead

I have already put one load of washing on (he's remembered he wants some stuff washed to take with him ), loaded the dishwasher, put the recycling out, made the beds, opened all the windows, weighed myself , and am now just enjoying the early morning sun

gallygirl

benbenandme wrote: »

Anyway, it was more than I was expecting [STRIKE]so I will take the money out of the car maintenance fund for that.[/STRIKE] but luckily I had money in the transport maintenance fund.

Fixed that for you .

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benbenandme

Thankyou Gallygirl, that's a better way of looking at it :T :T