“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.”

WannabeFree

Morning

Youngest finally went to sleep near 3am! She wasn't happy at getting up just a few hours later :rotfl:

We've been and done what needed doing this morning. Need to write a good meal plan and list of essentials to get the most out of it. We have a supply delivery coming for youngest then will pop to Mr L.

Smalls had porridge for breakfast and have requested pasta for lunch. Will use up the last of that not sure what to put with it yet. Dinner is the curry cooked yesterday. Youngest has eaten nearly a full batch of oat biscuits alone :cool: considering they usually last the 3 of them half the week she's definitely filling her boots!

Smalls Dad is round tonight to pick up some things hoping that gives me enough time to have a shower without the company of all the kids wanting a thousand things right that very second. It can't only be me that this happens too?

We need to have an earlier night tonight as the smalls have a late night planned tomorrow as we are attending an event. Then Thursday will be late again as we popping round to one of their friends who's birthday it is (already have a card and we don't give gifts) but I think the smalls are hoping there is offering of cake :rotfl: I don't like the routine being broken but it's not a regular thing and it is the holidays. DDs homework for the holidays is really random things like visit the library/go stargazing/have a walk in the dark/have a water fight etc. Think they've stolen my list from the summer holidays last year :rotfl: so we will try and fit some of the easier ones in.

Hope you all have a lovely day

teafor2

Afternoon WB I'd say oats definitely need to go at the top of the shopping list for DD's biscuits Hopefully she'll sleep better tonight

From experience, I don't think you'll ever get a pee or a shower in peace until they leave home :rotfl: I think all children have a sixth sense about these things.

Sounds like you have a couple of nice outings this week and a bit of shake up with the routine won't hurt for once especially if birthday cake is on offer.

Have a good day. xx

milann

Here’s hoping you get cake at the party. It won’t do the smalls any harm having a different routine- in fact it’ll do them good :beer:

WannabeFree

Thank you

Well I actually spent the rest of the day cleaning and I've made an even bigger list for tomorrow You know when one thing leads to another and then you realise it's nearly 6pm! really need to get outside done too.

Just going to jump in the shower and then Im going to find something to read and do nothing much other than feeding youngest 100 times no doubt :rotfl:

We aren't going to tomorrow's event now. DS has decided he doesn't want to go. We talked about it and I agreed it was okay he didn't want to participate after I was happy he'd thought about it properly. We will probably try and squeeze the library in as I need to print some things to send to tax credits.

x

Sun_Addict

It's a shame their dad doesn't help out more, it wouldn't hurt him to buy a few groceries, they're his kids too. Still it is what it is and I know you want to be independent.

Hope you get some rest tonight xx

teafor2

A quiet evening reading sounds good to me. I'm reading Paul O'Grady's Country Life at the moment. I'm fast coming to the conclusion living in the country is not as idyllic as I imagine with the amount of times he mentions rats and fox vs. chickens dramas :eek:

If the event was something DS was particularly involved in but didn't want to do, I think it's good that you've both been able to talk it through together. I think it builds respect discussing things. I always encourage DD and DS to do things and while they are sometimes swayed, other times they just know what they wouldn't be comfortable doing and I have to accept that. xx

beanielou

Also think the littlies dad should contribute, something, anything x

teafor2

It's hard to imagine your OH not contributing at all so I really hope, even if it's an informal arrangement, he does help you out financially and more importantly wants to. If he doesn't, maybe you should think about going down that route. But I'm only an outsider looking in. Only you know what the best action to take regarding this is. xx

WannabeFree

Thank you for all your replies.

I carried on with my cleaning list. Have got all the bits to the cooker soaking in the bath!

Smalls Dad. It's complicated. He has his own issues I don't want any part of or getting back involved with. He's started to spend 'time' with them when he can but I'm not taking this for granted. Hopefully this will build and he will sort get himself sorted in time and things will continue to improve. However I won't rely or expect anything as so far financially nothing has come. Its complicated.

Anyway youngest is still wide awake. Chattering away. Giving me a shopping list of food she needs right now. Some right random things. The good thing of the hunger its the only time she's willing to try something different :rotfl:

x

jwil

Hope you managed to get some rest! x