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slm6002

Fingers crossed we both sleep well and wake up rested.  DD2's band practice doesn't finish until 9.30pm so I cant go to bed that early tonight.

debtfreewannabe321

slm6002 said:

Fingers crossed we both sleep well and wake up rested.  DD2's band practice doesn't finish until 9.30pm so I cant go to bed that early tonight.

Omg. I feel for you. I'm kind of glad that those days of after school run around are all over for me now. I remember a couple of years on the bounce where the kids had an after school club every night between them and also Saturday morning swimming/Sunday morning sports 😭 after that I refused to let them sign up to every thing they thought they 'might' like and narrowed it down 🤣. I would also be running DS2 the other side of the city for martial arts and need to be back on our side of the city in 10 minutes for DD swimming on a Wednesday. Worst two years ever!!! So definitely feel for anyone still in that time of their kids lives ❤️.

slm6002

Lol yes I have spent many many years going from 1 club to the next then extra bits here and there, thankful mostly indoor activities but I cant remember how many years of swimming in total we must have watched.  During covid they all realised that they quite liked their own quiet time so clubs reduced drastically after that.  Just the 2 still going plus school bits now.  DD1 is her own person now and any thing she does is under her own steam.  DS just doesn't go out unless he really has to, but I still encourage his part time job which I deliver and collect from.  I am sure it wont be going on for many more years before all 3 are independent.  I do wish however that they stopped during the long cold nights so I didn't need to go out, but I realise it benefits them so much.  If DD2 went to the children's beginner band it would finish much earlier, but they asked her a while back to join the adult one too, so hence the late finish.  I do wonder if it is acceptable to collect her in pjs

debtfreewannabe321

100% acceptable 😇!!!

slm6002

debtfreewannabe321 said:

100% acceptable 😇!!!

Not sure DD2 would agree

debtfreewannabe321

🤣 did you try it?
I bought trackies specifically for lounge wear as I don't wear them as a rule out of the house. But I noticed that a lot of parents wear them on pick ups ...and I thought ah ha they're on to something here 🤣 so I went and bought cheap Primark trackies and that became my pjs for a few days a week when I was doing later pick ups so I could be comfy all evening 😇😃 maybe an idea? 

joedenise

I suspect that a lot of the parents are actually wearing PJs under the track bottoms, particularly if it's a morning school run!

slm6002

No I thought I had better not.  I have slept really well the past few nights, although that itself has seemed to make me feel more tired than before and getting out of bed in the mornings has been a struggle.  Tonight DD2 has further maths afterschool but after that it will be home, showers and dinner leaving us free for the night so can potter around and head to bed early.  Tomorrow is parents evening straight after work and I am planning on beef stew and dumplings for dinner all cooked in the slow cooker so only the mash to do when home.

DD1 started yet another part time job today so fingers crossed this one will last.  DS also had a missed call which I think related to a new job but so far he hasn't been able to contact them.  Would be good if he could up his hours a little.

slm6002

Yay what a busy week, but we made it to the end.  Still have to drop and collect DD2 at a concert tonight but other than that and tomorrows taxi service for DS to his job, I don't have anything much planned.  Last night DD2 and I went to the local church to do some Christmas crafts.  It was fun and they served pudding and played Christmas music.  Very festive but needed bed as soon as I got home.

Mum's other half has had lot of health issues this past month and ended in an emergency op yesterday.  Not much I can do from UK as they are in Spain, other than listen to mum and come up with some suggestions.  She is exhausted herself and suffers health wise too.  Looking like we will need to arrange to get carers for at least him but possibly mum as well as he was her carer.  At least the Drs have now listened and the cause has been found.

Parents evening went well and the look on DD2's face when every single teacher echoed the same thing that I have been saying since Sept was priceless.  Start revising now so it is not such a big job next summer.  She is doing well though.

The tumble dryer gave up mid wash on Thursday night so we currently have washing on all of the radiators as I can not find the airer.  Thought it was in the loft but I may have chucked it as it was broken.  I will need to get another to help but the repair man is coming on Friday.  Hopefully it will be mended rather than needing a completely new one.  Another chunk from the house pot.  Only essential washing to be done this week.

Next weekend my sister and her OH are coming to visit my Dad, which means we need to sort their Xmas bits to take back with them.  No idea what to get but he often asks for books,  and I have a book token I won that I can hopefully use for it.  Will be nice to see them.

Got a food shop being delivered tomorrow but need to tweak it as not sure how many meals it will actually make.  Last night I just put things in that we fancied as I was so tired, rather than actually planning meals and then adding the bits we needed.

Right I am now going to turn items on radiators to help with the drying

slm6002

Ooh and a little gossip, DD1 was told XH is unlikely to be living with his new OH very much longer.  Such a shame, guess the grass is not always greener lol.  Sorry I am a mean person but karma is at work