Stuff I really must get done today:
Make some attempt on the laundry mountain – last load in now, all the rest hung out. But it looks like rain so it may well be staying there on the line for the rest of the week!
Some baking – we have no ‘nice’ food in the house and no money for buying anything, a picnic lunch tomorrow will require some cakes or biscuits – made chocolate chip rock cakes and jam tarts – fed some to small children today and plenty left for picnic tomorrow and treats for next couple of days
Sort out final balance for NicCamps and get everyone emailed about it – done!
Another coat of paint on the tardis – done! Looking pretty good now, but will probably need yet another coat
Ring Julie (SIL) Done! Arrangements for childcare, meeting up, birthday gatherings etc. all sorted 🙂
Work out guest list for D’s party – sort of done – about to email all expected guests and ask for confirmation figures
Start planning food and games for D’s party and make a list of what I need to get still have some ideas, need to write them down really so I feel properly organised 🙂
Try and get D to decide what he wants for his birthday – and talk him down if it’s excessive 😉 will talk to him later, but Lucy had the brilliant idea of keeping back any presents people bring to his party for him to open on his actual birthday, which is great as it will mean the first half hour of the party isn’t him opening presents and strewing the place with wrapping paper. Last year him opening all the presents diluted both the party and his actual birthday as it meant he had very little to look forward to once the party was over. And ETA again 🙂 We sat and looked at Argos online as he genuinely does only want Doctor Who stuff for his birthday apparently. I’m actually quite happy with this idea as it means not too much stuff coming into the house, quite specifically for him rather than just to be added to the toy mountain and stuff that will actually get played with rather than shoved in a cupboard. We looked at various things available and he compiled his wish list, explained about the idea of opening any presents given to him at his party on his actual birthday which he liked the idea of too and am generally feeling better that his birthday is on the way to being organised 🙂 Hurrah!
Email some local HE folk to see if any of them want to join the scrapstore sent email to local group yahoo list
Depending how well I get on with that I need to gather together the many things that need ebaying and make a start on that. I’ve a feeling September is going to be a very tight month money-wise (we’re already a party, presents and a tent over our budget :shock:) so if I could bring in a few extra quid it might mean we will still be able to eat after the 15th of the month! 😆
there’s a half price listing fees day this week, get that stuff ready to list!!
Comment by Liza — 20 August 2007 @ 8:15 pm