Another week

We went shopping on Monday and bought frozen chips for lunch, only because we were visiting mum the kids had noodles instead. So when I got home DP asked about tea and asked if there'd be enough chips for tea. I said I'd bought them for lunch, there were 2 packets, one of wedges that I bought salsa and sour cream for. I suggested I could make tuna mornay and DP said "do that". So I did, only when I couldn't find a can opener he said "are you making it for tonight, I put the chips in". I said I thought that was the plan, he thought I was talking about tomorrow night. So I finished cooking it anyway and put it in the fridge for the following night.

Tuesday morning I got up and skipped breakfast so I could get the little ones ready to go. DP sat on WoW until I guess it became obvious that I was stressing over all the little things I was trying to do - get the girls dressed, hair done, DD 4's kinder bag packed, find shoes. DP actually got up and asked what to get DD 4 for lunch but I'd packed it already. So he ended up finding DD 1's shoes and brushed her hair. I went into the laundry to look for something and realised that the floor was wet - fantastic. I walked out again and told DP who said he would empty the room... I hoped but didn't fully believe. We got out the door in time, DS 13 came with us as he usually does on a Tuesday. It was my craft day but mum wasn't home so I came home for lunch and of course nothing had been done in the laundry. We didn't visit my grandmother either, so I picked DD 4 up at 2.30pm and DS caught the bus home giving me the afternoon to empty the laundry - it was very full from when we last had company and I "stored" a lot of stuff in there. We already had tea, just needed to put on some pasta to go with it. DP didn't move the whole afternoon, I was fuming! I cleared the laundry floor and mopped it. Even using a towel didn't make the floor feel dry so I put the heater in there for a while. I put a few things in the bath tub rather than the bathroom floor, but it took me a while to get around to sorting them out.

Wednesday was a day at home, and another day where DP didn't get the dishes done. I'm sure he got up and did some, just not many. I continued in the laundry, I wanted to find something I had to return to a friend. It wasn't in there. I moved things around and sorted out several boxes that were stored in the cupboard. That gave me room to put other stuff in there LOL It was another of those days where I feel I'm running around and DP is sitting on the computer all day. Since I didn't find what I was after it must be in my room, that was my next project.

Thursday was a day out after I took DD 4 to kinder. We got home at about 1pm and I can't remember what I spent the afternoon doing.

Friday the older 2 caught the bus but I went for coffee at a friend's at 9am then playgroup at 10am. I had lunch with mum and got home about 1pm. DD 1 was asleep, but woke up when I tried to put her in her bed.

Saturday we spent at home. I'd gone to bed at 1am then DD 1 was ready to get up at 6am. I got up with her but DP also got up and told me I could go back to bed after he got out of the bathroom, so I did. I got up again at about 8.30am. DD 16 helped me try to sort out my room, it was my main priority to find this thing for a friend. I managed to do that, it was in the bottom of my wardrobe under some bags of gifts I'm storing. I've moved them now, they are in the top of the wardrobe instead. I've used the space to put a hanging set of shelves that are labelled with the days of the week - Monday to Friday - and one that says 'Weekend'. My plan is to use them to put the little girls clothes in so I don't spend the mornings looking for outfits. I think if I put clothes in there on the weekend, or even as they are washed I could put them away in there. I thought I can put pj's in the bottom weekend shelf so I can ask anyone to grab stuff and they will find it LOL I've had these hanging shelves kicking around for years, the last few months I meant to take it to the op shop, but we'll see if this idea works now. DP asked if the bed was clear so he could have a nap, but it was covered with stuff I was trying to sort out. Not that I was very successful, there is still stuff all over the floor again because I didn't get it finished. I'd also put the cot on the bed so I could get to my wardrobe and put away some of my clothes.

DP finally listed a couple of T's on ebay while I was busy. At least he accomplished something... It was only last August he said he'd do it. I need to put some stuff up too, but I have trouble finding time to take photos and list it. DP isn't as descriptive as I am on ebay. Plus he's listing plain black t-shirts, I usually list more varied items.

I took DD 16 out to meet a friend for an hour and a half last night, we came home at 8.45pm and DP told DD off for waking DD 1. He was cuddling her and said she'd just gone to sleep when DD 16 opened the door too loudly - DP's "office" is behind the back door and that's where he sits with DD 1. I was so annoyed, I told him off. What a stupid thing to say. Apparently we should have known that at that time he'd have DD 1 trying to go to sleep, it could just of easily been me first through the door, would he have told me off too? I wouldn't have thought "ooh, better be really quiet walking in the door". Of course DP put DD 1 down and she came to me so I got her to sleep and put her in to bed.

We went to bed at about 11pm last night, DP was up this morning when I woke up - on the computer of course. It was still pretty dark outside, I think I fell asleep again despite having about 30cms of bed thanks to DD 1 and DD 4. I got up at 8am with them. I had my shower, cleaned out the bath tub. Told DP that it had been a week since the girls had a bath. He looked disgusted - well the bath was full of stuff since Tuesday. I also needed to put conditioner through their hair... I think I'll try to do that weekly, especially with DD 4 at kinder. At about 9.45am DP went back to bed after spending the morning online. I did most of the dishes with DS 13's help. DD 16 got the little ones some food then tidied the bench and she and DS have made lunch to take to mum's. DP is still in bed, I'll have to leave him a note. I have to change DD 1's nappy.