Easter Plans

Easter starts for us today.  Maxi had his first ever assembly all about the First Easter.

MadDad made it back from work in time and we both really enjoyed watching our boy, who had a wonderful strong and clear speaking voice.  It was such a joy to watch a group of four and five year olds clearly enjoying themselves.

MadDad is off for the week, so we are planning on lots of family time together and with this in mind, I have exchanged some Tesco Vouchers for some restaurant ones, but even though I did this over a fortnight ago, we are still waiting!

Our Plans include, but are dependant on weather:

Egg hunt at National Trust - we have annual membership

Visits to English Heritage sites, again we have annual membership (via Tesco vouchers)

Easter Dance Party at my Brother and Sister in Laws Club, including Bonnet competition and egg decorating competition.

Decorating bonnets and eggs for the Children's Dance Party

A trip to Fardale to see the daffodils

Making a start of Easter Egg mountain!

Car boot on Sunday, we are going to take the boys with us.

Visits to Kirkleatham Museum, Preston Park, Mima and Wet and wild.

Danby Moors Centre

Saltburn Valley woodlands centre

Duckings swimming

Day learning to crochet - yes I am so excited about this, yep almost giddy

Bric a Brac sale at the Club.

National Railway Museaum at York

Baking, making and lots of cooking and creating

Visit lots of local parks.  The mini's have a list and they like them all for different reasons.

DVD's, popcorn and cuddles

Whitby

Plus we have plans to get some seeds planted and also we do need to repaint the render outside.  Oh and I also have paint for the sitting room and dinning room too, but I am not going to make MadDad do everything in this week, we have had the paint since the January Sales!

So I am planning on having a great Easter and I hope you do too.  I will be posting, but possibly not commenting due to time, so please don't be offended.

Dotting the i's and crossing the t's

As I go into hospital on Monday, I feel as though I have to get everything done this weekend, so I can go in knowing that most things that are important are completed.  A bit like going on holiday knowing you have a clean house to come back to.

So I am busy dotting the i's and crossing the t's so to speak.   I am cleaning, ironing, menu planning, tidying, reading, sewing, stitching, wishing I could knit and crochet and many, many other things.  Now I am doing these things for my peace of mind, not because I think the house wouldn't go on without me, as I know that not to be true, but I would rather be in the best frame of mind I can be come the time on Monday.  Doing this gives me some control.  Not a lot, but it allows me to take a little control of what I can, which is a good thing in times like these.

I thought it might be a good idea to do a virtual to do list for the weekend

Finnish stuffing and sewing the boys hearts

post a message in each of them

record a message on voice teddy

emergency contact list for the school

pack hospital bag

charge ipod and load some new songs on

tidy play room

menu plan and shopping list for 2 weeks

Set aside school lunch money and snack money

Do maximads homework with him

ironing and put away

wash door mats and replace

change our bed

Bake cakes for trick or treat

Fill up snack tin with baked goodies

Write letters and post

pack 2 parcels and post

Sort boys school clothes out for the week

Set Sky+ to record the necessaries

Order some books for boys for Christmas

Trick or treating with the boys and MadDad

Take down all Halloween decorations

find small flask for park hot chocolate

Get out manual with how to do everything for the boys (wrote before I went into hospital the last time), this covers everything from how to cook porridge correctly for maximad to which songs to sing when minimad is upset.  Check and update if necessary.

Change the calender to next week

Write a "special" letter for MadDad

I am sure that there is more that needs doing but I am going to try and get some sleep now with a note book by my bed in case anything pops to mind!!

See you tomorrow