To have got a bit cross and shouty...

No bags you are not being unreasonable. Any reasonable woman would have done the same And I bet the bread will be great.

and - let them regard it as father/daughter bonding time.
I am so relieved to hear my DH isn't the only one to regard reading (in his case iPad) in bed until 11 a valid use of time on a Saturday.

gm, he wasn't even awake until eleven! Neither was DD. They only woke up then because I'd put an alarm on, knowing I'd be busy outside. Humph again.

YANBU Bags
Sometimes they have to have it socked to them, don't they?
I was tempted to post earlier on, about the irritation I feel that MrA is incapable of taking his shoes off and putting them away in the hall cupboard where there is a shoe-rack specifically for the purpose of storing his shoes. But no. He leaves them on the floor in the hall and I am certain that should I pre-decease him, within a couple of weeks of my demise there will be a small shoe-mountain in the hall.
This morning he surpassed himself. In my utility room I have some shelves where I keep my stocks of tissues, kitchen rolls and loo paper. At the moment there are two multi-packs of loo paper to choose from, the one I got from Tesco a few weeks ago and another one that was surplus to requirements from the sailing trip he was on last week.
I went into the utility room to find both multi-packs on the floor, with a couple of rolls spilled out in a random fashion.
When I asked him why he had had to remove both packs from the shelves and leave them on the floor just to get another loo roll, his reply was that he did not suffer from OCD
Honestly!! What can you do??

Jane, I am asolutely flabbergasted!

Neither you nor thatbags is being unreasonable in my opinion, but while I can just about accept that her OH and DD could still be asleep at 11 a.m., I can't see your OH's reasoning at all! He seems to be suffering from OCD in reverse.....

Next time you replace a toilet roll or kitchen roll, I would be tempted to put the rest of the pack into his bed or his wardrobe - with all the rolls falling out of the pack, of course. If (when) he complains, you say you just put them down there for a while until you felt like putting them where they belong, and as he has found them first, perhaps he will put them away.

Deep respect for being able to use all those tools. Let's hope you are not criticised either for not reminding them to take the cheque which they should have remembered. But I wouldn't hold my breath.

If they should dare, jane, they'll get a right blasting. I think they know this

Perhaps you should leave them a note saying you are out for the rest of the day, will be back at 7.00 and can they have dinner ready - that should wake them up!

perfectly reasonable response! I hate getting so annoyed as it spoils the day but sometimes TINA!

It's a man and DD thing!

relieved

#titfortat

Unless you have got leaves which you are re-doing.

#treebags

bags next time I would be inclined not to set an alarm, as minibags is old enough to get herself up and then wake her dad!

janea I would just leave the shoes there until he trips over them.

#Iamanastypieceofwork

DHJ will run out of crockery if I die first. But he will wonder what the heck all those plates etc are doing on the work surface above the dishwasher!

bags bellow away...I would. That bread you're making will be all the better for a good wallop!

...and you take great care with the tools and ladder. I'm looking forward to meeting you again.

Save the crust for your little friend.

Actually, ella, I think that's a good suggestion. DD is at that awkward age of wanting more independence but still being dependent about daft stuff like that

Yeah, jings, I noticed the spelling mistake. Couldn't be bothered to mention it, so thanks, dahling

soop, I made sure that I'd wedged the ladder good and proper by jumping up and down on it a bit without the tools and making sure it was well tangled in some firm branches before I got started with chopping.

Oh dear. I do hope that you've finished lopping the high hedge. Goosebumps running along my arm as I imagine you precariously perched on a ladder.

Good advice Ella and *Elegran thank you
Bags I hope you are basking in the pleasant glow of all you have achieved today and your DH and DD come home suitably chastened

jane, Yep! You bet!

soop, finished for today, but there's still masses to do on other days.

"Cross and shouty" sounds appropriate and therapeutic - go girl!