How To: Eat Cheese and Fold the Washing

1. Start the day by folding washing just after breakfast
2. Toddler pulls out cheese grater
3. Take cheese grater off Toddler and put away
4. Toddler says "Cheese!"
5. Get cheese out for Toddler
6. Start to grate cheese
7. Toddler says "NO!"
8. Get Cheese slice out of drawer
9. Have trouble slicing cheese - opt to cut with a knife instead
10. Toddler now happy to sit and eat the cheese
11. Continue folding washing
12. Toddler comes out with bottle of milk
13. Toddler says "I have milk"
14. Pour milk for Toddler
15. Put milk away
16. Continue folding washing
17. Hear clatter in kitchen
18. Go to investigate
19. Find Toddler with piece of cheese, trying to use grater
20. Take grater off Toddler
21. Grate pieces of cheese for Toddler
22. Toddler gets a mandarin out of the fridge
23. Peel tough skinned mandarin for Toddler
24. Continue to fold washing
25. Toddler goes into freezer - gets frozen peas out
26. Put frozen peas in bowl for Toddler to eat for snack and to "cook" with
27. Put peas away
28. Toddler sitting on kitchen floor playing with Paw Patrol Dozer
29. Uses dozer to push peas, cheese and mandarin pieces around in a game
30. Leave Toddler to it (can always clean up later after washing is folded)
31. Toddler wants Thomas book
32. Get book down for Toddler
33. Fold more washing
34. Empty hot-water cupboard
35. Toddler still reading Thomas book - take opportunity to go to the toilet alone as each time pages are turned, the book "Toots" and makes noise
36. While in toilet hear Tooting Thomas book suddenly stop
37. Quickly finish up and rush out to find Toddler in bedroom emptying drawers
38. Put clothes back in drawers
39. Next load of washing is finished
40. Empty washing machine and put next load on
41. Toddler pushes buttons
42. Toddler gets grater and colander out
43. Put them away
44. Toddler wants Thomas book put away
45. Put it away
46. Toddler makes a fuss
47. Ask Toddler to "Use your words"
48. Toddler still upset
49. Get Thomas book down
50. Toddler doesn't want Thomas book
51. Put Thomas book away
52. Lift Toddler up to point to what they want
53. Toddler pulls out Fireman Sam DVD
54. Tell Toddler "No Fireman Sam today" (trying to cut TV time down)
55. Toddler not happy about that
56. Distract toddler with stacking toy doll their Genial Aunty gave them
57. Continue to fold washing
58. Get Toddler out of freezer
59. Toddler is holding Bacon bits "I help"
60. Decide to have Mac n Cheese for dinner - so Toddler can help cook it later
61. Put bacon bits on bench to thaw out
62. Look at time (12.30pm) and ask Toddler if they want lunch
63. Toddler nods
64. Make lunch for Toddler - See: "How To: Make a Toddler's Lunch"
65. While Toddler finishing lunch, put next load of washing on
66. Toddler wants to push buttons
67. Clean up Toddler and let them push buttons
68. Toddler plays with toys
69. Continue to fold washing
70. Toddler sees pirate undies
71. Toddler takes pants off
72. Take Toddler to bedroom to take nappy off and put undies on
73. Toddler wants nappy instead
74. Put fresh nappy on
75. Continue to fold washing while Toddler reads book
76. Toddler says "Girl stuck"
77. Look at book and Toddler
78. Toddler says "Girl out?"
79. Take closer look at book (it's a "First words" Book, the girl in question is a picture of a girl posing for the word "Excited")
80. Explain to Toddler that the girl is part of the story
81. Toddler responds with "Girl stuck. GIRL OUT!" 
82. Explain to Toddler that girl lives in the book
83. "Girl stuck!"
84. Find picture of the girl's "Mum"
85. Explain to Toddler that the girl's Mum would be very sad if she left the book
86. Toddler nods
87. Toddler goes to play with his box and says "Bye Girl"
88. Shake head and continue folding washing
89. Toddler says "Draw!" 
90. Get pens out for Toddler to draw on his box - See:  "How to draw on a Box"
91. Continue folding washing
92. Toddler wants his tunnel out
93. Tell Toddler we need to clean up the pens first
94. Toddler happily helps clean up, collecting the lids for each pen
95. As each lid is put on Toddler tries to name each colour - if he doesn't know, he asks "What's that?"
96. Pens are now away - Thank Toddler for a job well done
97. Pull out tunnel
98. Continue folding washing while Toddler plays with Tunnel - See: "How to play with the Tunnel"
99. Washing machine goes off
100. Put Tunnel away (with Toddler's help)
101. Toddler want to wear monkey hat
102. Put monkey hat on Toddler
103. Take basket of washing out
104. Toddler wants to ride bike
105. Swap monkey hat for helmet
106. Toddler still wants monkey hat - sling it over the handles of bike
107. Look at time - it is now 2.30pm
108. Decide that it's probably best to have own lunch now (Toddler was fed before)
109. Grab rice crackers, and a drink for self (Toddler too) and sit outside for a break 
110. Toddler sits down too then gasps
111. Toddler runs inside singing "Milk Milk Milk"
112. Wait and watch Toddler coming out with container in his hands
113. Toddler sits down and puts container full of defrosted peas from before on picnic table
114. Toddler smiles and nods "PEAS!" 
115. Ask Toddler "What happened to the milk
116. Toddler shrugs and goes to ride his bike
117. Shrug back and put it down to Toddler's random magic trick (being able to turn milk into peas...)
118. Finish belated lunch, hang up washing, and go back inside to finish folding the washing (with Toddler in tow of course!)