I try to encourage the kids to play outside as much as possible - in all weathers.The street we live on is quiet enough and they do enjoy scooting up and down the street on their scooters but with the nights drawing in I don't like them to go too far so it gets a bit boring for them. This is why I try and make our garden somewhere that they're happy to play and that their friends will enjoy playing in too.We've bought lots of things for them to play with - everything from footballs to cricket bats and from Swingball to a croquet set! The best thing by far that we have at the minute … [Read more...]
Mummy Mugshot – Me as a child….
I love the idea of the Mummy Mugshot linky over at life, love and living with boys.I have literally thousands of pictures stored on my computer and on various memory sticks around the house and I would say that until recently, there were probably less than 20 (if that) that have me in the same picture as the kids. I've started to take more photos with me in them lately though - I want to be a part of the memories that we make every day and not just the person behind the camera all the time.When I look at a picture of me, I see someone who needs to lose weight, get a haircut and wear … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Toad in the hole….
I'm loving that it's half term this week and I'm off work until Thursday which means I not only have time to spend with the kids, I also have the luxury of having enough time to plan and make our meals without having to stress about who needs to be where and on what day. I'm also enjoying the weather we're having at the moment because I get to feel smug that we're all warm and snuggly inside with no plans while other people are rushing about in the cold!This week we've been asked by Asda to try out their 3 for £10 fresh meat and fish range so all meats and fish featured in the menu can be … [Read more...]
Cupcake Sunday – Chocolate Orange Cupcakes….
in store) and a Spider cupcake holder (£1.50 in store), we decided to dedicate this week's Cupcake Sunday to Halloween..I've been wanting to make some chocolate orange cupcakes for a while and the idea of bright orange icing seemed to fit with Halloween so we went with that - that and the fact that I was given a bar of dark chocolate with orange pieces in it earlier in the week and every time I go in the kitchen it shouts me and begs me to eat it all ;-)Chocolate Orange Cupcakes 80g plain flour 20g cocoa 175g caster sugar 1 tsp baking power 50g butter / margarine 50g chocolate - … [Read more...]
My little superhero….
With Halloween fast approaching, lots of you will be thinking about costumes for the big day!In past years we've dresses as zombies, witches, ghosts, zombie brides, Dracula - even a giant pumpkin! But this year neither of the kids wanted to go for your typical scary Halloween style outfit. Miss Frugal isn't really bothered about trick or treating this year and isn't bothered about dressing up at all and as for Master Frugal, he wanted to dress up as a superhero.The problem is that all the shops are selling the more conventional Halloween costumes so there wasn't much around for him. … [Read more...]
Feeling better – the frugal way….
I have a sore throat which I have no doubt will turn into a full blown cold which means that I'm likely to spend the few days off that I have with the kids during half term in one of two ways. Either snuggled up on the sofa with them moaning that they want to be out doing things, or actually out doing things with me moaning that I want to be at home snuggled up on the sofa.So, I'm currently sat here with my favourite cold remedy..........Hot lemon, honey and ginger.What do you think - Is this going to help or should I really just go to the shop and buy some of the strongest … [Read more...]
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