September is never a great month here - we go from the long lazy days of the Summer Holidays back to getting up early and having to settle back in to the school routine. Add to that the fact that the kids get tired and crabby while they're settling back in at school. Oh, and don't forget the obligatory cough/cold/flu/stomach upset that most children are likely to pick up in the first few weeks back.So you can see why I'm not a great fan of September.October's good though and it's October on Monday so we're through the worst of it I hope. The kids are both recovering from a bug (me … [Read more...]
Saturday is Caption Day – the one with the bad parenting….
What would you do if you saw a sign on some steps outside the very posh British Museum telling you not to sit on the steps?Obviously, you would all force your rather unwilling child to come and sit down on the steps right next to the sign telling you not to sit down on the steps wouldn't you? Or is that just me?Now that I've shared my bad parenting with you (I didn't even mention the bit where the security guard told us off for touching the Roman tombstones thingys), you get to leave a comment with your funniest caption for this photo. And when you’ve done that, you can join in … [Read more...]
Just say No (or Yes)…..
Warning - Shouty, whingey alert!If your child comes home with an invite to a party (assuming they haven't lost it in the deep dark depths of their book bags), what do you do?Me, because I like to think I'm a nice, courteous kind of person, I reply to say 'yes thanks we'd love to come' or 'no thank you, we can't make it'. I would then add it in to my phone as a reminder because I do have a history of forgetting parties until about five minutes before!Not everyone would do the same though.Last week was Miss Frugal's birthday party and we invited 40 children (don't ask), up … [Read more...]
Oh No!
Mr Frugal has been struggling lately with his Vertigo and our doctor has finally referred him to a specialist to see what can be done to help him. He's had more attacks lately and it's starting to affect our lives more than before. Last week he had to ring me at work on his day off to get someone to pick the kids up and take them to school as he was having an attack and while we were on holiday a few weeks ago, he had an attack so bad in the airport that I didn't think they'd let us on the plane at one point!Anyway, we got a letter through from our doctors the other day with the telephone … [Read more...]
Cupcake Sunday – the cupcake birthday cake….
Last week I wrote a post about how to ice a cupcake and this week I was planning to make lemon meringue cupcakes as part of my new Cupcake Sunday feature. Except I haven't had time to sit down since I finished work of Friday afternoon, let alone make cupcakes as it's was Miss Frugal's 10th Birthday party today and I've been rushing around all weekend trying to get everything sorted.I do still have a cupcake type post though because Miss Frugal opted for a cupcake cake today instead of a normal shop bought cake. This is the reason for my crash course in cupcake icing last … [Read more...]
Saturday is Caption Day – The one with the random man tangle….
I usually know when I've taken a photo that I can use but I just came across this one when I was going through our holiday snaps. It was supposed to be an action shot of Mr Frugal getting all sporty in the pool playing water polo but, *cough* I think the nice man with the six pack may have distracted me a little. Otherwise I would have noticed the random man tangle going on and zoomed in on that little event!Anyway, seeing as it's Saturday which is of course Caption Day, you have to leave a comment with your funniest caption for this photo. And when you've done that, you should join in … [Read more...]
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