This week has been a brilliant week all round for a couple of reasons that I can't really share with you on here but believe me, I feel very different today to the way I felt this time last week.This was taken in the dentist's waiting room while we were sat waiting for our second appointment in as many weeks. She's had to have a baby tooth taken out as there's a big one pushing through in the same spot. It was awful - there's no other way to describe it. There were tears, whimpers and lots of hand squeezing going on but at least she's not in pain anymore although when I ask her she … [Read more...]
My emergency car bag – because you never know when you might need it….
I know this might sound a bit geeky but we have a bag in the back of our packed with emergency supplies just in case we ever break down or get stranded somewhere.I thought I'd share my geekiness with you today because apparently this weekend is going to be 'snowmageddon' and it's predicted that there's going to be a lot more car breakdowns and stranded motorists than usual!A jacket or cardigan for us all - nothing fancy, just an ancient jacket of mine, Mr Frugal's oldest jumper and two coats of the kids that are just about on their last legs. They're only to use in an emergency so … [Read more...]
The Gallery – New….
We've had a bit of a shaky start to 2013 and for a while there it wasn't looking like it was going to be the great year that we were hoping for but this week things are definitely looking up.We're now all recovered from the awful bug that we had over Christmas (although poor Miss Frugal now has a cold and a dodgy tooth to contend with) and yesterday we had some excellent news that means that the waiting game we've been playing since New Years Eve is now over and everything's OK again (cryptic I know....)So when I saw that the theme for the gallery this week was new, I thought I'd share … [Read more...]
Helping children to learn – My way….
I don't know about your child's school but ours recommends that we read with our children for at least 15 minutes a night. We also have spellings to learn each week and about an hours worth of actual homework each week to complete.Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with helping my children to learn and I genuinely believe that it's as much my responsibility as it is the schools to provide them with a well rounded education. But, if I'm honest though, I don't read with them every night. In fact, I probably read with them less than once a week - does that make me a bad parent?I … [Read more...]
A mince themed meal plan….
Hands up who's struggling this month?No matter how organised we were for Christmas, we're still finding it difficult to make December's early pay stretch for the five and a half weeks till January's pay day. We've had some unexpected things to pay out (car battery, school trip deposit and musical instruments) which has made things even more difficult so I need to keep even closer control than usual over our food budget this month.I managed to get a big bag of minced steak mince from Tesco just before closing yesterday reduced to just £2.64 so you can guess what's going to feature very … [Read more...]
Easy Coconut and Lime Marmalade muffins….
I like to bake every Sunday to make sure that we have enough treats for our packed lunches through the week. I usually make something like packed lunch cake or some sort of muffins using my tried and tested muffin recipe but today I had some coconut milk to use up so I decided to pair it with some lime marmalade that's been in my fridge for what seems like forever and make some lime and coconut muffins!You can use any marmalade or jam (and probably even chocolate spread or peanut butter with this recipe but you might need to substitute the coconut milk with normal milk depending on what … [Read more...]
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