If your children are any thing like mine, their bedrooms will probably be bursting with toys - some loved, some they've grown out of, some they don't play with and even, in our case, some that have never been out of the box! Don't get me wrong, we don't spoil our two but the fact is that even just taking into account birthdays, Christmas and the opportunity for them to spend their own pocket money at car boot sales has resulted in them having a lot of toys each.We have a regular clear out and have one planned for this week which the kids are looking forward to. Not.There's lots of … [Read more...]
Did I blink….
....and miss a few years of Miss Frugal's life.She suddenly seems to look a lot older than she did a few months ago!It's probably just my imagination but I'm sure she looks older than nine. I think I might have to start putting her hair in pigtails to make her look a bit younger ;-) … [Read more...]
Family friendly Frugal Meals – Lemon Turkey Pappadelle Pasta….
I haven't posted my meal plan for a few weeks as it's been a bit samey samey lately! In fact, most weeks I could just copy and paste the previous weeks plan and change the days around a bit.I'm not making excuses but I leave for work at 7.20 in the morning, dropping the kids off at breakfast club for 7.30. I then finish work at 2.30 and rush to get them from school and get in about 3.15, so by the time I get home, I just want to cook something easy that I know everyone will enjoy which is why I stick to the same meals.But, I'm not only bored with cooking the same meals now, I suspect … [Read more...]
Camping – The Update….
We're back from our first ever family camping trip and I'm pleased to report that not only did we survive, we actually had a really, really good time and might even do it again sometime....We had a great time and I'm really sad that I can't share most of the pictures with you (we went with two other couples and four other kids and I don't like using pictures with other children in for obvious reasons) but if I could show you some of the 600+ pictures we took between us, you'd see rock climbing, dancing, laughing, singing, playing, water fights, picnics - basically good old fashioned family … [Read more...]
Foam Parties for nine year olds – Ridiculous….
Saturday Caption Day…..
You guys know the rules, I give you a picture and you give me a caption. Here's my side of the deal....Now it's your turn.... … [Read more...]
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