You might remember how worried I was about Master Frugal's reading and writing at the start of this school year. He was very behind his friends at school and I know that everyone learns at their own pace and you shouldn't compare children's progress but he knew himself that he couldn't read or write anywhere near as well as his friends and it was beginning to affect his confidence and in turn, his personality. It was so distressing to see him like this and no matter what I did to try and help him, he just got so frustrated with himself which made it even harder for him to learn and he … [Read more...]
Cooking With Kids – Homemade Ice Lollies….
I know it's been a while but I've decided to bring back the Cooking With Kids linky and we're kicking it back off with homemade ice lollies, which I know don't technically class as cooking but you make them in the kitchen and you eat them which is good enough for me and to be honest, I could do with a bit of inspiration so I'd love as many people as possible to join in so I get lots of yummy homemade ice lolly inspiration in time for the Summer.... We made our ice lollies with powdered strawberry milkshake which we made according to the instructions on the pack and added a few more scoops … [Read more...]
Glee Live….
Have you ever opened an e mail and literally squealed (loudly) with excitement? That's exactly what I did when I opened an e mail from Eon inviting us all to join them in one of the Executive suites at the O2 arena in London to watch Glee Live. I was even more excited when I told my dad about it and he offered to pay for us to have a nice family weekend together in London!We set off really early on the Saturday morning and had a lovely few hours in the Science Museum before heading to our hotel and finding out that my dad had booked us a suite, with a bedroom, kitchen diner, huge living … [Read more...]
Help! I need a Talent by Monday….
Master Frugal has come home from school today all excited because he's auditioning for the school talent show on Monday. Yes, that would be next Monday! So now we have a whole weekend to work on his audition as I want him to help him to do well. Not because I'm a pushy mother but because I hate the thought of my little boy being told by the Britains Got Talent style panel (yes, that's what they have planned) that he isn't good enough to get through the first round and actually be in the talent show!Before we can practice and perfect his act, we have the small matter of deciding what … [Read more...]
A Frugal Way to Read Books….
I used to love to read but when the kids came along, I never seemed to have the time to settle down and lose myself in a good book (ot to watch the soaps or even to have a long soak in a bubble bath) but lately I've been rediscovering my love of books.In my pre-frugal days, I often used to buy books from the Supermarket when we did our weekly shop and as soon as I'd read it, usually in a day or so, it would be relegated to my big box of books under the bed to be transferred into an even bigger box of books in the garage when under the bed got full up. I must have a fortune's worth of … [Read more...]
A Sad Day and a New Challenge….
First of all, if you've popped over from Netmums or Tesco - Welcome. I really hope you stick around. You can subscribe if you want to by clicking on the logo over there in the sidebar. Go on, you know you want to ;-) >>Now, on to the sad part of the post - Today's the day I've finally got rid of my gorgeous Smeg Fridge. We've had loads of problemssince we bought it form someone I know from work, the seal went on the door, the freezer compartment door snapped and it started leaking every few weeks so when it leaked again last night we decided to put it in the garage and bring … [Read more...]
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