Dear Master Frugal,The last eight years has flown by and I know that I can't really call you my baby boy anymore because you're eight today and as you keep telling me, eight is very grown up.You've changed so much lately - transforming from a shy, quiet little worrier to a confident, outgoing young man and Mammy and Daddy are so proud of you. It's lovely to see you so confident now - the day you came home from school when you were in Year one and told me how you felt stupid because you weren't as clever as the other kids in your class almost broke my heart and I'll never, ever forget … [Read more...]
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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...]
Get Organised – the inevitable back to school edition….
I work part time between 8 and 2.30, Monday to Friday which is brilliant as it means that during term time, I get to drop the kids off at breakfast club before I go to work and I'm finished in time to pick them up again at the end of the school day. Unfortunately, the fact that I have to drop them off at breakfast club by 7.30 in order to get to work by 8, means that getting ready has to be organised like a military operation!The organisation starts the day before, as soon as the kids get in from school! Shoes and coats are put where they're supposed to go and school uniforms are laid … [Read more...]
Just punch him, that’ll stop him….
As a parent, I want my children to grow up knowing that violence in any form is not a solution to anything.I try to teach them that if someone hurts them, it doesn't make it acceptable to hurt them back - they should be the better person and walk away. If that doesn't work, they should tell a grown up.I know that's much easier said than done when you're nine and seven and it doesn't always happen that way but it's the way I expect them to behave.So can you imagine how annoyed I was at the local soft play centre the other day when a little boy kept throwing things at Master Frugal. … [Read more...]
Get Organised – the very busy week edition….
We're having one of those weeks this week where we don't have a spare minute but I'm determined to keep on top of the housework and everything else that I need to do so I'm still going to do this week's Get Organised post - even though I cheated a little bit and got Master Frugal to write up the menu plan.TuesdayParents night for Miss Frugal Football for Master Frugal General tidy up ready for tomorrow as I've got some friends coming. round for tea. I'm on week two of my new start to Slimming World and I want to have a good search on the internet for some inspiration. I … [Read more...]
Convenience gone mad….
I couldn't help but laugh when I went to Tesco tonight and saw their new 'Easy Home Bake' range. The range consists of ready mixed ingredients for chocolate brownies, Victoria sponge cake and gingerbread among other things.They're like packet mixes for posh people!The Victoria sponge mix costs £3.50 which seems like a massive amount to me for a bit of flour, sugar and butter and a couple of eggs. Miss Frugal can whip up a Victoria sponge on her own and from memory in no time at all and it must cost less than a pound to make!I'm guessing that there is a market for these … [Read more...]
