You've given me a "Reputation" - LONG- SORRY

He he he he – thought you guys would appreciate this. Seems like I’ve now got a “reputation in town”

Yesterday was a crappy day at work – Bank Manager for business got caught up so rather than hang on for him I asked him to drop in with the forms that need signing on his way home. Anyways!!!!!!!!!!! 6pm he turfs up in his way swish car with his way swish wife (I used to look like that before babies and my job working on building sites J )

He comes into the kitchen to pull out the paperwork – and I suddenly got a flash of what he was seeing. Me & DS – sparkly clean (been to swimming pool as kids get in free over the holidays) DS in clean jammies, sitting at the kitchen table waiting for a proper knife and fork, sit-down dinner to come out of the oven – looking dead cute, although I’m probably biased.

Me in a dress for a change (£1.50 + 0.99 p&p from Ebay) and a cute pair of eight year old sandals – obviously I’ve got my pinny on cos I don’t want to damage my “new” dress

Slow Cooker simmering away in the corner – Scotch broth made with leftover beef n gravy from roast on Sunday – smelling gorgeous. Breadmaker has finished about 20 minutes before so the bread was on a cutting board on the table – wafting that newly baked smell everywhere. Mmmmm.

The oven pings and one of the famous “MSE” fruit cobblers gets pulled from the oven and settled onto the kitchen bench to cool a little – oozing that fruit juice and sugary stuff from around the toasty edges. The kettle boils and I make a cup of tea for us all (wouldn’t have usually, but thought I’d best be polite to his wife) – and from the cake tin pull a few slices of the super scrummy Malt Loaf.

I sign the papers and he heads off (with a sneaky bit a Malt Loaf hidden in a napkin)

Today – everything approved by the Bank in double quick time to borrow the money I need to triple the business. “What swung your decision I asked?”
His response “anyone that can run a profitable business and still find time to juggle a family and put a proper dinner on the table every night is a great bet for me. All we eat these days are takeaways and microwave dinners”

Speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The reason I joined you guys here on OS is because I COULDN’T AFFORD TAKEAWAYS AND MICROWAVE DINNERS!!!!!!!!

My 72p dinner last night has just put the business in a position to be successful and profitable for DS and me. Convinced that he now thinks I am Superwoman – LOL - Nah!!!! I’m just your apprentice, so keep your hints and tips coming because your pearls of wisdom are worth more that than financial reward to me.

Thank you , thank you , thank you.

Off for some of that left over cobbler now

Cheers

Memorygirl