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  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,610 Forumite
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    is it me or are the songs on eurovision tonight much better than normal?? :o:o:o

    it's you!:D I saw some of it at mates and thought a lot of them seemed really similar so if you liked one of them you'd like them all...

    P.S. what was the strange water dancing thing I caught the end of????
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £33,821

    Boiler fund £925/3000

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,410 Forumite
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    :o:o:o I thought that bit was fabulous! :o:o:o
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,610 Forumite
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    :o:o:o I thought that bit was fabulous! :o:o:o

    I wasn't slagging it off just only saw a bit of it and it confused me - all the filming from different angles - I couldn't quite work out the shape of the thing. was expecting something a bit more legs'n'co...:D
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £33,821

    Boiler fund £925/3000

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,410 Forumite
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    Morning :D I decided last night to leave the ebay stuff for now as I wont be here next week to post it off, so will have to wait a while.

    Ds is coming back today :j I've really missed him this weekend for some reason, I've struggled to get on with anything and am hoping to find some motivation from somewhere today :rolleyes:

    20p on the scratchcards this morning, hopefully will reach payout by next weekend ;)
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
  • skint_spice
    skint_spice Posts: 13,610 Forumite
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    Ds is coming back today :j I've really missed him this weekend for some reason, I've struggled to get on with anything and am hoping to find some motivation from somewhere today :rolleyes:

    it is weird, some weekends seem much longer than others without them. Once he's back through the door asking a million questions a minute you'll be back to normal!
    Mortgage OP 2025 £7700/7000
    Mortgage OP 2024 £7700/7000

    Mortgage balance: £33,821

    Boiler fund £925/3000

    ”Do what others won’t early in life so you can do what others can’t later in life” (stolen from Gally Girl)
  • benbenandme
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    Okay, ds is home :D, time for a quick update, the list isn't looking too good this week :o
    clear washing pile 2 loads done, 1 to go :rolleyes: was done but ds has brought home a loads of washing :rolleyes:
    [STRIKE]ironing[/STRIKE] done
    [STRIKE]hoover/clean through [/STRIKE] done, not brilliantly but will do ;)
    empty dishwasher done
    10 things on ebay
    totally springclean finances getting there :o:owill have to do for now
    but sisters birthday present done
    food shopping done
    return something to sainsburys done
    post new baby card must buy stamp tomorrow
    text a friend tomorrow night good luck for interview just about to ;)
    homework from parenting course
    write a list for devon will do tonight
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
  • WelshSaver
    WelshSaver Posts: 322 Forumite
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    Hi BB, just wondering how you are, haven't heard from you for a couple of days. Did you manage to sort your mortgage payment out? How is DS?
    Make £10 a day challenge - January 2023 = £292.89/£310 - Feb 2023 = £677.09/280 - March 2023 = £102.45/£310 - April = £300.12/300 - May 2023 = £306.80/£310 - June = £245.88/£150 - July = £295.45/£310 - August 2023 £51.56/£310
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,410 Forumite
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    Sorry guys, its been another of those mad weeks already :o Well, the mortgage payment was made tonight, so everythings ready now for the new mortgage to kick in on June 3rd :j :j I have miscalculated slightly, but it just means once I'm back on top of the accounts again I will need to do some serious matched betting, but I have 6 weeks off in the summer so should be able to recoup some then :D

    I saw ds teacher tonight and she commented on how he's like a different child ... since xmas ... his behaviour is great at school now. At first I was really pleased but then I got a bit angry because I had no idea of this, they haven't commented on that at all :rolleyes: He has a book that goes between home and school and it only ever has negative comments in it :mad: Anyway, I went and spoke to the senco lady there and she's going to feed back about it ;) I was annoyed because they know he's going to and from hospital appointments and so it would have been nice to have been told he was improving :rolleyes:

    Well 3 days till we go to Devon and my washing machine has given up. One of the metal prongs on the plug has kinda melted :eek: so I'm off to the launderette tomorrow after school to get everything done before we go away, it was going to be chaotic enough as it was without that :rolleyes: :o

    Mum popped in tonight with a goody box to take with us, full of sweets / boscuits / sachets of coffee etc and a tenner in it :D:D I really must get round to packing soon :D
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
  • bobtailed
    bobtailed Posts: 35 Forumite
    Benbenandme been following your progress and have come out of lurkdom tonight think you are doing a brilliant job with your son:A and i agree with what you say about not getting feed back from schools.
  • benbenandme
    benbenandme Posts: 12,410 Forumite
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    Hello Bobtailed, and welcome to the diary, please keep posting :D:D
    Mortgage Total: £50,550/ £75,000
    Mortgage Overpayments Pot £1680
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