The Thrifty Gifty Girls 2009 (Organised & Money Neutral for All Occasions) #3

RustyFlange

Morning ladies, hope you are all well? *hugs* to those who are in need of them

Sylphraven that sounds like a fab idea, I will have to try and arrange a visit down to see my mum soon, although will only be for a couple of days I shall sort out dates etc

Orchid - I didn't reply to your post yesterday as you sound so like me .... Sometimes I get so overwhelmed by the amount of chasing/tidying/caring and just general thinking about everyone else, however I don't have twins! .... how old are your twins? I have a big one at 6 and a little one at 20 months (eek where did the last almost 2 years go!) Our house at the minute looks like a bomb has gone off ... It bugs and annoys me but as soon as I tidy it up it lasts 5 minutes! then there is stuff everywhere ... I think what PLM says is the best way to think .... enjoy them whilst they are young as once it has gone it has gone and you can never get them back!

Oh and my donuts were yummy

Jamtart, Wolverhampton is in the midlands ... not too far from birmingham ... where do you live? Oooh you have a webpage??

Furrypig sounds like you are having fun! ... when do you come home?

Sarah ... did you say you were making coffee? mine is 1 sugar and milk please

Scattymam - I bet it will be lovely spending some time with your dad, we are the same as you with the meals ... I did a major meal plan which will last almost a month ... although when the meal plan ends the food is gone ... I guess it will then be chicken nuggets for tea :rotfl: as I think that is all that will be left ...
instead of a full scrapbook you could just do the odd page and then frame them or something?

Rainmac ... when you have tackled your massive pile of ironing I think you should come and tackle my massive pile .... there is chocky in it for you
Awww your rabbits look beautiful ... the chicks look evil but I think that is just me.... there is someone selling them chicks at the craft stall in grainger market newcastle, she is charging £2.50 each!!! ... I saw them on sat when we were up there ... robbing madam! ... specially as I knew the flannels were wilkos ones! (is it sad that I know where certain flannels come from dependant on the pattern on them?)

Mhagster - Do you have a home bargains near you? the cans in there are sometimes cheaper? Also if you look in asda at the minute they are doing 8 packs of cans for £2.99 however they are on offer 2 for £3 so a saving of £2.98 and work out at 18.75p a can?

BunBun we're the same with storage, however I can't do anything til I can find a proper bootsale place to do a bootsale!! ... I looked at the NCT site and nearest sale is Hexham and first one is march so I might just wander up for a look to start with then enquire, although if I get too annoyed with it then I will probably list it all and get pennies for it!

Right after that mammoth post I should add my bits ....

Countdown is 2 hour and 25 minutes til my little man arrives at the train station and I can't wait to have him back ... although not looking forward to the bad behaviour which normally follows for a full week exactly after visiting ...
OH has a job interview on monday so we are travelling down to Basingstoke on sunday morning and going to see some of his friends (eek scary cause I have never met them and they only just found out that my OH has a mrs (me) and a baby of his own as well as a ready made one!! (this could be fun!!!))
not sure what is in Basingstoke but I am hoping whilst he has his interview I can steal the car and go noseying about without getting too lost :rotfl:
My daughter has the devil in her this morning ... anything she knows she shouldn't be doing she is doing ..... she looks like heidihi with her plaits in her hair however she keeps pulling chunks out just to bug me as she knows I wont be bothered to sit and plait it again ..... I am about to find the cat flap blocker cause the cats are being pains and getting under my feet! .... flaming animals! I am tired and ratty, OH decided to keep me up til almost 4am .... he is still in bed as I type! lazy mr ....however he will have a shock soon when I let our girly walk all over him to wake him up :rotfl:

My aims for today
Clear bottom of the stairs and vac through inc stairs
clear dining room side of living room and vac
sort out clean clothes into piles
go and pick up son :j
Clear kitchen worktops
post parcel to my aunt
sort out other bits for selling on ebay and list


So far I have done none of it :rotfl: I am terrible

pinkladymel

MHagster Can I just point you in the direction of this pizza hut voucher:
http://hotukdeals.com/item/339156/10-off-when-spending-30-pizza-hut-1
Have a nice time


I can't WAIT to meet up with everyone and the more the merrier. Sylph and I have been chatting on Facebook and was wondering if you guys all have msn so we can arrange a private chat to share meeting details etc? You never know what freaks are lurking on MSE.. take ME for example



Don't forget, you can buy the tickets through the Tesco rewards!!




Rusty and Jammy, I was born in Birmingham, raised in Telford then moved to Tipton to be with my husband. If you want to see where I live type in DY4 9RW into multimap.com (All the freaks are heading to my house now) I go to Wolverhampton and Telford regularly so my posts can be confusing sometimes!:eek: :rotfl:

Jammy has a webpage? jammy.com?? Blogspot not good enough?:rotfl:


Rainmac Your flannel chicks and bunnys are the cutest things I have ever seen.. they are SO neat. You should make them up for sale, I am sure they would go down a treat. You are the flannel queen!
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P.S Yes.. please come to the NEC.. we love you!!:T

Rusty I would like to say WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! son back today!!! I bet you can't wait!! My kids always misbehave for a few days as well when they come back from nan and grandads it's a nightmare!! I love your flannel knowledge... too many nappy cakes that is or something

Sarah I didn't mean to make you guilty about the coke haha


If you can come to the NEC that would be so awesome as I would LOVE to meet you my lovely coffee addicted friend.. buy a flask

BunBun I'd have told your friend to get stuffed if she had said that. Actually I am a wimp so I would have just seethed quietly..:rotfl: Shame you can't come.. would have liked to have met you....sob sob!!

Bikerchick and Goochie HELLO!!! Hope you both have a lovely fabulous brilliant day. I don't know why I have paired you together. HELLO!!

Furrypiglet LOVE YOU!! Come to NEC it will be brilliant. It is just one train ticket away.. CMON!! We will have a brilliant time for a day.. you deserve it!! I am glad you are having such a lovely time in AMERICCAARR (that was my American accent). Sorry to hear the bug is still going lol

Scattymam If you tell me anything you want to learn in regards to crafting I will try and make some tutorials for you to follow x You don't need to pay money when you got me..:T If you need an ear this week when you feel low just let me know.. I know your dad is sad but I am sure you will be too so remember to take time out for you as well xx At least you have each other and that has got to be the best thing there is.

Scattymam is going:


Paddington I opened my mouth and your voice came out I am glad you are enjoying your crop-a-dile. I have got two here because QVC had an exclusive pink one and it was so much prettier than my yellow. Will have to sell one You going to come meet us at the NEC.. we're only partially insane..

Orchid Don't worry about having mini rants.. I have GIANT ones all the time:rotfl: I didn't think you was some kind of disgusting pig living in rat infested boxes or something LOL Give yourself a pat on the back.. TWINS!!!

jamtart6

OK..all this talk of crop-o-diles I now NEED one. I love eyelets almost as much as buttons.

PLM - Love lolcatz! thank you

Rusty - yay for your son! so glad he is coming back home today

scattymam1

ahh thanks everyone - and you could never bore me mel

Thanks rainmac - how much are those bags then? seen a scrapbook made out of them over on the scapping thread and fancied doing them, I can send you an sae with the money for them in...

pinkladymel

LolCatz rule I always post them for Sarah to cheer her up After 5 months of posting them on this thread i'm running out of my best ones now.. NOOOO say it isn't so!

chocolate.orange_2

Rusty I bet you are sooo excited about your little man coming back . Hope hes super good for you

Pinkladymel I have pm ed you my facebook and msn thingies I lurve your cat pics.Ive saved the voucher thingy you told Mhagster about too. DS Loves Pizza Hut so may just come in handy

pinkladymel

Scattymam I will get you some of those bags and send them to you, Om me your addy. I should be going to Home Bargains today

Chocolate Orange (this will be your name forever) I can't believe I left a link for someone else and you clicked it hahaa!! I have added you on my thingies and now we are forever stuck with each other.. scary! I have got Sylph on my facebook too.

pinkladymel

OM me your addy?? Is that like me requesting you to meditate it to me??

chocolate.orange_2

pinkladymel wrote: »

Scattymam I will get you some of those bags and send them to you, Om me your addy. I should be going to Home Bargains today

Chocolate Orange (this will be your name forever) I can't believe I left a link for someone else and you clicked it hahaa!! I have added you on my thingies and now we are forever stuck with each other.. scary! I have got Sylph on my facebook too.

Bargains are bargains Im being thrifty :rotfl:

pinkladymel

**ATTENTION ALL ATTENTION ALL**

:eek: I am about to step away from my PC:eek:

WARNING

I am about to step away from my PC



I feel like going to Hootys and I haven't been out of the house properly for ages so today I am going to get a grip and go!! Hootys BTW is not a topless (o) (o) bar but a warehouse.

I remember one day picking up my brother in law (he lives across the road) and he was worse for wear from the night before. Halfway to Hootys he notices he has just been picked up and says 'where the hell am I going??' and we say 'HOOTYS' to which he replies 'what the hell is TOOTY FRUITYS??'

So it is actually called Tooty Fruitys now

I used to love them when I was a kid.. especially the purple ones.