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

paddingtondoo

JordanShannon wrote: »

Owww thats the phone that i want, i'm getting my upgrade soon so you never know
..xx

The N95? Just be warned it doesn't fit in those little phone pockets you get in your handbag .
I'm now keeping mine in a baby mitten that I got in the Boots sale - it's twin houses my mp4 player (i'm too tight to pay for an "ipod") :rotfl:

JordanShannon

haha lol sounds good idea
..xx

orchid-96

Wow this thread is moving fast....Hi to everyone :hello:

Have just caught up (I think) have had a weird day today, was meant to go the the gym this morning as my friend was coming to look after my lot for me but woke up with a blazing headache, so she ended up coming over anyway and staying, got me to go back to bed for a while and gave the kids their lunch..she was a star.....then I felt a bit better so went for my dental hygienist appt (so another 27.50 to add to yesterdays check up fee) I was only in for about 5 minutes so I don't know why the dentist couldn't have done it yesterday oh yeah another way to get some more money out of me....grrr

PLM love your post with all the cat piccys and I love the idea of hootys tuti fruities (my faves were the orange ones)

Rusty Thanks for your comments re kiddies, my twins will be 3 at the end of march and I have a ds who has just turned 7....glad your little lad is home safe and sound with mummy..sorry he is being a pain but hopefully he will sleep it off!! hope you got your ebay stuff sorted, it takes ages when I do it, I go on there with half a dozen things and its like a morning/afternoon/evening gone!!! are you putting nappy cakes on there? good luck with whatever you are selling, hope you get loads of happy shoppers...

David Borenaz hubba hubba :smileyhea
Jamtart6 Maybe we should be betting on how long it will take you to get a crop o dile....(only wish I actually knew what one really was and did and was used for etc...)

aurora well done on your decision to study this year :T I would love to do that someday, maybe when mine are older, I just don't have the time right now to concentrate but I would love to do it....Great you have a dream to work towards..

Phunkles Glad to hear you are cheery, I am hoping to be there soon

JordanShannon -Great you can hopefully make that meet up, I am sure it will be loads of fun..

Paddington, your work is gorgeous, I could do with you doing a tutorial! Love the cat story, my old cat did something like that once in a paddling pool, it was the funniest thing, he just sort of bounced straight back out without hardly rippling the water amazing :rotfl: Hope you enjoyed your jammies and party rings.....I really fancy a biccy now, but havn't got any in :rolleyes:

Clarabella23 - Your baking party sounds like a great idea, might try that with my girls(well in about 10 years maybe) I thought it was totally necessary to make a mess when baking!! that's part of the fun (just not the washing up)I am sure she had a fab birthday- what a lovely mummy!

Sarah -out of interest, what coffee do you drink? I don't really drink it but whenever you mention it on your posts I think oooh I might just have a coffe lol

and Choc Orange - whenever I see your name I want chocolate..

Rainmac, If you come and do my bathrooms I will do your ironing I actually prefer Ironing to other stuff (although I hate putting it all away) my stuff is pretty easy stuff though, kids clothes and casual stuff, luckily no-one wears proper shirts regularly (till ds gets a bit older eeek)...You are soo helpful on here rainmac I have noticed, always ready with advice or linky things - thanks for the info on the flannels, I don't have a wilkos :mad: but will keep my eyelets peeled for some white/yellow ones...

I made my first card this evening (an easter one for my brother and sil) it is pretty poor really, but hopefully they will like it, I just need to get a 'churchy eastery' quote/passage to write inside as my sil is very very churchy (actually she goes to a very new sort of spiritulist church/american one so I am hoping I am still safe with something from the bible) anyway waffling
again!

Lastly on the neutral gifty front, I am really annoyed :mad: :mad: see how annoyed I am, I bought some stuff off Argos online at the beg of Dec and should have got the £5 voucher, I never did....I have now written 3 times and they have said (last 2 times) oh yest its on its way....and still .....nothing - have emailed again - last week but no answer yet -am I a bit sad to be pursuing it

Anyways better go now, have really waffled so sorry about that....keep up all the great work (posting on here and cheering me up) x

jamtart6

orchid - I would be wanting a £10 voucher for the hassle from Argos - you are entitled to it so persue it!!!!!!!!!

padster - mini book is LOVELY I LOVES it! Go you! need bigger pics though!

mum2one

Just a thought but has anyone had their Virgin voucher yet. I'm lucky that the offer I want to put it towards, hot air ballon trip for dad, he does a lot for me, Vigin have got an offer on for £99, suppose to of ended 14th Feb, but they have extended it to 22nd March. Just got to the other £50 to go with it...........so Im doing the lovely reviews again!!

Mum has now decided that dad has to have his own sat nav - for those rare ocassions (3 times a yr) that we go down Devon in 2 cars as he wont know what the traffic is like!!
Swwn one for £45, on the sat nav cheap thread, - very sad earlier and worked out to get £50 (inc p+p) it would take me 167 reviews at 30p a time to pay for it!. Dont think I'm going down that route - not for all of it. x

paddingtondoo

thanks orchid - after having DD sat with me in a mini class last week i don't think I have the patience - to explain anything - I'm deffo a silent crafter.

padster - I like that jammy - I've only just found the camera on the phone photobucket hates me so here's something to help :rotfl::rotfl:

jamtart6

thanks padster

mum2one - no voucher for us yet either boo!

furrypig

Paddingtondoo your book looked fab but I would like some bigger pictures so I can nick your ideas, I mean admire your work!!

Rusty hope you DS settles back into his routine and life with you soon we love them but they can push us to the limit at times!!

So excited that lots of people are off to the NEC v exciting, I need to check my plans and cost of train etc but def couldn't do Friday, otherwise might look at London but I know most people are heading 'up North' to the NEC!! Just want to be there to meet everyone don't want to miss out but I'm pretty sure I'm away that weekend boo hoo!!

My poorly dad is getting better, not sure if it is a bug as i started being ill 2 weeks ago??! Went to a state park today have seen lots of alligators there before but apparently was too cold and hardly saw any! Did manage to see a family of 'wild hogs', some armadillos, lots of birds and best of all a quick look at an otter! I love wildlife!! LAst whole day here tomorrow will have to visit the beach as who knows when I'll have the chance to be in the beach in sunshine again!! Will be home on Saturday, much to the relief of the cat who has missed us and the house sitter!!

Take care all and glad everyone is feeling a bit better

hugs xxx

jamtart6

furrypig wrote: »

So excited that lots of people are off to the NEC v exciting, I need to check my plans and cost of train etc but def couldn't do Friday, otherwise might look at London but I know most people are heading 'up North' to the NEC!! Just want to be there to meet everyone don't want to miss out but I'm pretty sure I'm away that weekend boo hoo!!:eek: UP NORTH?? Birmingham is practically next to Portsmouth :rotfl:

My poorly dad is getting better, not sure if it is a bug as i started being ill 2 weeks ago??! MIGHT BE THE BUG IT TAKES A WHILE TO TRAVEL SOMETIMES. GLAD YOU ARE ALL ON THE MEND
Went to a state park today have seen lots of alligators there before but apparently was too cold and hardly saw any! Did manage to see a family of 'wild hogs', some armadillos, lots of birds and best of all a quick look at an otter! I love wildlife!! LAst whole day here tomorrow will have to visit the beach as who knows when I'll have the chance to be in the beach in sunshine again!! Will be home on Saturday, much to the relief of the cat who has missed us and the house sitter!! ENJOY YOUR LAST FEW DAYS IT HAS GONE SO FAST!

hugs xxx

JEALOUS! I WANT TO BE IN FLORIDAAAAAAAA!

phunkles

mum2one wrote: »

Is that film any good, the trailers looked fab, x

I really liked it
Was a bit long and some parts dragged but its a lovely story - I thought it was quite deep and romantic but maybe thats just me
I liked it a lot - will be getting it on DVD for definate
Cinema was heaving today though - lots of Hotel for Dogs people in the queue and it sold out :O
I do love orange wednesdays though -apparently so do a lot of people during half term though!