November.2015.here.we.come

BEAT_THE_DEBT

You as always inspire me ! Hope 2012 is fab for you xxx

mum2one

Thank you loumac and beatthedebt, what ou have both achieved in 2011 is amazing as well.

xx

taxi73

Happy new year to you and your family and big hugs and kisses to my little miss hoodie xxx

mum2one

Thank you, and big hugs for JJ, I bet he's still a charmer as ever. xx

taxi73

he's still exactly the same ..he's 7 today

mum2one

a big happy birthday for jj, bet he's got spolit xx

mum2one

Had a very productive day... mostly in my favour

Sky - We had free sports and movie package, ended end of Dec, rang up to go back to orignal package, then decided bluff my way to see what discounts could get, have been thinking of leaving, but want free sat recordable box, £200, we've been quotes.
Previuosly wanted multi-room, they said yes, but had quotes between £150 and £200.....
Got free sports and movies for another month, reduced my package down, said not paying £10pm for HD mix, and got my multi room, they offered basic sky box non-recordable, bluffed said in 6 months time may get HD side back, so got HD box, free fitting, and free box........ Saved £220.....

Halifax - I could throttle them, they made a big error on my account back in August, took 8 weeks to get DD given back to me, they promised me £25 goodwill gesture, still waiting.... had 2 x £5 goodwill gestures whilst I'm awaiting £25..... now there giving me £70 as a sweetner.... (apparently be in account by Fri!!- were see!)

Venue for mum and dads wedding party - its a lovely pub, has a seperate function room, either £5 per head for them to do the buffet, minimum of 50 people (£250), or if I do own food and afternoon booking, should be £150 room hire, but as its a surpirse party, lovely idea, shes knocked £50 off, - got room for £100. (when hlaifax pay up, only have to pay £30 for room), knock up a buffet cheaper than £5 ph.

Been invited to my tutors 60th birthday party, he's the one whos mums furneral we went to last yr.... (ok got to find v expensive looking present - mse prices!!)

Cafcass - 50/50 but rang to find out who Miss Hoodies cafcass officer is, the 1st got "removed" from the case, the 2nd on maternity leave..... but officer 1 has taken over all the cases. - Told them no way, the mgr is now getting another officer in.

Dads house insurance - set the wheels in motion for him to get £40 cashback, (after 90days) he's giving me £20 towards Lapland when he gets the money.

Birthday Presents 2012
Bar Mum, dad, Miss Hoodie, have now got all the bday presents done, - from what we had left from last yr, a few regifts, and couple of sale items.

Ordered £8 cashback.... xx

taxi73

All sounding good and you got lots done

mum2one

What a surprise the Halifax money never arrived, then when checked ESA they've reduced it by £32 a week... apparently its becuase I've not been assessed and put in a group. So thats another 2 calls on Monday.

Thought I was getting somewhere, I know we've got the court case end of Jan, got app at school on Tues, but trying to stay positive.

Get to take some frustration out 2mor, got to tidy up bedroom ready for sky bloke, and that means at last finally get the stuff from the back dr, and get my bedroom back to normal.

Stay positive, thats one of my new years thoughts it to not let everything get me down, xx

mum2one

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At last the halifax have paid £70 compensation at last!!
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Up and down weekend, I guess with all the stuff going on it went to a black weekend, and the money not going in from the halifax didn't help, so rang them yesterday what wa suppose to b a 5 min call, turned into nearly 1 3/4hrs....... the halifax admitted they had messed up on more than one ocassion and it turns out that I'd actually been ringing up every couple of weeks... with all the hassle of everything, I didn't even remember. But it was a plus point for me, so for the cost of the call, and cover some of their bank charges there refunding me another £35, apparently this should be in by Wed! (which Wed

Now that gave me fire in my belly, do go on an all or nothing... I rang cafcass, as the health team that are dealing with madam, said I need to find out whats happening, cut a long story short as far as there concerned the case is closed unless the court orders them to get back involved (which was what I figured), but if they have to get involved its likely to be the original officer....... NO WAY.... she made a major error, and had to re-submit a court document + apologies to the court. So she got her manager to ring, and he explained the same, so I asked why the 2nd court officer had taken it upon herself to ring DDs dad to update him on DD, when the court had not made any decision, he tried to palm me off, that it was a misunderstanding!! his officers would never do that, so I suggestedhe reads the file and see that the document speicifies that and was signed by the 2 officers. So he's ringing back on Wed.

Got the school in the morning, not looking forward to it, but at least with having the health officer with me, got some moral support.

Plan by end of week is to rebudget, as lost £120 month while this esa gets sorted, so budgeting now to a matchstick.

So far managed to save £15 on sky, I know its a luxury, but I don't go out, so it would be equivalent of goin out. £105 to find now! xx