Pay off mortgage and start having fun!

Goldiegirl

I used to love the Crystal Maze!

newgirly

Well I've learnt something new today

Two of the kids want a party, dd and ds2 but ds 1 doesn't . I like the idea of a meal with family (like a haunted banquet ) and a going out treat with the kids like an outdoor cinema showing of a horror film in london its less cost/stress. I would like to make a bit of fuss this year but a party seems a LOT of fuss, thinking back to the last big halloween do, it was weeks of preparing and a lot of money, and I was a sahm. Not sure I can cope now I am 40 :rotfl:

Dh is at work, he went in all weekend and 5am to 8pm yesterday, its like the old days again. We were mega busy yesterday, but its a student deadline this week so after that it will be no work again.

As I am up early , I'm going to do some washing and cleaning

AlexLK

We're having a Halloween party.

newgirly

_party_ Nice one Alex kids, adults or both? £1Land is great for decorations and general spooky supplies.

Well we are having a spooky indian takeaway with family (the bossy whatsists won't want anything else as they are creatures of habit.) dressing up and a big gothic looking table setting :beer. The kids are not fussed about the outdoor cinema , luckily as it turns out as I only found one suitable in hyde park, undercover and £25 a ticket, no thanks!

Eric update - £511 now,not convinced he will hit reserve, I guess I still pay all the fees if he doesn't sell?

AlexLK

The Halloween party will be for kids and adults. We've only got family coming (cousin, her husband and two children, brother-in-law, his wife and two children, my parents may be coming too (hope not as Brother-in-Law has already asked if the 'witch of Bakewell' can be burnt... :eek:)) so not a big party and it'll be done by about 8.30pm but should be fun. Apparently, we're holding it at my place because it's the 'most likely to be haunted'. :rotfl:

What defines an Indian as being spooky, then?

newgirly

Sounds good Alex, a spooky curry is a bit like a normal curry but with my family dressed up, plenty of pumpkins and half the poundshop's halloween decorations :rotfl:

Dd was so excited last night , she found out that the Harry potter studio tour is doing a xmas sit down meal in the great hall. I thought you know maybe we could go together as a xmas treat, probably dear , £60 maybe £70 each , but a once in a lifetime thing. Er, £285 each Its not fair as we really want to go "stamps feet". I might try and do a harry potter day at home instead, harry potter sweets, butterbeer, wear our HP pj's (we have a collection ) and have a movie marathon.Not quite the same though!

October tomorrow I'm sure the kids just broke up from summer a few days ago :eek: still I can use my cc from the 1st , already in my amazon basket waiting is a new pink bed for the dog and a matching collar, £12 for both. Other items to be bought this month are:

Warm clothes for.the boys, maybe a new sweatshirt each.

Bottle of champagne - best friends 10yr anniversary and we are going out for a meal sat. I wanted to have a bottle on the table when we arrive.

Meal as above , but worried as it was v. Dear last time for my 40th and dh let them pay half, eric may be subsidising this

Drinks , nibbles and £1land decorations for halloween

Pumpkins

gallygirl

AlexLK wrote: »

Brother-in-Law has already asked if the 'witch of Bakewell' can be burnt... :eek:

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

AlexLK

Spooky curry sounds nice. Unfortunately, our table only seats 6, so we won't be able to have a dinner. Mrs K and I will probably spend ages preparing a buffet.

Harry Potter dinner sounds far too expensive.

Gallygirly: That's not very nice.

newgirly

Busy few days, cleaning, washing, Took a freind to the xmas display at the garden centre and took dd shopping and bought her 3x jumpers in primarni £25 spent.

Eric is on £621 now, nobody has messaged me to come and view so even if he did sell I think how serious could they be?

Off to visit gran now, the may be moving her again soon, even further away

newgirly

We had a lovely meal last night with my best friend and her dh, an epensive meal though (£100's) :eek: and they wanted to pay for all of it. It was for their 10th anniversary, I feel very guilty as when we went for my 40th we split the bill.

I am the one in the coffee shop/ pub insisting on paying, whereas dh will just offer, he is not insistent enough! Anyway £20 spend on cab home and a guilty consience

Eric is not even half way to reserve and we only have 13 hours left, I guess I will just stick him up in a classified ad instead and wait.

Roast dinner at my parents today, first one in a very long time, need to collect ds1 who spent from 5 am to midnight on a coach to see west ham play in sunderland yesterday with my brother, what a crazy pair

Aims for this week are:

Relist eric if needs be
Start the nightly prep for the next day, uniforms, ironing, packed lunches
Daily cleaning routine
Prep dinner in mornings (less time in bed on mse )
Ditch the frozen low cal meals, eat more intersting home cooked stuff
No alcohol monday-thurs minimum ,didn't do well with the no alcohol this time
Borrow a puzzle and start it ( bucket list )