MSE Parents Club Part 13

SusanC_2

Evansangel wrote: »

Our food bill is between £50-£60 a week.

I want to make it smaller, but DH will only eat certain things so i can never batch cook. And he only will eat Dolmio, he has tried home made sauce and he hated it.

I made Enchiladas from sratch the other day, he hated them. BUt to be honest they actually were disgusting. I got the recipe from someone on yahoo answers :rotfl:

You could try doing a combination of your own sauce and Dolmio and keep reducing the proportion that is Dolmio until you get to the point where he doesn't like it (or until you're using no Dolmio if he doesn't notice).

(Sorry if someone else has already suggested that - I haven't fully caught up.)

Evansangel

SusanC wrote: »

You could try doing a combination of your own sauce and Dolmio and keep reducing the proportion that is Dolmio until you get to the point where he doesn't like it (or until you're using no Dolmio if he doesn't notice).

(Sorry if someone else has already suggested that - I haven't fully caught up.)

He would know, im a terrible cook

But thanks for the suggestion. I was thinking of ordering shop own brand and not showing it to him

Krystaltips

ladybirdintheuk wrote: »

anyone want any cucumbers. I have 15 in the fridge and 10 others that won't fit. :eek: I have a recipe for cucumber jam, so I think we will have to try that out!

We love cucumber!!

The In Laws came and took my girls away... Apparently they're having a really fun time and Aimee has dragged FIL on all the rides... We went to the cinema to watch Inception... Hubby's been desperate to see it for weeks... He wanted to go out to dinner too but he shouldn't have filled me up with litres of fanta and popcorn... We've come home and had hotdogs instead...

Mfd, have you been to Cosmos yet? He's desperate to go there and try the sushi bar...

ladybirdintheuk

Wow, we've had a mega tantrum - she worked out how to take her nappy off and got very cross that she couldn't work out how to get a clean one on but wouldn't let me help. Once she calmed down a bit I managed to get her to get into a swim nappy so she would conceed to get into the bath. If this becomes a regular problem I may have to invest in some pull ups!

ladybirdintheuk

Oh and Krystal - are they at the fun fair then? Will you get them back later?

3onitsway

ladybirdintheuk wrote: »

Wow, we've had a mega tantrum - she worked out how to take her nappy off and got very cross that she couldn't work out how to get a clean one on but wouldn't let me help. Once she calmed down a bit I managed to get her to get into a swim nappy so she would conceed to get into the bath. If this becomes a regular problem I may have to invest in some pull ups!

Bless! Don't you just love it when they become Miss Independant, but are actually unable to do what they're trying to do.


I can't believe how much of the last 48 hours i've spent asleep. My poor children have been neglected. L has been a star playing with and occupying V. :A

I've had some mushroom soup and actually feel a little better, but my throat is still hurting and i'm having hot moments. I think we'll all go up to bed after L has forced us to watch X-factor tonight.

I must remember in the future, to try and be ill on OH's rest days, or at least when he's on days.

got-it-spend-it

We were at Marwell today too, Ladybird! I didn't see you though. I have never seen so many animals up close as we did today. It was fab!

3-Glad to hear that you are on the mend a bit.

Krystal- I hope you get your girls back soon.

Aless- did you go to the Imperial War Museum or did I imagine that? Did Weezl bring a nom picnic?

I've had a lovely evening playing with my boy and baking lots of nommy goods. I've done my legendary flapjacks and courgette muffins. Nom, nom!

Pink_Princess_1

Evansangel wrote: »

I was very shocked earlier, we were walking behind 3 chavvy kids, they looked about 12/13. And one of the girls said to the boy "I cant believe your cheating on Mercedes"

I was like "He has a gf!? And they know what cheating is!?"

Even worse her name is Mercedes:eek:!!!!! lol

MFD I am hoping to come to Monkey forest but cant travel that far with LO in the car on my own as she escapes from her car seat so I am waiting until we find out DD1's days at college so hopefully she can come with me.

Krystaltips

ladybirdintheuk wrote: »

Oh and Krystal - are they at the fun fair then? Will you get them back later?

They went to the West Midlands Safari park... Apparently a camel stuck it's head through Aimee's window and ate one of her sylvanian families off her lap... Aimee went hysterical and FIL had to get out of the car and rescue the sylvanian family cat before she'd calm down... And then she wouldn't open the window again lol...

They're still not back!! Some time in the next half an hour I think... I didn't realise they'd be gone quite this long...

3, are you alternating ibuprofen and paracetamol? It really helps...

gill_81uk

Evansangel wrote: »

For xmas last year i got a hoover and a veg steamer (:j) and i would love nothing more than a fancy pot and pans set.
We need some new ones, i think i only have 2 at the moment and a very big frying pan (from asdas fancy range )

Oh and im 21, so i think im getting old too.

Infact earlier i saw two girls with the same flower headband in and i said to DH, "I keep seeing all these girls with this flower thing, is it a new craze? Im sure i wont get into it" and he said it was because im old.
Apparently, being a mum adds 20yrs and being married adds 10yrs, so im technically 51 :rotfl:

Then later on we discussed how we dont like all this new music

Gill, i dont think the jumperoo takes up to much room, we have it in the corner of the room and tend to store her toys underneath when she's not in it.

Unfortunately we don't have any corners left lol (his swing, car seat, play mat, toy chest and high chair are taking up all the available ones!

I was mortified when I was looking for a dress in Debenhams and the girl in Oasis gently suggested I may be better looking in Phase 8!