Ladies & Gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts ...

benbenandme

£3 profit from another small bet

benbenandme

Another update to keep it up-to-date:

£7 / £100 - holiday fund
[STRIKE] £3 - mortgage pot[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]£65 Take That[/STRIKE]
The Plumber (£20 in the pot)

benbenandme

Morning all, I woke up fairly ealry and have so far cleaned the guinea pigs, emptied the dishwasher, and taken a load of stuff out to the car. I decided I needed to get the pigs done before I switched the laptop on, its too easy to keep avoiding it otherwise

So today, I need to do some more housework (didn't really get very far yesterday), but its too early to start hoovering etc yet because of the neighbours downstairs, I also need to wrap my nieces birthday present, then get stuff ready for when ds comes home tonight to go trick or treating (just to mums and a couple of friends houses).

Can't believe we're back at school already tomorrow, where did the week go?? :cool: I also could do with checking where I'm at with Christmas bits too, this half term always flies by and the time will just disappear ...

Oh, and I also must finish off my 101 list of challenges as it starts on tuesday

chevalier

Good buy on the wii. I think your DS will get a lot of use out of it. And I have to say it has become one hell of a carrot in our house in terms of getting things done like tidying:D

benbenandme

Thankyou Chev, it will definitely be used as a bargaining tool for good behaviour

So, housework is almost complete, just need to clean the bathroom/kitchen floors, other than that its pretty much up-to-date now, one more load of washing to go in (duvet cover), the only other bit I need to remember is to put ds p.e.kit back in its bag ready for tomorrow.

So now i get a couple of hours mooching online before ds gets home,I can't wait, I really miss him this weekend, stuffs happening again tomorrow and I just want him home with me

benbenandme

I've ordered the gift for ds teacher / t.a's, I always get them one of those charity gifts, this year I got educational resources for a child for a year (£9.50). Thats one more I can tick off the list and don't need to think about anymore

benbenandme

Back from trick or treating and watching xfactor, actually more looking forward to seeing the final episode of Single Father at 9

All in all its been a goof half-term week, lets see what this week brings

chevalier

It must be REALLY hard to send DS off with a smile, with a person you have so little repsect for (to put it mildly). I think you have been extremely ladylike with regards to this. I don't think many would have faulted you if after the things ex OH has done to you financially, you had turned round and refused to let DS go.....So well done on being the bigger person, and putting your DS needs first - unlike his other parent....
chev

dangers

Hope today goes ok for you (hugs)

benbenandme

Thankyou both, today has been a day of checking my phone constantly but so far theres still nothing to report, I haven't heard anything As soon as i do, and I can talk, then I'll update you all, but at the moment I'm just waiting in limbo for an update myself

Other than that, today was a decent enough first day back, I spent £1.84 on 2 birthday cards. Tomorrow after school ds has his swimming lesson then I'm off to the ski centre for a night of ringos with work-mates