Preparing for winter II

Chipps

tugrin wrote: »

Also, can you freeze cream and butter?

Yes to butter, cream can also be frozen, but needs to be frozen as whipped cream.

Rainy-Days

Dog food is bought in and thats another job crossed off the list - 2 x 15kg sacks. Just the potatoes and compost to buy now with a visit to the butchers then actually we are pretty much done. Checked in the loft and there is plenty of Christmas cards (bought in last years Next sale) and loads of wrapping paper too, so I will not even have to venture out for that. The only thing I will have to buy is the stamps and posting them in a timely manner making sure that the post does actually get there in the end.

Not sure if any of you are interested, but Pets At Home have on offer the Pedigree dried dog food at £19.00 per 15kg sack. We got two which made it £38.00 but that will last us well into the new year.

tugrin

P.S. Sorry about the 'typong' errors - MUST stop typing in the fading light and face fact that I CANNOT touch-type!

Molly41

RAS wrote: »

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I am going to add one suggestion that you will hate. HAve you seriously considered whether it would be better to relocate somewhere where you have more resources and a better standard of accomodation. It sounds like you are renting somewhere that really is not suitable for all year round living; it might be fine for a holiday let but not as a full-time house.

That was my thought too but I was too timid to post it x

tugrin

Hello mancbird - I expect you are very excited and in full nesting mode - I was with both of mine.
Please seriously consider the buble wrap cut-to-fit each window and magically fixed with a sparay of water onto glass - you can get 50 metres of large bubble (better for light and view apparently) on amazon for less than £10 +free delivery. All energy websites rave about it.
Im not sure about the calor gas - you have to keep babe warm definitely but all gas and solid fuel heaters need a source of ventilation (usually an airbrick) to be safe.
I can heartily recommend a proper sheepskin - they are absolutely fantastic and very soothing and warm - paediatric consultant was very pro for my first and thats going back a bit - they are washable , babe cannot suffocate on them and it was def. the best thing I bought for my 2. Kiwis and Aussies have used them for decades.
My son was born early - so very small and on the last day of January. It was extremely cold (we were in a Victiorian single story gatehouse, so all outside walls - I often had him in a front carrier and used my own body heat to keep him snug. Best advice for autumn/winter babes is do not take them out after dark - its just too damp and and cold for tiny chests.

mancbird

Hi tugrin

Operation nesting has well and truly commenced in the Mancbird household really can't wait to meet my little man!

I think I will definitely give the bubble wrap a go. We have a roll of it in the outhouse so will dig that out

That's a good point about the calor gas heater as I suppose there won't be a lot of ventilation if I'm trying to keep the draughts out!!

Off to Google sheepskins now....

Mancbird xxx

lovesabargain123

Well preparations are going well today, been into the city and bought the kids 2 fleece sleepsuits from and eldest some vests , dd 6 pairs of over knee socks from poundland.amazon have delivered my thermal £2.99 curtains and craghoppers have dispatched my fleece lined pants! Stocked up on non perishable items at morries and bought a handle for my bedroom window from wilkos so now it will shut yay!! Also ordered some grips for shoes from qvc and myself a lovely thick wool coat and kids winter clothes from cs!!!oh and found 3 hot water bottles and covers I got in boots clearance for 97p each bit girly but sure the boys won't mind when they r warmed hehe

suzybloo

something else off the list today, got the kitchen curtains up and what a difference - the kitchen even 'looks' warmer! quite chilly here tonight, so have been looking for chunky wool to knit a lovely waistcoat - quite like the sirdar range of chunky -its just the price that is putting me off!

redlady_1

nikki2804 wrote: »

My winter jacket arrived. I opted for a Superdry one as I had heard amazing reveiws about them. I ordered 2 sizes bigger, normally an 8 so I got a 12. It just about fits, sending it back for a 14. Lovely jacket though (OT but how on earth can clothing stores get away with the random sizing? I range from a 4 to an 16 depending on the store, I can understand maybe a size each way but that is abyssmal!!)

Skint Bint - thanks for the M&M link, going to buy the LO them :j.

Completely off topic - my last car payment was made today. I now officially own my car!! Plus that means more money for my emergency buffer/house fund.

Off to Costco tonight so will stock up on what I can

Hi there, which one did you get please as I love their stuff. The fleeces are soooo thick.

redlady_1

Oh and my sweep costs me £35 when he comes out.