gratefulforhelp's austerity measures

gratefulforhelp_2

Goodness I am grumpy this morning.

I need to get DD1 a backpack for a school trip, I did sort out CB yesterday. Today I have DD2 at home.

Got some good financial news yesterday, more on this anon...

CathT

I saw the sainsburys meal thing too and did have a pamphlet but not sure where it is, would be nice to only spend that much on food!

Stay off ebay!! I sometimes have a browse on my i-phone and usually get drawn into bidding on items - at the moment I am after a jumperoo for the baby. We borrowed one for DD and she loved it. You can always re-sell and recoup most of your money too which is a bonus.

gratefulforhelp_2

the MrS menus are on the website. what's a jumperoo??

asked a friend for coffee this morning and got the proper brush off. i guess that's one friend i don't have to feel guilty about keeping up with!

CathT

First time i have posted a link on here so hope it works!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fisher-Price-K7198-Rainforest-Jumperoo/dp/B000LXQVA4/ref=sr_1_1?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1305108235&sr=1-1

They really are fantastic, DD loved hers and as she was so big was in it from about 4 months and got loads of use out of it.

philhews

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

what's a jumperoo??

A kangaroo wearing a jumper?!

Sorry, I couldn't resist, I'll get my coat!

SmlSave

pasta with beetroot and roasted feta is quite nice

Sounds scrummy I love feta

Ayeshalush

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

pasta with beetroot and roasted feta is quite nice .

I love the sound of this!! Do you have a recipe?

gratefulforhelp_2

cath wow i have never seen those.

philhews wrote: »

A kangaroo wearing a jumper?!

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

pasta - put pasta on to cook, slice feta lengthways, four slices in a pack, drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, season, and shove in the oven or under the grill.
mix honey, olive oil, lemon juice and dijon mustard with chopped beetroot and sliced spring onion, mix with pasta and put a slice of molten feta on each portion.

pasta goes pink, looks pretty;)

Ayeshalush

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

pasta - put pasta on to cook, slice feta lengthways, four slices in a pack, drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice, season, and shove in the oven or under the grill.
mix honey, olive oil, lemon juice and dijon mustard with chopped beetroot and sliced spring onion, mix with pasta and put a slice of molten feta on each portion.

pasta goes pink, looks pretty;)

That sounds delicious!!1 Can't wait to try it. Thank you.

A
xx

gratefulforhelp_2

Hope you enjoy it!

Won a tenner on the lottery last night, Dr Who DVDs arrived, guess what we did last night?!

Baby is snoozing in his cot, well in an ideal world he would be - had us up all night, little tyke. DD2 is home as pre-school are being unreliable again. I am seriously considering just removing her, since she has less than a term to go.

Wrote a thank you card for the wedding and a good luck card for year 11. Nothing else doing. Still gazing at this coat on ebay (!!). Got a call from builder about shower room, the stuff (fittings and tiles) comes to 3k. Is this bonkers? It is top qual stuff as not wanting to do it again for another 10-20 years...