misscousinitt's MF Diary

misscousinitt

So, we (friend and I) booked our Charity Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair yesterday for 30 Nov. (and stayed at the pub for a glass of wine each - well deserved!).

Final total for Macmillan was £214!

Gift Aid stuff has come through from HMRC (haven't seen it yet - just been informed) - one less phone call to make.

Nothing happening on the MSE front at the moment, not even £co! Pay Day next week.

Going to purchase mincemeat and cake fruit later.

Tonight's tea will be Fridgeraiders Pasta & Sauce.

MCI

Froggy-G

Happy Friday MCI!! :j:j:j

Froggy

misscousinitt

Happy Friday Froggy!

Can't beleive we are here again already?

MCI

misscousinitt

MSE:

• Gas & Electric Fix done
• Buy birthday cards before the selection disappears out of the shops - got 23 birthdays between now and Christmas. IN PROGRESS
• Make Christmas List and Set Budget
• Freezer & Cupboard Inventory. Half done
• Mealplans for October and November done next week's
• Premium Bonds still not done
• ISA Swap still not done
• Change House Fund Savings to better rate as introductory rate finishes on 05.11.2013. Still not done

Christmas:

• Tackle the Mum's about coming to ours for Christmas Dinner in progress, MIL initially said no, but coming round; asking my mum tomorrow:eek:
• Make Christmas Cake fruit bought
• Make Mincemeat - got kilner jar and fruit bought
• Make Preserved Lemons - done
• Budget & List (mentioned above I know) still not done

Home:

• Declutter as much as possible ON-GOING
• Organise Catering Stuff
• Organise Baking Stuff - half done; have registered with !kea to text me when the little boxes are back in stock (2weeks I think)
• Charity Paperwork
• Personal Paperwork
• Put away Summer Clothes

Personal:

• Put repeat prescription in (this week) done
• Catering Supplies Order - done
• New jeans and suit done, except suit :mad: more jeans required:o
  
• Book week off done
• Keep going at the Allotment ON-GOING Onion Sets and more kale going in at the weekend praying for a couple of hours dry weather on Sunday - got to get this done

Charity:

• One bid to be completed
• One bid to write
• Ring HMRC re Gift Aid application (seems to be taking for ever!) - they have been in contact with us!!!!
• Book Christmas Arts & Crafts Fair Venue - done, need to confirm times tomorrow
• Small Christmas Cakes, Chutneys, Biscotti, Preserved Lemons, Peaches in Brandy & Pears in Ameretto for fundraising purposes
• Order Christmas Raffle Tickets (tomorrows job)
• Schedule Facebook Posts - next weeks are done
  
• Letter demanding money - Job done in August still un-paid done posted today - THEY HAVEN'T PICKED IT UP FROM THE POST OFFICE!!!!!
• Minutes from last meeting
• Scrap to scrapyard - done
• Printer Cartridges to be sent off for cash
• Information for Church Review about Macmillan Total and our Arts & Crafts Fayre to help advertise

Mum:

• Plant/Bulb Orderused 10% discount code too
• Bookplates
• New Windows finishing off today
  
• Sort Roof Repairs DH and friend have looked at the roof :eek: insurance does not cover it :eek: patch up job needs to be planned in before they loose the weather completely :eek:
• Electric Fix for Mum (given her options, she just has to choose) - done
  
• Source new chairs and carpet for front room (might be after Christmas, but got to at least have a look) going to IKEA with Mum on my week off - she's never been, she's looking forward to it

MCI

misscousinitt

Phew...what a week.

Seem to be working my way through the list and it does seem to be working keeping a tab on here.

Couldn't do my shopping at Herr A last night as they had blocked off the carpark and were not letting anyone on?????

Went to Mr T and got baking supplies 3 for 2 for me and my friend - hoping they have got a stock of flour back in as they were cleaned out yesterday.

Going to my cousin's triplets school tonight to a firework display - only £2 each to get in and all funds are to the school.

So tonight's tea will probably be something from the fundraiser.

Busy day tomorrow sorting charity stuff and going to see mum. Still got a boat load of apples to peel - need some for chutney and mincemeat. Job for when I'm watching strictly tomorrow.

Happy Friday all.

Have a good weekend.

MCI

gallygirl

misscousinitt wrote: »

Couldn't do my shopping at Herr A last night as they had blocked off the carpark and were not letting anyone on?????

Maybe they had made enough money for the week :rotfl:.

misscousinitt

gallygirl wrote: »

Maybe they had made enough money for the week :rotfl:.

I thought that:rotfl:. But they were open again on Friday.


2lb of prepared apples in the freezer. Mincemeat marinating away. Lemons soaking.

Asked Mum about Christmas and she initially said no too! But when I said that my brother wanted to come and that my MIL was coming (even though she hasn't confirmed yet!!!:eek:) - she changed her mind and said that it would be nice. Next job will be twist MILs arm to come!!!

Windows are finished at Mums and she is happy:j.

Extracted some large veggies from Mum's garden yesterday - 12oz carrot and a 2 1/2lb turnip - Dad would have been pleased.:D

Times are confirmed for our Christmas Arts & Crafts Fayre and will now start advertising like mad! We have a fundraising target of £1000 this Christmas (before expenses); we have 3 events and a raffle; so fingers crossed.

Have set DH a challenge about Christmas...we normally have a stockingful of presents in the morning and our main presents in the evening.

In the interests of MSE, I have said that the stockings we have in the morning should be filled with just things costing £1 or less with a maximum spend of £10 - presents must be useful, funny or edible.

He is up for the challenge :T and indeed thinks it is a good idea as we have pretty much bought each other everything and it will be a bit of fun!

We really need to bring our Christmas spend down - we do spend one hell of a lot of money on other people. I have brought the food spend down over the last couple of years and with the stocking idea, hopeful brought down the spend on each other's stuff. Now to make the list and set the budget.

But I don't want to be too organised in October:rotfl: so that will be next weekend's job as we tick into November!

Hope everyone's weekend is going well.

MCI

edinburgher

Windows are finished at Mums and she is happy.

I'm sure they will make the world of difference. I sealed the gaps around ours yesterday and even a small fix like that has made a change for the better

Congrats on the outsized veg - what is your secret?

misscousinitt

edinburgher wrote: »

I'm sure they will make the world of difference. I sealed the gaps around ours yesterday and even a small fix like that has made a change for the better

Congrats on the outsized veg - what is your secret?

Really don't know about the veg...just planted seeds and left it. For some reason, the veggies in my Mum's garden have just gone well this year - pity Dad wasn't here to see it, but I am sure he would have been pleased.;)

Too right about the windows. Mum's were old, drafty and ready to fall out. Hoping it will help with the astronomical fuel bills too.

MCI

misscousinitt

Mincemeat made and lemons for fundraising purposes sorted (6 jars).

Popped to Mr T near my work at lunch to get petrol (as I was rock bottom and wouldn't have got to Mr M) and the see if they had any flour on the 3 for 2 deal - YES! result!

Charity meeting tonight and I need to get the minutes of the last meeting done quickly when I get home.

Lots of charity tasks this week:

1. Order Raffle Tickets
2. Sort out new banner, leaflets and business cards in time for our fundraisers
3. Put our Christmas Fayre on Stall Finder

Both Mums are coming for Christmas - will be a suck it and see situation as they have only met 3/4 times in the 18 years DH and I have been together. My Mum wants to get to know MIL better (Dad always got in the way) - but we will just have to wait and see how it goes. Relieved and nervous all at once.

Busy at work today.

Catch up with diaries later.

Freezer surprise for tea tonight!

Hope everyone is having a good Monday - sun is out here!

MCI