Time to act my age and not my shoe size

Moos_mum_2

Panic over CSA is on route :T:T

Have had a good day starting with saturday morning cinema for £2 and the bonus it was a good film that we wanted to see in the summer holidays but rajput of time .

Came home did all the ironing ready for Monday and then Moo went to a Halloween party this evening . I was invited to go also but moo informed me that I wasnt cool enough to go :rotfl:

So while moo at party I whipped to morrisons, spent over by budget and spent the rest of the evening eating chocolate and cheesecake :mad: not food for budget nor waistline :mad::mad:

Also dyed my hair errrmmm not overly keen I think it has a green tinge to it now so will confirm with my sister tomorrow when I see her and re-dye it again in a few days .

Just out of intrest what happens to green tinged hair when dying it again ? I suspect neon green tinged hair :eek::eek:

Hope you all enjoy extra hour in bed tonight x

*Twizzle*

Morning Moos mum x

:mad: to CSA :mad: Why do they put that stress on you :mad: My x has finally, after 13 months of nothing, started to give me maintenance!!! Wait for it ....... a whole £10 a week :eek: And that is not guarenteed as he has a carp wage and carp employers :mad: Consequently i don't figure it into my budget :cool: so when i do get it it is now going in the stash

Just finished reading your diary and the emotions have kicked in again and have been blubbing AGAIN!

RE Hair .... when mine went orange i googled what to do, although it didn't work :rotfl: GOOD LUCK!!!!

Off to get dressed and put the washer on ...its a lovely sunny day up here so washing can go on the line

Have a lovely day

Twiz x

Moos_mum_2

Evening all

Today has been a bit bleugh just feeling a bit low

Started with Moo not taking any notice what so ever of the extra hour in bed thing and was up way to early which evidently led to her being a c*w all day , fussy ,picky impatient and annoying getting more like her father every day :rotfl:

Speaking of which he called this morning for the first time in months I accidentally answered the phone thought it was my mum imagine my shock when I heard his voice instead:eek::eek: and more:eek: . He asked about Moo I lied and said she was at friends house is that wrong of me ? But i feel it's wrong for him to waltz back in her life after nearly a year ,disregarding all the things I have put in place to get us all him included out if the cycle we were all in and most importantly I didn't want to put pressure on Moo or give her the opportunity to get her hopes up . Any way the conversation me and exOH was short ,blunt and a lot of him asking questions about Moo and me giving yes/no answers hopefully that will satisfy him that his the greatest dad in the world and he won't call again for another 9 months:o:o

Today also included pumpkin carving ,fairy cake making and an afternoon of DVD watching with my sister not too shabby .

As of tomorrow I will be an orphan for the week mum has gone to NYC to meet my dad who is working there and my sis Is having a few days away with her new fella . Obviously they have all been away before but not all at the same time , considering I speak to my mum every day and see her just as much and if she's not around me and my sis have strict instructions to look after one another ha ha you wouldn't think we are 30 and 27 :rotfl:

Tomorrow is pay day:T:T but it's all budgeted for so no spare for me
I am planning on getting Moo birthday present this week whilst the money is available the longer I leave buying it the more likely I am to waste that money in the hope I can make it up again . Sylvanian families on the list I think I will get her the main part this week and buy the accessories one a week for the next few weeks

Moo being the c*w she's been today has informed me that a pair of untouched marks and Spencer school trousers that have been sitting in her wardrobe since September are ugly and she only choose them as there were no others and she won't wear them planning on returning them tomorrow but do I a) buy another pair of school trousers exactly the same as the ones she likes even though we haven't needed an extra pair and if we do can get the same style for slightly less in asda or do I b) treat myself to a jumper that I saw and only putting an extra £1 towards it ? No reciept so will have to be exchange .

Also have to exchange a dress from Zara again no reciept again chosen by Moo and again refusing to wear it as apparently " it is to heavy and was not like that in the shop when I tried it on and I'm never ever going to wear it " this will be exchanged for clothes for Moo.

As for my hair fiasco my sister says it looks ok and she would definitely tell me if it wasn't but we both agreed I need to go lighter will buy another kit and do again in a few days

After a long post I'm off to bed
Night

Moos_mum_2

Hi twiz

Don't blub at my diary its just me rambling on

You sound very upbeat and cheery hope you have had a lovely sunny day

Moos mum

Moos_mum_2

Evening all

Hoping that the trick or treaters have all gone away now ,we've had so many here tonight it was lovely seeing the little kids all dressed up . Although a couple of kids grabbed handfulls of sweets :mad:

So today I took back the stuff that Moo is refusing to wear the dress was an exchange for stuff she will wear also spent an extra £20 on a hat and scarf that Moo described as "totally disgusting " so I will be taking them back :mad: as for the never been worn school trousers they had been reduced to a measly £3.00 not quite enough to exchange for my jumper however I brought the jumper anyway ooopppssss.

Also got Moos birthday present :T and saw an absolute bargain on a sylvanian family house £70 reduced to £35 I quickly snapped that up as there were only 2 left :T meaning that

XMAS SHOPPING HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED :eek::eek:o:o:eek:

Everything else is tickety boo :T and budgets are working out nicely :T

tomorrow i am re-joining weight watchers :eek: although I have recently been having hypnotherapy for weight loss I feel a lot better in myself I haven't lost any weight I feel like I need some guidelines and boundaries to stick too however I will continue with the hypnotherapy as it's really helping with other stuff .

Apart from another missed call from the ex and a few extra lbs life is looking rather grand .

*Twizzle*

Afternoon Moos mum

Quick browse before i take pooch out .... massive news :j I've done ALL the ironing :j and put it away

Aren't kids fickle i rarely by DD anything unless i [STRIKE]drag[/STRIKE] take her with me although *gasp shock horror* DS is as bad as DD when it comes to clothes :eek::rotfl:

My xmas shopping started on Saturday i got 2 stocking fillers half price in Mr Bugs

Well done on Moos Bday prezzies .... i soooooo love a bargain

Glad you are feeling well :T

Glorious sunshine up here so big alround!!!

Twiz x

BEAT_THE_DEBT

Hi your doing so well. I was surprised when some teenage trick or treaters came around and took one sweet each form a bowl full. We decorated out house yest ds and dh went trick and treating x Hope your well x

Moos_mum_2

Morning all ,

A very grey wet and depressing day in this part of the U.K

Today I have a few housework jobs to do might even be brave and tackle the oven :eek:

Need to also pop to sainsbugs need to be careful with the pennies have £20 to last till tues . But should be ok I have discovered a tin of cannelenii beans in the back of the cupboard thinking could make a sausage casserole type thingy ?

Once again need to return clothes courtesy of Moo :mad::mad: but this time I have a reciept:T:T

Tonight is parent teacher consultation I'm psyching myself up , I know that Moo is doing well at school and there is no behaviour issues ,however I am not entirely happy with the teacher , Moo seems to be helping other children almost every day whether it is listening to others read ,help them structure a sentence or whatever sometimes she doesn't finish her own work but helps others . Now I understand that Moo probably volunteers to help and that in some ways it probably gives Moo a confidence boost but Ithink it's A bit excessive to be doing it everyday . And if Moo has got this spare time to help others then I would rather she was given more work to do :mad:

Because I am youngest mum in the class by a lot and a single mum I have the impression that this teacher thinks I am a "stereotypical young
single Mum " I feel that she thinks that I don't really know what I'm talking about so I am a bit nervous I'm afraid that she won't take me seriously .:(

As Moo is at an after school club then we have an hour to kill before my appointment to see teacher not worth coming home so I promised m*Donalds and a visit to the bike shop to pick out a bike so that moo can let father Christmas knows which one she likes

It's amazing how much carp i can write
Must get on with stuff
Have a good day

Lemon_Tree

good luck with the parent teacher evening, i know from my sister & BIL's experience they can be frustrating, harrowing and all things in between. One has to attend as both the parent and a teacher!

Moos_mum_2

Parents eve was too bad at all. The teacher says that Moo is above average for her age which is always nice to hear ,she also said that it shows I spend a lot of time with her but the one concern is Moos spelling isn't great .well I have the answer to that send her home with a spelling test then :mad:

As to my concerns with moo helping others before finishing her own work the teacher was unaware of these occasions but thanked me for mentioning it .

I also took this opportunity to mention some trouble moos been having with another girl in the class the teachers response was that she is aware of the trouble/friction this child is causing between the rest of the friends and there was problems from what other parents have been saying .

Anyway all probably gone in one ear and out the other as the teacher informed me that she will be leaving after Christmas to take on a deputy head role .

Feel sorry for Moos class as they have never had a regular full time teacher that has lasted a whole school year apart from one but I guess that is the way the cookie crumbles .

Moo has also been elected school green team representative which means she has to wear a green school top sods law that I have brought navy blue school jumpers and tops and now she won't be wearing it I think the school provide second hand tops but the last time she was elected general school councillor the top the school provided were threadbare,stained too small and ready for the dustbin plus it was only 1 top . Anyway can see an unbudgeted expense coming on :mad:

After being to sainsbugs for a small food top up ,Macdonalds for tea and a packet of cigs the money situation is not looking healthy at all but I think we will just about manage to scrape through till Monday . Have enough for Moo to take part in silly hat day tomorrow and to get herself a poppy although she will only loose it and want more money to get another one . Maybe she would be betterr off with a glitzy one like the "loose women " have been wearing can re use it then year on year