Benbenandme's Next Installment ...

benbenandme

My isa payment has gone out so thats another £50 into the mortgage pot, which brings the total to sub £25k :j :j :j

benbenandme

I've been spending all my Tesco vouchers online in their double up thingy I have bought ds a new bike for his birthday in July and all his new school shirts, trousers and jogging trousers ready for back to school in September Its stuff I would need to buy at some point over the next few months any way and saves me having to find the money for it

benbenandme

Baths done, ds homework done, now to persuade him to get to sleep some time soon

I have an evening of doing not very much planned once he's in bed

mummymandy

How organised you are! well done on your mortgage figure
have you managed to keep the bike a secret?

dangers

Thanks for mentioning the double up deals at Tesco - I hadn't realised it was back on and as I'm going to the big shop for clothes this week, I would have been a bit miffed at having to pay full price! As it is, I will go up with my vouchers.... Oh and I can get nephews b-day present at the same time.

benbenandme

The bie is def a secret, ordered online and will collect it on saturday when he's out with the crim and store it in Mums garage
Dangers I ordered my clothes stuff online, much more choice there (although cant try on I suppose), although a its just school uniform I'm sure it will be fine

dangers

We've got a v large tesco direct just up the motorway and as we are off on holiday in just over two weeks time, I just need to get the stuff.

pinkladyof66

dangers wrote: »

We've got a v large tesco direct just up the motorway and as we are off on holiday in just over two weeks time, I just need to get the stuff.

I go to that one too I like there clothes but i also do it online as much more choice

benbenandme

So after a day or so of feeling quite a bit better, tonight I feel pants again It has now turned into a really chesty cough and stupid tickly throat, and I am utterly exhausted from continual coughing, no cough medicine is helping whatsoever and I have a thumping headache from coughing so much :cool:

Ds is on a school trip tomorrow and has to dress as an evacuee, cue a trip to the shops tonight to try to find the school suggestions of a waistcoat / blazer, long wool socks, and a cap. We borrowed Dads cap (free ), gave up on the socks as the only place that had them was M&S and they were £7 for 5 pairs, and he won't ever wearr grey wool long socks again so that seemed daft. We ended up buying a wasitcoat in Next as it was the only place that sold them (£16), but by the time we got home I had persuaded ds that it was daft paying that for something he won't wear again, so instead I cut the sleeves off an old jumper and voila, a tatty tanktop was created, that looks much more the part than a snazzy weddingy waistcoat from Next SO that will be returned to the store and ds is happy with his cheapy outfit instead. I've found him a long pair of my socks and he's going to wear them with his school shorts

I did also spend £20 in Asda but that included £6 on a pair of Converse type shoes for ds which he does need, and some red/white/blue cupcakes and sprinkles ready for the jubilee ... I'm getting really into that, have a whole carrier bag of bits and pieces now ready for it

Kittikins

Poor you Benben, I had something similar back towards the end of March and it lingered for quite a while I'm sorry to say.....was told it was a nasty virus that was doing the rounds. Hope you feel better very soon and well done on sorting out the evacuee outfit for DS!