its hidden under the mattress....

grannyx2

Fingers crossed the MS works out fine and you get paid. I used to do them in an attempt to salve my shopaholic tendencies with work but after a couple of disasters I gave it up. I was eating far too much fast food and not getting paid enough for my liking, plus the tax returns were a pain when earning so little.

Cute story re kids x

Gx2 x

happy_but_skint

Not much to report money wise we have over spent on the weekly shopping budget but we do have my mum and dad coming to look after the kids and they wont eat the same foods as us.

I am collecting DS tomorrow :j:j:j:j:j and bringing my mum and dad back with us as we have the fostering training

I have won a competition, hopefully the dry spell is over. Its for tickets to a cycling festival. Now I need to win some christmas pressies :rotfl::rotfl:

never_too_old

Well done on the comp win,wheres the fest?
What do you eat thats so different to your mum and dad?:)

happy_but_skint

The festival is castle combe, chippenham The festival don't look great but DS will love it!

The food is different as I am trying to avoid a hysterectomy, DH and I are currently eating super healthy we also like spicy food. They like bangers and mash, fish and chips etc although I like those foods I have to steer clear for the time being.

grannyx2

Good luck with the fostering course, hope it all goes well x

happy_but_skint

Well its all done the skills for fostering course was brilliant it was more a discussion group question and answer sessionse just have to now wait for the supervising social worker to contact us to start the full application process which will be really intrusive. We are hoping we can make weekly appointments to get through in 3 months.

I was too tired to drop my parents home so DH dropped them back last night, the house is all peaceful again.

Hope everyone is well I will catch up on diarys tonight, I have been reading but not commenting as had people around.

happy_but_skint

I have been keeping up with everyones diary/blog but have been in one of my quiet lethargic moods lol so didnt comment.

I have done barely a thing this last week I just havent had the energy, so tired and achy, I think it was bought on by DH having a strop it put me in I can't be bothered with this crap mode and stayed there! I think I will get dressed today though

I have just got DD2 a pink nearly new cozy coupe from someone who was selling via facebook I had budgeted £20 for a ride on for her for christmas but I think she will prefer this we have to collect on Friday and then find somewhere to hide it for 4 months :rotfl:If DD1 finds it all hell will break loose :rotfl:We have huge built in wordrobes so I may see if it will fit up on the shelf amonst DH's clothes if I put a sheet over it DD1 wont see it. Smaller items from now on!
DS wants a scooter grind bar for christmas (basically a steel bar raised off the ground!) now do I fancy spending boxing day at A&E :rotfl:

grannyx2

I'm sure this weather is getting everyone down and bringing the worst out in our OHs too. Hope you are feeling more yourself now.

Coupe sounds great, have you got a friend/relation who could store it in their garage for you? It always makes me smile when I think about Xmas with little ones. I used to store everything on top of the bedroom cupboards. How they never guessed I don't know considering how just after Xmas the cupboards would be empty on top. One year, when I was on my own, I decided to spend Xmas in my mum's, so piled everything into my tiny little shopping basket Fiat. When my DD, who must have been 8 and still believed asked what was in the black bags, I told her it was clothes for her cousin. LOL, if she'd thought about it hard enough she would have realised, not only were they the same age and size but that would also mean she had no clothes left herself. Luckily being the sweet little girl she was, she didn't even question me.

Granny x

happy_but_skint

We dont have anyone who can store it unfortunately. Our family live over 100 miles away and friends here only have small flats.

My mum used to hide our christmas prezzies in the top of her wordrobe and every year my sister and I would rifle through it, I have learn't from that and wrap mine as I get it and keep a list hidden so I dont forget (DS did get 2 games the same one year lol).

I do feel better, DH's got his first day off in 8 days tomorrow so I am getting a lie in!! I went to bed at 9 last night hoping to wake up refreshed but I couldnt get asleep.

I ordered the grind bar for DS I used a couple of swagbuck & valued opinion vouchers so got it free. I have another £12.75 to earn from VO before I reach my next target of 2 Itunes vouchers. I am also close to payout on swagbucks for a £5 Amazon voucher.

happy_but_skint

Today has been a good day for me I have booked my 1st haircut in 18 months!! The only cost was £2 for the telegraph newspaper. So Thursday I should feel like a new woman lol

I have also sold a Z-Bed on facebook for £10, traded in my mobile which I cant get a signal on for £50 and booked in 2 mystery shops for Tuesday which will pay £15 each!

I now am off to check my asda receipt to see if I get any money back, I will catch up on diarys/blogs later.