Mum2one - next chapter - baby steps make big strides

taxi73

looks like you've plenty to keep you occupied

mum2one

A little celebration, now gone into the 3y bracket of repayments.... could do with some winning lottery numbers, but hey I can dream. xx

taxi73

we could all do with a lottery win..sigh x

mum2one

Really surprised, as had call today to say glasses ready, 2days, they look fab, Madam not sure about the one pair there funky.

Car - Been pre-MOTed, had the lights fixed from dads incident (£66) was really pleased with that, but...... had the MOT, and they fixed a wishbone, no idea as I thought wishbones only came on Turkeys!!

Got to have some welding, been advisory last yr, but money!! unfortunatly it needs doing, so got a bloke ringing tomorrow to get it done, hopefully be next week, so far spent £114 (rephase dads credit card - but have given him £70 so far....) see how we go with that,

Dentist 2mor, thats my root canal, then got to book another 2 appointments for crown, I'm sure stalking the dentist!!!

Pleased found rest of dads bday prezzie - brought him 2 books wrote by Phillip Serrel the auctioner, he's not really a book reader, rather had word search, but loves Bargain Hunt, - so funny as soon as the theme tune starts at end of the programme, Bailey knows its walkies time and shoots off the settee straight to the kitchen, the comes back and stands in the dining room dr as if to say come on, i've moved.

The clean up plans for this week got no where...... do next week!! xx

mum2one

The car is going in Monday for the welding, dads helping me out for now, bless him!!
Been very mse and booked DD and me a weekend away net yr, - doing a Sun break, even after adding in service charge and club passes, were still saving £100 on the brochere price, So v plzed with that,

Did stall at summer fayre, - thou the heavens opened, made £33 so be some more of Lapland,.

Decided to get my rear into gear next week and get this tidying up done. x

taxi73

cars..so expensive

mum2one

Another bill paid for the month gone- got brain like a sieve at the mo, so need to leave myself reminder
To pay
Arg-£8 (by 25th) paid £8 21st july done
Bcard-£60 (by 22nd) £60 done
h1 £63(by 31st) - pd £74 - done
E-£40 (by 22nd) - done
Aq £20 (23rd) - paid 16th DONE
Loan £70 (23rd) -
Vanq £40 (23rd) - paid
Dad £100 (asap!!)- paid 11th (v money) DONE
Glasses £166 - paid £160 - call that quits!!
Owe dad £95 (sun holiday + gift shop order)- paid £85 pd 11th paid £10 16th July. DONE
Holiday - £50 (Mid Aug)
Visa -£100 (Mid Aug - Tun depoist pd)
car - £116 1st garage
car - £180 welding - paid £70 - owe £110

Some of it the money f owed to dad take few months - but at least this way give me a reminder!!

mum2one

One little victory for me, Hally card decided to be arkward, forget that I was on repayment plan, and wanted £230, (yes I have a money tree) rang up ready to tell them that I'm paying more than CCCS recommend and that if they push I will offer £1 pw, and as benefits more than generous.

No.......

The man apologised, the computer system hadn't updated that I was on repayment plan, and gave me £70 in goodwill (really compo) without asking, but it would be taken off my card!! So one little win for the little person. I thanked the advisor, and was feeling very guilty, as ready for war, asked could I pass my thanks on, it was the 1st time that someone had ever said thank you to him, - spoke to his manager, she was really shocked, apparently in 2 yrs she worked there no one had every said thank you, she gets all the nasty calls.

The way i look is people complain (me as much as anyone,), but I always think if someone has gone out of the way to help, then I say thank you. i'm a soppy sod xx

mum2one

I was nice to dad yesterday took his car on for a tyre + tracking, (thou he paid!!), I waited and managed to read half a book on kindle, nice to chill out, and we got a discount on the car, as the bloke who runs the garage is one of my best friends brother in law!
Another £20 off the debts, most be paid at end of month, so got to make a couple of calls to say yes I will pay, just borderline whether get processed, so figuring if I approach them if theres any delay at least the know still willing.

Just had a tidy out of the bedoom, not that I hoard, but going throu my undies I had to chuck 6 prs knickers out wonder they stayed up, the elastic was holding on by a stitch!!

1 bag for charity
8 things ready for ebay.

Good news dads bday present came 2day, Mp3 player, his 1st one... only £7 from Amazon, as long he can press play he'll be ok, so got to load that up for him, his bday Sunday.
Got DD same (shes got pink), she has her eye on an ipod, her eye can stay on it, she's mislaid her last mp3, its either in dining room or her bedroom, the plan was to buy her cheap one (more memory) and leave it off Santa when we go to Lapland, but going to give it her now ready for hols. Tell her present for her good report. xx

mum2one

What a night, our fav place a+e.this time mum, she tripped on the rug on dd's room, and came worse off, she fell into the bedside unit, got her off the floor best we could.
Then realised was a 999 job, couldn't see her ear for blood, shes sliced through her straight across the middle right through to the eardrum, cut above her one eye, other eye going to be a shiner so her face.
DD she was a star, considering state mum was in, she ran and got the neighbour while I rang the ambulance, running around getting clean teatowels to pad the ear up with, sods law dad was out with the dog, so the male neighbour bless hos heart got in his car and drove round looking for him. The paramedic was going to take her up in the ambulance car as it was too long wait for the ambulance, but they arrived. The hospital sent for an ENT specialist, they've stitched from eardrum outwards, shes not allowed to wash her hair for 12 days!!
I am so pround, considering the state mum was in, DD was shaking herself, yet still made sure that mum was ok.
Good news we got mum home at midnight, xx