Mr and Mrs K's New Journey to a Debt Free Life.

Mara_uk7

Champagne ? At a three year olds party ? Oh Dear me Alex, I think your light bulb has blown ! lol
Glad it went well and the respective out-laws behaved themselves.
Hope your Mondays not as manic as mine .. off to catch a flight to edinburgh in a while, Couple of meetings and back here on wednesday morning .
I really need some annual leave ! Still have most of the years allocation to take !!

debtfreewannabe321

Glad the party went without a hitch :T

My eldest is also 15 now (his birthday was this time last month) and I can't remember the last time he gave me a kiss or a hug or said "love you mum" He used to be such an affectionate little one so please do make the most of every cuddle and nice thing they say because when they are 15 and testing every limit you'll need those precious memories to get you through lol x

AlexLK

heartbreak_star wrote: »

So glad the party went well on all counts Hope Lil K has a great day today too

HBS x

Thank you. He was up early and Mrs. K. has taken the day off work.

Mara_uk7 wrote: »

Champagne ? At a three year olds party ? Oh Dear me Alex, I think your light bulb has blown ! lol
Glad it went well and the respective out-laws behaved themselves.
Hope your Mondays not as manic as mine .. off to catch a flight to edinburgh in a while, Couple of meetings and back here on wednesday morning .
I really need some annual leave ! Still have most of the years allocation to take !!

:rotfl: I didn't buy any of the drinks, so lightbulb is still firmly on and of course, the 3 year old had no Champagne.

My Monday is quieter than usual, . Hope your meetings go well and don't work yourself too hard, please.

debtfreewannabe321 wrote: »

Glad the party went without a hitch :T

My eldest is also 15 now (his birthday was this time last month) and I can't remember the last time he gave me a kiss or a hug or said "love you mum" He used to be such an affectionate little one so please do make the most of every cuddle and nice thing they say because when they are 15 and testing every limit you'll need those precious memories to get you through lol x

Thank you, Mrs. K. and I will keep that in mind. I hope our son doesn't become a too testing teenager. However, I'm well aware it may happen one day but I think we'll have many happy memories to get us through, then we can laugh when he's having a hard time with his own children one day. :rotfl:

bess1234_2

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Yeah :T:T

At the start of this thread, having enough confidence to fulfill your sons greatest birthday wishes, stand up to both families, work as a team with mrs k, invite the village in, and get FREE champagne, seemed too many very high mountains to climb. Well done :j:j:j:j

When you set your mind to something you are very good at seeing it through, so good luck with the counselling. You need to find a way of improving your depression, as it is the only thing preventing your life being as enjoyable as yesterday. Am so pleased for your achievements and hard work. :D:D

Granariesgirl

bess1234 wrote: »

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Yeah :T:T

At the start of this thread, having enough confidence to fulfill your sons greatest birthday wishes, stand up to both families, work as a team with mrs k, invite the village in, and get FREE champagne, seemed too many very high mountains to climb. Well done :j:j:j:j

When you set your mind to something you are very good at seeing it through, so good luck with the counselling. You need to find a way of improving your depression, as it is the only thing preventing your life being as enjoyable as yesterday. Am so pleased for your achievements and hard work. :D:D

:TSeconded!:T

Granariesgirl

Oh yes, did a spag bol in slow cooker this morning - mmmm! :drool:

Prep time from nothing out to all in cooker & tidied up - 11 mins (including rootling for veg & meat in fridge, chopping, opening tinned tomatoes & ages finding where DC2 had "tidied" tin opener & garlic press). When you think that'll do us 4 meals, it's a pretty timesaving device the old S.C.!

mum2one

Ingredients
25g/1oz utter
1 onion peeled and chopped
1 clove garlic - peeled and crushed
900g/2lb prepared mixed veg (eg potato, celery, leek, carrot, swede, broccoli, parsnip)
900ml / 1 1/2pints vegetable stock (can use stock cube and water)
2 x 15ml tablespoon tomato puree
salt and pepper

heat
High 6 to 9 hrs or Low 10 to 13hrs

Method
1 Place butter in saucepan, when melted add onion and garlic and cook for 2 to 3 ins
2. Add vegetables and cook for 5 to 10 mins
3 Stir in remaining ingredients, bring to the boil
4, Transfer to the slow cooker and relax


(Just checked why the big time difference - if you want to do the chuck in method - no prep - use low and the longer cooking time)

AlexLK

Well today has been lovely also but very busy. I'm now feeling a bit tipsy due to a meal out, OK, OK I know I shouldn't but we just wanted to celebrate one more time.

bess1234 wrote: »

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Yeah :T:T

At the start of this thread, having enough confidence to fulfill your sons greatest birthday wishes, stand up to both families, work as a team with mrs k, invite the village in, and get FREE champagne, seemed too many very high mountains to climb. Well done :j:j:j:j

When you set your mind to something you are very good at seeing it through, so good luck with the counselling. You need to find a way of improving your depression, as it is the only thing preventing your life being as enjoyable as yesterday. Am so pleased for your achievements and hard work. :D:D

Thank you so much for this post, Bess. Yes, I couldn't have done it two months ago. Hell, I couldn't face sending my son to nursery and wanted to selfishly keep him for myself. I know this was wrong of me now.

I too hope the counselling works, I've another session on Thursday then none for a fortnight.

Granariesgirl wrote: »

:TSeconded!:T

Granariesgirl wrote: »

Oh yes, did a spag bol in slow cooker this morning - mmmm! :drool:

Prep time from nothing out to all in cooker & tidied up - 11 mins (including rootling for veg & meat in fridge, chopping, opening tinned tomatoes & ages finding where DC2 had "tidied" tin opener & garlic press). When you think that'll do us 4 meals, it's a pretty timesaving device the old S.C.!

Thank you, do you have a recipe, please?

AlexLK

mum2one wrote: »

Ingredients
25g/1oz utter
1 onion peeled and chopped
1 clove garlic - peeled and crushed
900g/2lb prepared mixed veg (eg potato, celery, leek, carrot, swede, broccoli, parsnip)
900ml / 1 1/2pints vegetable stock (can use stock cube and water)
2 x 15ml tablespoon tomato puree
salt and pepper

heat
High 6 to 9 hrs or Low 10 to 13hrs

Method
1 Place butter in saucepan, when melted add onion and garlic and cook for 2 to 3 ins
2. Add vegetables and cook for 5 to 10 mins
3 Stir in remaining ingredients, bring to the boil
4, Transfer to the slow cooker and relax

Mmmm this sounds lovely and would make a couple of winter lunches / suppers! Will have a go hopefully over this week.

mum2one

High - 4 to 6 hours, Low 6 to 9 hours

Ingredients
1 x 15ml / tablespoon oil
15g / 1/2oz butter
100g / 4oz bacon chopped
1 onion - chopped
1 clove garlic - peeled and crushed
225g / 8oz mushrooms - sliced
4 chicken breast (boneless and skinless)
25g / 1oz flour (plain or self raising)
300ml / 1/2pt red wine
450ml/ 3/4pint chicken stock

Method
1. Place oil and butter in a saucepan and heat until melted
2. Add the bacon, onion, garlic and mushrooms for 3 to 4 mins - transfer to spare dish
3. Coat chicken in floour, add to pan cook for 3 to 4 mins
4. return bacon and all others to pan add rest of ingredients, - stir well bring to boil.
5. Transfer to slow cooker and relax.

Just checked why the big time difference - if you want to do the chuck in method - no prep - use low and the longer cooking time