December 2013 Grocery Challenge

Bookworm42

Went to a farmers market yesterday & spent quite a bit on only a few things. Spent £15.30. Think I'll be keeping those trips to a minimum.
Also spent £12.71 in Mr T yesterday.
Went to Mr S today for main shop. Spent £72.47 but I had £7.50 off £50 shop plus £10 off £60 shop. Both were accepted :j. Also had 2 money-off coupons for stuff I'd bought. So my bill was £54.17.
Off to update signature.

craigywv

went to home barbars today and spent 36.15 that's me stocked up on 3x18 pk of nicky toilet rolls and 6 pack of kitchen rolls. also got a few presents and chocolate treats for sons stocking. in fact i very pleased with what I got as lots of food was bought too. good luck all.

BlueMoo

Hi.
Sorry for no updates - been ill with a dreadful stomach bug and been off for the last week or so.

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Pretty much spent the Dec budget but no need for anything else bar potatoes and food bank donation so looking on track overall.

Got lots of YS goodies in my last shop which is why I am nearly at the limit, but well worth it.

Will have to dig out receipt to list later and update total.

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Good to see everyone doing well, with lots of home cooking and vouchers used.


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Well done on all the pictures too! Lovely to see!

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Someone asked about pea and ham soup (sorry I've been catching up on all the pages(!) I have missed). I would just use a veg stock cube myself as the ham one may be a bit too overpowering.
I might also just fry off the gammon cubes in a smidge of butter with a sprinkle of mint and parsely and then just add once the soup has finished.

Faete

shiningfaery wrote: »

What a week I have had....spent last night at hospital with my lil guy who has really bad Croup

BlueMoo wrote: »

Hi.
Sorry for no updates - been ill with a dreadful stomach bug and been off for the last week or so.

Get well soon! :grouphug:

NSD for me - I had the day off work and spent it getting the house in spangly shape for Crimbo.:A

Fae xx

First_Trouble

£56.30 spend in Mr T online to be delivered tomorrow. Although only £26.21 is for food rest is for xmas pressies and ingredients to put together hampers for presents. Have already updated sig.
Only five more presents to get, then I am done phew!
Should be able to eat out of the cupboards for ages.
Also did any one else get a free crawfords family circle tub with their Mr T vouchers?

meg72

shiningfaery wrote: »

Thanks Meg, he was breathing alot better this morning but since Croup tends to get worse at night will see how he gets on today. Kids are so resillient though cause even though he was in pain and struggling to breath last night, the doctors were going to admit him, he was still smiling at them.

Oh bless your little smiler, my DD had a bout of this 46 years ago and the only advice I got was hold her over a pan of steaming water, I was terrified convinced I was going to scald her and that every breath would be her last, she smiled all the way through and was fine, I aged 20 years and needed a year to recover.:rotfl:

K9sandFelines

First_Trouble wrote: »

£56.30 spend in Mr T online to be delivered tomorrow. Although only £26.21 is for food rest is for xmas pressies and ingredients to put together hampers for presents. Have already updated sig.
Only five more presents to get, then I am done phew!
Should be able to eat out of the cupboards for ages.
Also did any one else get a free crawfords family circle tub with their Mr T vouchers?

Not a bean from Mr T!

Soworried

A small spend of £2.88 today in MrS. That was on milk, gravy granules and some ys spring onions. I have updated my signature.

flyinggiraffe_2

I spent £3.35 today on some clementines, fat free yogurt and mushrooms

Florenceem

Spend of £4.97 added to sig today.
We had roast potatoes, roast parsnip, HM LO Ball + carrots, onion + swede for dinner.