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StressedSteph

Just a quick post on Frugal things done today.


Cut Ds and hubby's hair. Must be a saving of about £17.50


Have repaired:-
Some holes in socks
A hole in DD's leggings
A tear in Ds's shorts
A hole in Dd's wool dress


Also Ds does not have any school shorts but he did have a pair of school trousers that had gotten too short in the leg. Well I made them into shorts today. Hopefully they look ok.


Both children are getting very short on clothes. Was very embarrassed at a friends house yesterday. My friend mentioned to my Dd that the button was un-done on her shorts, to which she replied that they didn't fit her anymore so she leaves the button undone .


Wish the kids would stop growing for a year or so!!


Anyway.....I feel like its been a successful day. I have lengthened the life out of some clothes and gotten both the men in the house's hair cut.


Think I might bake a cake in a minute, give us something sweet to eat. xx

fern44

sent you a pm

dawnybabes

How old is your boy again ?

bess1234_2

Home reared sausages potato salad and maybe a little pot of chives is far superior to anything you would have bought. Only danger is everyone else will start inviting you for your goodies! Have a nice time

dawnybabes

Will send you some my stiff - my ds is 11 going on 12 ... What size shoe ?

Buffythedebtslayer

Hopefully Madam you are at the BBQ!


I have done a similar thing re thinking some money belongs to one month when actually it doesn't!


It sucks!!


Enjoy your evening whatever you do XXXX

wantabetterlife

Steph I have them packaged up and sitting in the car ready to post in the morning..they are nothing fancy but hopefully they will pull you out of a hole. I assume your address is still the same as the one on the orchard goose invoice? Hope the BBQ was nice

StressedSteph

dawnybabes wrote: »

Will send you some my stiff - my ds is 11 going on 12 ... What size shoe ?

Hi Dawn


Really weird. I did a big reply to you and wantabetterlife yesterday but it seems to have disappeared.


My son is nearly 10 and a size 4 shoe. Make sure you let me know how much postage will be and I will pay for it, don't want you to be out of pocket. We are all trying to sort our finances out. Thank you so much, I am truly grateful for anything, even mucking around in the garden clothes help xxx

bess1234 wrote: »

Home reared sausages potato salad and maybe a little pot of chives is far superior to anything you would have bought. Only danger is everyone else will start inviting you for your goodies! Have a nice time

Buffythedebtslayer wrote: »

Hopefully Madam you are at the BBQ!


I have done a similar thing re thinking some money belongs to one month when actually it doesn't!


It sucks!!


Enjoy your evening whatever you do XXXX

Thank you Bess and Buffy,


We did go. I made a potato Salad and some home reared sausages, a dusty old bottle of wine and also picked a pretty bunch of flowers from the garden.


Seemed to go down well and we had a lovely time. Was abit naughty and kiddies didn't end up in bed till 9pm on a school night but the time just flew by.


Thanks for all your help xx

StressedSteph

wantabetterlife wrote: »

Steph I have them packaged up and sitting in the car ready to post in the morning..they are nothing fancy but hopefully they will pull you out of a hole. I assume your address is still the same as the one on the orchard goose invoice? Hope the BBQ was nice

Hi wantabetterlife,


I typed up a long message to you yesterday, I can't believe it hasn't posted .


Thank you so much for the offer of some clothes for my dd. She is wearing size 8 clothes and is a size 13 shoes, but really anything would be great, if they are too big then I can maybe take them in to fit her. Like I said to Dawnybabes above, We don't go out much so nothing needs to be fancy or stain-free for playing in the garden.


Thank you soooo much. I will pay you back for the postage costs because I know what the Royal Mail are like nowadays :eek:.
Yes our address is the same as the Orchard Goose address.


Can't believe you guys, it restores your faith in human nature sometimes when you are all being so kind. I will make a little something for you both from the Orchard Goose as a big thankyou. xxxxx

maddiemay

Hi Steph, pleased that it all worked out for the bbq. It is lovely of the girls to send some clothes on to you they are:A:A:A:A:D

I used to receive clothes passed on to me from a much better off friend of the family and I loved having some new (and much needed) things, that is probably why I always buy my kit now from CS, e-bay and clothes agencies, I like nice things and natural fibres and could never afford new my extensive wardrobe.

We have been to a NT property today with the most amazing and varied gardens, it forecast some rain, but decided to go anyway, we had a beautiful sunny day and it started raining in stair rods just after we got home - lucky or what:D:D

Take care and keep plodding.
MM
xx