Finally Debt Free After 34 Years, But Still Need to Live Frugally

teafor2

Hi HHD Lovely to hear from you again. Sounds like you all enjoyed DS3's time at home. DD heads back tomorrow and the house is definitely going to seem a lot quieter without her. I like the sound of your Headteacher regarding the outdoors DS is still stuck in the same class for the whole day, only moving around a couple of times a week when his options dictate it. 

I can imagine you have very mixed feelings about your Mum's house, but it's nice of your stepdad to offer to pay for your house to be re-rendered and painted. Hope your husband's work is picking up and he won't be too badly affected by the new rules brought in. xx

beanielou

Good to hear from you 

elizabethhull

HairyHandofDartmoor said:

I really enjoyed having DS3 home for two weeks 😁. ....... I still felt quite sad and melancholy about DS3 not being here 😥. 

My Mum's old house has sold now which is sad, but stepdad has said he will pay to have our house re-rendered and painted with some of the money. I'm not sure if he means just the front, or the front and back (both need doing) but I've asked for some quotes for both and then he can decide how much he wants to spend. It will be nice when it's done as the house will stop getting damp when it rains and the wallpaper will stop peeling off because of the damp.

I'll try and post more regularly now I'm back in my routine.

I always found I missed my girls more when I'd just seen them, whereas otherwise it seemed I'd been coping fine for weeks.
Currently not seen DD1 since Xmas - no idea when we might meet, and not cuddled DD2 or DGS since March, despite several back-garden visits. I hate what this virus is doing to families.

Good news about your Mum's house, and how thoughtful of your stepdad to earmark some of the money for you, so you can think of your Mum keeping you warmer and dryer for years to come.

HairyHandofDartmoor

Sun_Addict said:

Good to hear from you, glad all is ok and you enjoyed your time with DS3 😀

Thanks Beanie

milann said:

Good to hear from you Hairy - I was getting worried. 

It sounds as if ds enjoyed himself. 

How lovely to get your house done - it’ll make a big difference to the damp.
Good luck with the newbies in reception - it’s a shock to the system when they first start. It’s amazing to see how they come on in that first year.

Thanks Milann . Sorry to worry you. I am looking forward to the work being done, although I don't know how soon the builders can do it.

HairyHandofDartmoor

teafor2 said:

Hi HHD Lovely to hear from you again. Sounds like you all enjoyed DS3's time at home. DD heads back tomorrow and the house is definitely going to seem a lot quieter without her. I like the sound of your Headteacher regarding the outdoors DS is still stuck in the same class for the whole day, only moving around a couple of times a week when his options dictate it. 

I can imagine you have very mixed feelings about your Mum's house, but it's nice of your stepdad to offer to pay for your house to be re-rendered and painted. Hope your husband's work is picking up and he won't be too badly affected by the new rules brought in. xx

Thanks TF2 . That sounds terrible DS being stuck in one room for so long. 

HairyHandofDartmoor

beanielou said:

Good to hear from you 

Thanks Beanie

HairyHandofDartmoor

elizabethhull said:

HairyHandofDartmoor said:

I really enjoyed having DS3 home for two weeks 😁. ....... I still felt quite sad and melancholy about DS3 not being here 😥. 

My Mum's old house has sold now which is sad, but stepdad has said he will pay to have our house re-rendered and painted with some of the money. I'm not sure if he means just the front, or the front and back (both need doing) but I've asked for some quotes for both and then he can decide how much he wants to spend. It will be nice when it's done as the house will stop getting damp when it rains and the wallpaper will stop peeling off because of the damp.

I'll try and post more regularly now I'm back in my routine.

I always found I missed my girls more when I'd just seen them, whereas otherwise it seemed I'd been coping fine for weeks.
Currently not seen DD1 since Xmas - no idea when we might meet, and not cuddled DD2 or DGS since March, despite several back-garden visits. I hate what this virus is doing to families.

Good news about your Mum's house, and how thoughtful of your stepdad to earmark some of the money for you, so you can think of your Mum keeping you warmer and dryer for years to come.

Thanks Elizabeth . It's true that I do always miss him more when I've just seen him. That's such a shame you haven't seen DD1 since Christmas. I hate what this virus is doing to families too. I haven't seen my dad since last August and he's 87 .

Yes I am grateful for the money from stepdad.

HairyHandofDartmoor

Today I did my lunchtime job with year 1 and then was in a reception class this afternoon. Tomorrow I'm in year 2 all day. It occurs to me that I'm in three bubbles so let's hope I don't catch the virus 😱.  I felt like a sheepdog rounding up the four year olds as some of them are still getting the hang of lining up and one girl kept trying to take other childrens' coats 🤣.

It was cold and windy today and I felt like I needed gloves in the playground 🌬. I think I'm going to wash some winter clothes this weekend 🧤🧣. I'm sitting under a blanket right now as I'm cold, but there is no way the heating is going on in September!

I hope everyone is having a good Thursday 🙂.

Willowtree222

The weather does seem to have got a lot colder in the last few days. I am already getting out my jumpers and thinking about washing my hats to freshen them up. 
It's hard when you are mixing bubbles. We are mixing them at work with a few staff moving from different centres. It's so hard and I don't see an end to it at all yet. x

Sun_Addict

The weather has been cold here too 😩 I saw some newbies going to the infant school at the end of my road and they were so cute and tiny. Must be hard getting them to understand what’s going on.