I've just worked out that if we can come up with an extra £250 per month...

GeorgeUK

Hi Jacks, just wondered how you're doing.
You've not changed your mind and had one of those redundancy babies have you?

How's the family? Any news on a job for hubby and how's mum doing?

Jacks_xxx

Afternoon Gang! :wave:

I thought it might be time for a bit of an update.

First things first - No George I am not having one of those redundancy babies! :eek:

We're still debt free though! :j

And after 9 months of unemployment Hubby finally got a job! :j

It pays about half what he used to earn, but it's local so no more 90 minutes each way commute. He comes home for lunch! He's still at college two nights a week studying for a new computer qualification and it all fits in quite well.

Mum has finished this round of chemo and no more is scheduled at the moment. The scan doesn't show any new tumours, but she still has cancer markers in the blood so she has to have them regularly to see what shows up. She's feeling pretty good though and only has one or two lingering after affects of chemotherapy.

The kids are doing fine. My eldest keeps screwing pay rises out of his employer which is an achievement in this climate and he has a lovely girlfriend. He's still talking about leaving home, but if he did who would be there to get exasperated at 7am when he asks where his brown shirt is cos he wants to wear it and when I ask when he wore it last and he says "last night" :rolleyes:;):mad:

My daughter is still managing her own Child Benefit and developing her frugal streak. She doesn't buy anything unless she really needs it and she just negotiated a price with me to buy all her Halloween Trick or treat spoils from her to put one a day in her packed lunch! :D

So it's all good round here! How are things with you guys?

hypno06

My daughter is still managing her own Child Benefit and developing her frugal streak. She doesn't buy anything unless she really needs it and she just negotiated a price with me to buy all her Halloween Trick or treat spoils from her to put one a day in her packed lunch! :D


That girl will go far :T

good to hear from you - don't be a stranger!

beanielou

Great news on OH's job.
As Hypno says dont be a stranger?

Jacks_xxx

hypno06 wrote: »

My daughter is still managing her own Child Benefit and developing her frugal streak. She doesn't buy anything unless she really needs it and she just negotiated a price with me to buy all her Halloween Trick or treat spoils from her to put one a day in her packed lunch! :D


That girl will go far :T

good to hear from you - don't be a stranger!

Yeah she's doing well - can you tell I'm really proud.

I'm hoping to be around a bit more now Hubby is employed again. I'm scaling back my 6million jobs!

Jacks_xxx

beanielou wrote: »

Great news on OH's job.
As Hypno says dont be a stranger?

Cheers hon! I've been catching up on DFW for half the afternoon - and hope to be able to spend more time here now things have settled down.

In_Search_Of_Me

good cos we miss you! great re oh job, frugal children..oh how much has changed!! Good new re mum too and hope and pray that those nasty cancer cells booger off...big hugs!

urg123

Great to see you back Jacks - one of the kindest people I've ever come across.

x x

sallymander

Hey jacks just wanted to say that you are an inspiration and you and my sister are the people that motivate me to work my !!!! off......... you because you have shown it can be done and my sister because she has focus and hence things always work out for her.... and I just want to beat her for once (a little healthy sibling rivalry always sharpens the mind!!!!)

Lemon_Tree

hi Jacks, good to see you back here, i remember you being one of the first people who made me think i had some worthwhile info in my head for the DFW boards.