Old Style Diary Archive - JUN 05

debtbuster2K5

Hi Apple_Mint

Keep us posted, with the results as I am interested in doing this myself. Maybe you could give us some hints and tips along the way

Regards

nicki_2

OH stood and did all the ironing for me yesterday afternoon while watching Blackadder on DVD! Must be something to do with it being Fathers Day next week

I spent all day trying to do ebay stuff but didn't really get that much done. I still have piles of stuff to do so will be spending the next couple of wet days typing things up. I also cooked a meatloaf from scratch served with (frozen) mash and peas and smothered with gravy for dinner.

I've been trying to get some tomato based stains out of DD's clothes but I've failed so I came here and looked and found a solution (leave them on the washing line in the rain and then let them dry out ) so I will be doing that with all the stained clothing I've found.

LearningToSave.

morning all :-)
well today the breadmaker is on with dough for bread rolls,first load of washing out on line and second load in machine.......and have done drawing with dd1.
later i have promised to make cakes with her (what was i thinking have never made cakes in my life!! ) and do some painting :eek:
later on i am making a pasta bake for our tea and my very large overflowing ironing basket calls

Queenie

debtbuster2K5 wrote:

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So I have now found a flask, hidden in the depths of our cupboards, and that will now accompany me.

Before you use it for your coffee, give the inside of it a soak for a couple of hours with a spoonful of bicarbonate of soda and some hot water. That'll freshen it up

Enjoy your last day of leave.

Queenie

LearningToSave. wrote:

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later i have promised to make cakes with her (what was i thinking have never made cakes in my life!! ) ....

That's great!!! :T By learning together while she is young, she'll never realise in a couple of years that you were novices together, it's the best way to do it Have fun and enjoy!!

omega_2

Happily entertained dd17 months most of the day (park, crayoning, video, stories, endless games of “boo” and even singing.) whilst OH (after a long and well overdue lie-in) did a bit in the garden; made his sandwiches for the week and did some ironing.

Finished inputting 3 mystery shops that I had done yesterday during her nap, and enjoyed reading some of “The Complete Tightwad Gazette” (borrowed from the library) when she was safely tucked up for the night.

Managed to fit in some tidying up, dysoning, dishwasher emptying and other daily domestic duties at some point, ready for the new week.

nicki_2

Another not-so-OS day for me. I'm spending the day yet again trying to get ebay things done. Some of this stuff has been sitting in ebay boxes since we moved house 12 months ago! I still have about 50 items (if not more) to type up but I'll get there. You know when you start a job....:mad::rotfl:

bethscott1970

So far I've run hubby up to the yard to pick up his lorry so that's him away for the week. Children are off to school so I can relax and get on with my jobs. The washing machine is on load 2 (damn cat decided it didin't like what the other one left in the litter tray so he went on top of my basket of towels!) I'm going to make a bread pudding with the leftovers from DS1's loaf he made on Friday, finish sewing my covers for the caravan in anticipation of the foam inners arriving today and convert my stepsons mangled trousers into a pair of shorts. He arrived on Friday wearing his school clothes (normally his mother changes him into clothes I've bought because she doesn't want her clothes mixed up with mine ) He's only 5 and his school trousers had the bottoms shredded and holes in both knees, OK kids wreck clothes but I would never have sent him to school wearing them like that, it wasn't new damage. Poor boy has enough things going on to have the mickey taken out of him for without looking like a little tramp. I don't understand some people, I bought a new pair identical to them for him to take back (they were only £4 ones from George) and a new pair of trainers (one's with toes in!) and she moaned about that. She swears blind that she "just can't afford to keep that little brat in clothes" but she stands there in brand new labelled sports wear and is moaning about the hangover she's got from 2 nights on the town with her girlfriend while we had him :wall:

Sorry wandered off into a rant there
I'm still trying to decide what to have for tea as DH arrived home on Thurday last week and threw my meal plan to chaos. Anyone fancy mediteranian veg with pasta?

catznine

Slow start for me today! Strayed off the MSE path over the weekend as we had dd's bf to stay and as I was having a couple of bad days - no energy - so we ate out a couple of times Still I guess that is what this money saving thing is about you try to save some pennies to cover treats like that

Well slowly getting back on track today, breadmaker is on making a wholemeal loaf, wash load 1 is on complete with vinegar rinse. I have just found a lovely remnant of curtain material, not very large but should make a couple of cafe style curtains for my utility room. Now to find the sewing machine, haven't used it for ages!

hornetgirl

White washing is done and hung out in the sunshine.

Soon off out to do my mystery shopping and price checking work. Jobs today will pay for my Ebay postage and provide me with £15 of "free" petrol.

Dinner tonight will be some kind of chilli/burrito type dish, double quantity so there is some for the freezer.

Asda delivery scheduled for this evening. I had a code for free delivery on orders over £30 - order came to £30.21!