Pay off mortgage and start having even more fun 😁

themadvix

I think you’re underestimating how much what you did wasn’t ‘necessary’! You always go above and beyond for your children and their partners and it’s lovely to hear that DIL recognises this - not all parents/families would be so welcoming as you! It sounds like you all have a great relationship, which is so lovely.

newgirly

Thank you for the very kind comments everyone 😊 

Well today the grocery pot is standing at £226.60/£350, I need to buy a whole load of fresh chicken, veg and other it stuff to make a massive vat of Thai green curry for tomorrow nights visit to ds2’s with ds1 and girlfriend. Initially we offered to take him for a curry but he’s very busy and his brother wanted to see him too, so we are going there and I’m taking food which is a big financial relief. They wouldn’t expect us to pay if we went out, but some of them maybe wouldn’t be as keen on coming and shelling out for a meal just before Xmas, plus money seems to have run away from me a bit lately and the £1 a day savings have gone now - kids December hampers, mc d@nalds, meal out with old work friend etc. so home cooking it is and ds2’s requested I make lots more for them have the leftovers 🤣  

Tomorrow I have great Aunt over for lunch, no mum as they are (more on mums part) not really talking still - after a year and a half 😒 honestly in my 50 years I’ve not EVER known a family fall out, it’s just not our family dynamics usually. But this year it’s been so strange, there’s mum and great aunt, mum and aunt at one point (during our family cruise) dh and my brother (that’s still awkward but we went out Friday) and currently ds2 and dd as well - I’m sorely tempted to run away from home and leave them all to it! 

Anyway, moving on to nicer and more festive things 😁 



Today plans :

L!dl shop for to tomorrows food and some salad and fruit for me - diets starts today! 

Get birthday card and wrap gift for friend whose birthday is New Year’s Day ready to drop off 

Text friend who has had op to see when I can drop her gift off 

Clean house as great aunt over tomorrow 

Maybe buy Xmas flowers for dil and ds1’s girlfriend if I can find some nice and reasonably priced and maybe even some for me 😁

take mum for coffee at shops 

Collect parcel 

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newgirly said:

diets starts today! 

Are you absolutely certain??? I seem to have gone the other way 🤣!