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I want recipe for no points winter vegetable soup
Hi, I am making vegetable soup with winter vegetables but can someone tell me the weight watchers no point soup that you can eat freely everytime you feel hungry? In my soup there are..leek carrots frozen peppers oxo cube tin of chopped tomatoes salt/pepper bay leaf oregano caulifower swede should I put kidney beans/chick…
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Casino Royale Film: Suitability for Children?
Can anyone who has seen the latest James Bond film (Casino Royale) comment on its suitability for 8 year old children? It's rated as a 12A, but I've heard that there is quite a lot of swearing in it and I'm wondering if it is appropriate to take an 8 year old who wants to see it
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ds won't eat help?!
my son is three and a half. he has a staple diet of only a handful of foods.i have tried everything i possibly can to make him taste new foods, offered him a variety of stuff etc. to no avail. he will not even try and taste things and its really frustrating i dont know how he survives and am certain he will be lacking in…
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Free Template Will & Testament?
Hope someone can help, I'm searching for a good free template to draw up my Will. I have very defined and straight forward wishes with my property etc and am competant enough to word a document clearly however I want to ensure that I include the essential clause phrases so that it is legally acceptable. I don't anticipate…
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Baby names thread in MoneySavers Arms
Please take a look and add your littl'uns if you want to be counted :D
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Death and Debt.
Hi all. M father has just passed away and has left a debt on his credit card that matches the money in his current account. both accounts are with the same bank. He is not married any more and i'm his next of kin (son). What happens to the debt and credit. Do they cancel each other out or is there a law protecting the…
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Son Wins £50K For Mother's Care
In case this story is relevant to those dealing with the cost of care and missed it:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6228865.stm
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CSA Query
I was informed in November that my child had left school in September (2 months earlier) and that I would therefore not have to pay anymore. However I have therefore overpaid to my ex from 11th September to 31st October. I was waiting for the CSA to send me a refund, but nothing came. I phoned today to be told that because…
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Divorce and whose entitled to what
If you have pre-marriage savings, and get a divorce, can the other person claim half of them?
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Diets & Slimming Clubs
Well, it's that time of year again & this time around I really really need to lose the weight!:o No slacking off after a fortnight & forgetting entierly after 3 weeks this time!!:p What I want to know from other MSE'rs is their experience of slimming clubs? I used Weight Watchers about 6 years ago on their pure points diet…
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Putting together a buggy - save my sanity!!
Hi! We have an Emmaljunga SportsCombo (I think) pram, that you can also turn into a buggy. Our little boy is getting a bit big for the pram now, so we decided to convert into the buggy. All was going well until we tried to add the optional winter footmuff that also came with it - the instruction booklet has no mention of…
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Bridesmaid presents
Getting married THIS year now and have two bridesmaids. One of 26 and one of 28. Any good ideas re presents for them? Maybe some jewellery for the 28 year old? No idea for 26 year old! :j
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How much did you waste?
I made the stupid mistake of letting DH go Christmas food shopping on his own(a new baby thing), now he is the kind of man who sneaks food into the shopping trolly when I am not looking. I have just had a look in the fridge at all the cheese we didn't eat, the tubes of pringles I am sending him back to work with, the…
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Decision whether to have children eventually
Hi, I can't find the thread about this, so sorry if this is duplicating stuff. My husband and I are both 30 this year, have been together almost 4 years and married for 4 months. We both definitely don't want kids at the moment as we have a nice independent lifestyle, enjoy our holidays and weekends away. We also enjoy…
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How much do babies cost?
I know this is a totally mad question, but my husband and I are planning to start trying for our first child from around summer 07 and we have been trying to work out our sums etc on how much money we will need to have put by before baby comes (this is assuming of course that I fall pregnant in a reasonable amount of…
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Anyone know where the birthday cake piccies thread has gone?!
Hi all, sorry to have to start a new thread, but I am sure there was a thread on here somewhere dedicated to piccies of homemade birthday cakes for children. I desperately need to find it to see if there is anything suitable for my little one who's two in a few weeks.
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For safety concious parents, found a bargain!
Hi all, Thought I would post this here as it relates to families. Anyway, I had been looking for absolutely ages for one of those bright coloured tabards with reflective strips for my toddler for our walk back from nursery in the dark that wasn't too expensive and eventually came across some today in Ikea. I don't know if…
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Need help from any dressmakers or designers
My daughter has her school prom in a few weeks time and today found the dress of her dreams. The problem is she is a size 16 and the store only has a 14. We have traipsed around numerous stores and the internet trying to get a bigger size but have had no luck. The dress is one piece with a centre back seam and zip and 2…
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Diets & Slimming Clubs
Duplicate thread, please ignore!
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Where is cheapest for baby things?
What are the cheapest shops for baby things like baby clothes? Any ideas would be welcome thanks!