Well good morning. Am back in work and have printed off the checklists. Had a great family weekend - two paid-for activities with DS (cinema and swimming) and one free (out on the bike with daddy). Good cheap meals and no unplanned spending. I even went to the supermarket and bought LESS than the whole list - mainly because it was nearly Sunday closing time and I had to concentrate on what we actually needed.
DH holed himself up in the study a lot of the weekend and got a good piece of work done which should mean he has a little downtime in the bag for when he needs it.
Loaded up 16 items on Ebay and most of them have watchers. The musical potty (which I frequently came close to smashing up, the songs are so tedious!) already has bids, which is great. We bought it off a friend at DH's work for £10 so we'll probably break even on it. Some of the other things are a bit niche or on the old side so ho-hum, we'll see.
Hope some work appears soon fishpond and that your grandma is on the mend. I've always had safe jobs but DH has been a consultant/contractor and in the times when he is out of work or nearing the end of a fixed term contract, I've seen how that pulls his whole self-confidence and belief down, and makes every step five times as hard to take. Best of luck.
Enjoying all the doggy stories!! God I'd love a dog but we're both out for 9 hours of the day, it's too long to leave one on their own. Must do some work now