creme hope DS had a lovely birthday
ohhelp hope cat is on the mend
I had a very spendy weekend On Saturday, we went into town for lunch & spent just under £10 on lunch for me, DH & 2 DSes (free burger voucher for Yates'). DS1's cheesy peasy pasta was a very small portion & not very nice, though, so will email to complain. Then to Specsavers where I got a new pair of glasses for £10 (free up to a certain amount with contact lens scheme). Then 2 sealed money tins from Home Bargains, 59p each. We also went to Tesco in the morning (me & DSes) & I spent just over £11 on birthday beers for a party we were going to, Muller mini-corners (B1G2F + 25 extra points voucher) & something else. Plus £10 diesel for car. Plus about £8 at Farm Foods on bread, milk, bananas, juice, crisps.
Sunday was the really spendy day - a sofa from Ebay (£200), bed from Ebay (£36, will get new mattress), wood from Ebay (£40), van to transport above (£70), diesel for van (£20). Then £15 on Tassimo pods as had £10 off voucher code expiring yesterday. Then £44 on birthday presents for my DSises who came round rather unannounced (birthdays this week, on the same day, not twins). A lot of this money did come from money we had saved from selling stuff (£150.09) & our £2 tin, in which we had been putting any £2 coins we got (£127 in about 6 months), so it could have been worse, I guess.
DS1 seems to have developed a talent for spotting coins on the ground. So, one of the money tins we have bought will be solely for money found outside of the house. We will open it in a year from yesterday to see how much free money one can find in a year It already has 23p in 2 days, not a bad start
Today need to spend class money for DS1 50p, toddler group for DS2 50p, football for DS1 £1. Have also bought DS1 some smart jeans from Asda for parties as the pair I got secondhand in a bundle have developed a hole in the knee & I think with secondhand, you never know how much life they will have when you acquire them, so one 'best' pair is sensible. Also need to buy mushrooms later to make leftover duck risotto.