This is the coin album I'm thinking of - there are others that are fancier on there, but this was cheap (I'm not sure if it's going to be a long lasting hobby or not, but it has 120 pockets I think so enough for a while anyway!) and her favourite colour is blue so she'll love it anyway. :)
Good to read about the cereal box things, DH was wondering about that too, the tupperware ones, but I'm sooo tempted by the fancy dispensers like they have in Sheldon's kitchen on BBT :o not that we have space in them!
Sewing machine I've ordered is the Janome 145M, it is apparently the same one that John Lewis sell (but with different casing). I decided against the really cheap Hobbycraft one, as I found out it doesn't even have a backstitch or anything - apparently that's better for someone who already knows how to use the machines, but just wants something quick for repairs and stuff, and the Janome one is better for a child learning. I hope so anyway as it was £40! She will be ecstatic anyway. I need to get some hand sewing done before her birthday though, as I want her to learn that first.
Had a productive morning home ed wise, just having a biscuit MN break now until DH comes home. He went in early as usual today but I managed to get him an appt so he's seen the GP and is now coming home. His pharmacist at work said it sounds like the gastritis/ulcer type issue - not a surprise as he's been feeling acidy (!) for weeks now. Stress definitely not helping. He applied for a few more jobs last night.