Oh hello Frugaleers!..and thanks Lila for PM'ing me ... I have been a bit AWOL -Life and all that - but havent been posting on on MN much at all really , just the odd post in 'jolly' threads .. .. But I ive been reading too many contentious MN posters else where and sort of forgot that the 'nice' frugaleers corner of MN existed IFYSWIM. Hope you are all well and things have been going ok for you. I expect if it is anything like when I was here before , there are lots of people I havent 'met' here, but I hope i'm the only one of the 'oldies' to go AWOL recently.
Anyway, thanks so much for thinking of me and baby Eliza .. There is some very good news there, she has been discharged from the cardiac unit , because the problem there seems to have righted itself , and the latst MRI scan last week showed all the blood on her brain has dispersed and brain activity seems quite normal .. We are very relieved of course .. She is behaving in all the ways a 3 month baby should and so we have everything crossed that she has made a full recovery .. Its just a 'wait and see' how she reaches her developmental milestones now..
Obviously DD and family are really thrilled after all they have gone through , and the latest photos definately look like she is smiling .. (obviously I cant post then up as she is not my child ) . The other two DGCs are fine and so are we all.
Frugalling.. well .. .I cant say I have been very frugal ( we bought a new car , sort of on a whim!, and Yes, It was my fault.. you see, the old one needed some special Honda oil, and the car salesman at the garage saw me admiring an almost new car , pounced and I fell for it! 
) . Its a loverley car though (and all red and shiny !) ..
But I have stuck to my personal and other household budgets and am pleased to report that despite a bit ok lots of summer clothes shopping, I still have savings in the bank and NO credit card bill..
Ok, those who remember me know I am a sucker for a new bit of gear to put on my back . But I have also lost 20lbs in since the beginning of the year so I do have an excuse ( as if I ever needed one 
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But its only 6 weeks to our holiday and as well as the new bikinis etc , I do need to get my spending money together, so it was a timely Pm from lila and I was only thinking yesterday I should start to post here again. I have been keeping up with my YNAB though and all is good,
So how is everyone doing ? What's the gossip?
Girlie did the new house happen?
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