Aspiring to Affording April Amusements

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Any other suggestions?

I’m trying to catch up. Em I hear you re work. I would have gone stir crazy if I hadn’t gone back and ds got so much out of nursery

I’m out with a friend. We had concert tickets and my parents agreed to have ds so we could still go. Alcohol has been consumed. There has been swearing

That was my understanding, Sunny and Fluffy, but surely the school wouldn't have explained it that way if they were doing anything wrong? And ultimately, smaller class sizes are of more benefit to disadvantaged pupils than history trips, according to the values of a narrow curriculum anyway. Just have to get on with it, annoying as it is.

Yes I suppose so. Well done for getting on with it.

I have figured out how to ask my GP question. I have strayed from my exclusion diet and broken my digestive system, so I can now present at the surgery tomorrow with a proper question. Damn that avocado.

em you lived with the Mad MIL? .. I think you are an absolute saint .. (and from what i 'know' of you here .. no way lazy!

So after being with us since Friday morning DGS has now gone home to Mummy.. .{wine]. I now know why there is menopause!.. Or perhaps its because I only had the one child ( DH has a DD - my lovely DSD , ) but lovely as DGS is I do find being on 'duty' pretty much 48hrs totally exhausting now.. but of course you get into routines and can set boundaries with your own and I dont see DGS to do that . .or if you try, like 'we eat at the table' you get 'Mummy says I can eat in the lounge etc .. ..'.

But we did have a great time BTW , - ut and about, loads of games and reading etc etc , and down to the beach yesterday and playing on the sand, but yes 5 year olds are super-tiring when you are 60....and like a weekend lie -in ..

DH played a lot with him though.. I do have to say that although my DH can be very annoying ( he is a bloke after all!) , he is great about the house. Much better than me .. We used to have arguments about cleaning, ( id clean then find he was re-doing it ) but now he cleans and i dont much! Result.. .. I do clean btw, - I'm not a total Grubboid, - but he does the lions share and he is also much tidier than me ..

But Yup, he has Changed me over the years ! I now make sure that I pretty much always do things like washing up and wiping down the kitchen surfaces before I go to bed.. Now when I am here on my own all week and i dont do it, I get annoyed about the mess in the mornings .

Laundry is no prob in this house - we are both as obsessive as each other! ..

I only had the one child myself - my DS , I was a single parent for a long time though as ex H left when his son was 2 weeks old... best thing he ever did and it would have been even better if he had never had contact with his son

Gosh! That sounds hard. Well done for doing so well with your ds.

laksa yep. Way before we got married. And before she was craycray. When she liked me.

Em That sounds important. What changed? I think this is a critical detail for your novel.

sunny one day I’ll write that novel --should have really done it whilst off with ds

What changed...? I said no to her. She doesn’t like hearing no. You do things her way or you don’t bother.

Ah! Yes, I've been there too. I also put my foot down once and it's damned awkward here too (Can't really specify details). Keep that foot down though. It's the only answer.

Can I join in?
I work part time and care for mil 1 day / week, I have a dh and two teenage dc. The easter holidays have been pretty spendy so need to get back on it!
Today was pretty frugal ( went for a walk in the hills, but have put £20 in dinner money account.

Hi scatty great name and welcome.
We chat about allsorts in here and loads of helpful stuff.

Welcome Scatty

Welcome scatty!

Just won 3x next shorts for ds, with the all important adjustable waist, on eBay for £7.70 delivered. It includes a green pair which is great as it's his favourite colour and his current green ones are too small but he's refusing to give them up.

sunny both feet firmly down. And staying down. No messing around here. No means no.

Back from dparents with birthday cake an apple pie and a bowl of chicken pickings for catface.

Ds snot rocketed over dsis. Ha!

Has had his bottle and some calpol and is going to bed. Window is slightly open in his room as I was roasting in there last night, a vapour plug in thing is plugged in (but will turn off after a while as not sure if I trust it!) and he’s got some snufflerub on.

Yy to adjustable waists. I have a skinny boy too in complete defiance of his genes

Welcome Scatty

Creme I am on your behalf. Ex is being mean and unfair and school should have a fund to help. I’ve no idea how you saved that much up. Lovely that your DS is willing to contribute though, he will really value that trip.

Em those vapour plug ins are brilliant for ds, I was sceptical but they really help.

I’m glad you said that wreck ddad said not to use them as they’re a fire risk. I’m not going to keep t on all night. I don’t think. I’ll see how it goes.

He’s in bed now “la la la-Ing” this was cute on Friday. But he’s been doing it all weekend.

Cheers guys, looking forward to getting to know you all 😊

Mary berry had let me down. My cake mix read too big for the tin and loads is on the oven floor. I thought it looked too much but trusted Mary. Also dropped my scales and broke them. Lakeland trip needed.

Dh is not being fair em and you were right to be cross. I'm not cut out to be a sahm either.

Sea, pleased the visit went well. Good thought of things for your parents.

Welcome scatty.

Crème, I think it's still worth asking the school for hardship funding. Even if it's they will extend the deadlines to pay.

Welcome scatty :)

NSD for me. Totally unproductive day again. I hate Sundays.

I’m looking at weaning supplies. And getting distracted looking at naice wooden toys for when she’s a bit bigger!

I agree about the vaporiser, I got one when Cagletini had bronchiolitis (or as DS calls it, broccoli-itis 😂🥦) and it’s great but I don’t feel comfortable leaving it on overnight, I turned it off before sleep.

I am going to have to start meal planning properly. I find this prospect a bit scary TBH as I have tried before but always struggle keeping to it. But the whole principle of BLW is that she eats what we eat. And in that case we need to eat better. I can cook, don’t get me wrong, but time/fatigue/pain mean I rely on convenience food a lot more than I should. So this is the kick up the bum I need to do better and that’s a good thing. But it’s a bit of an overwhelming prospect ATM. Especially with a fussy DS. SIGH. It should save money as well of course. But it may cost more in other ways (energy levels and time). It will be much easier when we move though and have a bigger kitchen with actual counter space (we don’t even have enough for a chopping board here) and a bigger fridge freezer for storage too.

Sorry I’ve actually lost count of the number of times I must have waffled on about how different things will be when we move 😳

Don't worry cag, movings a big thing for you. Why not start with what ds will eat and work from there with your plan. Days she who is shite at meal planning.

Scatty Welcome. Which areas would you like to economise on?.

Cag What does ds want to eat?.

cag keep waffling. It’s a goal, things will be different for you. Are you any further forward with the move?