After the madness of last week at Butlins and everything we did while we were away, we've tried to have a much more relaxed week this week although we've still done quite a lot in as I'm concious that I'm back at work tomorrow for the next two weeks so we won't be doing as much then. So this week Miss Frugal has had her ears pierced, we've been to Knowlsey Safari Park and Lightwater Valley, we've built boats and sailed them, had a picnic at the park and played frisbee and family baseball, been to our local museum and even managed to fit in a pyjama day while we watched movies and played … [Read more...]

Did you used to have a Tamogotchi?It was one of those little electronic pets that you used to have to take care of and if you didn't they got sadder and sadder until they eventually died.  I used to have one and for the first few weeks, I used to make my Mam take care of it while I was at school. After that the novelty wore off and it was relegated to the back of a drawer somewhere and must have eventually been thrown out.Anyway, the point of my question was because last week I was trying to explain what a Tamogotchi was to the kids and they told me there was an app that their friends … [Read more...]

I'm not sure how I can introduce this photo other than to tell you that I took it last week at Butlins and the wrestler in question had just been catapulted off stage by someone bearing a strong resemblance to the cowboy from the Village people.It might not be a great photo but I think I caught the action at just the right moment, don't you?Also, I'm in two minds as to whether the cheerleader in the corner is all 'Hey Baby' or if she's traumatised by what she's seeing.Not it's your turn, you get to caption the photo by leaving me a comment below.Have fun x … [Read more...]

Last week we had an amazing day out in London as guests of Battlebox. We got our camo make-up on and managed to build ourselves a den to be proud off. In fact, I'm almost positive that ours was the best one (don't tell the other lovely bloggers who were there that I said that though) because not only did we get a lot of help Scott the survival expert, ours also had the added bonus of having a carpet made of magazines as Miss Frugal didn't want to sit on the muddy ground! We had a fantastic day and it was lovely to speak to the creator of Battlebox to hear why she started the company.  It … [Read more...]

When Miss Frugal decided that she wanted to get her ears pierced, the question she kept asking was 'does it hurt when you get your ears pierced' and when I say kept asking, I mean she asked it repeatedly for about a week before she managed to convince herself to take the plunge!She was terrified before getting it done, so much so that I think the lady in the shop thought we were forcing her to get them done and kept asking her if she was sure.  It also didn't help that the lady who was doing them for her kept nipping over to the till to serve other people as she got more nervous the longer … [Read more...]