Last night I had a few cheeky bottles glasses of wine with some of the other school mums at one of their houses, while the kids had a sleepover upstairs.It was a great night and the more bottles of wine we drank, the louder we *may* have got.At about 11 o clock, I got a text from Mr Frugal, who was sat at home playing on his computer:Can you keep the noise down?Hmmm, seeing as he was about ten streets away, I was a little puzzled as to how he could possibly know that we weren't sat around sensibly discussing homework or ways we could expand our children's minds. I texted him … [Read more...]
Poorly Puppy….
Poor little Buddy has had a bit of a traumatic week this week! His usual morning walk on Monday morning wasn't to the field down the road for a mad run after his favourite ball, it was to the Vets in town to get his bits chopped off.He's been a bit of a drama queen since we got him home again - he wouldn't come near us for the first day and he absolutely hates the collar that he has to wear. Monday night was a nightmare as he refused to lie down while he was wearing it so he just sat and alternated between crying, howling and barking. At three in the morning, Mr Frugal gave up and slept … [Read more...]
How we make room in our budget for fun….
As I've said before, my main reason for being frugal is so that I can afford to work part time and spend more time with the kids.But (there's always a but).... It's also really important to me that, as a family, we have lots of fun together and even though I know there are plenty of things we can do together that don't cost a penny, there are also lots of things we like to do together that do cost money.We allow a set amount of money each month in our budget for fun things, which could include anything from going to the pictures or bowling (doesn't happen often as it costs so much … [Read more...]
Where would you hide if you were a passport….
Where would you hide if you were Mr Frugal's missing passport?Would you hide in the drawer in the kitchen? Apparently not although I did find a bill that I forgot to pay two weeks ago....What about in the suitcase we used last time we went on holiday? No, not in there either although the sandwich bag with mouldy food in was a delightful surprise....Under the bed? No room under there with the all handbags, books and other junk but the dust from checking made me sneeze for about ten minutes....What about the Glove box in the car seeing as we *may* have taken it out to use … [Read more...]
Listography – 5 things that make me happy….
Following on from my post about what makes the kids happy, I'm going to join in with this week's Listography and tell you 5 things that make me happy.... Fridays - I love finishing work on a Friday afternoon knowing that I have the whole weekend ahead of me. My Kindle - I wasn't sure about getting a Kindle but now I have one, I couldn't be without it. I love reading and I've read more lately than I've read since before the kids were born. Mr Frugal bought himself one too and we love going to bed early and snuggling up with our Kindles (we like to live on the edge :-)). New bed feeling … [Read more...]
The Happiness Project….
I read a lovely post the other day over at Kate Takes 5 about what makes people happy, she ended by asking people to sit down with their children and ask what made them happy. So here you go, this is what makes my two lovelies happy....Miss FrugalI love the thought she put in to this, it's a bit scary for me to look at because it shows how quickly she's growing up - limos, make up and her laptop are all on there instead of princesses and pink things!Master FrugalAw, I think this shows what a loving little boy he is, the things that make him happy really reflect his … [Read more...]
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