Mr Frugal and I have been married for ten years this week and to celebrate we went to see Peter Kay last night at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena and it was fantastic - a perfect way to celebrate.   I know this picture doesn't show it but we actually had really good seats (apart from the fact that everyone was squashed in like sardines) and my chest actually hurt from laughing solidly for two hours.  His new material is fantastic and I can't wait to buy the DVD!Courtesy of last night, the kids new favourite new joke is: My mates just been sacked from his job on the dodgems, it's OK … [Read more...]

Not that we're twelve or anything but when someone gave Miss Frugal one of those electronic twenty question games, we couldn't resist trying out it's knowledge of slightly more grown up objects.  By we, I obviously mean me and Mr Frugal and not me and her - now that would be wrong! Our first word of the day was vibrator ;-)Is it Animal, Mineral, or Other - Other Is it shiny - Sometimes Is it flat - No Does it get wet - Yes ;-) Does it open - No Is it made of metal - Sometimes Is it a common household object - No (Bit of an argument about this one) Does it have writing on it - … [Read more...]

I've just had to tell Master Frugal off when he had a bit of a mood because he couldn't watch Ben 10 before bed.  I tried to rationally explain to him that it was bedtime and if he didn't get some sleep he would be tired tomorrow.  I told him that he didn't want to be tired and moody in the morning as he's going swimming with his grandad.Do you know what he said?Are you still talking mum because all I can hear is rar rar rar?Needless to say, his Daddy is in a LOT of trouble when he comes in from work as he said that to me this morning when I was leaving him a nice list of jobs for … [Read more...]