We have a stack of board games in our garage ranging from Twister to Cluedo and Pie Face to Monopoly and over the last few years, as the kids have got older, we've loved playing every one of them.The reason they're all in the garage and not in the house right now (apart from lack of space ;-)) is that we've been enjoying playing with our collection of games that we call our travel games.We call them our travel games because they're the ones that we take on holiday with us or anywhere that we expect to be sitting around for a while. They're all small, portable, easy to set up and easy … [Read more...]
10 easy meal ideas for kids to cook for the family….
I was feeling rather pleased with myself when I shared last week's meal plan because I'd worked really hard in the few weeks before to make sure we had a week's worth of meals in the freezer so that in the days after my operation, we didn't have to worry about what we'd be eating (or rather I didn't have to worry about the kids being subjected to Mr Frugal's cooking).I'm not sure what I was expecting recovery wise but I kind of had last Friday in my head as the day that I'd be up and about and well enough to be pottering about so I made sure that I had enough meals ready to go to last us … [Read more...]
What I learned during my brief stay in hospital this week….
Right, first things first.I'm all good so there's no need to worry- I've had some gorgeous messages from some of you this week which are much appreciated but there's honestly nothing to worry about. I've had a small (but painful) issue down below that has pretty much had me out of action since the end of June and this week I had an operation to sort it out.I'm not going to lie, it hurts right now but at least I can see he light at the end of the tunnel because I haven't been me for a long time now and I was really starting to miss being me.Anyway, I learned a few things during my … [Read more...]
Remember when a headline really was a headline?
Over the last few months, I've found myself with a bit more time than usual on my hands and inevitably, some of that time has been spent on social media. ;-)Facebook in particular has been a great source of entertainment to me while I've been out of action. I love how my timeline gets filled with random news stories that really aren't news at all. My favourite example of this over the last few weeks has been the celebrity split of the year as Brad and Angelina parted ways with everything from people saying 'I told you it wouldn't last' to 'OMG how could that happen' with a healthy dose … [Read more...]
Do you wait for Black Friday to do your Christmas Shopping?
Christmas shopping was so much simpler when the kids were younger!Their Christmas wishlists were so predictable that I could do most of my shopping for them even before I asked them to tell me what they wanted for Christmas. Those were the good old days - the days of dolls and dressing up and of Lego and magic tricks and the days where it was probably more about quantity than quality if I'm honest.Now, at the ages of 14 and almost 12, Christmas is a whole different ball game.Last year, I tried to make it more about experiences than gifts because I'd rather give them memories than … [Read more...]
Does this happen in your house when one child is naughty?
In our house, something very odd happens when one child isn't behaving as well as they should be.Take last night for example, both kids came in from school happy and smiley and went upstairs to change out of their uniform. They were both a bit tired so they sat relaxing with me for a while downstairs while we caught up on our days although Mater Frugal was more interested in when he could get on his Xbox to play FIFA 17 at that point if I'm honest.Miss Frugal and I had a slight disagreement about something totally random and she had a little mini sulk. As soon as Master Frugal realised … [Read more...]
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