We were in town last week queueing to pay for whichever newspaper it was that was giving away free Lego on Saturday when the lady on the till announced that she only had two packs left. Luckily Master Frugal was close enough to the front of the queue that he would get one of the packs and there was another boy in front of us who got the other one.Most of the people in the queue groaned and walked over to put their newspaper back but one lady started to shout at the lady behind the till saying how it wasn't fair that they didn't have enough for everyone. The poor lady tried to explain … [Read more...]
Cooking with Kids – Pizza Calzones….
We love home made pizza but last week we decided to make a variation of this by making mini pizza calzones together.It was part of an extra effort to get Master Frugal eating new things as he's seemed quite receptive to new food lately and after years of being a fussy eater, he's starting to get a bit braver. I though calzones would be a good way to help encourage him as he can't see what he's eating so he doesn't get chance to fuss over it if you know what I mean.We each made a portion of out own homemade pizza dough which is basically 125g bread flour, 7g yeast packet and 75ml … [Read more...]
Thrifty Thursday – Last minute meals….
I'm a big fan of meal planning but even so, there's often an occasion when I have to magic up a meal with just what I have in the house - usually when someone has eaten a key ingredient of the meal I was planning because they fancied it! I do have a few standby recipes that usually save the day though....Some sort of variety of Macaroni Cheese depending on what we have in the fridge. I generally have some of my homemade tomato sauce in the freezer which is great with most things - mixed with pasta, as a base for tuna pasta bake or even with some grilled chicken wrapped … [Read more...]
Is it ever OK to lie to your children….
I always tell my children that it's wrong to lie because I know that it is wrong to lie to someone - especially someone who love and who trusts you.But are there any lies that are OK, that aren't really as wrong as others?My children know that if ever they have done anything naughty, then a punishment will be so much worse if they lie to me about doing it and on the whole, I'm pretty sure that they don't lie to me. In fact, I sometimes think that they give me too much information! ;-)But, I lie to them - I won't ever lie to a direct question and my belief that it's wrong to … [Read more...]
Free Family and Friends Railcard….
It's that time of year again where you can get your hands on a free two months Family and Friends railcard just by filling in a quick form online.I do this most years and more often than not, at the end of the two months you get an email offering you a good saving if you decide to purchase a full year railcard. I've applied for mine already and have my fingers crossed it'll be here soon as we love travelling by train and this railcard makes it a really affordable option.Don't forget that you can also get lots of great offers for entry into some brilliant tourist attractions if you’re … [Read more...]
The great Christening gift dilemma….
Last month we were invited to a very special little boys christening and I wanted to get him the perfect Christening gift - the only problem was that I had no idea what the perfect gift was!I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that I spent hours, literally hours, looking round the internet for the perfect present and I had a list as long as my arm of gifts that I liked but none of them really stood out as 'the one'. The problem was that I wanted something a little bit different that he could keep forever that showed how special we think he is. The sort of gift that if I'd been … [Read more...]
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