a to z of me

this seems to be doing the round in blog land so thought id join in :)
a -age    29
b- bed size  double
c-chore that you hate ironing 
d-dogs none :( 
e-essential start to the day tea
f-favourite colour purple
h-height 5"1
i-instrument you play none im tone deaf lol
j-job stay at home mummy
k-kids two girls 
l-live berkshire
m-mother name christine 
n-nickmane hun?
o-overnight hospital stays loads having my girls plus had my gall bladder out last year 
p-pet peeves my husbands smoking and drinking 
q-quote from a film "i carried a water melon" story of my life lol
r-right or left hand right
s-siblings 1 brother im the oldest
t-time you wake up  7.15 on school days 
u-underware shorts 
 v-vegetable you hate parsnips 
w-what makes you late my husband 
x-xrays knee 
y-yummy food you make loads i make 90% of what we eat 
z-zoo animal to hard 

smells like christmas

Every year i plan to make a Christmas cake and every year i dont the reason is i start looking at resipes and they are all different and i dont know which one to use then before i know it, its to late and i end up having to buy one. So this year to keep it simple i thought i would wait for someone to blog about baking a christmas cake and use theres :), and the first person to blog a christmas cake was sharon at one life three kids etc and my cakes in the oven now and it smells lush. so thanks sharon thanks to you i have make my first ever christmas cake :)  .  

3d films

I  finally give in and took the girls to see a 3d film on sunday i did  wonder if little lady would keep her glasses on  but she was as good as gold. We went to watch the lion king and it was great however when i took off my glasses my eyes felt funny and did for some time after, the kids loved it and dd1 said she wanted to see many more 3d films lol but when i told her a 3d film costs the same as seeing six kids am films or buying two blu-rays she said it wasnt worth it and it was better to go to kids am lol .

   

presents

I went to reading on Friday and the entertainer are having a sale (again lol) so i was able to pick up a present for a party dd1 went to on saturday for £5 that was worth £15 so i was happy about :), and i picked up a four pack of play-doh for £2 and some disney dressing up shoes £1.50 both half price for little ladys stocking . She also got a pepper pig blanket for £1 as its a nice size to keep in my bag.  

busy week

Been a busy week here husbands gone away with work for five weeks, so ive been busy helping him sort all his stuff out. So im on my own for five weeks but im used to coping on my own as dh works mon-fri and spends the weekend with his kids in suffolk i still feel like a single parent as i have to do and cope with everything myself (sigh) still things could be worst :)  

in my slow cooker today

nipped into the coop after school this morning and picked up some beef and large mushrooms from the sale bit with todays date on.. so tonight we are having beef stew with mash and peas
i used
beef (2 packs)   - £4.98
mushrooms   - £0.25
onion £0.05
stockcube, salt, herbs,bayleave £0.20 (ish lol)
total £5.48 and this will do two meals so
stew £2.74
potatoes £0.30
peas (frozen ) £0.20
so tonights tea costs £3.24
which is under budget as i budget for £1 per person for tea :)

what are you having for tea/dinner ?

 

busy week

Been a busy week ive spring clean the whole house. My house has never been so clean lol i have a huge pile of things to put on ebay :). just need to do the garage now. Still some things to do on my winter checklist but im getting there slowly.

winter list
* clean and declutter house done 
* pack away summer clothes done (had to get them back out due to heatwave lol)
* defrost freezer and restock just a few things to eat then will defrost 
* dig over veg garden done
* move chickens on to veg garden done
* buy boots for dd2 done
* buy boot for me done 
* buy wellies for me
* buy base layers for kids done
* buy girls waterproof 3 in 1 coats will wait for the new year sales
* buy winter pjs for me and the kids
* tidy and sort garage
* stock up on tinned food, long life soya milk, bread flour etc started
* clean buggy done
* make list and buy of the clothes the girls need for winter started
* buy another clothes maid
* knit scarf for dd2  

must try and get the rest ticked off this month :)