My mothers day started on Saturday morning with my eldest bringing me my breakfast in bed and continued on Sunday she made extra cards for me and was as helpful as could be.I had made a big pan of stew which I managed to freeze half some vanilla slices which I knocked up on Sunday afternoon. I went upstairs to find a dungaree pattern for my middle girl and some denim which I had stashed away ,I also found some very pretty floral material which I had forgotten that I had. I let the chooks out this morning I have 2 baskets of ironing to do ,I will be out this afternoon training for the race and hopefully wont get snowed on.For tea to night the kids will be having jacket spud baked beans and cheese, fruit crumble and custard think that hubby and me will be having omelet.To nights jobs will be cutting out dungarees and tacking them together for fitting tomorrow.

SKINT!!!!!

Well its Friday again, and it is the end of Febuary I really dont know where the months have gone,so I look in the tin where all my Ironing money gose and it is empty!I have just paid out for the chooks food and the rabbit food, put petrol in the car,paid the milkman and that is it Ive got no shopping money.All is not lost it just means that I have to use all my resources and look at what I have got apposed to what I have not.So last nights meal consisted of home made pizza and jelly,custard and sprinkles.As I was looking for what I had got ,I found the last of the lamb for stewing and I am in the process of making stew doubble the amount so I can use the other half for pies or cottage pie.Tomorrow afternoon I will be making quiche and some jamtarts for tea because I will be using the stew for mothersday.I have found some cotton linen mixed material so looking through my stash of patterns I have found a dress that is quite plain and can be accessorised so quick to cut out and quick to sew up.I think that Saturday will be catch up on the washing and putting more seeds in.

We had chicken for tea last night, so what to do with the left overs?
Make chicken and veg pie for the freezer
Chicken soup for freezing
Chicken curry for the freezer
If I have any left I will make some chicken and stuffing pasties for lunch boxes.
I will make extra gravy for freezing to use later ie.. sasauge and mash no pkt gravys but mums proper chicken gravy.( I usually try and make at least 2 to 3 pints.)
Whilst Im on the "lets fill the freezer campagin". Ive got some of last years goosberrys to use up so lots of crumbles.

I was invited to a very special friends house this morning, coffe and buiscuits we had, and there was someone with a virgin "v" at home who was equaly nice.We caught up on the gossip and arranged an afternoon to do some power walking,I have enterd the race for life in Hull this year.

Did the earth move for you darling?

Well it did for me just gone 1am this morning there I was being shaken, my old man thought it was a train but I gently reminded him trains stop running at 11pm.
We only live 30 miles away from the epi centre so it was just a bit fo a shock,nothing broken everyone ok.
I have lots of other peoples Ironing to do today it all helps towards the bills

Finding things expensive costing a fortune? Well welcome to the family who dose struggle to survive month in month out. This is where my passion for thrifyness comes in ,I feel that if I can make or produce something for my home and family from nothing and everyone

is happy with the end result its not all bad.

This is my account of daily living and loving life, life with three beautiful but trying children.