Ohh i'm so annoyed i wrote a huge post and then poof just like that it vanished 

i cant be bothered to write it again  haha 

so updating with bullet points 

Absolutely freezing up North all day yesterday but

didnt stop Nipper having his walk 

All warm again and snoring his little head off 

I had to go into town for a few xmassy bits and bobs, party bag things, and to return something to Next

A few bargains at Tesco were found 

This lovely Christmas arrangement should have been £10 we paid £1

Christmas wreath was 60p marked down from £6

I managed to defrost myself for the second time that day 

Started work at 2pm - the boiler was broke so again froze to death for the third time 

OH has been up since 2am with an awful stomach bug

ive been emptying buckets, disinfecting bathrooms, and cleaning up since then

We were going to have a sausage casserole for tea tonight but i think its fat chance of that happening lol

Still got Nipper to walk, shopping to do, its pouring icy rain, presents to wrap, tree to put up, and  im sure much more 

i better get cracking 

sammie xx

Its so cold up North, they keep threatening snow but yet to see any just freezing rain and the odd sleet shower now and then, oh and the winds have been horrendous

Working a swap today so i can finish early and not miss Little Sons first nativity at school..hes a donkey... lol lets hope he gets on ok the teachers have said hes not too keen , so we shall see, he only turned four in June so one of the youngest in his class

First day of school picture .. like butter wouldnt melt haha ..

Ive been trying to get Nipper in at the groomers for two weeks even though he's walked where he's been so poorly his nails could do with a cut ..its been a nightmare trying to get him in, and he hates people touching his feet so im really dreading that ..meh ..

I've still to get the Xmas tree up, i have started with a few window stickers and re arranging everything ready but yet to get all the mounds of boxes out the loft..i must do thou .

Not sure whats for tea tonight, a rummage in the freezer when i get home, there's plenty in there albeit oddments im sure we can cobble something up, i really want to run this freezer down, not been shopping yet this week so need to see what can go with what and just buy the essentials, the cupboards are pretty well stocked so its just a few fresh bits and pet foods so hopefully a not expensive spend week .

Back soon Sammie xxx

Penny pinching

I ended up with a thumping headache last night so didn't manage the hill walk..

bugger!

I didn't fancy the stir fry either..

oh heck! 

that got shoved in the freezer

I wanted something stodgy and filling as feeling sorry for myself

 (well more of a cant be arsed mood to be honest)

into the depths of the freezer i went..

i grabbed a cheap 99p farmfoods cheese pizza

some reduced spinach balls i cooked and froze in november

a squishy tomato from the fridge

the last teeny piece of cheese

and threw it all on

i found some spiral fries in the freezer to so bunged a few on a baking tray shoved it all in and cooked for 30 mins

that jazzed up a boring pizza and was bloomin lovely, with leftovers for lunch today too

much better!

So while all that was cooking i diced up some going squishy toms from the fridge and tubbed them up for the freezer ready to add to a lasagne or pasta, and cut up the reduced baby corn i bought for 20p, brought to a simmer and popped them on a tray for the freezer too

ahhh

another job jobbed, ill add the corn to some currys i think or whatever springs to mind :D

The fridge is almost bare now, with only milk, butter, eggs, coconut oil, some sundried tomatoes and a tin of cat food, its all been used up

When i finish work this afternoon that will be my first job, i'll give the fridge a real good clean out

how does it get so mucky it gets wiped down every week!! 

The freezers a bit more full i think ill have a run through and see what i can use up and what meals i can cobble together for next week

easy tea tonight something along the lines of egg, chips and beans

or soup and toast

shopping day tomorrow

Sammie xx

literally turn my back for two minutes and the three amigos are at it again

straight up on the sofa on me blinking furry blanket

one snuggling on it 

one scratching it up

and one licking it

Ahhh thats better ive shoved nipper off mum night night

please play ball mum before you goto work

go on then!!!

god help me hahaha

Three amigos

Just look at these three ...I wonder who will catch the fly first

Nipper Pixie or Darcy

They do make me laugh

Just put the washing out and it looks like rain off to find the crocs ready for a dash outside

Hopefully I'll burn a few calories running in and out lol

Back soon

Sammie xx

A normal Wednesday and ramblings

A wet morning again up North today, grey but with a slightly warmer feeling to the air

only working till 1pm this morning ive taken my breakfast and coffee to work, the boss isnt in on a wed morning so im here on my own, no patients to sort maybe a few phone calls and booking to be made but thats about it

I need to get some milk after work for the next couple of days so 89p spent.

On Wednesdays my DS goes t-o the X's after school for tea and stays the night i have him all week and we share out weekends and holidays, so Wednesdays are 'our' night, we make a fake away meal and snuggle up with blankets and watch films with microwave popcorn.

No one wanted pizza last night so we'll either have that tonight, or stir fry an easy £15 saved on what a take away costs and much nicer too.

I do love Wednesdays <3 il drink a cuppa to that.

you can tell why my friends call me Sissy lol

 Ive got DS this weekend and he's asked if a friend can stay over- i said yes with gritted teeth lol last time they were up all night didn't go to bed at all, ate many chocolates and snacks, and  looked like zombies in the morning haha such fun i dont know how they do it, brings back memories of doing the same i remember giggling away telling tales and who fancied who secrets were made and kept, much simpler back then, i bet we will hear the playstaion blaring out and il have to frighten them to death by telling them to shush it knocking on at 3am with dressing gown and rollers in (i dont ware rollers really) hahaha

Hoping to take Nipper for a walk later today he hasn't been out for a day or two so really needs walking so im sure we will both be covered in mud later and he will then need showering, thats the trouble with Jack Russells you let them off and they're into everything little legs mean very muddy tummies! 

while we were away at my parents over the xmas period Nipper stayed with friends, we had a text saying please dont panic but if you get a phone call from someone saying they have found Nippers collar its because when we were out he put his head down a rabbit hole and got it stuck, so we think its down the hole!!

Nipper and Pixe laying together-rare sight she hates him lol

 I did panic a little good job he couldnt fit down the bloomin hole-typical JR and typical Nipper

oh and just a silly thing i couldn't find any matching socks this morning no idea what's happened ive a pile off odds

see you soon

Sammie