GREAT HOLIDAY, little budget
byWe just spent 7 nights at Tin Can Bay where we rented a house and joyfully filled it full of kids, beer and food….
We just spent 7 nights at Tin Can Bay where we rented a house and joyfully filled it full of kids, beer and food….
Baking – Kids LOVE cooking. Let them measure ingredients, mix things and check on the timer. We like to bake a banana cake, or…
We went over our budget recently to tighten things up a bit – with a baby in nappies and on formula, the grocery bill…
We spent $44 this week on a 18 kg box of apples ($1.44/kg) and a 15kg box of potatoes ($1.20/kg) from The Marketman. Half…
Wednesday night is family night, and Twister is still the favourite amongst the kidlies. While Tracey was away getting her hair done Master18 was…
We often “discuss” things in front of the kids because we don’t think we should be afraid or ashamed to let our kids see…
Because we live central to four different major supermarkets – Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and IGA – we have no difficulty going to wherever the specials are….
The car needed a wash today so we ventured out into the overcast day, armed with buckets, soap suds and old tea towels and…
Kids played well today on the balcony. Tracey pulled out a heap of toys from the toy cupboard. We hide a large percentage of…
“Happiness is not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them.” H Jackson brown, Jr
These are a party favourite. You will need: Chicken stock, 3 cupsButter, 60gOnion, 1, choppedArborio rice, 1 1/2 cupWhite wine, 1/2 cupSaffron, a pinchParmesan,…
A friend of mine told me she had an excess of strawberries going bad so I offered to turn them into jam for her….
We took the kids to the library today. Whenever there’s a trip to town stress levels are high. But because Master5 was at Nanny…
Master5 slept over at Nanny & Poppy’s last night. Always a bit of a struggle to separate one from the herd because little delicate…
We bought a whole rump today from the local bulk butcher. MSA quality meat (guaranteed tender). At $12 a kilo we paid a total…