Pennypincher’s Pantry

I must apologise I have not posted for ages!  I have been really busy at work, anyway I have finally finished for my holidays. I have not been off since February half term, so I am ready for a break.

I have been working through my to do list, so far we have had the new worktops put on and last week, Markie Mark built me a matching breakfast bar. It is made of the same shiny black work top and it looks great. I have bought 3 red stools to go with it and ds2 hasn’t moved from there since it was built last week! (It must be a place where teenagers like to sit??)

I have also had the hall/stairs and kitchen diner decorated, Its just cream plain walls with white gloss paint work. It has freshen the whole house up and everywhere looks clean again, so I am really pleased.

As I am off this week, I am trying to catch up with all those jobs you put off, I have booked the car in the garage for Friday to have a MOT, so fingers crossed it would’nt cost too much, but you never know??

My Best friend, who is also on holiday is coming round with her dd on Thursday for Lunch and a gossip. So I have been thinking what to make for lunch?? I have decided to make chicken ceaser wraps with actifry chips and I am going to bake a lemon drizzle cake.  Looking forward to seeing them and for a good gossip

I am just working on next weeks menu plan , so will post it when it’s complete! 

Finally, ds2 has broken up for the Easter/Spring holidays! It had seemed such a long term this time. I think with the clocks going forward last week, when we lost an hour sleep, we all don’t seem to have recovered in our house.

So I am glad that ds2 is off school. He is going to Easter sports school next week, which he loves and I will go to work short days, but I can cope with that. I break up for  one whole week next Friday, so I can’t wait.

I am still working on my to do list, the decorator has been this morning to give us a quote, he will let us know next week, so hopefully we can get the decorating started when I am off work. I also need to book the car in for its Mot 

We had 3 winners on the Grand National today, first, third and fourth place, so that was quite exciting. It s the only time that we have a flutter, but I do love the excitement of it all!!