Happy Birthday! 12 today!!!

My  youngest son is 12 today!!! He has a Marks and Spencer’s double chocolate fudge cake waiting on my kitchen table for when he arrives home from school! 

 He is competing in the school Football trails till 5 tonight and has requested that we have KFC for tea, followed by this cake!!! He has worked so hard at school the past year, he came top of the school in the Sats results in July, so i think he deserves to be spoilt this birthday!!

Yoga, Yoga, Yoga

 

Due to spending too much time on the computer, through work and of course my blogging obsession, I seem to have given myself a very stiff neck and shoulder!! :( 

 In an attempt to remedy this problem, I have taken up Yoga again!  I have bought myself a yoga matt, £3.99 from Home Bargains and I have located the Yoga channel on Sky, Its called Body and Balance channel on no:275 and it has some great yoga programmes on!

I have also enjoyed watching Esther Eckark on U tube, she has several videos  - yogatic, I especially liked the neck sessions!

I used to practice Yoga when I was at  Uni.

It helped with stress; is really relaxing; helps keep Blood pressure down and of course keep you supple!! ( well, a girl can dream can’t she,  lol !)

Lap top tray with light

 

 Afternoon :0

I have just been to Morrisons in Darlington to  collect my new lap top tray with bulit in light for £10! Its exactly the same one as Netto are selling, showmag. but twice the price at Netto!!!

It is really comfy to use and I am sure the light will be great for those Autumn nights!

menu plan w/c 12/9

 

Another week has flown by and here we are into Autumn! I  have just ordered food shopping from Tesco, to be delivered tomorrow, used this code: XX-C4Y4 to get £3.50 off £30.00, I am not sure when it expires!

I am just cooking Nigella’s Nursery Fish pie with green beans for tonights tea then I plan to settle down and read some of my book!

Saturday: chicken, chips and sweetcorn

Sunday: Nigella Poussin’s with sweet potato and peppers

Monday: ready meals at work late

Tuesday: fish fingers, pasta and veg

Wednesday: Slow cooked braising steak with ale sauce, carrots and roasties

Thursday: Nigella’s green Thai curry, brown rice and low fat nans

Saturday Kitchen!

    tweet twoo!!!

Lately, I have become a massive fan of Saturday Kitchen presented by James Martin at 10 O’ clock every Saturday morning on BBC 1. 

I think there are several reasons for this; James Martin is fab and of course he is from ‘up North’ and really down to earth. I love to hear about his Mum’s and his Grandmother’s recipes!!

Another reason is that they have different Guess chefs on and also they show 1/2 hour every week of different cooks and chefs, from their own series’, so that there is plenty of variety!

Nigella’s Express is often featured, but this week it was Rick Steins turn!  He made this fab pasta dish, which looked quite easy to make /food/recipes/database/pastitsiobeefandmaca!  It looked like a lasagna, but made with pasta penne….. I am definitely placing it on next weeks menu plan!!

Morrisons deals starts Monday: 8/9/08

Morrisons have some great deals that begin on Monday, 8.9. (found on hot deals)

All chart games for Xbox 360, Ps3, Wii and Ds are reduced

ps3 and xbox 360 will be £25

 wii and ds games will be £12/£15 each. (including Mario cart with wheel)

This is only chart games!!  Just trying to find out what time our local Morrisons opens!!! morrisons

This is the  link hotukdeals  where its being discussed on hot deals

Menu plan: w/c Friday 5th Sept.

Hello there,

I am so glad that everything is back to normal and that I can regain control of my routine, especially my menu planning, which seems to have gone to pot, since ds2 has been off and since oh was at home for a month on holiday!

so from Friday, its business as usual!

Friday: cod, pasta n sauce & veg

Saturday lunch: bun and beefburgers

Saturday tea: Oven baked spicy chicken, wedges and beans

Sunday lunch: roast chicken peri peri with roasties and sweetcorn

Monday: tesco ready meals as working late!

Tuesday: turkey and pasta

Wednesday: chicken pies, chips and beans 

Thursday: green thai curry, brown rice and nans

Back to school!

 

My ds2 is starting Secondary school tommorow, all the new uniform is bought and dinner monies prepared  for the rest of the week.

Going to ‘big school’ can be a traumatic step for youngsters, but I feel that he is  growing up quickly and he is ready to become a little bit more independent!!

I am back at work tommorow and thats the end of my hols till 2 days in October half term week!! I intend to keep blogging, as it helps me stay focused on my money saving goal and I really enjoy it!!

retro gifts

 

my mum has visited me this afternoon and she has driven over in her new car, which is fab!!! She has bought me a pressie, its perfect for those Autumn nights, it will look great with a tea light in!!

morrisons 50p offers back w.c Mon:1.9

 

Morrisons have the 5op deals back starting Monday and expires 7.9.08, Its a back to school offer for packed lunches

six pack munch bunch fromage frais
disney water drinks
12 bread rolls
eight apples
5 fruit bowl school bars
pack wafer thin turkey ham
this saves you £3.55 on normal prices