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Post by lem » Tue May 24, 2011 11:37 am
I am also buying stamps at the supermarkets each week to save up for xmas, currently I have £10 on my asda card and £90 in tesco stamps, I tried saving separately last year but ended up spending the money one month instead! so I decided to buy a few stamps each week dpending on which supermarket I am shopping in and then I can't spend it now until xmas!
 
 

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Post by kallis3 » Tue May 24, 2011 11:45 am
I wouldn't like to be in your house after all those beans Lem!!!!!!

We don't bake, I never eat cakes or biscuits and hubby rarely does. I do eat convenience food though and take Asda ready meals to work for my lunch. I don't drink pop although hubby and daughter do. At work I take my own decaff cofee and skimmed milk or I have water.

We usually stock up on wine when it's 3 for a tenner at Asda.
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Post by lem » Tue May 24, 2011 2:41 pm
I wish I didn't like cakes so much!

Today I have made parmesan and rosemary foccacia, apple and cinnamon bread, french baguettes and a lemon cheesecake!, should keep the brood going for a day or two
 
 

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Post by andrea1968 » Tue May 24, 2011 3:03 pm
Lems house for tea today everyone!!!!!
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Post by littlefi » Tue May 24, 2011 3:06 pm
mmm Lem, you're making me feel hungry!!
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Post by lem » Tue May 24, 2011 3:14 pm
yes and I'm trying to diet lol!, hubby is building me a bread oven in the garden a la river cottage as we speak, then we're going to have pizza parties rather than BBQ's!
 
 

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Post by Rosepetal » Tue May 24, 2011 3:17 pm
what a good hubby lem! hope you're ok & feeling a lot better now things are more settled,hug x
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Post by kat68 » Tue May 24, 2011 4:46 pm
mmmmmm that focaccia sounds lovely.
personally wouldn't know where to start, but i make a mean curry!
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Post by lem » Tue May 24, 2011 4:49 pm
ok party at Kat's, I'll bring the focaccia (although maybe I should make naan's instead) and Kat can provide the curry!

Rose - yes I am feeling a lot more settled now, thank you hun, still trying to get my head around the fact that we are ok now, phew!
 
 

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Post by Rosepetal » Tue May 24, 2011 6:19 pm
lem, it took me a little while to get my head round it too. there is soooo much stress,i think it takes time to feel better after it's accepted.

talking of food...you guys are making me hungry...curry tomorrow in the fab slow cooker,yummy x
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Post by Struzzo39 » Tue May 24, 2011 7:17 pm
Hubby makes some fab cocktails - so count us in too ;)
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Post by kallis3 » Tue May 24, 2011 11:02 pm
Kat - my hubby makes a mean curry as well! He always does two - a big boys curry and a wimps curry! His fried rice is to die for as well!
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