Thank you for those lovely words. Its early days with the man thing but hey, its going well. He worries a bit, being in the country, we have been a bit stuck in... not for too long, I braved it, got stuck and sacked it within about an hour. Had to find a taxi cab company who would come bring me back, with shopping and stuff. I lied and said I lived a little bit nearer to Solihull than I actually do. He was not a happy little taxi cab man but we got home. When I got my car back I found that I had two bald front tyres, whoops. That's why I had been skidding all over the place. He told me I was silly and that I should be wearing sturdy boots in the snow not the ski bottomed type, fashion ones I was slipping all over the place wearing. I am independent person (although I did not know that I was driving on bald tyres) and not used to this kind of stuff. He offered to drive miles when my dishwasher hoses froze, which soon got whacked out and my sons portable radiator shoved behind it. I have never known cold like that, thankfully its a bit warmer now, a fantastic minus 5 instead of the minus 17 it was then.
Anyway I am happy and I am not sorry I got into debt and came here and learned exactly what I have been missing. Like attention I did not pay to my children as I was too wrapped up in working all the hours I could to make ends not quite meet. Listening to the voice in my head that was telling me to Rob Peter and all the other disciples to pay just about the whole world plus Paul, instead of hearing my children telling me about their little day, enjoying the simple things in life that are free and appreciating that having a frugal Christmas means you focus more on the people than the gifts. My son prayed that I would be happy when I was so very low and his prayer came true.
I know that we are not often as thankful as we should be but I don't think anyone appreciates how tough this debt thing is.
Good luck to all and once again
Merry Christmas
Still dreaming of a mild and wet Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.
Ps I got my tyres done, took every last bit of my contingency though.
Extra special love to all