By the way DD15 had reacted, you’d think that I asked her to go to every bank in Australia ON FOOT and find out which one has the best no balance transfer fee account! But no! All I did was ask her if she could go down to the supermarket for me and buy a [...]

Ever since I saw a video on you-tube of a woman playing with Wii Fit, I knew that that is what I wanted for Christmas.
When I mentioned it to the kidlets, the first thing DD12 said was “So, you’re going to give us the money to get it for you?” Ummm, wouldn’t it be [...]

We have a six seat dining table which was big enough for us up until now. The baby is big enough now to sit with us at the table when we have our meals.
 
It’s amazing how high chairs have changed over time. When our son was born (16 years ago), the high chairs were [...]

I refuse to buy any more acne treatments! We seem to have found the one that works for my teenagers but because DD15’s friends are trying some other product, DD15 decides that she NEEDS to get that one now!
I think it’s just a matter of her trying to “keep up with the Joneses” and [...]

Each year I put a little money away each week into my Christmas savings account to purchase gifts for Christmas. But this year I was thinking that instead of doing that, I could buy gift vouchers (cards) at the stores I shop at and put them away. Then when it comes time to buy the [...]