September 22, 2009 at 15:06
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The husband called me at work. “How much money did you get yesterday?” He meant from his wallet as he had so helpfully pointed to the thing instead of offering to furnish me directly with the cash.
“£40″ I told him, and then realising where this was going, “I picked up a bundle of £50 and put £10 of it back. I saw another £20 in there, but I don’t know if there was more than that.”
“There was supposed to be £80″ he said, rather worried. I did the math: there’s £10 missing.
“You didn’t spend any of it did you?” Because that’s what I’d have done.
“Oh…”
“Like on the boy’s trainers* and the packaging to return your xbox**.”
Yeah, we’re real good with the financial stuff in our house.
*Because whilst I’ve known the boy needed new trainers for a while, I was waiting to see if he actually complained or if we could get another couple of weeks out of them. He complained on Sunday, and although we looked, Marks only had ones even I had trouble getting on his feet, and Sainsburys had nothing in his size. He ended up getting a pair of light-up ones that he picked himself, so he was happy.
**Because on Saturday night the boy and the husband’s world ended when the xbox died. We’re hoping they’ll be able to repair it, otherwise it’ll be one very long funeral in this house.
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tawandah wrote @ September 22nd, 2009 at 16:12
Sounds an awful lot like our household! Megs goes through trainers like they were made of paper. She doesn’t complain unless it’s the rainy season and water seeps in and soaks her socks. Yeah, I’m a bad mum. On the other hand, Katie can wear hers until she grows out of them, or tires of them, whichever comes first…
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Mancais wrote @ September 22nd, 2009 at 17:57
I’m not a huge fan of money but that’s probably cos I don’t have much/enough.
Urbanvox wrote @ September 22nd, 2009 at 19:20
failure E 74… it was not dead yet… just a coma… fixable hopefully…
poor thing!! 
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Milo wrote @ September 22nd, 2009 at 20:27
I also parted with £40 yesterday, for < 1 mins work to be let back into the flat by a locksmith having locked myself out.
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Mrs Hojo wrote @ September 23rd, 2009 at 03:55
My money is going on something lush at the mo, but the blog isn’t up tp date yet so…
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you’ll have to wait and see 
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@Milo.. you found a locksmith to come out for £40??? last time I looked it was £120 so I climbed a ladder and broke in a window (shhhh) have since found it cheaper to either not get locked out or leave a key at work.
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Oh yeah — the world would come to an end if out Xbox died too!
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Mrs Hojo wrote @ September 25th, 2009 at 12:02
ooops did I make you wait? *innocent smile* what day are we up to? it’s the 19th you are waiting for )
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Mrs Hojo wrote @ September 25th, 2009 at 13:03
just got 2 days closer….. want a hint?
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Mrs Hojo wrote @ September 27th, 2009 at 04:46
did you get it? cute or what )
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Mrs Hojo wrote @ September 27th, 2009 at 10:09
I think I may have to become a puppy bore for a while 
we are smitten
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Glowstars Reply:
September 23rd, 2009 at 10:22
I’m sure the boy would still be wearing flip-flops given half a chance. I can’t bear the thought though, so his feet will be firmly stuffed into trainers till the sun comes out next year.