*sigh*
It is that time of year again, the holiday is due to be paid, Chloe's Campervan needed a new clutch (nearly £700, oh my!), the rental property seems to need work done to it every week so the income is down while the bills relentlessly demand paying. March also sees 2 family birthdays and a mindee's birthday *weep*.
We have hit frugal mode. This week we are living out of our freezer and store cupboards, and the boy forgot to tell me that we were out of dog food, so the dogs are on emergency rations (scraps, leftovers etc) until Friday as well. It is not a dire as you might fear however, as I have so many bits and pieces squirrelled away. Last night we had pasta with a very nice roasted vegetable sauce and some gammon chopped through it, and I also made butter using two tubs of whipping cream, also hiding in the freezer. The dogs dined enthusiastically, if not ideally, on the dregs of various cereals that filled a large Kilner jar, mixed with some leftover curry (mild) from the fridge that had been sitting too long to risk feeding to the family and nobody went to bed hungry.
Today the small girl and small mindee have lunched on rice with tuna, peas and a dash of soy sauce, and the boy has polished off the rest of last night's pasta. Tonight the two mindees and the small girl will enjoy pizza, and garlic bread made from rolls in the freezer and some of my home made butter, while the boy and I will use up some M&S chicken Kiev and roast potatoes. The dogs will be dining on any leftovers we may have, supplemented by a block of vegan cheese (vile stuff!), bread sauce and some bread.
I am looking forward to getting some proper dog food on Friday, as I don't think this is a sustainable way for the girls to eat long term, but I am very much relishing the challenge for the rest of us.
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