Today has been a busy but productive day for the Till's. We were all up washed and dressed and out the door by 9am an unusual occurance for my rable especialy on the school holidays. Brad asked if we could get the train into town instead of the bus so we did and I was very pleased we did. I usualy pay £10.30 for return buses for all 4 of us but the train was just £6.60 return saving me £3.70. In the future we will use the train and a rail card I bought today will save us even more money costing just £4.20 for a return a saving of £6.10. On to the rail card I bought today it is a family and friends rail card and upto 4 adults and 4 children can travel on it. It saves 1/3 on adult fares and 60% on childrens fares with under 5's travelling for free. It cost me £28 for the year but the money I will save by having this card it will pay for itself in no time. In town we went and got the ingrediants for Brads bday cake he has decided he wants a mud and frog cake which I will be making tomorow ready for the big day on wednesday. I will share the making process along with pictures tomorow. I also went and picked up the last of Brads presents not an easy task with him present but the lady in the shop was great and bagged it all up behind the counter so he could not see it. We also got Brandons feet sized for a new pair of trainers. Wow he had gone up 2 sizes he will soon be in a pair I have set aside for him that were Ben's my children grow so fast these days. So Brandon is now the proud owner of a new pair of Thomas The Tank Engine trainers. He wont take them off he loves them so much I think im going to have to sneak in his room when his sleeping to remove them.
When we got home from town it was time for the boys to do their chores they are not expected to do much just tidy up and hoover one level of the house Brad will do upstairs and Ben will do downstairs and Brandon will help with the tidying as his still quite young to be doing full chores. In return the boys get £5 pocket money every monday £1 is put in a jar for saving and £1 is put in a jar for donating this is usualy done once a year around xmas time. For every chore they dont do they get a x and lose 30p of the next weeks pocket money. I feel its importent that the boys learn how to keep things neat and how to work as a team. Also it prevents them making to much mess as they are the ones who have to tidy it up in the end.
After the chores were done the boys were allowed to go play in the garden while I caught up with some reading. I also did a bit of online shopping. I ordered a fat fryer as this will help speed certain dinners up of an evening I got this for £14 new. I also got a bread slicing guide I love the taste of fresh homemade bread but have real trouble slicing it so this little invention will be really handy. It cost £7.68 I could have got it £3 cheaper but delivery was from Hongkong and I just could not justify the air miles so went for the more expensive one which is stocked in the UK. I also got a linen bread bag to keep my yummy homemade bread fresher for longer. Its a very nice looking bag and cost £4.99 again I could have gone for a cheaper alternative but these were made of plastic. I could not justify the fact they would one day end up in landfill rotting so went for the linen one which should last me a good long time and can then be recycled when it comes to the end of its life.
Bradley made a yummy dinner of sausages, roast potatoes, and baked beans as I was busy with some writting. He really is getting very good with his cooking skills and at nearly 14 and in spite of his autism I have no worries that he will be able to fend for him self when he decideds to go into independant living. He also makes the best cakes he really is very talented when it comes to cooking and baking it makes me very proud of him.
Plans for this evening are when I finish writting this post get all the boys to bed, Tidy up, get some washing done, clean out the rabbit, wash up, and finaly a nice soak in the tub before going to bed myself. Where 2 of my 3 boys are autistic I find it easier to get my chores done in the evening when they are all tucked up in bed. Autistic children can be very demanding and require a lot of time and attention and so my routine has been adapted around their needs over the years and its what works best for us.
Much Love
Claire xxx
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