Friday 17 February 2017

This week I found out.... #WotW

What a week....I don't want to use a negative word like stress, worry or angry because we have had good moments and now we can laugh about what happened this week. 

This week my word of the week is:


This was the week we found out that Ellie my 9 year old did a bit of online shopping....The short story is that she spent £155 on the Smiggle website and paid using Stu's PayPal account which was left logged in.....I of course wrote a blog post about it as a warning to others....


I think we gave the staff at Smiggle quite a giggle....Tthe things she ordered were delivered to our neighbours who brought it to us. Thankfully. We got the paper work out, got a return slip and sealed it all back up....Stu took the box to the post office yesterday to be returned.....We are getting all of our money back but it was a stressful couple of days....To some people £155 might not be a lot of money but to us it is....

I knew Stu had a week of holidays to take soon but for some reason I thought he was taking it at the end of February. It was great to find out that he is taking the holidays next week when my girls are off school for half term which means we can have some family time and some days out....We are so ready for half term.....

Becky has found a new YouTuber to obsess over.....Superwoman Lilly Singh. I have watched quite a few of her videos and she is hilarious....I found myself nodding along to what she has to say and I am now subscribed to her too.....

Sorry if you are a beauty blogger/vlogger but I found myself laughing so much at this....This is why I couldn't be one too. lol I know one make up look, my make up bag is a disgrace and I never wash make up brushes....Oops.



This week 8 years ago was the week where our lives changed forever and we found out for starters Ellie had a problem with her heart....I blogged about Congenital Heart Defects and tried to raise a bit of awareness....Seeing the photos and statuses appear on my Timehop still hit me hard even after all this time.....

The weather has been brilliant this week....After having a bit of snow on Friday and Saturday there has been signs that spring is on the way.....The mornings have been so light and bright and we have had sunshine every day this week! It's still cold but there is signs of spring and I have found myself smiling more and feeling happier. I hate the winter and it really effects my mood. We even had a short visit to the park midweek. I can't wait for some warmer weather....

Last week we were at the hospital with Becky when she fell off her scooter and landed on her face. Thank you for all the kind wishes but amazingly I don't think she actually broke her nose....The swelling has slowly gone down and it looks just about back to normal. Most of the grazes have gone and she's looking fabulous again. Phew!


22 comments :

  1. Oh no, what a week! That would be stressful, I think it's great that you've managed to find another word that fits and it sounds like you have managed to resolve it. Glad to hear that Becky's OK, hope you all have a great week together x Thanks for sharing with #WotW

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    1. Thank you! We're having a great week so far x

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  2. Glad to hear that Becky's nose wasn't broken and her face is healing. So glad you managed to get the refund on the Smiggle items - that must have been quite a shock (although something that you can laugh about once it all got sorted out!) I can imagine this week must have been quite N emotional one looking back and remembering your girls having to have heart surgery - what a good thing it was that it got picked up and that they are both doing so well now. Hope you and Stu and the girls have a lovely half-term :-) #WotW

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    1. Thank you! Her nose and face is just about back to normal now.
      All the money has been refunded now so it's all resolved. Phew!

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  3. So glad Becky's nose is ok x I can only begin to imagine what a nightmare Ellie's shopping spree caused you, £155 is a lot of money. Enjoy your half term xx

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    1. Her nose is just about back to normal now...
      We were so lucky to have a bit saved in the bank that we could fall back on. Eek! It's all resolved now though. Thank you! x

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  4. hehe oh Ellie! Bet you had some fun with that one. Glad all sorted; it's a lot of money. Hope Becky's nose is ok and the memories coming up not too horrible. Have a lovely weekend xx #wotw

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    1. We can laugh about the Smiggle incident now. I was livid at the time.
      Her nose is just about back to normal now. Phew!
      Thank you!

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  5. I did have a little giggle at the Smiggle situation I'm so glad you could get a refund. Daisy managed to order a film on my kindle once needless to say we learnt our lesson and put measures in place. Great news that you can all enjoy half-term together x

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    1. I can laugh about Smiggle now....hehehe
      Thank you!

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  6. I'm glad you got the shopping spree sorted out.. kids eh? they know far more than we think they do. Glad Becky's nose is okay.

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    1. Eesh! Kids! lol I could have throttled her. lol
      Thank you!

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  7. My daughter loves Smiggle! £155 must have been a lot of pens and pencils

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    1. She had bags, pencil cases, books, key rings. lol She did well for the money spent. Thank you!

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  8. I can think of lots of other things I'd prefer to spend that amount of money on. Thank goodness it is all sorted out. How nice to find you ar all on hoiday at the same time. I'm glad Becky's nose is OK. Enjoy your half term.

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    1. Oh yes! I could spend it on better things. hehehe
      Thank you!

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  9. £155 spent at Smiggle can be easily done I'm sure (it's so expensive) and it is a lot of money to spend..a lot of money! Oh, you must've been so stressed but at least you found out sooner rather than later!
    So glad Becky seems to have gotten away with some scratches and nothing more serious. Finding that out must've been a relief for you and her.
    Enjoy your half term. We're just finishing ours but our week didn't quite pan out as expected as my boy caught Chicken Pox on day 2!
    Enjoy your family time & take it easy
    #WoTW
    xx

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    1. Oh yes! She got a lot for her money but at the same time I wouldn't have paid £155 for it. lol
      Becky's nose is just about back to normal. She was so lucky.
      I hope your boy is over his Chicken pox now!
      Thank you!

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  10. Glad Becky's ok. And I've been following the Smiggle situation on social media, and like Angela couldn't help but smile. I guess if you're going to order something it's best to go all out ... and I agree £155 is a lot of cash. Glad you were able to get a refund and gave the Smiggle people a smile. Have a lovely weekend #wotw

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    1. Oh she went all out....lol I can laugh about it now but I was fuming at the time.
      Thank you!

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  11. OMG. I had a little giggle about the online Smiggles shopping. Smiggles is pricey to start with let alone as an unexpected charge. I have be honest I'm super paranoid about any sort of online purchase with the kids. We locked down their itunes accounts to try and protect ourselves. I'm also pleased that they took it back so easily.
    My two would have been in sooooo much trouble.
    At which point did she know they could make the purchase? Was it before Ellie started to fill up the shopping basket?

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    1. It is so worrying isn't it! I thought we would have had more trouble sending it back but they were amazing about it. Oh she was in trouble trust me! She hasn't been online since!
      I think she was just trying her luck filling up the basket. When it come to paying I don't think she even thought about the consequences. She said she knew there was money in the bank! Eesh! The little madam!

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