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29th November 2017

Family

Lunch At Windmill Farm Carvery, Lincoln

I have just enjoyed a wonderful afternoon having lunch at Windmill Farm with some of the lovely Slimming World ladies and I just had to share the photos with you.

Windmill Farm Lincoln

Windmill Farm

I’m going to be honest from the start and tell you that my meal was in no way Slimming World friendly! Instead of the carvery, where I could have made good Slimming World choices (like all the other ladies did!) I chose to have fish, chips and mushy peas.
I realllllyyyy enjoyed it!
It cost £7.99 for a small portion but don’t be fooled by the word, ‘small’. It was a generous portion and I’m glad I picked the small because I wouldn’t have been able to eat the large.

Fish, chips and mushy peas at Windmill Farm Lincoln
Totally forgot to take a photo so this is after I’d eaten half of it!

The ladies all had a standard carvery for £6.49 and they were all very impressed with the amount of meat they were given. Everyone really enjoyed their meals.

Dessert

We all decided to have a dessert and I was going to have ice cream. That was until I saw the cakes on offer!
The display cakes were huge and I assumed it was an exaggerated display to get people to buy them.

When I heard people gasping as our waitress approached our table with 2 of the desserts,  I looked up and I really couldn’t believe my eyes.

They were, in fact, HUGE!

Our waitress informed us that boxes were available so we could take home what we couldn’t eat!

The thing that amazed me the most was that these desserts were under a fiver. Mine cost £4.49 and was totally delicious. I had toffee cheesecake and it was served with toffee sauce and a piece of waffle.

Toffee cheesecake at Windmill Farm

One of the ladies had Mars Attack chocolate cake…

Mars attack cake at Windmill Farm

and two of them had a chocolate eclair

Chocolate eclair at Windmill Farm

The other 2 ladies had ice cream and said it was delicious.

Booked to go again!

The staff were all lovely and made us feel very welcome. We arrived before 12 and didn’t leave until 3 and we never once felt rushed.

We’re going again in a couple of weeks and I can’t wait! I’m going to have the carvery next time and for pudding, I’m going to try an ice cream sundae 🙂

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Christmas

Christmas Gift Guide For Tween Girls

Kaycee (12) and Ella (10) are at the age where it’s getting hard to buy Christmas gifts for them. Toys don’t cut it anymore! Now they’re into YouTube stars I’ve never heard of, pop groups I don’t know and collectable things that are a mystery to me (LOL dolls?!)

Tween girls can be hard to buy for so here are a few ideas I’ve picked up from listening to my 2 🙂

Christmas Gifts For Tween Girls

Smiggle

One thing both girls love to do now they’re older is to go shopping with their friends. A favourite shop of Ella’s is Smiggle and I know she’d have a wonderful time choosing her goodies!

Tween girls gift guide

 

LOL Dolls

I mentioned the LOL Dolls earlier. I saw them a few months ago but didn’t know anything about them. Ella told me what they actually were and she was kind enough to direct me to lots of YouTube videos!

They’re collectable dolls that come in a ball and you have to peel off the layers to find the surprises. There are also little sister dolls that have a present for their big sister in their ball.
I’ve seen a giant version for sale but instead of having a really big sister inside, it has lots of regular big sisters, apparently (I’m still really not sure what I’m talking about…..maybe I should have got Ella to write this bit for me!!).

LOL Surprise Big Surprise

 

Tween Bedroom

Kaycee’s been asking if she can decorate her room next year. We haven’t decorated it since we moved in 4 years ago so I’ve said yes. I’ve been looking at things I could buy but it’s difficult because she has to share a room for Ella.
Ella wants a unicorn bedroom. Kaycee doesn’t!

We’re going to have to come to some arrangement so they can both choose their own decor, I’m just not sure how we’re going to do it yet!

I’ve been looking at lighting for their room. Ella likes to have a light on but Kaycee doesn’t so Ella has to have one that won’t disturb Kaycee’s sleep.
I love this selection of kids lamps, especially the owl one. I think Kaycee would really like it as it’s a more grown-up style.

owl lamp

Books

Both girls love reading and Kaycee is a fan of David Walliams. His new book, Bad Dad is out now

David Walliams Bad Dad

I tend to go a bit overboard with books as gifts for the children. I’m trying to cut down this year because we seriously have no more room for any more books!

Discount & Voucher Codes

With Christmas fast approaching and with the cost it entails, I have to be extra careful when I’m shopping. Before buying anything, it’s always worth checking to see if you can get any discount or voucher codes to help keep the cost down.

 

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