Pick Me Up! 25-Aug-2016

What Lucky Kids! They’re enjoying a whopping six weeks off! How lucky are they? Bet it wasn't long before they started getting bored, though... 7   …that’s the number of weeks I’ve been dieting to get ready for my holiday. It was going pretty well until the ice-cream van turned up! What A Break! Talking of going away, see our 17 things to do on holiday at www.lifedeath prizes .com What A Sound! I love hearing the tune of the ice-cream van as it pulls up outside. Although, when I was a kid, Mum used to say if it played a song, that meant it’d run out of ice cream! What A Whiff! London’s Tube really isn’t a pleasant place in the summer. It’s hot and packed and can…

Chilling out I thought I’d treat my boyfriend Jay to a relaxing face mask but didn’t quite aniticipate how relaxed he’d be! Lee Hall, Sittingbourne Paws for effect Gimme five! Our Mabel is quite a hip cat… Jamie Appleyard, Pontefract Charity crew Really proud of this crowd for completing the Three Peaks Challenge for The Fire Fighters Charity – that’s my dad Rik, 59, last but one on the right! Luke Harden, Manchester Castle couple On a recent holiday in France, we came across this princess and her knight – aka my daughter Lauren, 22, and her boyfriend Aaron, 23. Tina Saunders, Crowborough Little STAR I recently found my beautiful daughter Emeli-Rose, 3, 'tidying up’ around the house – bless her! Katie Houghton, Birmingham Big boat Look at the size…

‘Peter came running at us, waving a hammer’ ‘There were 10ft flames licking the wall’ Rolling up my white chef’s uniform, I popped it in the wash. After a 10-hour shift, I was shattered. ‘I’m off to bed,’ I told my husband Peter. He grunted, but didn’t look up from his PlayStation. He seemed more interested in fighting zombies than talking. When we’d met 12 years earlier, Peter had seemed like the perfect match. I was 24, he was 14 years older. I’d grown up in care and didn’t have anyone to rely on. ‘I want to look after you,’ he’d said. That was exactly what I’d wanted to hear. In May 2008, we married. Afterwards, I began to feel unhappy. Peter didn’t have a job, yet I worked hard…

‘I was still only 25 weeks. Surely it was too soon?’ When I first met Bobby Higgins working at Leeds United in 1999, I knew he was special. He was fun, outgoing and thoughtful. We quickly became inseparable. A couple of years later, when we got our first car, I grinned. ‘Can you imagine when we’ve got a baby in the back seat?’ I said. ‘Can’t wait,’ Bobby replied. No sign It was what we both wanted. So, in 2004, the year before we married, we started trying. Our wedding day came and went, but there was still no sign of me falling pregnant. Three years later, lots of our friends were starting to have their second babies. We went through a battery of tests at our local hospital. ‘We…

My clever hubby made this laundry basket holder out of some old plumbing pipes – no more bending down when I’m hanging out the wash! Mary Green, Millom Divided microwave meal containers make perfect kids’ paint trays – my sons Zachariah, 4, and Jacob, 8, are ready to get creative! Stephanie Ng, Musselburgh Every once in a while, soak your make-up brushes in a jar of soapy water – they’ll come clean in minutes. Margaret Heigold, Rotherham Keep a few sheets of bubble wrap in your supermarket bags – they’re ideal for wrapping frozen items and protecting glass jars. Barbara Wootton, Newcastle-under-Lyme After my new lino floor was laid, I used the cut-offs to make table mats! Jan Savage, Ipswich When the handles on my laundry basket broke, I removed…

Say Cheese! Save on all varieties of Cathedral City Cheddar at Morrisons – 350g blocks are now just £2 (normally £3.50) until 27 August. Feeling Saucy? Pick up two Glorious! BBQ Sauce pots for £2.50 (normally £1.50 each) at Waitrose until 20 September. The Tennessee Chilli BBQ is amazing smothered on ribs! Hit The Road Visit www.driving testsucess.com/50DTS and enter the code 50DTS by 25 August for 50 per cent off a 12-month online membership at Driving Test Success Anytime online training station. Puppy Love Update your living room with this adorable pug cushion – it’s now down to £7.75 (was £15.50) in the sale at www.sabichi.co.uk. Be quick, though, as it’s only available while stocks last! Back To School! Morrisons has now launched a 200-day ‘no quibble’ quality guarantee…