Monday 13 May 2013

Menu plan Monday 13/05/2013

MONDAY - Lamb steaks, roast potatoes, carrots, broccoli, peas and yorkshire puddings

TUESDAY - Hairy dieters easy chicken, salad, homemade coleslaw & jacket potatoes

WEDNESDAY - Homemade pizza & chips

THURSDAY - Lamb meatballs in a tomato sauce on pasta, homemade garlic bread

FRIDAY - Casserolled beef & mushroom, Mashed potatoes, yorkshire puddings and veg

SATURDAY - Steaks and peppercorn sauce, chips, onion rings, roasted tomatoes and mushrooms

SUNDAY - Fragrant pork & rice one pot with homemade bread

 

I've had quite a busy weekend because I have a visitor staying. My visitor is called Archie and he's so cute. Here's Archie

 
Archie came Saturday morning and is staying until Wednesday evening whilst his owners have a short break abroad.

A few months a go I joined a company to be a dog carer. Basically after filling in an application form, then having a telephone interview they then visit me at home to interview me and check my home and garden are safe for visiting dogs. References are checked and then if everything's ok, I become a dog carer. I get paid for each day or part of a day the dog is with me.  I have no expenses to fork out as the owners provided all their food and treats, brings their bed, toys and lead. Insurance is provided by the company I work for. I just give my time to care for my visitors.

So Archie is our first visitor. He settled in well and my dog Sherlock has accepted a new friend into his home really well. I did feel sorry for Archie at first because Sherlock would not leave him alone but they have both settled down now and are like old friends. It's a great way to earn a little more money and my daughters get to have a second dog ( they are always pestering me to get a second dog) without me having the expense of having another dog. I hope future visitors are as easy as Archie has been. Think I've been spoilt with my first easy visitor.

3 comments:

  1. I've seen the brochure for those dog carers, it sounds like a great scheme. What a cute little dog Archie is, I don't think my Archie would take too kindly to another dog in his home, he's too much of a pampered pooch.

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  2. your menu sounds yummy! Lamb is something we don't eat much of here in Ontario (Canada), we did when i was a child but it seems I never see it in the shops,
    Archie is so sweet he looks a little sad, I think it would be wonderful to babysit pets for people, we did it for our friends but to get payed would be great, like a business, like you said , your children would be happy and you earn a little extra, a win win !!

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  3. Your menu sounds amazing, you eat very well!

    Caring for dogs sound like a great way to earn some extra money and give you dog some company, what a good idea. x

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