A MUM-of-16 has revealed what “just popping to the shops for bread and milk” looks like in a new jaw-dropping photo. Jeni Bonell and husband Ray, from Queensland in Australia, are proud parents to nine sons and seven daughters, aged between six and 31. Jeni, 51, revealed she often does a whopping supermarket shop at the start of the week, which usually costs AU$450 (£251). Sometimes these supplies only last the super-size family half the week, and Jeni is forced to return to the shops to stock up on essentials like bread and milk. Her latest “quick shop” was six bottles of 3L milk, three loaves of sliced bread and an array of fresh fruits and vegetables. She also bought 2kg carrots, four punnets of strawberries, two punnets of blueberries, 1kg grapes, 400g of cherries, 600g of tomatoes, 4kg potatoes, two salad kits, a punnet of peaches and a bag of apricots. The mini haul cost $132.67 (£73), and Jeni said on Facebook: “When you just need milk, bread and some fruit … [Read more...] about Mum-of-16 shows what ‘just popping to the shops for bread and milk’ looks like for them in a new eye-popping photo
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I’ve got 16 kids aged between 6 and 31 – I didn’t want any when I got married, my husband convinced me & we want more
A MUM-OF-16 has revealed that she never wanted kids when she got married, and it was her husband who persuaded her to have a big brood. Jeni Bonell, from Queensland, did a Q&A on YouTube today on how she ended up with nine boys and seven girls, between the ages of 31 and six, with electrician husband Ray. Jeni and Ray are parents to Jesse, Brooke, Claire, Natalie, Karl, Samuel, Cameron, Sabrina, Tim, Brandon, Eve, Nate, Rachel, Eric, Damian and Katelyn. Speaking on the video , she answered a fan question about how many times she had been pregnant, revealing the answer to be 23. Jeni, 51, said: “For somebody who started out not wanting children. I can remember saying to Ray, I am not interested in having kids, really just don’t want any.” Jeni shared how Ray came from a family of four, and wanted four or six kids, but she said categorically that it was “not going to happen”. Jeni said: “I agreed to have one, maybe two babies, which was just so wonderful. “It … [Read more...] about I’ve got 16 kids aged between 6 and 31 – I didn’t want any when I got married, my husband convinced me & we want more
We’re going to spend, spend, spend (as soon as Boris lets us): From planning a world trip to buying a house, families reveal how they are going to blow the £150BILLION banked during pandemic that should fuel post-Covid boom
Britons have revealed how they are spending some of their £150billion in extra savings amassed during the lockdown as the pandemic stopped them from splashing out on expensive holidays and nights out. Families built up their bank deposits from £1.48trillion to £1.63trillion over the course of 2020 – a rise of £151.7billion, the highest since records began in 1997, according to Bank of England figures. Now, families across Britain have revealed how they have been spending their lockdown savings, including Mrnalini Raman, 37, who bought her first home in Hertfordshire after getting a £12,000 refund on holidays. Wedding photographer Amber Leach, 38, saved more than £13,000 then gave her Plymouth home a makeover before selling it, while HR manager Laura Wainwright, 32, of Halifax, cleared £8,000 in credit card debt. Actors Emma Thomas, 33, and husband David, 32, of Cambridgeshire, turned to working nights at Tesco after theatres … [Read more...] about We’re going to spend, spend, spend (as soon as Boris lets us): From planning a world trip to buying a house, families reveal how they are going to blow the £150BILLION banked during pandemic that should fuel post-Covid boom