Mummytogirls - 100 years to be debtfree - I think not!

please-let-me-be-lucky · 6 August 2013 at 9:27PM

DFW if I can drive my brood to Cornwall from Newcastle, you can do it from Essex

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I love Cornwall, it's like being abroad but not!!

mummytogirls · 6 August 2013 at 9:29PM

Evening all!! Just posting off my phone whilst watching undercover boss!!!

Don't stay away too long livvy!!!

Dfw how far is it for you? 5 hours plus for us!!!!

Of we went to dawlish, have you been? Such a beautiful place xx

mummytogirls · 6 August 2013 at 9:29PM

Flipping heck plmbl must be even further for you than us xx

please-let-me-be-lucky · 6 August 2013 at 9:36PM

10 hours Hun. We normally get going about 4am so the kids go back to sleep in the car and by the time we stop for breakfast we are normally half way there. We normally stay in the Padstow/Polzeath/Rock area Xx

pennywisepoundstupid · 7 August 2013 at 8:29AM

We have been Cornwall as well, love it feels as though you are abroad.

We did the early morning thing as well (kids were tots)l, put the kids straight in the car in their pj's so they went back to sleep nd got them dressed when we stopped for brekkie.

girlatplay · 7 August 2013 at 10:17AM

When we were kids my parents were quite short of cash. The typical family where dad went out to work and mum stayed at home and brought the kids up (when it was the done thing, mum going to work would have been frowned upon). We lived (still do) in Edinburgh but my grandparents lived in Gloucestershire (grandad's job moved there) so every year during the Edinburgh trade holidays we went for one week somewhere in South West England and the second week we went to grandparents. Brilliant memories. Anyway, my point is we went to Cornwall a couple of times and it was lovely. The weather was always as good as going abroad. We drove Edinburgh to Cornwall (or wherever it was each year) with one carsick child and one non carsick child.

DFW best thing for car sickness is Stugeron. My granny swore by it and it seemed to work for my sister (seriously, I remember having sick all over me on numerous occasions (and in buckets (as in buckets and spades) and on the back of the front passenger seat, etc) before we discovered Stugeron and it wasn't even my own sick! Bleugh!)

Oops, sorry for taking over mummy. Glad you had a good hol and it won't be long before you are out of that horrid workplace! At least you have a date to look forward to

xx

LivvyLoo_2 · 7 August 2013 at 12:15PM

Hi Mummy,

I have created a new diary to reflect my new debt free life instead of signing out, as otherwise I will end up going off the rails...link is in my old diary.

We took DD to Cornwall whilst towing a caravan from North East coast when she was 2. Stopped over night about half way down. Not sure I could do it now as she asks if we're there yet every two mins.

xx

mummytogirls · 8 August 2013 at 12:45PM

Afternoon all,

Just a flying visit... snowed under which seems to be story of my life at the moment! Last week feel a million miles away right now.
Loving that we all love Devon and Cornwall haha!!! Would definitely do it in the night next time. M6 is too much of a nightmare.

Cant remember if I mentioned but were going camping in the Yorkshire dales tomorrow for the weekend! Some friends have a huge tent so were all in that! Its not really my cup of tea but DH and the kids will love it! Plus its hardly cost us anything.
Working from home today, kids are playing out and then im off tomorrow. Need to pop to the school in the morning and hand in my other birth certificate for my DBS check. Then go shopping and then we are planning on setting off after lunch. Feel like im totally playing catch up at the mo.
Boss is thinking of all the things she wants/needs from me before I leave so my work load is mounting so apologies if im a bit quiet for a couple of weeks.

Catch up soon xx

debtfreewannabe321 · 8 August 2013 at 4:01PM

Camping sounds fun Mummy! I wish we had a tent! Nice cheap, easy holidays

Thanks for the tip ref the sturgeon...will google this, surely you don't mean the fish and it must be something else (can't think of anything else though so google will help i hope lol) DD's sickness is awful she will throw up for hours on end, the last incident had me covered from head to toe (literally) in it and i was nearly sick myself

! The dog is also another one for suffering so will have to see if I can find something for him too! I used to get it as a child so i've lots of sympathy but it really is YUK!

I just googled it and it says 5 hours from here, although DH went there with work about a year ago and it took them closer to 7 hours because of the traffic on the m4 & m25. I think driving through the night sounds like the best option

!

Anyway have fun this weekend Mummy and 'see' you soon x

debtfreewannabe321 · 8 August 2013 at 4:03PM

girlatplay wrote: »

DFW best thing for car sickness is Stugeron.

I swear I should have been blonde.

:o:o Obviously I mis-read and thought you were talking about the fish Sturgeon :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I was expecting to find all sorts of recipes for it and car sickness......thankfully i re-read your post before the google search. That could have been interesting though

:rotfl:

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