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DO most " we are fancying a short break" threads make you want to kick the poster?

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100PerCentCod · 14/01/2007 14:22

or is it juts MY envy?

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100PerCentCod · 14/01/2007 20:52

no we need to move
we cannot gad about

xnia
i liek you mroe now you admit to missing oyur kids

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Judy1234 · 14/01/2007 22:32

Good. I can't not go. I agreed and I don't let people down. I must have thought it was a good idea at the time. Anyway I'm sure they'll survive.

wotzsaname · 14/01/2007 22:35

theyll be fine, enjoy yourself. I am sure you have made the beast arrangements for them, so dont worry. Try and have a guilt free trip or youll regret it when you return.

wotzsaname · 14/01/2007 22:35

sorry not beast BEST

expatinscotland · 14/01/2007 22:38

No.

I can't be arsed to go away.

Judy1234 · 14/01/2007 22:39

Their 22 year old sister lives here and they have someone who picks them up from school most days and I think their brother who is 18 can come back from university on Friday. It's just making sure people are in the right place at the right time that is difficult. The weekday evenings when their sitser is often out or away over night and getting them to school although it's at the end of the road and a few times they've walked on their own before now.

twinsetandpearls · 14/01/2007 22:42

Probably envy but justifiably so, OI see Mumsnetters going on about their luxury holidays and ould love to hide in their suitcase.

We have a few holidays a year but I can assure everyone that there is very little to be jealous of and while you may want to kick me it is unlikely to be becuase of my holidays.

WE aregoing to Florida in August but have been saving like mad for years and are going with other people so share cost.

We always go away overnight for valentines and also hoping for a week in either Barcelona or Rome, but tbh thatis only because we have borrowed money for some jobs on the house and have managed to keep some money to one side and all the other breaks will be under canvas .

wotzsaname · 14/01/2007 22:43

It is only a short trip or else you wouldnt be on the thread i guess. So they will have a fab time and enjoy the change as much as you.

sallystrawberry · 14/01/2007 22:46

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100PerCentCod · 14/01/2007 22:50

no ti spepoe who expect to go somwhre hot wheil i am freezing managing three kdis alone while dh goes somewhere hot and moans about it

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expatinscotland · 14/01/2007 22:50

I had enough of hot places to last me a lifetime.

twinsetandpearls · 14/01/2007 22:52

Floridais the first hot place I have been to since dd was born.

alex8 · 14/01/2007 22:56

I am always very jealous, particularly of the ones that have someone to leave their children with. Buts its even worse when they ask where to go. I could name hundreds of places I'd like to go, just don't have the money.

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100PerCentCod · 14/01/2007 22:57

my sisters dh is a pilot
they go everyowhere fo abotu £6

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Pruni · 14/01/2007 22:59

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Judy1234 · 14/01/2007 23:00

But it's more about who you're with than where. We had some really dreadful trips, my ex husband and I and the place made no difference to that at all.

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100PerCentCod · 14/01/2007 23:00

ok dh went to texas awekk ago yesst

and he is off agin on sunday

he got back on friday via franfurt
tis only 'POOter stuff

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100PerCentCod · 14/01/2007 23:01

was he an arse xenia?

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Judy1234 · 14/01/2007 23:02

Or may be thought I was. Thinking of Paris Ritz, my 40th in particular.... which sounds like something wonderful and really dreadful. I was even abandoned in the restaurant which was embarrassing although I'm sure the waiters have seen worse....

swedishmum · 14/01/2007 23:28

Dh travels for work (computers) and always uses same airline/hotel chain/credit card. That means we can afford to travel more than we otherwise would. BA are paying for us, 4 kids and in-laws to go to Tenerife in Feb half term, where Sheraton will fund most of our stay. As we are taking inlaws away, they are kindly minding kids while BA and Hilton provide dh and I with a much needed break (club class) to NYC next weekend. Came back from Disney Paris (eurotunnel £42 plus excellent Marriot villa for 6 £82) today.

It's a perk, I know, but the downside is dh travels all the time for work and we spend time apart while I bring up 4 kids alone. Points mean sanity in our house. Sign up for the right programmes if your oh travels and it is really worthwhile. Most of the time my life at home is utter crap. Holidays (esp free) keep me sane.

CountessDracula · 14/01/2007 23:29

well I am a holiday addict
i always have to planning them

MrsJohnCusack · 15/01/2007 04:08

oh yes
doesn't DH collect loadsa airmiles and hotel points and things Cod?

have been on some nice trips with mine. THe only upside to sitting and yawning in a warehouse with a load of computer geeks

eidsvold · 15/01/2007 06:20

oh to just even have a night away from dds with dh - but no one to take them

we do manage a few family things - not too far away usually just for long weekends - best dd1 can manage at this stage.

Dh did manage two trips back to the UK last year - and I was very jealous although not pleasant trips - one was to spend time with his dad after a terminal diagnosis and the other was for his funeral.

sexkittyinwaiting · 15/01/2007 07:02

I would so love to be able to afford to go away. If people can then good luck to them, They've worked for the money. Don't see what the problem is.

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100PerCentCod · 15/01/2007 11:10

xenia
he lef tyou int eh resturatn? blimey
was the food good?

no chuffeur offered to drive oyu home?

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