Big Fat Me

All the pennies in the world..But for now,I only have £200!

Remember this post I wrote about wether or not to take eldest away?..Well,I decided that I would do it..

It would give us some quality time together..I might get more than a grunt and a "whatever" outta her.. We tend to communicate more through MSN these day's...

I decided not to tell her about the trip..In doing so,Youngest did'nt need to know...yet..the plan was that Dad could break the new's whilst I was safely on my way to the concert after collecting eldest from school..And then explain to her when I got home that she could choose something to do..

But..

A )..I would hate the thought of her 'brooding' on it all weekend..Plotting her revenge on me..

B )..She would never let go the fact that eldest had had a 'surprise'..

So..I decided to plan a trip for youngest thinking of the things that she might like..Bearing in mind it MUST come to the same value as eldest's..

I know she has always wanted to go to London..But London is not that cheap as it's touristy..A hotel in the centre cost's aound £100..Travel up on the train for us both quoted £75..Bearing in mind that was booking 12 weeks in advance!..And a single tube trip is £4..

And then the entry fee into some of those attraction's is daylight robbery..

But..I was determined that we was going to London..And I was determined that we was going on our £200 budget!

So far..I have spent £167.85p..

And our itinerary is..(and paid for!)
Return travel for 2 to London
1 night in a Hotel (incl Breakfast)..Next to london Victoria Coach Station)
Entry to London Dungeons
Entry to Madame Tussards
A standard flight on the London Eye
Entry to Sealife Aquarium
A visit to 'Harrod's' Christmas Grotto ..where I must pass on a message to Mo from Landers !!
A visit to Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

Now..I know that it does'nt leave much for travel..Or food..But Am planning getting a oyster card as is meant to work out cheaper..And will do a packed lunch

And yes.. Am excited!! Oh..And we go in december! Nothing like forward planning..It's even cheaper the earlier you book see! x

Being a chav, I think, stems from more than simple choice. John Prescott might claim that "we're all middle class now", but chavs are esentially working-class white kids who dare to appear in public. They don't aspire to be accountants and they don't live in suburbia. They have the temerity to buy fake designer lables, not because the can't tell the difference from the genuine article, but because they don't have hundreds of pounds spare to buy it. One newspaper article smugly referred to them as a "peasant underclass". In a way they're probably more right than they intended.

Mocking the way disadvantaged teenagers live isn't biting social satire, so much as old fashioned, class-based snobbery. It's not the association with anti-social behaviour that makes them a legitimate target for public ridicule, but their social faux pas.

The above I stumbled upon tonight whilst looking up the defintion of a 'Chav'..After being called one..Again!..To me the word 'Chav'  has many different meaning's.. And I have to admit that ...I am proud to be a Chavette :))

Thoughts? x

Im having a major wibble with myself..

I love both my girls equally..always have.Of course, they often squabble and fight and I treat them fairly ..but find myself getting accused of loving one more than the other..Sibling rivalry they call it..

So here's where the wibble comes in.. Ive found a cheap-ish offer for a 'McFly' concert at 'Butlins' in november.. 3 days Dinner,bed and breakfast plus the concert..

Cheap for a number of reasons..Its Butlins..In November..And it's McFly!..Not forgetting the venue is Minehead.. I really could think of better thing's to spend £200 pound's on..

But...Eldest would Love it..She loves Mcfly! Plus they do loads of other activities like cheerleading and dance school..And the evening entertainment look's ok so I'll be sorted !

Sooo..Can you imagine how the youngest is going to react when told that Mummy is taking Eldest..and only eldest.. away on holiday..Without her! I can hear it now.. " You love her more than me" ..And so it begins! That gnawing guilt...

If I could take them both..I would.. But Its twice the cost to add youngest ..which I can't do truthfully..and she would'nt appreciate the 'first concert' expierience..I might even let eldest have WKD ! (I am joking!!)

But..I really don't know if it's worth the hassle..I know youngest will have a major tantrum and quite possibly hate me..It means begging for time off from work..And spending money I aint really got..

What to do people...