New Cousins

Doncaster or Doomed?

Office family day yesterday afternoon.

Pimms gazebos on Brunstfield Links. Giant Jenga. Giant snakes and ladders with huge foam dice. And inside giant Scaletrix (4 lanes) upstairs. And for the kids, glitter tattoos.

Oh, as if the Mums and Dads got onto the Scaletrix.

Oh, and and a fab buffet too.

Well done Niamh who organised it all.

The plan was for Mrs Clix to join me at the party after the girls' dance class. Then around 6pm we would head off down south in the car.

4pm. I get a text - "Problem".

Luckily the Golf Tavern is really close to home so I nip out to see what the problem is to find MrsClix lying on the pavement peering under the car. Broken rear suspension spring! Oh no. That's the holiday knackered!

Then I thought about trying Kwik Fit. It was a long shot being quater past four on a Friday but why not. We leapt in the car and trundled round. THe guy at the Kwik Fit garage was fantastic. Really helpful, and even though eveyone was busy doing MOTs he had a look and let me know the cost. We said go for it. He phoned the supplier who said the last dispatch van had left for the day. No worries, he got them to put the parts in a taxi and rush them round.

We took the girls across the road to Pizza Hut while we waited for the parts to arrive.

Post pizza, parts fitted, we waved the Kwik Fit Fitter goodbye wishing him a good weekend and off we went; 20 minutes ahead of schedule!

Phew!

Not 4 miles outside of Edinburgh. Pip exploded into a Vesuvius of Vomit all over the car. Aaargh! We stopped, got her cleaned up and headed off again. Pip now dressed in one of Toot's spare tops.

One hour later. Vesuvius exploded again! Pulled over, cleaned as best we could. MrsClix on the verge of turning round and giving up. But no. We stuck to it and off we were again. Pip now naked but wrapped in a towel.

After four and a half hours in the car we arrived at Doncaster TravelLodge. The chap on the desk was really welcoming and got us sorted fast. We hit the sack around 11pm.

Up early and on the road down to MrsClix's sister's.

And this is why.

To see Toots and Pip's new cousin. MrsClix's sister's new baby girl.