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Old 04-19-2005, 01:50 AM   #1
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5 weeks in the UK travel pixies needed, please!

My mom and 16yo DD leave Thursday for *5 WEEKS* travelling in the UK (and *I* wasn't invited...AGAIN ) As you know, DD can be a problem child and she gets very impatient with my mother, who is incapable of pumping her own gas, calling in catalog orders, making reservations, you get the idea. My dingbat mother has to adust to driving on the "correct" side of the road and cross country in extremely unfamiliar territory. I'm a wreck about it. Then, of course, there's my dad who is absolutely freaking out at this little $10K trip (he's catching up w/ them in London the final week b/c he doesn't trust my mom to manage the city ) and taking it out on everyone. I kept telling them it was cheaper to go to Epcot and you get more countries for your cash, but , it had to be the "real deal".

Anyway, travel pixies, stay sane pixies, no dingbat pixies, calming pixies, winning lottery ticket pixies...any and all are appreciated!
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lots of whatever you want to call them pixies
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Hope they have a fun and safe trip Dawn!!!!
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Will let you know if I see DM on the wrong side of the road

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