retired_bball3378

My office is in Redditch (40 minutes away with no direct public transport options), Sal is closer, but has loads of bulky stuff to take back and forth. Both boys go to different day care / schools which have different opening times and are on different sides of town...just don't see how we could drop to one.

Guess it depends on circumstances, and if Jon is seriously going to stay at home all the time he's more options...but still I'd say it's something you've got to think very carefully about.

retired_nauticaperson

Sarah goes back to work on 02/07/07.

Thank feck for that.

We have found a nursery (£600 a month for a 5 day week) which is robbery but reasonable robbery. Sarah isn't as happy as I am, but we have financial obligations to meet until May 08 and we'll review then.

Katy is a gorgeous happy inquisitive little girl who blessedly sleeps through now. I'm still the luckiest bloke on earth.

michaelwoodcock

£600 a month for full time?

retired_nauticaperson

aye

michaelwoodcock

That's really quite good. We were around the £800 mark.

retired_nauticaperson

It's the only one open at 0730.

michaelwoodcock

Childcare costs these days are zero. School all day then my sister if I need a babysitter.

retired_Steeler

that's the price of a mortgage, keyser :eek:

retired_jkrausse

worse than I could have ever imagined :eek:

retired_fabricodalacosta

I just don't think we'd be able to afford to run two cars if I'm honest. I can run my car on what I'm making now, but if I become the primary carer once Alison returns to school, then I'll only be able to do so many shifts at work. We'll have to see I guess.