without wheels! ack!

**Missy** · 03-09-2009, 11:20 AM

How frustrating! I have walked to the grocery store last week with all three kids and a backpack to get groceries. Then today I find out DH ill have the van all this week still too!!! I am frustrated because I don't have the ability to goget the one o two things that are way out of walking range for me and th kids. I am going to ask y sil if she can help me go get the things I need. The bus doesn't go anywhere near the area i neeed to go. And taxi fees are way too expensive. Wissh work would get hub's van back on the road! So he wouldn't have to use mine!!

**Cricketlegs** · 03-09-2009, 11:24 AM

Oh, I am sorry about you being carless. That is hard with kiddos at home.

**say_tay** · 03-09-2009, 11:52 AM

I understand how you feel. We are a single vehicle family, living 15 miles away from town. I don't have the van durning the work week, unless it is un-avoidable. If I need it, I have to get all 4 kids up at 5am, drive 30 miles there and back to drop DH off, and then 30 miles there and back to pick him up.
Instead, I go to town once a week on Saturday. It takes a lot of planning, but saves a ton.

**Missy** · 03-09-2009, 12:00 PM

the feed stores aren't open on the weekend. lest the two I can afford. Kinda mom-and-pop kind of places. i could walk, but eight miles round trip is a little much for a 4 year old. And the bags are 20 lbs...i need 1 and a half bags!

But, thankfully my sil has agreed to take me.

**Debbie-cat** · 03-09-2009, 12:01 PM

It is so difficult with one vehicle Sending good wishes that your DH's work van gets fixed soon!

**mmy2grls** · 03-09-2009, 01:16 PM

I had to do similar last summer. Very hard to walk with kids. I'm glad your sil can help you out.

**frugalbabe** · 03-09-2009, 01:36 PM

I lived in England when I was a teenager. There people shop everyday (teeny fridges) and lots of them would have these wheeled carts with a cloth bag in it and that's what they would use. Those would be handy! I'm glad your SIL can help you out.