Today Im taking Evie on the bus to get her new glasses...
..as we now have to get 2 buses (I have to get an all day ticket), and as Evie is 5 now she needs her own ticket, so on my phone I have paid for an urban 1+2 day e-ticket.
The cost is only an extra 70p and I dont want to encourage Evie to start lying about her age yet :)
Showing posts with label bus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bus. Show all posts
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Thursday, 3 December 2015
a different route
On Tuesday Evie had an appointment at the eye clinic at the hospital.
One of the mums at Tumble Tots told me back in September that the no 47 bus was being cancelled from the 1st November, so at the beginning of November I checked the website and the bus was still running but only every 50 minutes now!
So last week while taking Evie to Tumble Tots I casually checked the bus stop and found it strance that it didnt mention the no 47 bus!
On Sunday I decided to check the website to see exactly what time the bus would be I knew the rough time by what time it would arrive at the hospital, but wanted to know for sure.
I looked at the timetable and saw the time that it would pick up from Asda but couldnt see the bus stop that I wanted, so I searched for the bus stop that I would be getting on at and it said to walk to the duel carriageway...
...aaarrrgggghhhhh
It seemed that they had changed the bus route too!
As there was no way that I was going to attempt to cross the duel carriageway with Evie I went into full drama queen mode ;o)
saying that I would have to cancel the appointment etc.
In the end I decided to get an all day bus ticket for Chelmsford (only 50p more than a return), and got 2 buses to the hospital, it also meant less walking for Evie too ;o).
The journey went well and the bus stops were next to each other at the interchange (at the bus station on the way there and the train station on the way back).
On the plus side Evie got ready and ate her breakfast really quickly (to be honest I didnt take any chances and got her undressed/dressed myself).
But she did throw a tantrum over a minnie mouse plane at the hospital (we had real tears too), eating a bag of crisps soon stopped the tears ;o)
One of the mums at Tumble Tots told me back in September that the no 47 bus was being cancelled from the 1st November, so at the beginning of November I checked the website and the bus was still running but only every 50 minutes now!
So last week while taking Evie to Tumble Tots I casually checked the bus stop and found it strance that it didnt mention the no 47 bus!
On Sunday I decided to check the website to see exactly what time the bus would be I knew the rough time by what time it would arrive at the hospital, but wanted to know for sure.
I looked at the timetable and saw the time that it would pick up from Asda but couldnt see the bus stop that I wanted, so I searched for the bus stop that I would be getting on at and it said to walk to the duel carriageway...
...aaarrrgggghhhhh
It seemed that they had changed the bus route too!
As there was no way that I was going to attempt to cross the duel carriageway with Evie I went into full drama queen mode ;o)
saying that I would have to cancel the appointment etc.
In the end I decided to get an all day bus ticket for Chelmsford (only 50p more than a return), and got 2 buses to the hospital, it also meant less walking for Evie too ;o).
The journey went well and the bus stops were next to each other at the interchange (at the bus station on the way there and the train station on the way back).
On the plus side Evie got ready and ate her breakfast really quickly (to be honest I didnt take any chances and got her undressed/dressed myself).
But she did throw a tantrum over a minnie mouse plane at the hospital (we had real tears too), eating a bag of crisps soon stopped the tears ;o)
Thursday, 6 August 2015
a bus ticket of her very own
Yesterday Evie had an eye appointment at Broomfield Hospital, because the appointment was in the morning we went by bus...
...the journey there was quite unremarkable although Evie did like saying weeeeeeeeeee while we were on the bus ;o)
Her eyetest went well and she will be getting a new pair of glasses which should be ready in the next couple of weeks ;o)
Coming home we had a great journey ;o)
We got on the bus and were greeted by the female driver.
She then Evie if she had been a good girl and she said "yes", the driver then came up to us with a "special" ticket just for her of her very own, so that she had a ticket like Mummy.
She proudly held her ticket all the way home and made me hold my ticket too ;o)
She then asked Evie how old she was and what her name was ;o)
As for the most part of the journey we were the only passengers on board the driver kept on chatting to us telling us how long she was waiting at the "non request" bus stops.
Evie loves travelling on buses (its only been her third journey so far but still) but when we got off yesterday she actually cried saying that she didnt want to get off of the bus (I think that it was a mixture of being tired from all of the walking and how great the driver was).
The driver then took time to say goodbye to us and to told Evie to carry on being a good girl for Mummy ;o)
She is already asking when we can go on the bus with the nice lady again ;o)
It seems that e-cigarettes are becoming as anti social as proper ones
I also saw this advert - not sure if it is a new app or just on the first bus one
...the journey there was quite unremarkable although Evie did like saying weeeeeeeeeee while we were on the bus ;o)
Her eyetest went well and she will be getting a new pair of glasses which should be ready in the next couple of weeks ;o)
Coming home we had a great journey ;o)
We got on the bus and were greeted by the female driver.
She then Evie if she had been a good girl and she said "yes", the driver then came up to us with a "special" ticket just for her of her very own, so that she had a ticket like Mummy.
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| her very own ticket to ride |
She proudly held her ticket all the way home and made me hold my ticket too ;o)
She then asked Evie how old she was and what her name was ;o)
As for the most part of the journey we were the only passengers on board the driver kept on chatting to us telling us how long she was waiting at the "non request" bus stops.
Evie loves travelling on buses (its only been her third journey so far but still) but when we got off yesterday she actually cried saying that she didnt want to get off of the bus (I think that it was a mixture of being tired from all of the walking and how great the driver was).
The driver then took time to say goodbye to us and to told Evie to carry on being a good girl for Mummy ;o)
She is already asking when we can go on the bus with the nice lady again ;o)
It seems that e-cigarettes are becoming as anti social as proper ones
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Tuesday, 5 May 2015
supposed to have her jabs tomorrow
Evie is supposed to have her jabs tomorrow, and on Sunday she woke up with a cold.
I will call the doctors surgery tomorrow while she is at pre school to see if it is still worth taking her in as I dont really want to be turned away after making the effort to get there...
I will get Evies lightweight buggy out when James comes home from work as it will be easier to get onto the bus.
I will call the doctors surgery tomorrow while she is at pre school to see if it is still worth taking her in as I dont really want to be turned away after making the effort to get there...
I will get Evies lightweight buggy out when James comes home from work as it will be easier to get onto the bus.
Thursday, 23 April 2015
No 47 bus
After rushing to get ready and deciding which bus stop to go to on Tuesday morning, we finally left at around 9.15 am so we could catch the 9.33 bus, it normally takes me around 10 minutes to walk so I allowed an extra 5 minutes for Evie being a slow coach ;o)
Poor Evie tripped over on the footbridge getting to the bus stop so I gave her a quick cuddle so that we could get to the bus stop on time.
We got to the bus stop and I checked my phone and it was 9.31 so providing the bus wasnt early we were there in time ;o)
Every car or van that went by Evie was asking if that was the bus so I told her that we were waiting for the No 47 bus.
After a couple of minutes it turned up and I asked for an adult return to Broomfield Hospital it was £4.00.
We found a seat on the bus and sat down and I cleaned Evies knee for her, I then asked her if she wanted to sit on my lap (so that she could see out of the window) but she said no and wanted to sit on the seat.
The journey took half an hour.
We got to the hospital and I made a mental note of the bus stop that we got off at.
We then went into the hospital and I asked Evie if she needed the toilet and she said no.
We then went to get her new glasses and the man was seeing someone else so we waited outside and Evie kept on asking if we could go in yet.
It was then our turn and just as we were about to leave a girl and her Mum from our swimming class was waiting to see the man too ;o)
I asked Evie again after we came out if she wanted the toilet and she said no again.
And then we went to get a drink
We had been sitting down with our drinks for about 5 minutes when Evie said that she needed the toilet so I took my handbag and her toilet seat with us and we went to the loo.
We got back to our seat and a few minutes later Evie said that she wanted to go to the toilet again so I asked her if she was pretending and she said that she really wanted to go so off we went to the toilet again and I sat her on the toilet and she said that she couldnt go so I asked her if she was pretending and this time she said that she was!
After I had finished my latte and Evies hot chocolate (she only had a mouthful of it) we went to the loo (or rather I did).
We went to the bus stops to get our bus home I was checking all of the bus stops to see which stop our one was going from and it was the very end one. Luckily there was a bus there waiting, the driver let us on while she popped out for a sneaky fag before leaving.
The bus then left and we did our journey home.
Poor Evie was tired and fell asleep on the bus so I woke her up just before our stop and we walked (with me carrying her for a bit) home.
I asked her after if she liked the bus and she said yes and then I asked her if she wanted to go on the bus again ad she said no "it was too far" ;o)
Yesterday the 3 Foot People Festival tickets went on sale, so I bought our tickets yesterday ;o) I looked at the website this morning and Thursday is almost sold out already!
Yesterday when I picked up from pre school the supervisor asked me if Evie does her poops in the toilet /potty or if she does them in her nappy? I said that she does them in the toilet if we can get her there in time (but the last time she half did it in her knickers and the other half in the toilet). She then told me that Evie did a poop in her knickers and when she asked her about it she said that she does them in her nappy!
We have now bought Evie another 10 pack of knickers as we seem to be getting through them ;o)
Poor Evie tripped over on the footbridge getting to the bus stop so I gave her a quick cuddle so that we could get to the bus stop on time.
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| grazed knee |
We got to the bus stop and I checked my phone and it was 9.31 so providing the bus wasnt early we were there in time ;o)
Every car or van that went by Evie was asking if that was the bus so I told her that we were waiting for the No 47 bus.
After a couple of minutes it turned up and I asked for an adult return to Broomfield Hospital it was £4.00.
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| return bus ticket |
We found a seat on the bus and sat down and I cleaned Evies knee for her, I then asked her if she wanted to sit on my lap (so that she could see out of the window) but she said no and wanted to sit on the seat.
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| sitting on the seat like a big girl |
The journey took half an hour.
We got to the hospital and I made a mental note of the bus stop that we got off at.
We then went into the hospital and I asked Evie if she needed the toilet and she said no.
We then went to get her new glasses and the man was seeing someone else so we waited outside and Evie kept on asking if we could go in yet.
It was then our turn and just as we were about to leave a girl and her Mum from our swimming class was waiting to see the man too ;o)
I asked Evie again after we came out if she wanted the toilet and she said no again.
And then we went to get a drink
We had been sitting down with our drinks for about 5 minutes when Evie said that she needed the toilet so I took my handbag and her toilet seat with us and we went to the loo.
We got back to our seat and a few minutes later Evie said that she wanted to go to the toilet again so I asked her if she was pretending and she said that she really wanted to go so off we went to the toilet again and I sat her on the toilet and she said that she couldnt go so I asked her if she was pretending and this time she said that she was!
After I had finished my latte and Evies hot chocolate (she only had a mouthful of it) we went to the loo (or rather I did).
We went to the bus stops to get our bus home I was checking all of the bus stops to see which stop our one was going from and it was the very end one. Luckily there was a bus there waiting, the driver let us on while she popped out for a sneaky fag before leaving.
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| waiting for the bus to leave with the driver having a sneaky fag |
The bus then left and we did our journey home.
Poor Evie was tired and fell asleep on the bus so I woke her up just before our stop and we walked (with me carrying her for a bit) home.
I asked her after if she liked the bus and she said yes and then I asked her if she wanted to go on the bus again ad she said no "it was too far" ;o)
Yesterday the 3 Foot People Festival tickets went on sale, so I bought our tickets yesterday ;o) I looked at the website this morning and Thursday is almost sold out already!
Yesterday when I picked up from pre school the supervisor asked me if Evie does her poops in the toilet /potty or if she does them in her nappy? I said that she does them in the toilet if we can get her there in time (but the last time she half did it in her knickers and the other half in the toilet). She then told me that Evie did a poop in her knickers and when she asked her about it she said that she does them in her nappy!
We have now bought Evie another 10 pack of knickers as we seem to be getting through them ;o)
Tuesday, 21 April 2015
catching a bus
Over the Easter weekend Evies glasses broke.
Last night I got a text message from the opticians saying that Evies glasses are now ready to be collecting from the eye clinic at Broomfield Hospital.
The eye clinic is on two days a week Monday in the afternoon and Tuesday in the morning.
So we are going to catch the bus this morning rather than wait until next Monday.
Last night I got a text message from the opticians saying that Evies glasses are now ready to be collecting from the eye clinic at Broomfield Hospital.
The eye clinic is on two days a week Monday in the afternoon and Tuesday in the morning.
So we are going to catch the bus this morning rather than wait until next Monday.
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