Class of 18. No need for new school shoes

(Well today really, but after one sleep, anyway)

DS comes home tomorrow!!

We are off to DS1's uni concert on Wednesday, and DS2 has many so we aren't deprived on the concert front!

I do tend to sit at DS1's concerts and think of all the £££s invested, it's great they all still use it.

DS1 is writing personal statements for PhD applications and DS2 for Uniq application ...

Raspberry I do still ask if I can come to concerts, not that there's anything he could really do to stop me seeing as they are public performances that anyone could walk in to. If he said that he didn't want me there then I would stay away, as it is then it's my excuse for an overnight city break and he gets a full english breakfast to sweeten the deal.

That is lovely to hear Raspberry! DD took her instrument back with her but as far as I can tell she hasn’t been playing. She did ask for a new (different) instrument for her birthday, one that she has been keen to try for a few years. It needs to stay at home till either we visit in the car or she gets a flight case. I’m not sure which is most likely to happen first!

We decorated our tree here yesterday. It feels a bit early, but the school Christmas tree sale was on Saturday, and we always get one from there, so this weekend it GF to be! I’m feeling quite festive now, but need to start menu planning for my very fussy MIL arriving. She basically lives off M&S ready meals of their plainest plainest food and turns her nose up at anything with too many vegetables in it, or any hint of spice. I’m wondering if we should just have turkey every day...

DD Kitten. She didn't want anyone she knew watching her. I was pleased she'd gone back to playing her instrument this year (she started at 8 and played a lot over the years).

I hope you have a lovely Christmas Marmite. And that you can feed your DD up Haudin.

DD's last exam is in the afternoon of the 20th. I wasn't allowed to go to her concert last night!

I think DD is enjoying not having a BF to worry about. I don't think she has time for romance just now. Concentrating on working and socialising with her new friends is taking up her time.

She went to a winter ball last night and said it was fun.

I hope this Christmas makes up for last year marmite, and that being at home with some TLC works wonders on your DD NoHaudinMaWheest

She will hardly be home at all over Christmas as she is continuing to work. She is down to work until 5pm on Christmas Eve and then back in at 9am on Boxing Day. She is trying to get the Boxing Day shift changed as she will have to leave home at ridiculous O'clock to get there for that time. She has dumped the boyfriend as well.

Well that's what I thought. Find it very odd, and open to a lot of abuse.

I just didn't want her to have been struck from our local voting sheet because she had registered at University and to have a wasted journey home.

Question about voting. DD is registered to vote both at home and at University. She intends to come home next Thursday to vote here, but what is to stop her voting in both places - apart from the fact it is illegal of course. I am genuinely confused.

Picking my DD up on the 19th after watching her chamber choir Christmas concert.

We am going for it this Christmas as last year was so tough. We have pantomime and a national trust house visit booked. Then on the 28th we are going to Switzerland for some snow. Yay!!!!

Off to London today for afternoon tea and winter wonderland with family tomorrow. DD1 joining us too.

Hope you all have a good weekend!

DD is home. She managed to submit all the course work for module she is continuing this term so can now relax.
She has lost a lot of weight and isn't eating very much. I hope we can build up her appetite over the break.

hardwick they do finish so late. If dd had been doing exams, she wouldn't have been finished until the 20th.

DD won two huge lifesized elves last night while she was out, and messaged me about how on earth she was going to get them home on the train!
I suggested that she bought a seat for them

My DD has just handed in last essay of term!! Off dancing now!

She has a dissertation due in January though.

Will be nice to have them home- but perhaps that is boring for them now!!
Those Christmas goodies sound nice shanghaidiva. All the way from here to China?
happy build up to Christmas all.

DD has been home for a few days revising, and will head back at the weekend for exams. She won’t finish till the 19th - which is later than her sisters finish school! One of her friends is home already, but will have to do exams after Christmas. I think DD is fairly happy with that trade off!

DS has one more exam this week and finishes on Friday. Looking forward to having him home on Monday with my delivery of Christmas cake, Christmas pudding and some (probably crushed! ) mince pies.

I seem to have one of those too. She is coming back to vote next week as her postal ballot form never left her room! Luckily her exams are the week after

As it happens it is very useful as I was making arrangements for DS2 and an activity that DD bring there solves nicely.

Last year I had "how do I find a post box?".