Finishing Year 13 / Exam Results support thread (number 6!)

Lol! I'll tell dd to make room for some mumsnetters at her party, shall I?

Thanks Horsemad - we have all fingers and toes crossed here!

Hope you have a lovely holiday NiceCardigan. I can't wait to be able to go outside of school holiday time!

MrsB, the afternoon tea garden party sounds gorgeous with the literary theme!

I hope the weather stays fine for you.

Completely melted here. Spent a lot of the night awake as it was so hot.

I would vote for before results for your 18th parties as who knows what results day will bring.

We keep watching the weather forecast as dd's party is in the garden on Sunday. We have organised loads of decorations and we will have garden games out (table tennis; croquet; boules etc) as we have people from all ages coming (literally from 1 to 81 and including a fair few 18 year olds). We have my family and dh's family as well as dd's friends so we want to get them mixing. Other than our parents who have dinner together fairly regularly, most of our respective siblings have not seen one another since our wedding, which was 20 years ago yesterday! It is an afternoon tea garden party so there will be trestle tables with lots of cakes in cake stands, sandwiches; scones with jam & cream etc; prosseco; pimms; pink lemonade and pots of tea for every table. Dd wants to be a writer so we have a literary theme and she has made paper chains out of books and decorated jars with strips from books with a heart cut out - they will sit on top of old fashioned looking books in the centre of each table with flowers in them. She has also made large heart shaped confetti out of the pages of books to sprinkle over the tables.

We really need it not to rain or we will just be 40 people huddled under a very old tent thing which we have borrowed!

Dd is slightly doing my head in at the moment... Didn't want to come on family holiday when I booked it. Said last weekend she had changed her mind. Now not sure again as it is later than she thought so will be even less potential time to work over the hols. Grr

circular all DDs friends are going to different Unis the length and breadth of the country. I have told her to try to stay in touch with them as she will appreciate the company during the long holiday times at home but only time will tell.
DD and her boyfriend have decided to split up when they go their separate ways to Uni, that will be a wrench after two years together.
Loving the thunderstorms here tonight

Flipping roasting here in the East Mids . 34° today; have just lounged around indoors with all windows open!

DS is 18 next week, doesn't want a party but is having a family meal out at a fave pub in the evening. Can't believe I'm going to be a parent of an adult!!

DD just wants a small house party. Still saying after. I would prefer before, but that has its problems fitting in too.
Wasnt thinking so much as not feeling like celebrating (though a valid point) more that some may be at panic open days the weekend after.

What are you doing for your DDs' 18ths? I think I would have it before results' day. Wouldn't want DD to be unhappy at her own party, or friends not to come because they were disappointed.

Still melting Littleham. Was actually loathed to leave nice air con building and brave the tubes.

Also thinking about DDs 18th. Not sure whether before or after the unmentionable the better of two evils.

Sassy are most of her friends gong a long way? DD saying their group determined to keep in touch, and meet up when they come home in the hols. Only time will tell.

Had a lovely day in Bath yesterday and luckily it was nice and cool in the Abbey. We are taking advantage of the fact that we don't have to stick to the school holidays anymore and are off to Florida next week - I think it will be a little bit cooler there than it is here!

DD has been very lucky and her Saturday job have offered her full time work until she leaves for Uni. She has prom on Friday and is really looking forward to it.

DD is also making more of an effort to see her friends socially as she realizes that there are some girls she will probably never see again. She experienced going into work with a raging hangover for the first ever time last week and was outraged at the lack of sympathy she received from myself and DP

Hope you all had a lovely day NiceCardigan. I love Bath - one of my favourite places.

Have a lovely day NiceCardigan!

We're in Bath at the moment for DD2's graduation later on today it looks like it's going to very hot. DS stayed at DD2's student house with her last night so I'm hoping he looks presentable when we go and get them. The little break away has been nice because DS has been so grumpy lately - I think he's making sure I'll be happy to see him leave home in the Autumn!

Party sounds great Mrs B, hope your DDs feeling better and they all have a great time.

DD still has her own 18th to come, probably looking at small house party, or maybe even in the garden if we can risk the weather. Falls a bit before the unmentionable date so not sure whether best to wait till after.

Still very busy, prom, 4 performances and at least one 18th in the space of about 10 days coming up. Then has taken on some extra shifts at p/t job where she only usually does 2 half days. Think she has agreed to 8 or 9 days on the trot, but all only 3 to 5 hour shifts. Also never did Saturdays (music school) so was lucky enough to find a job that fit in at start of yr13. She was actually hoping to start last summer, but such a lengthy interview process, ended up being September.

Good luck to all those looking for work. I think if DD had been desparate enough to want to work last summer, would have signed up with some temp agencies, hoping for some waitressing or similar.

DS hasn't unplugged himself from his PC since he finished his exams! Was going to do paintballing for his 18th but has since changed his mind and nothing arranged atm.

I'm hoping he's going to shift himself to look for work for Aug/Sept as he's certainly not just sitting in his room all day.