Finishing year 13 in 2017

HSM. Had to put some money in DD's account yesterday. She had been really careful about her money and tracked it in an app but I think all the extra 000's with Yen and dyscalculia do not mix! She was really upset as had tried hard, had to tell her to chill. She muttered something about her summer project which I think is a good sign.

HSM, that sounds familiar!

DD comes home tomorrow - seems to have had/still having a fantastic time

yeah, but bet she'll miss your 'interest' in her life!!

My DS is 10mins from landing I am ridiculously excited watching Flight Radar!

How are all our travellers doing?

I think she is too busy communing with sea rays, penguins and dolphins by the look of what just came through on
Line 1 !

Can see that whilst it is lovely to have the whole summer it is a time of uncertainty for them which can lead to a level of uncertainty, friend was saying her DD is very grumpy. She is terrified about the idea of going to university bless her.

Much as I will be looking forward to seeing DD again after nearly 3 months I am rather jealous of you all who have them going off in September. Just grateful some of her friends are also doing Foundation Art or having a gap year so she'll have some people around. She's going to hate being back here for a year, will be like a caged tiger having had her freedom!

I will be using flight tracker this afternoon. 😀
I have resisted the 'while you are under this roof' line so far too. I have had to bite my tongue a couple of times!

I live the flight tracking ! Not loving waking up to the news North Korea has fired a missile towards Japan. DD has been away for a month now, it is very calm and the house is pretty tidy!

Glad you didn't need to do the airport run BTM.

Just logged in to watch DD's flight - it supposedly left 5mins ago! Thankfully I did not have to drop her at 3am - friend came to pick up

Just tracking my DS1's flight. Will never get over the excitement that technology allows this!

Btm that sounds a bit traumatic.Can they make up before.....for the sake of the holiday?
Dingit I would have done exactly the same at that age .
I've just texted Dd to say no boys are allowed in the holiday house and she answered with a grin and said of course not!!!
But the air con wasn't working in her room So had to sleep with her friend and that they have just had a power cut.House is totally computerised!!

I always track family's/friends' flights, I love that we have technology to do this!

at opening all the milks! I hope DD wouldnt have done that, but you never know!

My stomach is churning a bit as DD is due to go away for a week v early on Tues (I will have to drop her to a friends about 4am) but all is not calm amongst the girls going and particularly between DD and a couple. Gulp!

I'm a very anxious flyer so I'm currently tracking the DCs' flight back to the UK. They are half-way home, having safely made it over Iran and presently flying over Turkey. Won't actually be able to relax and breathe until they are safely back home.

I laughed at Dingit's story and then thought: "Hmm, I might have done that too...."

Just surfacing from mucking out DS's room... Enough said!

He's gone on holiday today, it's very quiet here - bit of a practise for when we are Empty Nesters in Sept (if all goes to plan of course).

Dingit, that made me

Dd went off to the airport wearing a bright orange t shirt. She's flying easyJet...

Yesterday at work they had run out of large milk cartons to refill milk dispenser. Her boss told her to use the little individual capsules, meaning hand them to customers with their drink. But no, she was undoing each one to fill up the large dispenser. Thank goodness there is no A level in common sense

Bebumba, I wish they could do an A level in common sense!
Dropped Dd off plus friends at the airport yesterday.They were a giggling gaggle of exotically dressed creatures.Hope they all appreciate the effort Dd has put in organising this holiday.
In other news Ds was cross and puzzled why he had a gas canister in his luggage .I think the teacher took it off him and returned it later.
Have a wonderful summer and relax!!!
I'm not thinking about August until the day before.
Dingit I hope you manage to have as nice a summer as possible as you must be totally exhausted.

DS 'slept' in a friends field last night. They had a fire, a few beers and burgers. Unfortunately, checking the weather forecast was not part of his A level courses. At 2:00a.m the rain came down, they got soaked and the fire went out so they packed up and he walked the 4 miles home.
He has just appeared in the kitchen looking for food .

I just picked DD up in town from her Leaver's meal (kind of mini prom)
Think she had a lovely evening - and she looks so grown up.

A nice end to the week, and to the year and school life, but that still feels very odd!

Thanks to you all for fab wise, real, and witty company since we they started GCSE's - possibly before that too?

Have a good summer and see you all half way through August if not before 🍷