Finishing year 13 in 2017

Thank you all.
Dd had a lovely birthday and is out celebrating with her friends tonight.
Aunties are all on their best behaviour and have been easy-going so far.
Dd was very happy to get a second offer this morning from Surrey!
So that will be her insurance at AAB.
We Will be partying at home with a barbecue and lots of and .

Happy Birthday to your DD Teta

Happy 18th birthday mini-Teta! Shame that the Aunties are ruining the sleepover, maybe you can seek revenge by returning the visit at some time that is hugely inconvenient to them!

Happy 18th baby teta 😀

It's your house, they can disapprove all they like

Flames from mouth
Smoke from ears ?
Yeah
Forgot to say ....they don't drink.I do .
They disapprove ......mightily.

Its meant to be flame from the nostrils ...

I will try.
One is hugely bullying,narcissistic and domineering and has never had children but is an expert.I come over all dragon-like when she's around with smoke coming out of my ears!!

Oh OK, that is a bit annoying then. I hope your DD still has a lovely birthday weekend, and you can manoveure around the Aunties!

Yes Juggling that's true.
But they are not coming for her Birthday.They just happen to be travelling round Europe.I have no problem with welcoming them any other time but Dd is really upset that they will quash her sleepover.
I've asked her if she can arrange one at her friends house.

Good to be marking her birthday in style teta?
Aunties are important too?
Revising can wait a couple of days, or be slightly sub par over the weekend?
Congrats to her and to you!
Enjoy as much as possible x

Can I vent on here?
Dd's 18th birthday tomorrow.As 2 aunties are coming tomorrow she is clubbing on Saturday with her friends.Other Auntie is coming with husband on Friday and is now staying Saturday as well .Dd offered them her bed instead of sleeping in a camper van for Friday night not realising they're staying 2 nights.Dd's planned birthday sleepover is now out of the window ( said auntie said her and the friend can sleep in the camper van for the night ).Not to mention we have 2 kids attempting to revise through all this with 2 of the relatives already staying in ds bedroom where his desk is.
None of them are my family so I can't say no .

At least there's not the sheer number of exams there were for GCSEs. DD has 10, 3 per subject plus Mechanics 3 which she's self-taught.

DD's exams are quite well spaced out too ageinghippy, more so than has been the case before, so we're hoping that will be quite helpful.

Talk of past papers and mind maps makes me think that both of mine need to get more serious about their revision though!

This thread got me looking at the calendar. I can't quite believe it is only 10 more weeks. Her first exam is on 19th May and her last is 29th June, so a big spread.

DD says she is bored of revision already To give her credit, she is ploughing on with it regardless. This afternoon she will be doing chemistry mind maps with a couple of friends. At least it will make a change from all the practice papers.

We have had several days of relatives.Dd's 18th tomorrow,more overseas relatives for a couple of days.My parents did papers with ds1 while they were here and dd worked upstairs.I will be glad when all the visitors stop and I can relax without changing sheets and constant cooking.
Schools back on Monday and finishes on the 21st ( I think).Revising ones look pale and worn out, with constant colds.I've decided I really hate common entrance .12 year olds should be out playing not revising.I'm looking forward to my other 2 kids returning from Canada with dh tomorrow.Its the first time my 'baby' has been away from me.

DD was back at school yesterday with a practice exam first lesson

DS starts GCSES on 15th May (3 and a bit weeks away) and DD starts after half-term so she has 7 weeks, but then they are tightly packed into 3 weeks. I am actually counting down the 10 weeks till it's all over

Ono, I don't envy you being left on your own in exam season. DH has a LOAD of crap going on in his job ATM, so that won't help!

There's work and theres work.

DD's first exam is May 17th, then they're scattered with some clumping (though no more than one a day) through till (I think) pretty near the end of June.

Wow, 5 weeks of school, 10 weeks til exams over, that's a sobering thought ono, though I haven't checked exactly how long it all is for DD here.
I just know Art is in May and the other two in June.
Hopefully DD will put it all on the family calendar before the end of our Easter break.
I know a bit how you must feel with your DH working abroad as my DH gets some nice trips away with his work. They sound almost like holidays to me as they are wildlife watching trips where they are shown all the best nature reserves, but he assures me it's all work!

DD was back today too. I think she got quite a lot of work done, though at one point revising astrophysics it seemed that she might have broken physics, and got quite cross about not being able to multiply zero by infinity. This evening she mostly spent making a total mess of the kitchen, sugar, flour and buttercream everywhere cakes for Further Maths tomorrow - they have a rota. It's probably a good thing she didn't take after DH and me and do chemistry...

Easter is over for us here, back to school today, five weeks and counting until school is over, 10 weeks until exams are over!

DS came home after his third lesson and cracked on with some work revision, then his gf came over after dinner and we all went on a bike ride. It's also important to have some relaxation.

DH has just announced that in the next 10 weeks, he is overseas for work for 6. Harrumph....I am feeling mightily pissed off not jealous at all

How's everyone doing with Easter revision?

I saw a great Facebook post the other day which said Easter is Not a Holiday, it is a chance to save your year and turn your grades around!
Cue cute pic of toddler telling this to herself in the mirror with wagging finger!

DD has been doing lots of Art, with some nice vibrant red pics of tomatoes today. She has her art exams first in May and other two subjects in June. Getting the balance of revision right for them all can be tricky as art so time consuming.

DS(15) also has exams straight away when he goes back, next Wednesday, and also an important brass band competition coming up. Not much evidence of revision yet, but I do hear some cornet notes drifting down from upstairs!

DS was away in Scotland last week with DH, and DD and I had a few days visiting family, so I'm hoping we can have a productive few days this week. I also have an essay to write for my counselling course, or two, but getting one done would be good!

Sorry to hear about your Mum, Littleho.

I would definitely mention it to the school.

Sorry about your Mum LittleHo. Hope your DCs are OK.

Sorry for your loss LittleHo x