Finishing year 13 in 2017 part 2

Errol that sounds good but also weird - tge proposing

DD also has a peer mentor - 2nd year doing same subject.

It was a slightly surreal conversation.

Errol - that must've really weird. DD has been allocated a peer mentor, who has been in touch already. A second year, studying the same subject.

DD's college have now sent out the list of 'mothers' - each first year is assigned a second year doing the same subject. So far, so good - my DM was at Homerton during the war, kept in contact with her 'daughter' throughout her life. But because there are fewer engineers this year, DD has been given two mothers. And then each of these has a 'wife' (apparently they have to 'propose' to someone during this year, homosubject pairings not approved of). So she'll have four mothers^^ (not including me, clearly I'm redundant) and quite a lot of sisters.

I saw that article too and it's true for us. Son 1 yestwerfday had 3 musical instruments for a start (is in catered halls but still wants a plate etc for bits of food he prepares and took loads of tins of foot and also his own duvet as I'm too mean to buy a second one and he took real physical textbooks from A level relevant to his degree, equipment for four sports, a case of clothes, a box of shoes etc etc.

Today his twin had 2 suitcases of clothes, a box of shoes, box of bathroom products, one of kitchen plates from home (all my second hand stuff), both twins needed to take their suit and some shirts for formal dinner stuff, both had a lap top, one had an ipad too. Various coats. IN fact we took loo paper today because yesterday at the other one's hall it was pretty nasty stuff and hardly any of it.

Bizzy that sounds great. Just moved DD in - hope she will be as happy.

I was just thinking how long ago results day was. DD has been on two holidays since, and went to uni a week ago. I've been back at work two weeks (teacher), so holidays are a very distant memory.

DD Facetimed me yesterday and she is totally sorted. She has had a good Freshers week in terms of orienting herself in the city. She is not a drinker, so has not done all the after hours stuff, but has joined societies and gone to their barbecues/pizza parties. She has done the academic stuff she needed to do, and also registered with a GP (which prompted lots of texts as to what vaccinations she has had, as if I could remember for No. 4 child).

Very happy and right choice of uni.

Hasn't it gone quick since Results Day?

Next week for us...

Haha. HSMMaCM. That's more likely. I've done everything and ex turned up yesterday to take kids out for tea and saw all the boxes. But at no point has he asked how we're going to get all the stuff in my punto as well as me and the two kids!

HSM
The dad looks a bit odd in the pic - like he's trying too hard to be cool!

We are en route - managed to get everything in!

Or mum loaded the car and dad is oblivious

His son must have ordered a bedding pack and be in catered hall's, surely?

What a strange article, Errol. Agree they're not representative! Maybe he's trying to be whacky dad.

A column in the times this morning by someone who thinks students nowadays have less 'stuff' than in his day made me laugh. I don't think he and his son are representative! www.thetimes.co.uk/article/in-praise-of-the-students-who-don-t-need-stuff-kpfdpmp0n?shareToken=90112a5f40ab2da1220edf1ec31ea5b4

good luck Bebumba, I hope it all goes well.

We're about to start getting ready and double checking that everything is packed before loading the car. Youngest is in a chair with the cat and is reluctant to help, promising to do it 'in a second' it's the longest second ever experienced and the other two are in bed still.

No worries, we've got plenty of time and can relax and take it easy

Have a virtual Voodoo doll and stick pins in it!

I will be Fixed Grin Woman!

Tsk. Liney, obviously Damn autocorrect!

Lindy - I am so glad your ex is EX!!!

Ignore him whatever he says; don't let him spoil today for you.

Morning, bebumba and Horsemad.

Woke up wondering what do I have to do, what have I forgotten?

ExH is going to have a right moan on about the amount of stuff that has to go in his car. There's never a 'well done for organising all that'. Just griping. You can always count on him to take the shine off any situation.

When I was having a long and tough labour with DD in the maternity hospital, he managed to come out with, 'we don't want to be here all day'.

Thanks bebumba, early start for you

Hope all goes well at Sheffield

Well, we are just finishing breakfast
and then will be setting off for Sheffield.
Good luck in the coming weeks Horsemad and Liney.

It is 10.45pm and one of mine is still waiting for an internet delivery out for delivery "today". He's out the external lights in theg arden and up the house to help the courier. Talk about last minute and he's not going to open his brand new apple lap top what came yesterday until he arrives at university. Anyway we have just about packed. He seems to have spent a good bit of time today when I was driving his twin, doing 5 loads of washing of his clothes (he doesn't let me near some of them - one of the huge advantages of my reputation for poor washing skills.......) so we have the heating on for those on radiators and the drier on and the car packed except the lap top. He's more into clothes than his twin so has 2 suitcases, not one but still a lot of boxes too but not musical instruments like his twin had today.

I am looking forward to the end of next week. My oldr son leaves home on Monday ( he has hired a van to move into his own house which he's been letting out since last December - he is seeing his tenants tomorrow ehn they leave) and he and I will move all hils stuff on Monday.

I wonder which of the 3 will be first to come home for a weekend? Thankfully the one on a field trip who had put a bottle of vodka in his bag specifically for that trip decided not to take it on the trip.

Thank you user.

Best to you too, user. I've got one of those Disney-Uni-Dads in the midst also.