Finishing year 13 in 2017 part 2

Good luck for driving test user327, that was exactly us last week.
Drop off completed can't really find words but strangely glad to be on the other side of it.
Bizzy can vouch for Edinburgh ikea being busy was there briefly today it was horrific.
We had to stop off at a road traffic accident on the way up north ,second car at the scene ,waited for emergency services to arrive which took 20 mins or so, driver lucky to be alive.
Very odd day all in all , glad to be back home now with my younger two and vowing to enjoy the time with them before it is their turn.

Meningitis jab tomorrow here, and DS for the first time in years has a massive cough and cold going on.

Parting with money is preferable!

The stress has shown it's face here tonight, driving test in the morning and I had a very grumpy teen but they've now had a hug. It's going to be an interesting week.

I haven't read it yet. Too busy parting with money ...

I read that article

Gosh, just read that user. Gulp.

Warning - on the BBC news website there is a pink banner saying Freshers and an article under it saying 'i wish i'd told my son he could start again after dropping out' - it's a really emotional read so if you are feeling emotional you might not want to read it (I wish I hadn't!)

I'm OK, btw. Thanks for asking :). She is my fourth to go to Uni, although the furthest away, and I wasn't able to take her. She is ready to go.

Bizzy she might be rushing in and out with others and forgetting her phone in the excitement.

I'm sure she'll be fine Bizzy. I've suggested to DS that if he gets chatting to his flatmates and they decide to go and do something, to knock on the others' doors and ask if they want to tag along too.

They may not want to and that's fine but it's nice to be asked, so I hope he does!

DD arrived in Edinburgh yesterday. It took her minutes to check into and assess her flat. She then went to IKEA to pick up household stuff as she arrived with just one suitcase of clothes. Ikea was absolutely heaving with students all doing the same thing.

Every time I have checked DD on Find iPhone, she has been in her flat :(. On the plus side, her flat mates are really nice.

DS got into Reading, so all good. But only just.

Only just is still in. The only just bit will be forgotten before long.

I had an emotional wobble last night and this morning, we met up with a few family members for coffee and I realised that the next time we do it we'll be one person down. We're trying to work out an evening to go out for a meal this week but it's not easy; we've got to work around one night away, sports matches two nights, a relative visiting from a long way off as well as finishing getting ready. We've only got one night that we can all be together :-(

BIzzy are you ok?

Not been very clever here. Ds's phone has been a bit funny for a while now. Microphone not working so can only hear him if he uses headphone/mic attachment. It's (obviously!) his lifeline with all his music etc on it. Anyway, took it to the shop to be mended. They've given him low tech spare which is fine but his real phone won't be ready til the day after he moves to uni. D'oh! I need to find out his official postal address and send it registered or whatever or alternatively train it back down to hand it to him on person which I think would slightly cramp his style!!!

Also, just remembered, although thought got all his bedding ready in the to go pile, fitted sheets had been forgotten.

Not as bad as dd, had a year abroad in German uni, before leaving, emailed, in German, about bedding requirements in their halls. Got reply back, in German, which she misinterpreted. Spent first few nights with empty pillow case and duvet cover until I sent cheapy ones via Amazon. Funnily enough she had German vocab to discuss abortion, drug addiction, racism, stds etc but had forgotten the words for bedding.

Teta just caught up with your posts and it sounds incredibly frustrating.Your DD must have had a good personal statement and school reference to get the interviews and ultimately the 2 offers. I think in your position you will have to weigh up carefully what will be best for the next application cycle as all should be in order with the positive outcome of remarks and particularly with Surrey where she met the offer. I think I would worry about a new college or school screwing up the application though I suppose they maybe can't do too much harm. Your dd sounds like she has a great plan in place for more work experience .Just wishing you both much luck as I know how tough the road to vet school is.

I'm a bit emotional too. Plus I'm watching the last night of the proms. Tactical error there.

Can't believe how emotional I am getting. Taking dd to Edinburgh tomorrow. No slots for dropping off but assuming they must have some system as the site accommodates more than 1000 students.
DD bedroom still looks like a bombsite and downstairs has multiple full blue ikea bags , she is relaxing on the sofa and getting irritated if I suggest she might not be done yet. Can just see me cleaning her room this coming week and weeping buckets which is not like me at all.I know she will be fine and it is really exciting but this summer and the last 2 years have been hard, anyhoo ,enough , onwards I suppose.

All those going to Reading. If they have an emergency, I'm nearby 👍.

You all right, Bizzy?

Teta, that's tricky. I can understand protest, though. Could you do private candidate entry as a Plan B? But dear God it gets on my wick how self promoting these sixth forms are that have let teenagers down. My son's didn't really understand the new science specs, it transpires.

Tell that to his friends and their parents. They could have been the (shortage) medical specialists of tomorrow.

DS got into Reading, so all good. But only just.

olliepolly driving test on Monday here as well!

I dropped off DD at Kings Cross early this morning for her journey to Edinburgh.

Gosh, teta, that school does sound like its let a lot of people down. As your DD is 18, presumably if she was registered for the exam with them (Is it just for sitting it, no teaching?) she could disassociate herself from views expressed by her parents.

Abroad child got back last night (big brother met him at a tube with the car) and then he went out with twin to London and they got back just before 4 (I heard them although they weren't noisy). I can tell he got back safely as I have found his passport (now filed away) and his shoes are downstairs. His twin at last did the university photo upload he'd been dreading and then registered. I think in my day you had to join a massive queue to register at the main university building so at least this on line way is much easier.

We had speech day in July and we did go and both won a prize and one was playing music so it was a ncie day - no disruption from anyone. Good speech from an old boy who seemed to have failed just about everything at school or at least did not do too well, but rose very high in the navy - he came in his full uniform which was rather fun.

I don't think I am attending dd's speech day in protest.Some of the sixth form parents are attending to be disruptive.I couldn't bear to sit through the headmasters speech saying how wonderful the school is when it's not.Then 2/3 of the school will be going on a 'gap' year because of poor grades.I have moved my other Dd to another school and they have put Ds in the bottom sets for everything this year ( was in top sets last year).So looks like he will be going too😟😡
The only thing is can we do the a level repeat at another exam centre?
I really want to tell the school exactly what I think of them but I can't if we have to go back for the exam.

Well done to the driving test successes 🚗☺️

Waiting on moving in info here. They don't do arrival slots that could be interesting! Got most stuff now, just need to get him some more clothes.

Just realised DD is going to be away in Slovenia for speech day, oh well, she's not bothered, and they do a more exciting thing just before Christmas where they collect their certificates - and nice for lots of them to meet up again after a term away.