New Uni starters 2015 (continued from Preparing for Uni)

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Thought we needed a new thread to continue from preparation.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/higher_education/2466997-Preparing-for-Uni-in-2015-continues

Suspect all have arrived by now...

He probably want to know (a) where his stripey socks were or (b) how to spell 'definitely', is my guess.

*wants

Almost certainly Kitties

DS went back last night. I had a vision of waving him off from Platform 3, but a combination of events (him coming home late, fog and RTC ahead) made us very late and we literally arrived with a minute to spare.

We practically pushed him out whilst the car was still moving, so I never got my Grand Farewell! He then text from the station to say train was delayed by 10 mins!!

We saw him for a total of 5 hrs over the w/e. Busy working and socialising!

Kitties, hope it all gets better. I find the distance a pain in these situations.

I hope your visit was good Marianne. I could identify very well with the distrait phone call early on in the term, which is why I tend to let mine phone me now, rather than me them, so that I don't get a brush off which I can then read (invariably negative) things into.

I'm going up for two days later in the week, for something else, so visiting is incidental but it will be good to see how DS1 is doing. I'm having to plant a younger brother on his floor for two nights, so we'll be on the inside track of how things are :)

Thanks Molio. The visit was good - though the drive in morning fog was a bit too atmospheric at times! I was pleased to meet some of her neighbours, and see the kitchen they use. (So I can picture her daily life a little better now.) She seems well and happy. She's made friends and is finding her studies interesting. I could not really ask for more.

It's as if she's grown up quite a bit, quite fast - but is still our daughter.

Ds has just suggested setting up a family whatsapp group - think he's feeling a little homesick

He even accepted my request to be his friend on Facebook mind you, we have different surnames so he can always pretend I'm nothing to do with him ...

Mumslife - DD is also on reading week but she has had workshops and group sessions in uni for the last 2 days and has a placement day today. She has text to say she may get the train over to her boyfriend's uni tonight as her flat has emptied out for the week and she is bored/lonely. She can finish her essays/reading whilst he is in lectures tomorrow/Friday.

Mumslife we have a family Whatsapp as well, although a friend has said that if she uses it too much, her ds will leave the group !!

DD has her reading week next week, I think she will be back but she was not sure when as she has some sporting fixtures at the weekend. She is still struggling with sore throats, she thinks she has had tonsilitus 3 times already this term, I suspect that the minute she feels better she parties and so it never quite clears up :)

Can recognise the chaos they create when they come back, I can remember being the same and spreading my crap around my parents house, my late mum was incredibly patient and never moaned about it, unfortunately I don't think I will be as lovely.

DD was moaning about getting an essay in last night, I suspect that we are the only ones that they can have a moan to and they are all sunshine to their flat mates :) I could not feel too much sympathy as she was rushing it as she wants to go out tonight, its due in tomorrow. She is then on a 3 day sporting weekend!!

Hope those who are on reading weeks are enjoying them.

Dd has just messaged to say shes coming home, maybe on Friday. However, she would like a lift as she's got a lot of washing. I've said I will collect her on Friday afternoon or it will have to be Saturday morning. I'm not driving into Leeds during rush hour on Friday evening. It's only 30 minutes normally, but not in rush hour. I have no idea how long she'll stay but it doesn't sound like her school friends will be around so we might actually get to see her.

We are seeing dd on Sunday for lunch as she was feeling a bit homesick last weekend. She hasn't got time to come home especially as her essays are always due in at 9pm on a Sunday, so weekends can be a bit frantic.

She seems to be fitting her work around her social life at the moment rather than the other way round. Also, the freshers in her college put on a play for the rest of the college in the summer term and she seems to have got herself appointed joint director/producer! She tried to rationalise how having that to would help her to work more but she lost me somewhere along the way.

having that to do

spoke to my DD to find out she was out late partying last night and didn't get to lectures this morning!! She couldn't work out why I was less than impressed!!!

With social events all taking place on "school nights" I'm amazed if they don't miss lectures! My dd has taken to having late afternoon naps to catch up

Quietly Beginning to think I may be DD's 'conscience' as she often calls around 8am for 'approval' to miss 9am lecture.

Decorhate Seems DD's subject society have a habit of arranging socials the night before her only weekly 9am lecture, which is also the module she is enjoying least. Only missed it once when genuinely ill.

Dd is home for reading week. Also brought all her washing with her.

We're going shopping to get some new clothes as some of hers are a little worn now. She says she has no money and looked at me with big sad eyes in the hope that I'd buy her something. I told her to use her savings, that's what they are for. And to get a job!

Anyway, I will probably get a couple of things to help ease her into her independence

Lol, harsh Mummy Fairenuff!!

I bought her a smart new top that would be suitable to wear for an interview.

Mwah-ha-ha

(And a pair of jeans and a jumper)

But only because we worked out she has so far lived off £43 a week and I haven't had to give her a penny yet. And she loves me more than ever now

DS coming home tonight for a fleeting visit - back Sunday. Bringing a friend whose parents live too far away for a home trip. I am starting to think I should be getting DH to test his (according to him) unparalleled roast potato skills on them Sunday lunchtime.

Dd home, I'm on the 4th load of washing, she's gone out to meet a school friend. All is well with the world. Singing teacher is being much nicer, thank goodness and dd seems to be reasonably healthy.

Completely thrown into a panic by a skype call today saying there was a complete emergency.

All poised to buy a train ticket but when I questioned interrogated further it turned out that her new boot had broken.

Another call later to say that a fire had broken out but not to worry.

Ds has just turned up with no washing

He seems v chirpy and seems to be coping well so far

He's realised he's a complete lightweight when it comes to alcohol which he's quite happy about as it means his money's going a lot further than some of his friends'