First Year exams ( continued from prep for uni and starting uni 2015)

[voilets]

Dear all,

I have really enjoyed these threads. So if anyone else wants to keep up posts on DC travelling through trials and tribulations of uni life - do post here.

Have your DC been revising at all for instance? Do you now stand back?

Lovely to here updates from all those returning / about to return for yr2.

Good luck fitting everything and yourself in the car Horsemad.

Hope both your DDs settle Hellsbells must be difficult having 2 freshers to think about at once.

DD went back last weekend after a bit of a wobble, though seems OK now,. Surprising as been back and forth all summer, moved into house in July. Remains of her stuff fitted into her quite small car, so has car there for the year now. Not sure how that will work out, suspect mainly for trips home and visiting friends and BF at other Unis.

I'm in!!! 😁

How we got everything in I do not know (my expert packing skills, I imagine, lol lol).

En route now.

Good luck Horsemad and your DS!
My two both seem to be settling in. DD1, restarting after her disastrous first year, seems to have found a new lease of life and has joined loads of societies and been out every night. She definitely feels more at home at her new uni. DD2 seems ok after a tearful 3rd day - she has also been joining in and making friends.

Thanks hellsbells! I'm just thinking how different I feel compared to last year - no weeping this time!!

Glad to hear your DDs are doing ok

The house is a bit quiet this weekend! No music, no noise, no piano, no guitar, no 'bodies' in sleeping bags, no pizza boxes, cups and plates everywhere, no DD1 dropping and breaking things .....just a couple of cats after attention!

My house looks like a bomb has gone off! DS's room is a mess but I'm emptying it next week to decorate, so not too bothered.

Our cat will miss him, she adores him.

DS has been uncharacteristically affectionate these past few days. Quite cuddly. I really hope he is ok with going back (says he is) and he gets his work done.

Nice to read about happy returners.

Ds went off on Monday. Before then over summer we'd been having some really lovely chilled chats, like proper adult friends. I made him promise to keep in touch - of course, mum . We got a constant stream of texts from ds on train the way back full of funny stories about other passengers and lost tickets. Last text - I'm just about to arrive Since then , not a peep. Not a thank you for the Sainbury's delivery I sent full of extra goodies and alcohol not an I've arrived and found my missing room key. Nowt. Sigh...

No news is good news, I guess. I'm deteremined not to be clingy mum and wait for him to get in touch when ready but I just miss him.

Haffdonga

Haffdonga I am not looking forward to the missing part again!

Dh has been in the loft and got out all dd's boxes and cases and left them on the landing in the hope that she will start packing. We are taking her back on Friday and we will both be working all week in the run up so it is all up to her. If last time is anything to go by it will involve chucking things in the car on Friday morning in a mad panic. Can't wait to see her new room though.

DS is finally back. Feel glad. Just get a stomach crunch of anxiety when I think of how hard the studying is on his course - he'll be okay. I just worry.

Haven't seen house but DH says it is nice - very near campus which is great.

Good luck to all your DC. thanks for all your stories.

Fingers crossed all will be well.

DS safely delivered yesterday.
Had texts from his housemate as we were driving there to say they needed to contact the letting agents as the fridges and hot water weren't working.
On arrival, we plugged in the fridges and turned the hot water on using the controls in the airing cupboard.
House renting is an extra level of learning about life, compared with uni halls, isn't it!

the fridges and hot water weren't working.
On arrival, we plugged in the fridges and turned the hot water on using the controls in the airing cupboard.

That made me smile, seimum!

Thanks Leeds.
Apparently the wi-fi was also not working, but I left that to DS to sort out (he is studying electronic engineering after all).
I have now got a message from him about that - the router is in one of the bedrooms, and the lad whose room it is has gone home for a week, leaving the room locked. DS might have to go to the library for the next few days

DS arrived to floorboards being lifted and replaced due to leaking shower. Landlady was there trying to sort. Do hope so!!!

Glad to hear they are all back safely.

Have deposited daughter. Despite it being less horrendous than last year, it was still a strain.

She has a habit of declaring she has lost things when packing, and flapping and panicking - and it's hard to stay detached but helpful.

And then there'd been a crash on the motorway this morning, meaning long delays - and plans for civilised lunch together after depositing her had to be shelved. However, there was some consolation.

Nice consolation Marianne! Dd has finally packed and we are taking her back tomorrow. I think she is very ready to go back. She is a subject mum and a staircase rep so she will have lots of freshers to look after. She has already been chatting with her "children" on facebook for the last couple of weeks and will meet them on Saturday. One of her best friends is the subject dad and I think they will make lovely parents and hopefully help the freshers settle in.

Delivered DD back on Sat into the world's tiniest house. Missing her a lot at the moment, which has taken me a little by surprise.

Went to visit house - didn't see it when he moved in and was pleasantly surprised. Standard improved since I was at uni!!

So far he seems happy with house mates and more independent. Long may it continue.

Dd is coming home tonight, enroute to visiting her boyfriend tomorrow. Am hoping this means we see more of her this year than last!

DD rang last night for a chat, I can't believe how much she has changed since last year.She has just turned 20 and it is showing, she is no longer a teenager. The poor kid has had so much to deal with in the last year I just hope things are going to settle down now. Hopefully when I have a date for moving house I will be able to go down for a visit, still haven't seen the new house and she has been there since the beginning of September.

Anyone else noticed the change this year, she has joined clubs, got herself an internship and actually joined the gym. She talked about doing these things last year but I think she was overwhelmed with just surviving life ,in the first year and now she has really found her feet.

Anyone else noticed the change this year, she has joined clubs, got herself an internship and actually joined the gym. She talked about doing these things last year but I think she was overwhelmed with just surviving life ,in the first year and now she has really found her feet.

Hmm, when my DS contacts us I'll let you know welshpixie

Seriously, I am very pleased to hear your DD is getting to grips with Uni life in the 2nd Year and it gives me hope that my DS may mature at some point!!

voilets, glad all ok for your DS and for you with your DD too Decorate. X

Glad to hear welsh pixie. I am fingers crossed about it but it feels like he is taking it all more in his stride so far too this year - including the 25 hour lecture/lab programme he has, which overwhelmed him at the start of last year.

He's back footballing on Sunday and enjoying his housemates and house. Still hoping he mixes with more on his course but the football society is an Engineering club - so hopefully he'll feel more comfortable with engineers this year. Sadly, despite going to this club last year, he felt on edge, even at socials and even worried that he was mocked!! Love him. Anyway, he's trying!!!

Hi Horsemad. I had to resort to texting "does your phone still work" to get a response from DS.