Finishing year 13 in 2017

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Ono, dd has just taken a job in KFC. It is a zero hours contract, but it suits her fine at the moment, she is doing 6 hours on a Saturday, and will increase it after exams. Apparently they are always looking for staff, probably as the pays crap, and zero hours...

Hello and whoops been seriously MIA for a long time! lots gone on for everyone I see. Hope you're all ready for the next few weeks ...I will now be back on board or else I think I'll turn to drink to get me through till 22nd June ...last exam day.

Hi and welcome back AuntPetunia!

Yes, I think it will be good to be here over the next few weeks for support and company and gin 😁

Am beginning to feel more nervous than excited about this whole A levels and Uni project! I quite enjoyed the earlier bit about visiting Uni's and writing personal statements.

Welcome back Aunt P and join the long queue for and

Thanks for the tip about KFC, I suppose I thought they might want people they can 'train' and who might be around longer than 4 weeks. Do you know whether the zero hours contract is for a certain length of time (eg a six month contract?).

Yes I think it was a six month contract, but you can give a months notice, she will just about do 5.5. So maybe not tell them? I think dd may have the opportunity to go back in holidays too. It pays £6 ph, which seems to be the going rate in many places.

You might also consider somewhere like pizza express who also seem to have a fluid workforce. ds was there for the 2 years he was in college and they gave him the option to transfer to the branch in his uni city - he didn't take it up but if your dd is going to be looking for something to help pay for rent, food and going out come the autumn, its smthng to consider

That sounds like a good one eatyourveg - love pizza express!

Same with Pizza Hut. DD was offered a transfer, but quit instead

Not exam related but DH is away (again) and the world's biggest spider has decided to set up camp...in the kitchen above all places. It is so fat that every time I look at it I feel sick. The boys and I are terrified, we'll have to eat out until Saturday. It's even making DDog shudder....looks for spider emoticon.......... What shall we DO???

Spray with fly spray?
Curled up dead spiders are not as frightening
I hate spiders as do my girls.Ds 1 puts them outside .The dog just watches them benevolently.
Dd had her first exam today C1 - Maths.She has gone to school adorned with lucky bracelets and necklaces,but no Calming drops.She didn't want them.
Last day ever of school on Friday with a Leavers ceremony.Dd has bought a floral frock and vertiginous heels 👠 for it.

Ono, dd worked one summer in a care home. It was supposed to be voluntary, she was only 16, but they were so short staffed during the holiday period that they kept adding shifts and decided to pay her. I assume staff shortages over the holiday period will be a pretty universal problem.

It was kitchen prep, waitressing, and cleaning. Her colleagues were very international and supportive, and she got on well with the residents. However they would need time to do a DBS.

Last summer she picked up a short term casual job on a local market stall, simply by asking. It was close to her old school so she had the joy of serving some of her old teachers.

Ono I love that you are asking for spider advice on this thread! I would get it for you - spiders don't really bother me. Do you have have friends that would get rid of it?

Ono, can you manage to out a glass over the spider and slide a card under it to dispose of it outside?

I am the biggest wuss ever re spiders but I am usually able to get rid of them this way

We had a spider incident yesterday too. DD yelled from the bathroom that there was a HUGE spider lurking behind the mirror... well, given that the mirror is stuck to the tiles, and I'd never noticed there was any gap behind it at all, I knew it couldn't be that big, 1-2mm gap max). If When I went in there were just the tips of two little legs showing, and she demanded that I do something else she'd be too scared to sleep ... I mean, wtf was I supposed to do? It retreated completely, so I said I promised to deal with it later if it emerged. So anyway, later on she was cleaning her teeth it came nearly half way out, so I got her to sweep it out (using a nail file slid under the mirror) while I waited to catch and dispatch. She was querulous about having her hand anywhere near but realised it was the only way (DH is incapable of doing anything with a spider-- unless he's the only person in the house and has no choice), so she faced her fear and together we got rid of the quite small and harmless-- fearsome beast.

Ono - really big spiders I can only deal with if I have boots shoes on. The technique is to try to squash it in a piece of tissue, but if it escapes knock it to the floor and stamp on it. If it was above my head initially I might cover my hair up too.

Spidergate follow up - we are alive and we haven't starved! Fortunately the gardener arrived, I'd forgotten he was coming. I could have hugged him (in fact I probably did, that'll get the neighbours talking). We are relieved! I was on the point of ringing DH and demanding he come home (from the States).

Errol, your post with the word legs...ugh....shudder....it is definitely the legs that do it for me.

Horse, I can't do the glass thing as I tried it once years ago and trapped a leg, then screamed, dropped the glass and the spider fell and ran over my foot so not going there again.

Anyone's child doing psychology A-level? I'd make a great case study.

DS went off for his last day of lessons today as tomorrow is stand down day when all they dress up. He came home yesterday with his leavers' hoodie...all getting a bit real now.

They gave the History teachers some Eurostar tickets as a leaving present and he said he was going to take his girlfriend to Paris and propose...oh dear, think I've got something in my eye....

Ono that's really sweet ❤️

I think DD is trying to pretend it's all not really happening.

Glad the gardener came to the rescue, Ono! My DD is doing Psychology

DD went in early for an Eng Lit mock and texted after to say it was "all right" This is the girl who said she had flopped every flipping GCSE (she didn't at all!) - not sure it means she aced it, but at least her thinking is more positive/realistic

DD got her 'leavers' hoody a week or two ago - they do it quite early and then wear them for most of the remaining time, I think.

Maths M3 yesterday, she thought it had gone well. As it's an extra that takes the pressure off S3 which is next week.

DD got one when she left her old school. She doesn't want one from this school!

Anyone else's DC having to do a 3rd year of six form.

Well that's it. School is done. 14 years gone by in a flash . Lots of dressing up and silly pranks, Instagram awash with photos, cut nose sustained on the bouncy castle....

Three weeks today until the first exam.

Welcome Lightyears, do join us for the rollercoaster that will be the next six weeks!

Still in lessons at the moment, although the staff don't seem to be there much!

Ono did they risk assess the bouncy castle ?

Just risk assessed DS's bedroom and decided the hazards are too great for me to set foot in there!

Yesterday DS has decided that he 'can't do English' (last week it was History) and asked what would happen if he 'only' got 3Bs. I assured him that both DH and I would have been thrilled with 3Bs, no-one will die if he gets this and he has an unconditional place so no need to worry. Oh it is all so difficult keeping them (and us) sane. Roll on June 22nd.

In other news, DS2 has broken his heel bone jumping off the stage in a drama lesson - lots of H&S food for thought at the school then!