Crepeys in the Long Grass of Life

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Thanks Beachy for the frisky title suggestion.

Well, here we all are!

Stropp's prom sounds amazing and your daughter looks beautiful on FB - I noticed the glam shoes. I think I would have found all that very intimidating and am reasonably happy that we all went down the disco in jeans. Prom is great if you're beautiful.

Not sure what my iron is although I think it was OK two years ago - I put it down to much red wine.

I have been to the sales and bought not one, but two dresses crepeys. One will be for high school graduation, although if DD doesn't make her offer I suspect everything will be off. The other dress is linen so will be cool and crumply.

Stropps how fab!

Here I bought ds a lovely towelling hoodie from seasalt (seriously thinking of nicking it as it's so snuggly) and he went to bed in it :)

at the arriving in a helicopter. That definitely wouldn't be happening at my DC's school! It all looks gorgeous and very lavish, though the supper in Maccy D's slightly less so!

DS caused a massive sob-fest at his Y6 leavers when he broke down doing his reading. He set off all his footy team and then all the others. Major wailing in the church and churchyard! It was a huge shock to all his teachers and me. I was more upset when DD was leaving and was quite non-plussed!

This is ferratin BTM, stored iron, normal range 15 - 200.
Although I note at my mum's docs it's 22 - 200.
You is talking heamoglobin at which I am 12.

B12 and folate are other signifiers of diff types of anemia. Plus thyroid. Go back and push for these for more info if knackeredness keeps up. I will hold your hand and share my research

I am not on FB but want so much to see the wink pic Stropps. PLEASE pm me.

I have given up on 'jolly games'. Am hiring bouncy castle for DS birthday. Two hours easy, weather-free entertainment, right there!

That prom looks utterly amazing. I seem to dimly remember a sixth form disco of some sort, in the common room, with someone sick into the tuck-shop. 'They don't know they're born,' etc...

I don't remember any crying, either. Maybe school is just better now!

Stropps lovely photos and lovely dresses. From someone who thought a prom was something you walked on at the seaside, or a concert... the whole things feels a bit unreal to me, still. They are following American style proms, aren't they? Still DS really enjoyed his last week although they made do with Addison Lee for transport. It was in Covent Garden though…
Oh and is there something wrong with me because when my kids moved on from a school,(especially primary) we walked away without a backward glance. Others were crying though… I wonder if I've got some disorder…like lack of affect, or something. Or maybe I just hated the school
Frustration and annoyance abounding from mild issues today, not least of all DS2 loafing around the house having been to Brussels for the day yesterday with DSis and DNeph who are over from the States. They had a great time including a chocolate- buying orgy…which presumably I will have to eat, as it beckons to me from the fridge. DS1 has just emailed from work with the imminent completion date on his flat…yay to him moving out at last…boo to finally having to stump up the Mum and Dad help- to- buy funds…
On a more serious note, at some hatred starting to appear on fb from a friend and her DP's posts re situation in the Middle East. Making me feel so uncomfortable….

I'm keeping out of the ME one. It's a choice of which half of my friends I offend...

That's the spirit, Herbs. You know parenting has really set in when you Can't Be Arsed. And a bouncy castle followed by hot dawgs and ice cream sundaes....what's not to like?

WAF You mean that when they measure your iron levels, they are measuring haemoglobin or ferratin?

We had nothing whatsoever for our school leaving.

Rose, how exciting for your DS1. And you!

I've pm'd you, WAF. :) For those that didn't notice, I put a link in my post of 13.22.

Rosebag, I thought I was entirely immune to any school-related blubbing, especially as dd never sheds a tear about these things and when she left first school, my reaction was "meh", but I have been surprised by the emotions arising over the last 24 hours. There's a big old shedload of change going on in our family at the moment, involving major shifts for everybody, so that probably has something to do with it. New schools, new phases of life, possible new job etc.
It seems that last night's Y11 prom will be the last as the headteacher (new-ish) is doing away with it.

Anyway, enough of that old bollox from me. I have nearly finished the job I'm working on and I haven't started baking the b-day cake yet...

Stropps, when is your interview?!

Tuesday. Apparently it's "three short interviews". Am a little and I have no blasted clue what to say on the subject. Er, BTM, do you have any words of wisdom/ ideas what they may ask/ pointers towards stuff to read up. I just know the whole SEN thing is in a state of flux with new legislation coming in and care plans will have to be provided up to the age of 25 and er, I don't really know much else. I'm in the process of trawling the DfE website for general info about the new approach.

I am dreading ds's leavers assembly as I know I will blub. I blubbed last year and he wasn't leaving......
I also suspect he will blub (lots) leaving dp rolling his eyes in despair at the two of us

When is it Stropps?

Considering I almost had to be stretchered out of DS's reception nativity play, due to excessive emotion, I shall no doubt require paramedics on standby for when he actually leaves school.

I am SO LAZY. I've felt all energised all day, have wasted it googling bouncy castles, etc, and haven't finished the feature I was supposed to do. And I can't do it tomorrow, as I'm on my speed awareness course. < spanks self severely with rolled-up magazine >

I am SO glad we did nothing, zip zilch nada, to mark our leaving.

Especially as three of my friends were killed in a car crash about two months later. It would have been too poignant - as it was, thinking back to the post-exam parties was grim enough.

(BTW, my parents told me about their deaths by sending me the clipping from the local paper. To India, where I was staying with family friends. AIBU to think, now, that this was a bit odd?)

You probably know more than me, Stropps! I am hearing snippets of information, but really need to find out more...
No idea what they will ask. We do some what would you do in this situation questions so you could think about things you have done or might do?

MI, that does seem very odd.

Oh make no mistake - up until last night I thought proms were a load of old baloney that the US should keep to itself (along with much else), but when I saw them all looking so damned happy and going in for what was after all a massive organised post-exams party with professional security and no booze, I felt it was churlish to continue with my objections. It's by no means compulsory and I know plenty of people who didn't fancy it for whatever reason and it wasn't a big deal for them not to go.
MI, my parents informed me of the death of my first and indeed only teenage boyfriend by sending me the order of service for his funeral. I was 17 and at boarding school.

Stropps, do some thinking about the old strengths and weaknesses. (One does not, after all, want to ruin an interview with too much honesty.) Also yes, examples of Stuff You Have Done.

Remember to keep the focus on how fabulously competent yet humble you are. Radiate enthusiasm.

(I am quite good at interviews. Not so marvellous at holding down jobs, mind.)

Good advice MI!

I am feeling a bit uplifted by the fact that the plastering is done and the base for the new floor laid. However this means that we cannot go into the kitchen at all this evening. Chippy beckons

MI you're right. The ME troubles don't make good dinner party conversation, do they. I'm ok with opposing views, though. After all there's 2 sides to every story. I'm just worried about hatred and I'm worrying that I'll have to block a really nice friend on fb (Lord know what I'll do when I see her) because her shares and her posts are attracting hate and abuse. Her DP had a few posts deleted recently because they were so offensive.

Yes indeed Tilly….although he's just emailed that the schedule of costs from the solicitor is higher than he's budgeted for and he's need more £££. Isn't it always the bloody way. You pay to have them live with you and you pay to get rid of them.

Stropps I get what you mean…all these transitions. I just think I might be weird because I don't tend to feel teary. Maybe I'm a Vulcan
You'll be great at the interview. Think transferable skills. If it were me on the panel (25 years in SEN) I would go for the person who showed insight, flexibility and compassion. Someone who looked at the child and not the disorder. Someone who appreciated how much diversity there is in SEN. Someone who thinks outside the box. You can learn all the rest from websites,books and courses.

I'll shut up now

Did I mention that Mr Inferior is indulging in The Martial Art That Dares Not Speak Its Name this Sat???

(I am out all next Sat, though, with a concert. HA.)

Sorry Stropps didn't see the Tuesday bit of your post!

Here I have discovered two colleagues I have LOTS of time for are both leaving..... I think the fallout from a very senior appointment made a year ago is finally showing itself - he's had a year and the verdict is...... It's very worrying.

Good interview advice, all. Stropps, we always look for examples as well. So 'I'm very good at knitting, in fact in 2012, I knitted a whole family of hedgehogs sweaters etc'..... or ' I deal very calmly with all situations, in fact I have had the same Brabantia bin for 20 years'...

That's called "I'm good at finding creative solutions to situations that frustrate me".