Crepeys are an August bunch

[MrsSchadenfreude]

Here ya go...

Sorry will catch up so if I missed anything apologies
Here lovely(if coolish day) in San Seb and lunch at Arzaks - 'best meal this holiday' said Dneice - as it's a michellien starred gaff I should bloody hope so!

Good luck to all exam sitters for their results. I shall keep everything crossed for you.

Children allegedly going on a boat trip with Dh while I get an hour to myself. Hm. Will believe that when I see it.

Laters.

I am trying to gee self up to work energetically. So far am failing.

Am crossing everything for all exam sitters, especially the Y11's! DD has just gone off to meet mates to get hers.

BD, glad your meal out was appreciated!

Oh no.

My mum has a tumour on her ovary. No diagnosis yet but I may be joining Rudy on her bench. I am a bit in shock tbh.

Oh MI. Fingers crossed that it will be nothing to worry about.

My mother phoned me last night. She gets more and more charmless as she gets older. I sent her the newly launched summer version of a perfume that I know she loves, and which I gave her for Christmas. The conversation went like this:

"That perfume you sent me arrived today." (NB, no "thank you.")
"Oh good, I'm glad it came quickly - did you like it?"
"Do you not remember? You gave me exactly the same one for Christmas."
"No, this is the newly launched summer version - I thought you'd like it for your holidays..."
"I'm telling you, it's exactly the same one as the one you sent me for Christmas."
"Well in that case the company have made a mistake... can you check again, and see, because if they have sent the wrong one, I'll get them to replace it."
"It's. The. Same. One."
"Can you compare it with your Christmas one - it should be in a pale box, and it's called "un air de...""

"Oh yes. It is different."
"So... do you like it?"
"It will probably be alright. I haven't tried it yet."

She then went on to moan about DH not delivering the telly she has demanded from her late sister's house - "I knew he couldn't be bothered to do it and I'd never get it." (It's about a five hour round trip, so not exactly an after work job.) And she wonders why she gets no visitors!

MrsS, next time you feel a perfume-buying urge can I suggest you direct it towards someone who will appreciate it like me?

Oh no, MI :( Did it turn up during some kind of routine exam or had she been having symptoms? Hope things get clarified soon.

Gah, MrsS, I don't know how you haven't ground your teeth away to stumps dealing with your mother.

Just here to say that despite the school-refusing, the MH issues, general loathing of school etc etc, dd did perfectly well in her GCSEs and is (reasonably) pleased and very relieved. 3 As (maths, French, Eng Lit), 7 X A and 2 Bs (art and one of the sciences, can't quite work out which one because of the odd way the results are presented). She missed out on As in three other subjects by a mere point or two, but I'm trying to distract her attention away from that. The last 2 years cost me dear in every way possible, but I'm glad I was around to frog-march her to school all those times and I've very, very glad that she did get her arse in gear and apply herself after mocks. As is she. Phew. Onwards and upwards - for all of us.

Fingers and everything crossed for you, MI. What happens next? I am so sorry to hear that.

MrsS, if you had bought it for me I would have been delighted (and even if I wasn't, you certainly wouldn't know from my demeanour or anything I said). Why are some people graceless?

Well done to DD, Stropps. If my DC had done as well all those years ago I would have been delighted. It just goes to show how important parental involvement is from what you are saying - pity the poor kids whose parents aren't bothered. I know the children can't all be brilliant but at least if the parents are on side it helps.

Stropps, that's fabulous!

Oh, MI, I'm sorry to hear about your mum. You're bound to be in shock. Fingers crossed for you and her in the next few days. I'll email you.

Stropperella, those are great results there, especially if your dd had difficulties to overcome. My dd is similarly pleased with hers and, like beachyhead, I just dropped her off for her train to the Reading Festival. With strict instructions to RING ME ANY TIME OF THE NIGHT OR DAY if anything untoward occurs.

Fantastic results, Stropps! Yay!

DD1 goes back to school this evening. She was told yesterday, that if her packing was done this morning and her room tidy, she and DD2 could go to the cinema this afternoon. Guess what...? Yes. Still in her pyjamas, stuff everywhere and shouting that her smart clothes must be in DD2's room and DD2 not letting her in to look. Discovered smart clothes screwed up in a ball in the suitcase she brought back from school in June... along with lots of other dirty clothes that are now in the washing machine...

My mum gets various investigations from Sat onwards. It may be absolutely fine, of course. She did have symptoms but is of that age where you get absolutely everything checked out.

Will you go with her, MI? (Not in any way implying that you should, just wondering.) It's a tough thing to do.

Well done to your DD, too, Molly. You must be very pleased.

Stropps, well done to you and DD for getting through tough times to such excellent results . Best of luck to all the others awaiting results.

MI, v. sorry. I had one. It was benign but I didn't know that till some weeks after it had been removed (with the ovary and tube). Protocols dictate that, if suspicious, it must be treated as malignant till proved otherwise, to minimise chance of seeding spread during investigation and treatment. Sorry this means an anxious time but the surgery will be soon.

We all seem to be reaching a stage where there's no respite from family anxieties.

Otoh, I'm having a good day. Got the job. Got return tickets for tonight's concert at third attempt, saving an afternoon's queuing (yay). Cleaned bathroom & kitchen, washed sheets & towels, finished reports for work. Working tomorrow morning, then holiday. Ready for it

Stropps, that's fab!

DD is v disappointed (by text - has gone off to friends house) because she got a B in Chemistry (which is fine, but she was hoping for at least an A) and an A* in RE which she doesn't care about

Well done to Molly's DD too!

MI sorry to hear about your mum.

MrsS, sounds like DD's packing which left her up the creek on hol, borrowing DS's and DH's t-shirts!

No - I did ask if she'd like me to come down at the weekend but she said no. And it may be fine.

MrsS, let DD1 sort it out.

Molly and BTM well done to your DDs as well

Well done to your DD, too, BTM; it's nice that the DC are doing ok.

Sorry, that's a bit tepid - not meant to be, BTM. You must be very pleased with her.

Molly btm Stropps well done on dc's results.
MI sorry about your mum. That's worrying indeed . Thinking of you.

Auriga did u just slip in there that u got a new job?!??