SF's keeping on the straight and narrow!

Keiss_21

Hya SF...glad you will be getting another mentor...it's good to talk.

Have a nice quiet evening vegging out...I'm off to do the same, though I may well be knitting DS2's sock at the same time!

Been invigilating on-line exams all week...and it's been a bit hectic. This afternoon was the worst yet, with none of the students being able to access the internet and one unable to access any files!! This was an FS - ICT Level 1 exam, so a working computer and internet access was essential!!! I had IT guys in for about an hour sorting things...but everyone finished OK. I gave the poor lad who couldn't access his files for a while a sweet as he left...he really deserved it!! Who said invigilating was boring and cushy!!!!!

More on Friday...roll on tomorrow evening and the weekend!!! :T:T

slowlyfading

Definitely - bring on the weekend!

I don't like invigilating exams - it's always so booooring

Keiss_21

Forgot to say...have fun @ Centre Parks...and keep on saving for the Maldives.

DH and I went there 24 (:eek: really??) years ago and had a fantastic time. We had 10 days in Thailand (including 6-day bus tour ), two days in Singapore, followed by a week in the Maldives...wonderful!! We saw the New Year in on Bandos where we were staying...a marvellous night-time beach-BBQ party!!! Best to research how much it will cost, so you have a ball-park figure to aim for. We would love to go again...but we went BC (Before Children)...and haven't had enough money since! :rotfl:

Keiss_21

slowlyfading wrote: »

Definitely - bring on the weekend!

I don't like invigilating exams - it's always so booooring

Bring on a boring exam...not had one this week yet!!

slowlyfading

It'll cost quite a bit to go to the Maldives I think, but we're both set on the idea, it'll just take a lot of self control from both of us! Your new year's celebrations sound wonderful!

Keiss_21

slowlyfading wrote: »

It'll cost quite a bit to go to the Maldives I think, but we're both set on the idea, it'll just take a lot of self control from both of us! Your new year's celebrations sound wonderful!

Don't suppose I should mention we spent Christmas day in Bangkok and Singapore!!

It was the holiday of a lifetime (so many lifetimes ago...) problem is, we would love to do it again!! :rotfl:

slowlyfading

oooh wow! We've been looking at prices, and I don't know if we can afford it really, but I'm desperate to go!

Keiss_21

slowlyfading wrote: »

oooh wow! We've been looking at prices, and I don't know if we can afford it really, but I'm desperate to go!

Our holiday cost us about £5000 for the two of us back then (all food and trips included in Thailand and Maldives)...but then we were young and children-free and living in Holland. DH was a contractor for Phillips, so earning mega-bucks compared to his previous job a year before....those were the days....;)!!!

slowlyfading

I bet it was fab though! I'm going to try so hard to not spend anything so we can go and have a holiday of a life time

Keiss_21

slowlyfading wrote: »

I bet it was fab though! I'm going to try so hard to not spend anything so we can go and have a holiday of a life time

It was great (if you ignore the gastroenteritis I picked up, which triggered IBS!:()...we had no problems saving the money though.
Before moving to Holland, we had been living on £15 a week for everything. I wasn't working but DH's new salary was 3 times his old one!!

So I was not used to spending money (now trying to get back to this )! We also got disturbance and relocation allowance, which covered the mortgage...as did the tenants we had in, so cleared all our debts in the UK before getting back there and had a healthy amount of savings!!! I wish it was so easy now....

Off to bed now...I could do with a day of boring exams tomorrow ...here's hoping it doesn't get exciting at all!!

Take care, and enjoy your Friday x