*sigh* this may take a while

ohdearhowdidthathappen

savingholmes said:

hope all goes well on results day

Thank you

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Uneventful few days,  I've either been working or occupying children.  I haven't really done any 'big' days out with the kids, mainly sticking to parks, meeting up with friends and going to NT properties.  So all very low spend.  Our local cinema is doing £5 tickets to see previously released films, so we've done that a few times too.
Hoping to go to a zoo next week and maybe the seaside, I've been recommended a quiet beach that's not excessively far.  We don't spend all day there, usually a couple of hours with a fish and chip lunch.  There's an aquarium not too far from there, so may pop in there too.  We'll see.  
Can't believe kids go back to school in a couple of weeks.  It's flown by!  I'm looking forward to some renewed structure and some semblance of normality for them

Drawingaline

I am so looking forward to the kids being back at school. They desperately need some structure.

My dd is still applying for everything and anything to get a part time job. Not holding out much hope at all though. She is volunteering in a charity shop, it's something to write on her CV and gets her out the house for a few hours if nothing else.

savingholmes

My DD just got a pot washing job via a friend - £4.55 an hour. Your kids friends probably know where there are jobs. Good luck with it.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

DD got all 10 GCSEs grade 7-9, so she's very pleased and she can do the A-levels she wanted to do  
She was very grateful for the money we gave her and we're having a takeaway tonight, so she's loving life.  In addition, both sets of grandparents have given her £100 as a 'well done', loaded!  She says she's going to save half the money towards driving lessons for next year..... we'll see if she actually does, but just hearing her say the word 'save' was a novelty for us  

lucielle

Brilliant news for DD.  Hope she does manage to save some money, driving lessons are so expensive.  Glad my 4 have all passed their tests
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mark55man

well done and good news all round

Drawingaline

Brilliant! My girl had similar results, one 6 rest 7-9, with a hard won 9 in the subject she wants to take at A level and further.

ohdearhowdidthathappen

Drawingaline said:

Brilliant! My girl had similar results, one 6 rest 7-9, with a hard won 9 in the subject she wants to take at A level and further.

That's fab news!  It's so great when their next chapter is available to them
I don't envy them though, I think A-levels are the hardest.... I certainly found them harder than my degree and postgrads!  Never been sure if that's due to the subjects I chose, because I didn't focus enough or because they're genuinely just really hard!

Tightpants24

ohdearhowdidthathappen said:

DD got all 10 GCSEs grade 7-9, so she's very pleased and she can do the A-levels she wanted to do  
She was very grateful for the money we gave her and we're having a takeaway tonight, so she's loving life.  In addition, both sets of grandparents have given her £100 as a 'well done', loaded!  She says she's going to save half the money towards driving lessons for next year..... we'll see if she actually does, but just hearing her say the word 'save' was a novelty for us  

Brilliant news.  My DS1 got 7s and 8s which we are happy with.  All signed up for sixth form.  DD1 is heading to university in September (she took a gap year to work and travel).  We will be having to contribute to her loan, which is part of the reason I am starting serious budgeting. Eek