NST: November 2020 - Madness!!!

f0xh0les

I need a turtle hug! DS1 is back at school since yesterday and has been told he has all his PPEs (that's mock exams in old money) tomorrow, but has no time, no room, no idea which subject is first, second, and third.  When he asked, he was told he should have been emailed.  There has been no email.  He has asked his classmates, half did not get sent to isolate, so they have done their exam, the other half have less clue than DS1.   He is currently on the ceiling with worry that he has missed something or done something wrong or is going to miss his exam by being in the wrong place.  His best mate started coughing at lunchtime so took himself off home and got a test, he will have his results by Friday.

DS2 is isolating for another 10 days.  All of DS3's friends were sent home today to isolate after 2 kids in his year tested positive.   DS3 can't understand why he has not been sent home, as it is one of his closest friends and they are together all the time in school.  It makes no sense.  DS4 has someone in his class off too with a confirmed positive case.  I think they have just decided not to close the year groups. Up until half term, the rule was, if there were 2 separate cases in the year group, they would close the year. The day they got 2 positive cases, they changed the guidelines to 3 positive cases.  They are making it up as they go along. 

Sorry if I sound grumpy, but the kids are now all really stressed out.  It was bound to happen at some point, we have done well to keep them calm since schools shut in March, but they are properly stressing out now, and that makes me grumpy.

mothernerd

Hugs f0xh0les and socially distanced hugs for all the little f0xh0les - I know they probably tower over you.

apple_muncher

50 days until the end of the year. (I think). Enjoy them!

Today I am grateful for having a job, for cheery pupils, for dd surviving another day, for job satisfaction, for working with some lovely people (I avoid the twits as much as possible...!)

f0xh0les

mothernerd said:

I know they probably tower over you.

I have just measured them and added their marks to the wallpaper in the kitchen - 3 of them have grown over an inch since July, the smallest one has not grown at all    Guess who is totally unimpressed?  It is hard being the youngest.

Kerry_Woman

f0xh0les - Sending you hugs.
Was a spend day.  Got a tiny food top up shop, next weeks tv mag, some robin ornaments for a certain time in December - ordered them from a small business (robins mean alot to me), tea lights, also a book written by writers in Northern Ireland - short stories around December celebration.
Grateful for:
Going for a good walk.
Reasonable night's sleep.
Reading some of a book.

ditty1234

f0xh0les said:

I need a turtle hug! DS1 is back at school since yesterday and has been told he has all his PPEs (that's mock exams in old money) tomorrow, but has no time, no room, no idea which subject is first, second, and third.  When he asked, he was told he should have been emailed.  There has been no email.  He has asked his classmates, half did not get sent to isolate, so they have done their exam, the other half have less clue than DS1.   He is currently on the ceiling with worry that he has missed something or done something wrong or is going to miss his exam by being in the wrong place.  His best mate started coughing at lunchtime so took himself off home and got a test, he will have his results by Friday.

DS2 is isolating for another 10 days.  All of DS3's friends were sent home today to isolate after 2 kids in his year tested positive.   DS3 can't understand why he has not been sent home, as it is one of his closest friends and they are together all the time in school.  It makes no sense.  DS4 has someone in his class off too with a confirmed positive case.  I think they have just decided not to close the year groups. Up until half term, the rule was, if there were 2 separate cases in the year group, they would close the year. The day they got 2 positive cases, they changed the guidelines to 3 positive cases.  They are making it up as they go along. 

Sorry if I sound grumpy, but the kids are now all really stressed out.  It was bound to happen at some point, we have done well to keep them calm since schools shut in March, but they are properly stressing out now, and that makes me grumpy.

Option A, don't send him to school! Option 2 call the school in the morning and tell them he will need to settle back in and do the mocks next week. Since there is a chance there might be no exams the mocks are important. He should have the same notice as the other kids have had.  My ds had to do a mock in a cleaning cabinet, as he was supposed to have a quiet room! And there was cleaners getting stuff in there and he had to move during the test! (He is y13). He got to resit it, and did better. 
I hope you have already worked this out. 
Grateful to have worked near the garden door all day as have let my bored dog out at least 10 times today. Can't wait to walk her on Friday. 

facethemusic

Wednesday- 8/18 NSDs 
Good time with the horses today, fun with DD after school and no money spent so all good. 

Toni'sfriend

NSD No 6

Himself was really unwell yesterday and spent the whole day in bed. A long term problem which he tries to ignore and refuses to get help for. I'll not go into details. It's been a difficult night. I am trying to make him stay in bed today again and I'll potter about. I really do have lots I could be doing.

Hope the little F0xh0les get everything sorted out.

Calling14

Hugs to everyone having a hard time at the moment.

Had a lovely full body massage on Tuesday, omg I felt so much better yesterday will try and fit it in more regularly as been in lots of pain last couple of months. Last one was in March. Today tad achey but with deep tissue one I did expect that.

Had a lovely day off, shopping( clothes, diy, gardenstuff) spending, getting petrol, bacon bap by the sea. Also paid deposit for my carpets and new laminate floor. So hunkering down and not spending after paid joiner if he turns up today/ tomorrow.

Grateful for

Doubling up nectar points and refund on a cardy - so not a big clothes spend.

Gorgeous pots outside by front door, cute little red wellies with plants in them for tenner B & Q

Deciding which carpet firm to go with, these things stress me out.

Teabread made yesterday afternoon/ heated blanket and netflix - Queens gambit.

apple_muncher

Today I am grateful for a sunny day, for a lovely day at work, for dd chatting all the way home, for simple food, for an enjoyable workout.