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Oh, but you can tell that the holiday season has started! Anna has been off for a few days, and of course I would forget to start the July chat thread! I'll never hear the end of this one...
Probably because it is too hot to think today, we got 30 degree in the One Space office. Could be Malaga...
Sparkling, sounds really tough for your son, hope the new job takes his mind off the loss. It must feel very much like the end of a relationship. Hope he'll get over it.
PQ how the wildlife?
Don't worry sergiozed your not the only one who forgot to start the July thread 
Time is sure flying by!
I hope your son gets over the cold soon, it is tough when they're upset about something, just being there for him as you are doing is sometimes all that we can do, ((big hug))
How is everyone else today?
I had training yesterday and am feeling mentally drained this morning probably going to need a ton of coffee to get me in gear this morning as i have some planning to do L's Birthday is at the weekend, she keeps changing her mind on what she wants to do 
My youngest is so excited as he will start his inuction day today at the secondary. His big brother is there so he does not feel nervous. For me a goodbye to the school run soon, one more week to go and finished standing on the playground. Don't even need a car anymore. Will walk the commons with a friend and her little one, have a coffee there.
Hope your son will feel better soon Sparkling, it must be so tough on him losing his work family. x
Hope your gliss gliss have finally moved out of your property PQ...
Here the weather has cooled down a lot, hope your office is a bit better now Sergiozed.
Hi all! Wow, long time no see... How are we all doing? :) Sorry I've not been around much, things have been so hectic here! x
hi everyone, well my eldest daughter who was 21 last week has er graduation 14th july, cant wait, very very proud of er, she as dun fantastic in er exams she as finsihed university now after 3 years studyin law and crimonology, i gave er 150 cash for er 21st and champagne and chocolate bouquet and 21st me to u teddy and 21st birthday glass and new dress and shoes and we went for meal and cocktails hadnt seen er since feb, she is now in london visitin harry potter tour and buckinham palace , she also as new fella who seems nice, very very proud of er, my 16 year old son as exam results august, also booked hoilday abroad for next year, also i av uvb narrow band bed cumin wednesday which wil clear my psorisis, waited weeks for it, wil save me goin hospital 3 times a week for 6 weeeks getin uvb treatment, hirein it for 4 weeks, hope everyoen is ok
Kiera, how much wonderful news is that!!! Fantastic news so very pleased for you. What an achievement for your daughter and what a lovely presents you have given her
I so hope your psoriasis will go it is such a long time you have been dealing with it, I will keep my fingers crossed for you xx
Hi just_immi how are you ? Is everything well with you and what have you been doing?
Oh Keira that's wonderful, congratulations to your daughter, you must be so proud :)
Hello Skyflower! I'm okay... plodding along, trying to make plans and be positive :) How are you? That's so exciting about your son starting secondary, I can't imagine either of mine being that big!! It must be a strange feeling, very freeing though! I can't wait until I don't have to do school runs any more haha!
I'm currently negotiating the minefield that is applying for a student loan; they gave me the wrong information when i first applied and it turns out I need a whole shedload more ID evidence than they originally said, so I'm trying to get all the paperwork together and scrape together enough money to get a passport, so the loan can be in place for the start of my course in October. It's stressful but I am really looking forward to starting. It's been a long time coming. :)
It is great not to have to do the school run anymore, but also scary as it is going so fast ! before I know it they are in Uni ! I really hope you can sort it out just_immi, it sounds so exciting to start studying again and open a world of new possibilities....
heard today on the radio that since a few months food prices went 25% up whilst salaries only went 9% up...I did notice lately that shopping was costing so much more, and since my eldest is bringing so many kids around, this is costing me at least 250 pounds a month...how are all of you coping with this? Child Maintenance only depends on the salaries so we all miss out.....
Budgeting just gets harder, doesn't it? Maintenance here has always been laughable, I'm afraid. £32 a month for four for years, but it did go up to £58 the last three years. He's now graduated though and has a good job lined up in Bath. Good timing though, as only one is under 18! Not that the maintenance has been the issue here with The Git.
Have a brilliant day Kiera. I know you are proud, but be proud of you too for supporting her.
Skyflower, it will be an emotional day.
I know when youngest finished primary it meant the same for me, as in no school run. I only took him in the morning as it was too dangerous with parents focusing on going to work for him to cross the road nearest the school. In the evening they had someone stopping traffic.
Off to the gym now...
I hope everyone has a good day. It's raining here...
Thank you Skyflower, yes it's super exciting, I always regretted not going to university when I was younger and I'm still regretful that I missed out on the uni "experience" but I'm so thrilled to finally be able to do something I want to do :)
Sparkling lime, oh man how on earth have you managed! 38 a month for 4 kids is truly laughable. It is SO hard to budget. You've reminded me actually, I need to update my budget sheet (not that I ever seem to look at it! oops!). Hope you enjoyed the gym!
The rain has hit here too but it's actually really lovely, just a few summery showers here and there have taken the edge off the heat. I LOVE the summer and the hot weather but the afternoon school runs have been hell, with two grumpy hot and bothered kids, and a steaming hot bus full of miserable kids all the way home! Ha!
I'm very excited because the council are finally replacing my kitchen next week, the cupboards have been falling apart and actually rotting in places for a long time, it's gross and even when I spend hours cleaning it still looks tatty and horrible. But the man has been in to measure up - and I'm getting a new corner cupboard AND a new space next to the washing machine so my tumble dryer can go underneath rather than in the corner, taking up room where the dining table should go! I'm so excited that we're going to have a nice space to use now, and it's inspired me to crack on with decorating the rest of the house. it's seriously in need. I want a home I can be proud of that's all me and the kids, and not a tatty hangover from my marriage! :)
Brilliant Immi. I hope you're not waiting too long and that everything goes smoothly
:-)
Your new kitchen is going to be great Immi, so happy for you! Here we had loads of kids going in and out and my fridge is now completely empty. 2 nights of sleepovers but they were really silent and I slept through it all and today I've been with the youngest to the park, me walking the dog and he playing with the sand and water feature, I ve really got to do this more often it is so beautiful out there, hope everyone had a good weekend, here it was gorgeous weather though now chucking it down..
hi everyone well going away with my 2 kids for a break near the sea tomorrow to my friends caravan, last minuite plan, my eldest son doesnt want to go he is stayin at his nanas, til friday, do us good, hope everyone is ok x
Have a lovely break Keira and congratulations to you and your daughter. You must be so proud!
Hope everyone has had a lovely weekend. I've been full of cold and a nasty cough so had a really lazy one. We have spent this afternoon with friend for a mums and kids afternoon on friends garden with trampoline and paddling pool. J has come home absolutely shattered and I'm not far behind him. It's tiring doing nothing!
Got solicitors appointment tomorrow to try and sort financials out, and it's J's sports day on Tuesday. He's so excited bless him. He got moved up two levels on reading this week, completely skipping a level out. When I think back to November and teacher didn't think he would get to the level he needed to be at by the end of the year I am so proud of him as he has now surpassed this. He has tried really hard and it has all paid off.
Thank you sparkling and skyflower :)
Ooh skyflower that sounds lovely! This warmer weather really is a blessing isn't it, it's so great to be able to spend so much time outside with the kids.
I hope you have a lovely holiday Kiera :)
Congrats to your son Looby, it's so great to see them achieve like that :) Good luck at the solicitors!
So exhausted for some reason tonight, I think I'm going to hit the sack super early. Tomorrow I have to empty out my kitchen into the rest of my house and I just have no idea where everything is going to go, it'll all be worth it but I'm super anxious about how long it's all going to take. I'm not a ridiculously neat and tidy person but I don't do well when the house is in complete chaos, I hope it's not like it for long :/
Night all x
Evening All, how has eveyone been today?
Good for you Immi, what are you going to be studying? great news about getting a new kitchen.
Sounds like you have had a busy weekend with your boys skyflower, I know what you mean about teen lads, they are like a swarm of locusts eating everything in sight that does not need cooking.
Looby it is good to hear from you, that's such fab news about J's reading levels, hoe he does well at his sports day tomorrow!
keira i hope your having a great holiday, that was fab off your friend to let you have her caravan. Well done to your daughter on her graduation and her 21st birthday 
sparkling how's your kitchen coming along?
L had a great Birthday, we went to a swimming pool with slides in the end which was great fun, her and P are now full off cold 
I'm so glad L enjoyed her birthday. It sounds lovely. I hope they get over their colds quickly.
Kitchen is coming along. Slowly, but that's ok as we need to do as much as we can ourselves...
I phoned the surgery yesterday as I hadn't heard from the hospital about the left hip - usually a letter is sent out to say how long you can expect to wait. I hand't heard... Anyway, it seems it will be 10-12 months before I'll hear, never mind getting an appointment and possibly more. I figure if I'm lucky perhaps I'll be 60 by the time both hips are done. That's where a lottery win would give choices. Walking again would have been good... But then I'm so lucky in that it is only pain.
Work was a busy and challenging day.
Youngest had a good day with his work experience. He's at kennels that I used to take my dogs to, many moons ago. It was lovely to see one of the owners. They gave my son a good day, and got out photos of my dogs and showed him Christmas cards that I'd sent from the dogs!! Going back 20 years :-))
Kiera, have a good time. I hope the sun shines.
I do hope everyone is ok.
Sorry you have to wait awhile for your hospital appointment sparkling, it is awful when your in pain and are waiting on the system. Your story about the dogs is so sweet and amazing that they have kept the cards all this time
Thank you Sally :) I'll be doing the English Lit degree I've always wanted to do, and despite dealing with student finance being a neverending ballache I CANNOT wait. :) Sounds like the birthday went well, swimming is so much fun! I hope the colds clear out soon.
Ah sparkling, are you in kitchen hell too?? Mine has been ripped out, they reckon the units are going in tomorrow... I hope you're not in chaos for too much longer. We can't move in our house, there isn't enough space for everything! So sorry to hear about the appointment, it's awful that you might have to wait all that time :( is there anything they can do for your pain in the meantime?
What a day, the house is in utter chaos! Builder was here all day ripping nearly all of the old kitchen out, we can't move elswhere in the house because there's no room for everything. I really don't do well with this kind of abject disarray, the kids think its funny that there's stuff everywhere though. I feel bad because I'm so stressed out and snappy but tomorrow they're putting the units in thank goodness. I'll be able to put away a lot of the stuff and then with any luck it'll be all finished by thursday!
Also today my deed poll documents arrived in the post, I took them to my best friend's house and we signed them together and toasted my "mini-divorce" with a clink of our coffee cups :) now it's just (just!) a case of making a million calls and writing a million letters to make it all official but then it'll be done :) So happy!
How are we all this evening?
I bought myself a silver bangle with a pink stone in when I had my decree nisi. And with the absolute I got a matching necklace and earrings.
My date of divorce is the same as the date I got married. A date to celebrate.
I'm so glad you're happy Immi.
Good Morning
How is every today?
PQ and skyflower i hope all is well with you?
Immi i hope they are able to have your kitchen finished for you today so you can get everything back in place.
Definately a date to celebrate sparkling your divorce being the same date you got married. Your celebratory jewellery sounds great
I hope your kitchens go well Sparkling and Immi and that soon you are out of the chaos, how coincidental to have your divorce at the same date you married ! And so great it went so quick Immi with the paperwork, fantastic !
We had a busy time here with school as they had a musical and my son sang so beautifully his solos on Tuesday and Wednesday it was sportsday and a farewell to the year 6's going bowling followed by pizzahut. My son was crying in the car on the way back, saying he couldn't believe Friday would be his last day he would see them all. (Today his school is on strike) As the village school is so small and there is no secondary, they are all going to 3 different schools in 3 different surrounding towns. 3 others will go with him, but he will miss most of his class.
Hey Sally, how is it with you ? What are you up to, you didn't write anything about yourself, is it a secret ? 
Morning all,
Its been a while since I last posted on here.
I've had a busy time. I went to a conference at the begining of the week and presented some work I've been doing so have had lots to do around that. The presentation went really well and I had lots of interest in my work which was great but it was very tiring.
Everyone sounds so busy. Good luck with the kitchens. I remember when mine was done, my house was in chaos. I ended up putting loads of things in my shed!
Kiera, great news about your daughter.
My youngest is moving up to secondary school in september so we have had lots of school activites this week and next. I can't believe that part of our lives is over, it makes me feel quite sad, but happy too to be moving into a new phase.
My eldest decided to cut herself a fringe in her hair yesterday. She has made a terrible job of it and it looks awful (although she thinks its great) the sad thing about it is she told me a whole load of lies about how it happened and then got really angry with me when I challenged her about it. I hate being lied to and have grounded her, but now I am thinking that I may have over reacted.....
Oh heck pq... I remember my third child cutting his fringe when he was about 8. He was too hot so cut it. The hairdresser did his best. Lying is what really bugs me too...
I will be thinking of all of you with children moving up to high school. Mixed emotions for the children, yet almost devastating for the parent as it's another chapter in their lives. I know I cried buckets with all four of mine, although by the time my youngest moved up the primary school had changed so much I was also relieved to be ending the association with it...
Loads of hugs.
morning everyone
Ah my daughter is moving up to secondry this year as well, it is scary how quickly it goes! so we to have had lots of school activites, she had the main part in her school play last night and was amazing very proud!
I have enjoyed reading all you posts and all your news thanks, hope everyone is having a great day.
It does go quickly.
My youngest is in Year 10. But the memories we have from our children are amazing and priceless...
Morning, its raining here.....of course it is, its my youngests sports day!!!
Here it is dry PQ I hope it is still doable for them, and great your conference went so well, hope your gliss gliss have gone completely as well.
Today is my last time for the school run, and at 2 we have leavers assembly. Had to run thismorning to the shop as all the boys were going with bed hair and I had lots of gel but no hairspray, he looks terrible right now.
It will be so different as apart from the school run, the secondary school does nothing for parents apart from parent evening. It will be a lonely time. Am reading the Alchemist Anna what a nice book to read, thank you,
and they have just come to tell me that the drainage is blocked and the main manholes need to be opened. I only have my borders of the garden since 3 weeks and they have messed up the borders with the manhole, my garden is half a meter smaller as one of the main man holes is right on our border. In itself maybe not such a problem as my new neigbour and I are friends, but what if I want to sell the house? The border should be where I have paid for. I don't want to have to sort it out later. They told me I should not worry because it wouldn't get blocked, and there we are, it is blocked.
The main office have told me now that there will be two options but wont discuss it on the phone and they will go on holidays, so I will hear in 3 weeks time. (does not discussing it on the phone mean I might be unhappy with their solution? ) And hopefully my bees nest since 12th of June will be sorted next Monday.
Have a lovely weekend all, I will be off soon to the leavers assembly and yes Sparkling, the memories we have ARE amazing and priceless
I took my youngest to the cinema this afternoon. His friend came too, and I felt really mean as he paid for himself. I used to be able to treat their friends to things every now and then... Not any more.
It is very warm here.
I'm away tomorrow with my friend and his son. Going to watch his grandaughter in a dance show. I'm looking forward to it.
Morning everyone
I found the school transitions difficult too, i'm still trying to get my head around the fact that K is going to be an adult soon 
Abbie lou and skyflower sounds like your children have been real stars in their perfomances
PQ it is difficult when they lie to you, i don't think that grounding her for lying is overreacting if it is something that is important to you, i know that i have done it! how did sports day go?
Hope you enjoy the dance show sparkling.
I have three of my nephews today, so we shall be of to the park in a bit, hope everyone else has a good day.
Guess what? I AM DIVORCED!!!
Went to see solicitor on Monday to discuss financials and she told me she had a surprise for me and showed me my decree absolute. I am still grinning. Everyone keeps asking if I'm ok and doesn't believe me when I say I am. Obviously a tiny part of me feels sad for the fact that things didn't work out, but I feel as though a weight has been lifted. Just need to sort the money out now!
We have also had a busy week school wise. There's been a school trip, sports day, various assemblies and school report yesterday. I am one proud mum at the minute. J's report is excellent :-). He has been praised for his hard work in reading, told he really needs to work on his handwriting (it is dreadful) and that he needs to slow down and take his time. He has excelled at maths and shows a 'definite flair for the subject'. I am so proud of him, he has made such good progress this year. I'm also quite proud of me too.....
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend. Anyone want to come and cut the grass for me tomorrow, please feel free!
Hey Looby, what great news for you! Glad your feeling lighter for it.... Well done to J for an excellent report.
How is everyone else doing?
I shall be having a relaxing day after i have done the Sunday roast, hopefully the sun will be out and i can sit in the garden and read.
morning well waitin for shopping to b delivered, doin chciken dinner, free range corn fed chicken, lovely, got my daughters graduation tomorrow and er dad is pickin me up 7,10amtomorrow, god me and er dad spending mornin together lol not happened in years, my mum sleepin at mine tonight to watch my likttle girl and take er nursery, gona b very proud mum tomorrow, bin rainin all weekend, was doin bbq yesterday went my friends for tea instead, hope everyone is ok
Morning all,
The sports day was cancelled due to the rain. Its been rescheduled for Monday but I don't think I'll be able to go as my diary is full. Now I'm on a guilt trip, not helped by H telling me I never go to her things, not true I know but still stung .
Its my eldest's show weekend. H and I went to see her last night, we were so proud, she really has bossomed over the last few years. I'll be back again this afternoon to watch the matine and prize giving.
Thanks Sally, I feel beter about the hair incident now. A was very upset about it all and apologised for lying. She made me a cake which was really sweet.
My overflow pipe to the water tank in the roof is dripping water at night. I put a bucket under it before I went to bed to see how much water is coming out and it had overflowed. I've been on youtube to watch a video to see how easy it is to change the ball cock myself, it looks quiet straightforward. Has anyone here attempted thier own repairs before? I think I could do it, just feel a bit apprehensive.
back off holiday friday gon we all had great time, sunny as well all week, my little girl loved the beach, and big park and fair, just in wales towny goldon sands caravan park, my friend owns caravan there, lovely week, cant wait for our holiday abroad next august
I'm back again
So glad you had a great holiday keira, Hope everything goes well with the graduation tomorrow, you have every right to feel really proud of her and yourself. Do you have plans to celebrate after the graduation?
How did the matinee and prize giving go PQ were there any for A? Sorry can't help with the plumbing i'm pretty useless in this area, though i will have ago at fixing most other things.
Weather was not favourable for sitting in the garden got roped into plaiting L's hair and had A paint my nails instead i shall be catching up on this weeks celebrity masterchef tonight.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR DIVORCE LOOBY 
Oh it is feeling abit lonely in here 
hope your all o.k.?
A and P had their sports day today, A came 2nd in her race 1500 meters, P did not do so well, but shes o.k with it. Sports are not really her thing she is more into arts and crafts. Last week of school here is everyone else's children finishing at the end of the week? Have you made plans for the holidays?
Hi everyone, here the holidays have started already and most are gone as this week is the cheapest of them. I have had so many sleepovers I can't count them and feel a bit exhausted with it, as my house is kind of raided though they are ever so grateful and polite with everything....its just the house is such a mess all the time and the moment I have cleaned it they turn up again, switching the sprinkler on under the trampoline and then jump on it, the towels, wet grass and wet clothes seem never ending with 5, 6 lads at a time. I have put a stop to it and last night the house was silent, tonight only one will sleep here, how peaceful is that. How wonderful A did so well and Looby what wonderful news.
PQ how amazing you can just do all that. You are so independent, I hope it went well with the water tank
Kiera how did graduation go today an so great your holiday was fab and you are looking forward to another one ! How are you now with the psoriasis ? xx
Still another week to go here for the youngest. Middle two have finished college. Daughter seems to have enough points to get to Uni. I hope she knows how it all works. I've got the student loan in place, which I figure is about the only part I could do...
We had rain yesterday.
Oldest is still being challenging - nothing new there then
The weekend went well, and the show was brilliant.
I'm going into work this morning. I'm starting to wonder if I'll get some hours back...
I've not been sleeping too well. A combination of pain and worry about the oldest! Ho hum.
I need to get youngest up for school. Three more sleeps and then minimal yelling until September!
I hope everyone is ok.
Morning,
The show was great. A got a trophy for her drama and a silver medal for her british arts singing. Smiles all round.
Yesterday she fell at school and split her chin open. A trip to minor injuries, some glue and a few steristrips later and she's back together again.
I haven't done anything about my water tank yet, still trying to get my courage up!
The will writer came last night so thats out of the way and I've got a decorator coming round to look at my bedroom as I'm fed up with the progress of my wallpaper stripping!
As you can see I'm quite busy at the moment!!
Hope everyone else is good
Sorry to hear about A's accident PQ, Great to hear that she won some medals/trophy's, you must be so proud.
Sounds like your real busy with all those sleepovers skyflower, well done you for taking the time that you needed to have some peace.
Great news about your daughters uni credits sparkling, what will she be studying?
Hi Sally,
Yes I'm a really proud mummy at the moment .
H has her leavers disco on Monday. After being a strict 'tomboy' for as long as I can remember I nearly fell off my chair when she asked if I could buy her a dress to wear!!! So off we went last night and found her a lovely one, and she looks so grown up wearing it, brought a tear to my eye!
Ooh lots to catch up on!
Congrats Looby on your divorce! What great news! :)
PQ, wow yes that would have brought a tear to my eye too, how lovely :) I hope A is recovering from her accident, ugh its so horrible when they hurt themselves.
sparkling, thats great news about the uni stuff! Student finance is such a pain in the bum, it's great that you've been able to sort that out for her. sorry you've not been sleeping, I hope you're able to get some rest soon.
skyflower that sounds manic, well done you for getting through it!
Sally, so glad your kids enjoyed their sports day!
How are things with you Kiera?
Well.... my kitchen is finished! Such a relief to not have stuff everywhere and builders in and out. They've managed to b*gger something up with the water (the pressure upstairs is awful all of a sudden) and I have one cupboard door that's a different colour to the rest, which they've promised to change when they get more stock. But apart from that it's DONE and it's looking so much better. I love being in it, I love cooking in it.
Ex has now resorted to outright lies about me - he's been telling his most recent ex (who he's expecting a baby with) that he's been paying my phone/broadband all this time and that's partly why he's not got any money to contribute to the baby. Absolute lies, the contract was in his name (we took it out just before we split) and I've been paying him 30/month via standing order to cover the costs. So he is painting me as this awful woman who is rinsing him for every penny just to cover his own backside, and it's just not true :( I feel like he's never going to stop trying to punish me.
He's cancelled the phone etc now, finally, and I've ordered my new phone/broadband but my current one gets cut off tomorrow, so I'll be without internet for two weeks 
I have 3G at home so it's not too bad but data can be a bit shaky. I'm nervous about feeling cut off, you guys here and my Twitter are like my lifelines!
We're all counting down the days to the summer holidays here, the kids are beyond exhausted, as am I!
cant believe ur offering a loan on here
he is also on create your family avatar picture what a jerk
We don't! He got through the filter.....drop us an email at info@onespace.org.uk if you see him back, we really do not agree with ANY type of pay day loan, and especially not with ones that spam our forum!
Thank you for removing him sergiosed
I'm so glad you enjoyed the show pq. Well done to A too. I hope her chin gets better quickly. How lovely H choosing a dress. I'm still waiting for my daughter to become a bit more feminine. She's 20. I could be fighting a losing battle here.
I'm glad the kitchen is sorted Immi. How nice is your ex - NOT!!
The worktops have arrived here this morning. The sink too, but I think its too big...
My daughter is hoping to do bio-medical science. No idea what it entails 8-))
I've been into work this morning to meet up with possibly a new health and safety advisor. I might go on some courses too to see if I can get qualified. Nice to meet someone who hates it as much as me!! Know its a means to an end though. I'll be working tomorrow too.
I hope everyone is ok.
H had her leavers school play today, very emotional, shed a few tears!!
Re-training sounds like an idea sparkling?
Its been lovely and warm again today, however it looks like the weather is due to change over the weekend which is a shame for those of us who have worked all week .
Hi Immi, shame about the lies from your ex. Just remember that it says more about him than you.
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I saw my son for about five minutes today. He's gone off somewhere again. We did have a quick chat. He's full of cold, which I don't suppose is really helping.
It is very windy outside. The weather has been so calm and lovely this is a bit alien!