Comments | opaline57: Good news, good news

opaline57

Good news, good news

Jul 31, 2006 12:34

OMG! OMG! OMG! ...

... Is what my eldest daughter exclaimed when I read the letter over the phone to her which said she'd got a place at the Royal Vetinary College!

She was like a 5 year-old, bless her. She was on the Orkney isles sheep shearing at the time (as bizarre as that sounds) this, ironically, being one of several activities she'd planned ( Read more... )

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ghyste July 31 2006, 13:22:27 UTC

Two down, one to go eh? Congratulations and here's hoping for the hat-trick :)

opaline57 July 31 2006, 15:12:15 UTC

Two down, one to go eh?

Until number 4 decides to throw a wobbler! (Here's hoping not.)

Thank you Ghyste.

ghyste July 31 2006, 16:36:12 UTC

I'm sorry - there aren't any trite sayings relating to the number four so you'll just have to disown them!

opaline57 July 31 2006, 21:28:42 UTC

As Gandalf would say:

"DON'T TEMPT ME!"

juliebeth July 31 2006, 13:54:23 UTC

Good for them, and good for you! And best of luck to younger daughter. :)

Sheep shearing, eh. I did that, once. For a day. I'd rather muck out the Augean Stables.

opaline57 July 31 2006, 15:15:08 UTC

Thanks Julie.

Ahh, D no. 1's mucked out a good number of stables in her time too!

Think she was having a jolly good time partying inbetween shearing. She e-mailed to say, 'Who says island life's dull?'

anonymous July 31 2006, 14:00:07 UTC

Excellent news! Good luck to younger daughter - I bet people will drop out, they always do for one reason or another, and then she'll get her chance, fingers crossed!

violet_wizard July 31 2006, 14:49:24 UTC

Oops...that was me :D

opaline57 July 31 2006, 15:17:00 UTC

I did wonder who it was! Thanks VW.

elenya54 July 31 2006, 14:45:31 UTC

Yay! That's great news. :) And I'm sure the mis-spelling of veterinary was just a typo. ;) :D

Pearlette mentioned the possibility of an August get together. Is there any news on that front? I'm still on holiday and using the public library. giving_ground tells me there's a great puppet show in town, something-Q, can't remember what, featuring a song called the Internet is for porn. :D

As if... where do they get these ideas? :D

elenya54 July 31 2006, 14:50:51 UTC

The show is called Avenue Q, and one review had this to say about it: "It might look like Sesame Street, but with its sex and bad language, the musical Avenue Q would give Kermit a heart attack"

:D

I was also hoping to get to the Warren Cup exhibition at the British Museum, but it's finished. :(

ghyste July 31 2006, 16:40:09 UTC

See my June 10th entry for my post on Avenue Q :)

opaline57 July 31 2006, 18:33:23 UTC

Thanks for the info Ghyste. You make it sound irresistible.

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elasg July 31 2006, 16:59:04 UTC

Very good news indeed!

I had considered veternary college myself, but knowing the few vets I do, I wasn't sure if I wanted such a demanding, wholly consuming job. More power to her if she is up to the challenge!

opaline57 July 31 2006, 18:28:24 UTC

Hi Ariel!

I certainly couldn't do the job. Apart from anything else, I'd be forever crying with each little tragedy - not very professional!

Funny really, that you ended up at the other end of the biology scale!

elasg July 31 2006, 21:26:54 UTC

Oh, me too! I would be so much worse over animals than I would ever be over people! Maybe that is why I do trees instead. ;)