So last week we got El's A level results, and this week we got Jen's GCSE results! I wasn't too nervous beforehand because to me it was simply a question of how many would be A and how many A*... turned out that she got 6 A* and 4 A, with one B and an AS grade C (equivalent to a GSCE A ( Read more... )

This morning I took Eleanor to get her A level results. She needed AAB to get into Lancaster, and was hoping that if she got ABB as she expected, they’d still accept her. Well, she got BBB and was gutted when she came out with her results. Then we came home and had trouble getting on to the UCAS site because it kept crashing. Eventually after ( Read more... )

1. How old will you be in five years? 52 ( Read more... )

Just had a hilarious game of Trivial Pursuit Family Edition with Abbie and Jennifer Burkquest, laughed so much! :D Question I asked of Jen ( Read more... )

My counselling session today was very useful and I came out of it feeling quite positive. We’ve agreed that it would be a good idea for me to write down my memories, in particular of my dad, so that I can remember the man he has always been, and not just the man Alzheimers has made him. This will be good for me; I have such a rotten memory of ( Read more... )

Even though I am finding it difficult to update here regularly, I still found the loss of LJ over the last day or so to be very unsettling! I’m glad it’s back ( Read more... )

Look at the icon. Two beautiful little kittens who grew into two beautiful young cats. And now they're both gone, brother and sister both run over and left dead by the side of the road, just two years old and within 12 weeks of one another ( Read more... )

If I was a multi-millionnairess author attending a huge premiere, I would totally wear the dress Jo Rowling wore last Thursday to the UK premiere. It was absolutely gorgeous, and I loved it even more than I loved Emma Watson’s floaty number. It was elegant, understated and suited JKR completely. I can't wait to see what she wears for the US ( Read more... )

Jennifer had her school Prom last Thursday, where she finally got the chance to wear the spectacular corset and skirt we’d had made for her. She looked wonderful! Our hairdresser came at 4pm to do her hair, curling it all and pinning one side up and around, so all her curls cascaded over her left shoulder. In her hair she wore a very Goth ‘ ( Read more... )

Woops! I think I need to preface this by saying... where did June go? Well, GCSEs. A levels, and too many distractions for me, I'm afraid! We're all breathing a huge sigh of relief now they're all over ( Read more... )