Forum: TV and Film
14 Mar 21, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 831
Views: 77,416
Just to add to what has been said about...
Just to add to what has been said about bowing/curtsying, when my dh and I were in the RAF, he was promoted to Senior Officer ahead of me and when we met up on Station in uniform, I would always...
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Forum: General Chat
23 Feb 20, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 751
I don't think you are being mean at all. My...
I don't think you are being mean at all. My daughter is paying for hers. We gave her the option of paying us straight away or having less in her allowance next month. She also got a lecture from...
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Forum: General Chat
22 Feb 20, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 751
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Forum: General Chat
2 Nov 19, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 4,793
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Forum: General Chat
2 Nov 19, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,685
Wouldn't touch Kwik-Fit with a bargepole any...
Wouldn't touch Kwik-Fit with a bargepole any more. DH took his lease car in to have new tyre after a puncture. When he got car home, he noticed that there were two bumps in the driver footwell and...
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Forum: General Chat
11 Sep 19, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 4,096
We were on an exchange tour with the USAF in...
We were on an exchange tour with the USAF in North Carolina when it happened. We lived off base but DH had gone into work early. I'd woken up as usual and gone to log on to the computer to check...
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Forum: General Chat
23 Aug 19, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
We did the same with both English and Maths...
We did the same with both English and Maths tutoring during Year 11. Didn't want to rely on school to give him the confidence that he needed that he could pass those subjects first time. His...
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Forum: General Chat
23 Aug 19, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
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Forum: General Chat
21 Aug 19, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
My ds can go into school to pick them up from...
My ds can go into school to pick them up from 8.30 so that is what he's decided to do. He says he'd prefer to go before the rush and then if there are any issues, he can deal with it early. ...
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Forum: General Chat
18 Aug 19, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
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Forum: General Chat
27 Jun 19, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,122
Oh my goodness! How lovely! I work as a member...
Oh my goodness! How lovely! I work as a member of support staff in a nearby local primary school and I can honestly say that if this was delivered to our staff room, we would all be so touched at...
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Forum: General Chat
25 Jun 19, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,676
We have a very active hedgehog community on our...
We have a very active hedgehog community on our lane that keeps coming into our garden which would be lovely but our youngest dog is either scared of them or thinks they are toys (not sure which). ...
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Forum: General Chat
25 Jun 19, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 841
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Forum: General Chat
18 Jun 19, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
Folks, can I just say, thank you so much for...
Folks, can I just say, thank you so much for everyone being here for each other! This has been my daily sanity thread (especially with DS being pretty uncommunicative about how he's getting on). I...
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Forum: General Chat
14 Jun 19, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 465
There's one in Miami too. We once flew into...
There's one in Miami too. We once flew into Miami rather than Orlando or Tampa and spent a few days there before driving up to Orlando so that my daughter could go to the American Girl store for her...
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Forum: General Chat
14 Jun 19, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
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Forum: General Chat
13 Jun 19, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 805
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Forum: General Chat
8 Jun 19, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 120
Views: 7,712
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Forum: General Chat
8 Jun 19, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
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Forum: General Chat
7 Jun 19, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
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Forum: General Chat
5 Jun 19, 07:07 AM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
I wish my DS would give me more info about how...
I wish my DS would give me more info about how his exams have gone. When I ask, the usual response is just 'fine'. To be fair, he seems perfectly happy but he's seemed that before in end of year...
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Forum: General Chat
3 Jun 19, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
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Forum: General Chat
2 Jun 19, 04:40 PM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
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Forum: General Chat
19 May 19, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
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Forum: General Chat
19 May 19, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
I've been staying away from DS this weekend as...
I've been staying away from DS this weekend as well for the same reason. I work in a primary school and there's a really nasty cold and sore throat doing the rounds so I've told both of my kids to...
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Forum: General Chat
10 May 19, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 673
Views: 49,338
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Forum: General Chat
23 Feb 19, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,740
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Forum: General Chat
23 Feb 19, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,384
My ds started 'revising' before xmas for his...
My ds started 'revising' before xmas for his mocks and didn't do too badly but boy, did it take some nagging on our parts! Exhausting! He's at a selective grammar school so therefore their...
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Forum: General Trip Planning
23 Feb 19, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 921
Hiya, I live in Skipton which is not that far...
Hiya, I live in Skipton which is not that far from Gisburn and you could have a look round the castle and town and then have something to eat at one of the very many lovely food establishments. I...
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Forum: General Chat
8 Aug 17, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 356
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Forum: General Trip Planning
8 Aug 17, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 607
Chattanooga
We're flying home from Atlanta at the end of our stay and have decided to nip up to Chattanooga to see an old friend of mine the day before. My friend is away at the moment so I'm unable to contact...
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Forum: General Chat
8 Aug 17, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 356
Ah, my dd has just pointed out the fly in the...
Ah, my dd has just pointed out the fly in the ointment here. We'd need to hand over his current passport and he needs that to depart the US, even though he enters the UK on his Brit one. Looks like...
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Forum: General Chat
8 Aug 17, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 356
US Passport
My 14 yo ds has dual UK/US citizenship due to being born whilst we lived in North Carolina. His US passport is due to expire in March next year and I know that the US allows you to renew when it is...
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Forum: Trip Planning Florida
31 Jul 17, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,719
We're flying into Atlanta in a couple of weeks...
We're flying into Atlanta in a couple of weeks although we're picking up our hire car from there and driving down to Orlando over a couple of days instead of connecting. I'm hoping that its quicker...
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Forum: General Chat
14 Jul 17, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 4,383
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Forum: General Chat
3 Jul 17, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 627
It seems that we're all in a similar boat which...
It seems that we're all in a similar boat which is reassuring. DS can't help himself from arguing the toss but I think it is usually because, even if he is in trouble, he is actually trying to just...
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Forum: General Chat
3 Jul 17, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 627
Being 14!
OMG, grumpy teenage boy on my hands! I get that the kids are shattered and ready for the end of term but I'm really not enjoying the condition that is 14! Met DS in coffee shop after school and he...
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Forum: General Chat
28 Jun 17, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 1,949
Our lab, Ember, hates the rain too. She jumps...
Our lab, Ember, hates the rain too. She jumps everytime she spots the rain drops. She's not keen on water full stop although she doesn't mind a warm bath. She'll paddle in the local beck but if...
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Forum: General Chat
26 Jun 17, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,635
My DH is a pilot. Initially in the RAF, flying...
My DH is a pilot. Initially in the RAF, flying Jaguars, F15E (on exchange with USAF) and Typhoons. He's now out of the military but is a test pilot (he was the pilot flying Brian Cox on Forces of...
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Forum: DIBB Reporter Photo Trip Reports
24 Jun 17, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 13,485
I'm so enjoying reading your trip report again;...
I'm so enjoying reading your trip report again; it's once again become my guilty pleasure first thing in the morning and is getting me more excited for our trip in August. Typhoon Lagoon looked fab...
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