3 page views in the last month. No body read this anymore!! Generally I can't be bothered to blog about the everyday normality. It's usually boring.
Joel had an operation on Tuesday. He had his usual eye check up under general anaesthetic. He also had his ears drained and Grommets inserted which will hopefully help and develop his speech and his hearing. We went in at 12 and we were out at 6. So it was quicker than I thought it would be.
Still not heard back from Derby uni. Although it now looks like I'll be getting into more student debt with tuition fees being raised.
A couple of weeks ago I went to my Grandma's house for the day with my mum. I went to York on Friday evening, to my Grandma's for the day on Saturday then got the train home on Saturday evening. MY Grandma is 92, old and tired! She broke her wrist at New Year. This really shocked her and knocked her confidence. Her children have persuaded her to move downstairs in the her home. So the dining suite is gone and there's a bed in the dining room. She has a cleaner, a gardener and a neighbour who does her shopping. She was having carers for a while but I think she's stopped them or is going to no she's got the pot off her wrist. My mum's been going over most weekends this year. This is hard for her as she works full time then it's an hours drive each way to my Grandma's at the weekend. I've got a free Saturday in a couple of weeks, so I might offer to go with her again.
I might add to this later, but right now I need to bath Joel and put him and Esther to bed.
Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Beautiful, awesome place, would love to go hear again.
Sunday, 20 February 2011
Thursday, 3 February 2011
PASSED!!
I eventually PASSED my driving test, first time with only three minors. :-) It should have been mid December but it was cancelled in the ice and snow. It should have been last Wednesday but I had my lesson before and turned up at the test centre to find out it was on Monday. I change it to the Wednesday on-line so something went wrong with the on-line booking. On Monday it was cancelled because it was -6, ice-y and frosty. I went on to the website to rebook it and there was a cancellation for Wednesday or the other available dates were the beginning of March. So I went for the cancellation but felt bad for messing my instructor around and because he had to change and cancel lessons for me.
My lesson before my test went well. I asked my instructor to take me through a set of traffic lights that a friend failed on last week. I can see why she got confused by them, but I think it was her driver error rather than the lights really being confusing. I had to do a 3 point turn, which was good, that's my best manoeuvre. Had I been asked to parallel park or bay park, I'm likely to have made a silly mistake due to nerves, pressure or stress and failed. As it was I did that well, but got a minor for observation i.e. not being observant enough, which my instructor said was a bit harsh. Then on the independent driving I stalled twice, one after the other, but only got a minor that. Then the third minor was for either parking opposite a junction or for forgetting to signal one time when I moved off. However I'm really glad it's over and that I passed. I'm no insured on our car at a cost of £35ish a month more than what Paul pays for himself. But with spending less money on bus fare and not paying for driving lessons it should be ok. I've not been out in the car on my own yet, I was a good girl today and walked to the children's centre like I normally would. I think I'd only drive somewhere that close if it was raining heavily.
So there you go I passed first time at the grand old age of 28!!
My lesson before my test went well. I asked my instructor to take me through a set of traffic lights that a friend failed on last week. I can see why she got confused by them, but I think it was her driver error rather than the lights really being confusing. I had to do a 3 point turn, which was good, that's my best manoeuvre. Had I been asked to parallel park or bay park, I'm likely to have made a silly mistake due to nerves, pressure or stress and failed. As it was I did that well, but got a minor for observation i.e. not being observant enough, which my instructor said was a bit harsh. Then on the independent driving I stalled twice, one after the other, but only got a minor that. Then the third minor was for either parking opposite a junction or for forgetting to signal one time when I moved off. However I'm really glad it's over and that I passed. I'm no insured on our car at a cost of £35ish a month more than what Paul pays for himself. But with spending less money on bus fare and not paying for driving lessons it should be ok. I've not been out in the car on my own yet, I was a good girl today and walked to the children's centre like I normally would. I think I'd only drive somewhere that close if it was raining heavily.
So there you go I passed first time at the grand old age of 28!!
Maybe back to uni
So, slight change of plan. I've applied to Derby Uni to do Social Work Part Time from September. I intend to do first year part time over 2 years, then second and third year full time when Esther starts school.
Why the change of plan? I decided it might be better to do undergrad social work rather than postgrad social work because I think it'll be better for the children if I do it more spread out, less work, less intense. If I do postgrad social work it's just under 2 years, full time, I will have to do it in Nottingham, it will be hard work, quite intense and I assume more stress. I think doing undergrad will fit in better with family life. I reckon first year, part time as a mature student has got to be a doss!! So we'll see if I get an interview and a place. I can get a bursary for my tuition feeds, but will have to pay my childcare. So here's to hoping and praying I get a place! :-)
Why the change of plan? I decided it might be better to do undergrad social work rather than postgrad social work because I think it'll be better for the children if I do it more spread out, less work, less intense. If I do postgrad social work it's just under 2 years, full time, I will have to do it in Nottingham, it will be hard work, quite intense and I assume more stress. I think doing undergrad will fit in better with family life. I reckon first year, part time as a mature student has got to be a doss!! So we'll see if I get an interview and a place. I can get a bursary for my tuition feeds, but will have to pay my childcare. So here's to hoping and praying I get a place! :-)
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