Full Version: What's Made You Happy Today.... ?
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Eating a really really ripe gooey chunk of camembert right now!! Mmm, I'm going to smell sooooo nice...
I can see more light... trees round the garden being taken down.
So glad to hear your news is brighter, DC!
so that's part of the job done.
weather permitting, they could be back to finish tomorrow
weather permitting, they could be back to finish tomorrow
They're putting up the Christmas lights in Headingley ! 
QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Oct 14 2008, 02:51 PM) 
They're putting up the Christmas lights in Headingley !
oh no!! horror !
QUOTE(fsharpminor @ Oct 14 2008, 02:51 PM)
They're putting up the Christmas lights in Headingley !
They've started selling Christmas cards in certain churches in York. I wasn't met entirely courteously when I went to practise the organ at the weekend... 
Good choir/piano lesson/orchestra at college 
Plus a letter telling me that I'm going to get the music prize at my old school's presentation evening
Plus a letter telling me that I'm going to get the music prize at my old school's presentation evening
good and productive organ practice.
a cup of coffee and some shopping.
a cup of coffee and some shopping.
what a good start to Wednesday... a very warm & friendly phone conversation - guess that's what friends are for 
My dyspraxic son got the Public Speaking Prize at Prizegiving!!!!!! He doesn't win much... so I'm always thrilled for him.... mind you he got elected onto the school council this year too....and Prize Giving didn't go on as long as it could have!!!!!!
QUOTE(Clari Nicki1 @ Oct 15 2008, 07:30 AM)
My dyspraxic son got the Public Speaking Prize at Prizegiving!!!!!! He doesn't win much... so I'm always thrilled for him.... mind you he got elected onto the school council this year too....and Prize Giving didn't go on as long as it could have!!!!!!
hey! well done to him ... you must be so proud, and rightly
have a lovely day !
QUOTE(Clari Nicki1 @ Oct 15 2008, 07:30 AM)
My dyspraxic son got the Public Speaking Prize at Prizegiving!!!!!! He doesn't win much... so I'm always thrilled for him.... mind you he got elected onto the school council this year too....and Prize Giving didn't go on as long as it could have!!!!!!
Very well done to him - you must be so proud
QUOTE(DaisyChain @ Oct 14 2008, 11:16 AM)
It is...thank you!
QUOTE(Clari Nicki1 @ Oct 15 2008, 07:30 AM)
My dyspraxic son got the Public Speaking Prize at Prizegiving!!!!!! He doesn't win much... so I'm always thrilled for him.... mind you he got elected onto the school council this year too....and Prize Giving didn't go on as long as it could have!!!!!!
Good news all round!
a number of useful things done so far...
prepping for tonight - tax (nearly) - more tree fellers about until it rained -
prepping for tonight - tax (nearly) - more tree fellers about until it rained -
Home.
QUOTE(Miss Ross @ Oct 15 2008, 04:06 PM)
Home.
ah - no place like it !
3 hours good piano practice AM then re-covered our allotment shed roof PM. Think I'll go and lie down now. 
-- a phone conversation - even though it was about
learning more about neurological probs. very painful ~ waiting for an op.
learning more about neurological probs. very painful ~ waiting for an op.
Daughter's been given a scholarship.
QUOTE(SaxFan @ Oct 15 2008, 04:56 PM)
-- a phone conversation - even though it was about
learning more about neurological probs. very painful ~ waiting for an op.
Hope you're okay.I'm happy because my painkillers are still working.. and I'm on the milder version now so I can stay awake
QUOTE(lottie @ Oct 15 2008, 05:43 PM)
QUOTE(SaxFan @ Oct 15 2008, 04:56 PM)
-- a phone conversation - even though it was about
learning more about neurological probs. very painful ~ waiting for an op.
Hope you're okay.I'm happy because my painkillers are still working.. and I'm on the milder version now so I can stay awake
thanks Lottie... fortunately it's not me suffering, but a friend of mine. She is trying to sort out medication and is on a waiting list to get this sorted.
And it's good that you are managing on milder painkillers ...
QUOTE(Susie @ Oct 15 2008, 05:06 PM)
Daughter's been given a scholarship.
I'm happy that the UCAS website didn't crashed while I was sending off my students' application forms today.
QUOTE(Susie @ Oct 15 2008, 05:06 PM)
Daughter's been given a scholarship.
Lovely news! What sort of scholarship?
QUOTE(BerkshireMum @ Oct 15 2008, 10:24 PM)
QUOTE(Susie @ Oct 15 2008, 05:06 PM)
Daughter's been given a scholarship.
Lovely news! What sort of scholarship?
It's simply called an academic scholarship and is a reward for getting really good grades at AS plus doing other things like extended essays around the subjects. (She's got a music scholarship too, but had that one last year.)
She must be in her A2 year then? She's off to a flying start - if you do well at AS and avoid resits, year 13 is much easier. It augurs well for brilliant results next summer!
Where is she hoping to go next year?
Where is she hoping to go next year?
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if you do well at AS and avoid resits, year 13 is much easier.
hmmm... it's doing a funny impression of it.
I'm happy today because I got 30/40 in my practice AS performance. It wasn't exactly the best mark in the class, but was a lot better than I was expecting, given how it went
Well done, Sarah! 
What did you play in the end? And when is the "for real" performance?
What did you play in the end? And when is the "for real" performance?
QUOTE(BerkshireMum @ Oct 15 2008, 11:54 PM)
Well done, Sarah!
What did you play in the end? And when is the "for real" performance?I played Willie Wagglesticks in the end. The annoying thing was that for the whole of last week I'd been playing it pretty much note-perfect, then the day before i had to do perform it, it just stopped working
The first proper one is some time in December. I'm not sure what I'll play for it yet though, but it will almost coincide with my recorder exam, so i may decide to go for one of those pieces instead of piano (not sure quite how i'd break that to my piano teacher though
)
Yesterday really, but it's putting two and two together and realising that a forum holiday is feasible.
If lots of you sign up!
See events area.
If lots of you sign up!
See events area.
QUOTE(BerkshireMum @ Oct 15 2008, 11:26 PM)
She must be in her A2 year then? She's off to a flying start - if you do well at AS and avoid resits, year 13 is much easier. It augurs well for brilliant results next summer!
Where is she hoping to go next year?
Sights set on Cambridge, but we'll have to see. Likes Birmingham and has an offer from Manchester. All of them easy-ish to get to from home on the train (hooray!! Mum's transport not so desperately needed then).
-- just things going to plan
getting things listed for sale on the internet....
... music now
report later
getting things listed for sale on the internet....
... music now
report later
QUOTE(Susie @ Oct 16 2008, 09:08 AM)
[Sights set on Cambridge, but we'll have to see. Likes Birmingham and has an offer from Manchester. All of them easy-ish to get to from home on the train (hooray!! Mum's transport not so desperately needed then).
Best of luck to her for Cambridge - it's a beautiful place. Which college? And is she doing Music?
QUOTE(BerkshireMum @ Oct 16 2008, 03:25 PM)
Best of luck to her for Cambridge - it's a beautiful place. Which college? And is she doing Music?
Well, it's a bit of a long story. She started out at Trinity and went for a choral scholarship. Then she was interviewed at another college - standard procedure methinks. But wants to do *takes deep breath* Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic! She's doing A level music but is really good at English and History and that's really where her enthusiasm lies.
Well, that's different! I don't think we've had anyone interested in Anglo-Saxon since I've been on the forums. I hope she gets into Cambridge - it's less rainy than Manchester! (And a more manageable size!)
I've been surprised to find that most of the teenagers on here don't want to study music at university; they are just interested in the performing side. Then again, my son is doing Maths but loves his clarinet, so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised at all; maybe it's those who are more interested in composition who take music courses at degree level.
I've been surprised to find that most of the teenagers on here don't want to study music at university; they are just interested in the performing side. Then again, my son is doing Maths but loves his clarinet, so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised at all; maybe it's those who are more interested in composition who take music courses at degree level.
QUOTE(BerkshireMum @ Oct 16 2008, 09:45 PM)
I've been surprised to find that most of the teenagers on here don't want to study music at university; they are just interested in the performing side. Then again, my son is doing Maths but loves his clarinet, so perhaps I shouldn't be surprised at all; maybe it's those who are more interested in composition who take music courses at degree level.
Yes you may have a point there. I had a star piano pupil who was seriously into composition and composed lots of stuff for choirs to sing at school and he went off to uni to study composition. And the others from my daughter's school who are going in for various uni music scholarships - (organ and choral) are not doing music as their degree.
the glorious autumn weather....
jobs done ... in spite of funny hours
no grumbles there
nearly the end of an era -
therefore the start of something new as well....
jobs done ... in spite of funny hours
no grumbles there nearly the end of an era -
therefore the start of something new as well....
I've finished packing! And getting v. excited about going on holiday
QUOTE(melody_maker @ Oct 17 2008, 01:14 PM)
I've finished packing! And getting v. excited about going on holiday
going somewhere nice?
just seen where in the other thread
Got my daughter home from her very difficult first half term at boarding school.... and yes, I am happy as I have 2 weeks with her to enjoy..... (even if we have got to revise for her theory exam the first week back.....)
Sorry she's had a hard time, Clari Nicki. I can't imagine having had a child at boarding school; you must miss her terribly. I'm sure the first half-term is the worst and things will be better when she goes back.
Spending much of the day with rosfrog .
We had a two-hour lesson (!) then adjourned to a nice country pub for a late lunch.
Didn't stop talking all day - all talked-out now!!!
.We had a two-hour lesson (!) then adjourned to a nice country pub for a late lunch.
Didn't stop talking all day - all talked-out now!!!
Don't you just hate it when you ask a vending machine for one bar of chocolate, and it gives you two instead... 
QUOTE(sarah123 @ Oct 17 2008, 11:43 PM)
Don't you just hate it when you ask a vending machine for one bar of chocolate, and it gives you two instead...
I got a letter from an company that does ISAs - the one who I used to have an ISA with before I had to cash it in. I thought they would be trying to sell me another one.
It was a letter telling me they'd got their calcs wrong when I closed my account, and enclose a cheque for £105
A happy, happy day already.
It was a letter telling me they'd got their calcs wrong when I closed my account, and enclose a cheque for £105
A happy, happy day already.
My mum just won £53.00 on the lottery! Not a fortune but after the past few weeks it's nice for her to have something good happen
QUOTE(DaisyChain @ Oct 18 2008, 10:22 PM)
My mum just won £53.00 on the lottery! Not a fortune but after the past few weeks it's nice for her to have something good happen
Thanks!
Aww..sorry to hear that... 
the expression of disbelief when someone heard the first few bars of a composition im working on.
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