Well done!

My daughter is still alive and in one piece! She was in a 10 car pile up on the A34 this morning - car is a write-off - but she's escaped with a few bruises and aches. I am so thankful to modern car designers, who make sure that the car absorbs most of the impact, and provide an airbag to protect the driver.

She's very shaken up and has spent a lot of the day in tears, but she is OK! I am feeling a very lucky Mum tonight.

Oh gosh!! Glad she's okay, BerkshireMum, that must have been terrifying! Hope she's feeling a bit better soon!

Really pleased to hear your daughter is ok xx

Gosh Berk, that's amazing. I was about to say nothing had made me happy today, but I am glad your DD is OK.

Couldn't put it any better. Hope she's feeling cheerier really soon.

Thanks so much to you all for your kind wishes. You really are a lovely lot.

Thank goodness she's ok!! *hugs* to you BM - must have been a very horrible day.

Oh my gosh, B-M! That's horrendous... The poor thing! Thank goodness she's alright! I'm not surprised she's shaken up by it!

That she's fine is, indeed, very happy-making news.

Reading that Berkshire daughter is OK after the crash.

Just to echo the above .... GOSH!! and so glad she's ok
Must of been a horrific experience for her though.

So glad to hear that. How frightening for both of you.

That is really worth being happy for - and I bet your happiness lasts longer than one day . So pleased your daughter is OK.

Ditto. Couldn't have put it better. Best wishes to you and your daughter, BM.

The thought of 800 or so school children getting soaked on the school's annual Sponsored Walk!

Schadenfreude, I know. I was always in charge of collecting in the money for the whole school (the overall total usually somewhere in the region of £8K-£10K) ; often finding myself sitting on the floor at home, surrounded by envelopes, sponsor forms, piles of cash, money bags and my own refined system of record-keeping.

Eventually though, the Unions put paid to staff collecting money, for trips, school fund, photographs etc, farming the task out to the school's Finance Office, although I was still in overall charge, following up those who still owed promised amounts, keeping everyone informed of the running Tutor Group, House and School totals.

I did walk the course on several occasions over the years, but latterly it was more convenient to get all the admin sorted and then put my feet up for the afternoon or go and play the piano*.



*That luxury stopped when the Head of Music, knowing that the school would be rather quiet, in the absence of children, took the opportunity to get the piiano-tuner in!

I'm really touched that so many people have bothered to post following my daughter's accident. Thank you all for your kind wishes.

She's still quite shaken, and has a stiff neck (which the paramedics warned her to expect) and big bruises on her knees where the front of the car concertina-ed in. And the thought of driving doesn't appeal at all, though she'll have to "get back on the horse" quickly as the public transport between here and Oxford is dire. But she's here, and safe, which is wonderful.

I only just saw this - so glad Berkshire Daughter is OK.

Yes, me too - just catching up BM. What a shock for your daughter ( and for you!) Thank goodness she is ok.

Watching 100's of 13-18 year old young people sing and perform in child no. 1's school house music competition. Everyone sings and joins in and performs on stage- with enthusiasm and volume. It's so encouraging to see that you can get people to sing. It's the highlight of the school calendar- and they are all excited and keen..... and nobody opts out of this optional event!

Glad to hear your daughter's ok, Bershiremum. I think she'll be feeling a bit wobbly for a while. Son was in a car that left the road and rolled a few times when he was about 6. He was rather cuddly for quite a while, although completely unhurt, (except for a bruise from releasing seatbelt while upside down and effect of gravity!) I hope she feels better soon.

Using my oven in Hungary for the first time.

I have found that there are no numbers on the dial - so I'm having fun experimenting to find out how far to turn the dial in order to cook my chicken. For some reason this is making me grin quite a lot.

If the chicken lays an egg it's under-done

Helpful (vegetarian) Bag xxx

Me three. I missed this last week - very glad she's OK.

Had a bit of a giggle at Clari-Netty's signature

Watching the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary concert at the cinema.

Do you hear the people sing, lost in the valley of the night, it is the music of a people who are climbing to the light, for the wretched of the earth the is a flame that never dies, even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise!

it's not raining

it's all moved down here

oops, sorry about that sure it won't be down there for long *looks out of the window* , it's not looking too good here now

According to the BBC website, it's meant to be sunnier and warmer here towards the end of the week...

I'm really, really hoping it's going to be warmer in my house towards the end of the week!

A number of things ....

Finding the perfect pair of shoes to go with my dress for a wedding (and they fit!!! No mean achievement when it comes to my feet)

The sun deciding to come out - Lovely and warm this afternoon.

A good band rehearsal before our concert on Saturday...

..... and.... a certain someone saying that she's going to stick with our band

BerkshireMum, I must be the last person on the forum to read about the accident So very glad your daughter is OK.

wonder who that is but thanks Dawn your band is fab and I'm really looking forward to being able to play the challenge Good Luck for Saturday's concert

P.S. glad you found your shoes too

Very glad your daughter is Ok BM, how scary. Hope she is recovering and isn't too achey now.

I'm happy today because I have a day off work...and can do lots of practice (and other fun things too!)

Seeing the Southern Gas van outside the house this morning. They're going to connect the mains to the new meter today. That's step 2 out of the 3 needed to restore services. Fingers crossed it will be done by the weekend!

Excellent!

I have made an enormous step forward in my lesson preparation so will be able to watch television tonight. (French television is showing "The Tudors" and although I'm not sure about what I think about it historically we have been enjoying it for fun.)

The painter has turned up on the day and at the time he said he would - that in France is not just what makes you happy. When it actually happens you are ecstatic!!!

We have a delicious vegetable soup for lunch. I can smell it cooking.

Thank you it's very exciting

After only ignoring and/or annoying each other since birth my twins (at 9 months) have now decided that they like each other. The keep on catching each other's eye and giggling. It's so nice to hear baby laughter in the house instead of the normal wailing!

No, you are not the last crotchetymum because I am!

I am so sorry to hear about your daughter's accident but so happy that she has come out of it alive. Must have been awful for all of you. Hope that your daughter recovers well, I expect that she may need some counselling after this to come to terms with it.

Sorry for the late acknowledgement.

ET





How lovely Tortellini, and hopefully that may make life a little easier for you too now that they have eachother for company.

Actually I might be the last one!
So sorry to hear about the accident BerkshireMum but so glad your daughter is ok! I hope she makes a speedy recovery and doesn't have too many nightmares about the accident!

I missed this too but just read back! So glad she is ok - what a shock for you too.



Thanks! I am hoping that too!

Orchestra

A good rehearsal with DawnF for Saturday's concert, and a further two concerts later in October and December.

Thanks, all! Daughter seems to be coping fine and is not given to nightmares these days - it was a different story when she was a junior; I will always remember her waking in the night after reading "What Katy Did" and saying, "I dreamed I was paralysed like Katy, and I daren't try to move in case I find out that it really is true!" I just managed not to laugh!

A few aches and pains still, but she is now driving to uni in a hire car courtesy of the insurance. I gather she is driving quite slowly, though, and doesn't like it when the roads are busy. It's not a bad thing for her to be more cautious, and I'm sure in a week or two she'll start to drive at more than 50mph again. I think it helps that no-one was seriously injured; after all, most of the damage was to cars, which can be replaced.

Many thanks to all those who have sent messages following my daughter's accident. It's been lovely to have your support.

a good nights sleep

Today's the end of a three day week!!!! (school teacher training days tomorrow and Friday)

2 men have arrived and taken a saw and hammer to my upstairs windows