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Velociraptor Aug 2023 2:05pm, 11 Aug 2023 64,903 posts	0 Velociraptor (Go on, tell me that Sian's now 25 and a professor and I've failed to notice the passage of time, like when people say to me, "NO! Tink is SIX and farted on my lap only last week!")
EvilPixie Aug 2023 2:07pm, 11 Aug 2023 45,580 posts	0 EvilPixie Sian isn't that young is she? Well Tink is still doing her GCSEs so Sian must be year 7 surely?
Lip Gloss Aug 2023 2:18pm, 11 Aug 2023 70,646 posts	0 Lip Gloss My ex has an 11 year old and 4 year old and he is 60
Ness Aug 2023 2:19pm, 11 Aug 2023 33,328 posts	0 Ness Sian will be Yr 11 in September iirc. I think Sigh said something about checking out the route she'd be walking to school. That seemed fairly recently. I could be wrong though.
EvilPixie Aug 2023 2:20pm, 11 Aug 2023 45,582 posts	0 EvilPixie
Sigh Aug 2023 2:32pm, 11 Aug 2023 21,821 posts	0 Sigh Sian will be 16 this October, has her GCSE mocks in November, and her finals next summer; but Easter is a safe bet, as the Education establishments only like to disrupt other people's plans, never their own...
EvilPixie Aug 2023 2:34pm, 11 Aug 2023 45,583 posts	0 EvilPixie LOL
Sigh Aug 2023 2:36pm, 11 Aug 2023 21,822 posts	0 Sigh This is a BIG holiday for us, celebrating many things all at once - our silver wedding anniversary from '21, both our retirements, and will only be Sian's second time overseas (the first being Dublin). So, business class each way, and a large room in a 4 star hotel. Both will be a new experience for all of us.
Ness Aug 2023 2:37pm, 11 Aug 2023 33,329 posts	0 Ness That's fabulous! 😁
GimmeMedals Aug 2023 2:43pm, 11 Aug 2023 25,677 posts	0 GimmeMedals That sounds grand, Sigh. Great to have something wonderful to look forward to, especially over winter

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