Parents of the HS Class of 2009

[downtoearth]

D said AP lit was pretty easy, no details. She excels in writing though.

[cpeltz]

S was exhausted after the APLit exam, but was pleased with his essays. His fave author is Vonnegut, and he used Slaughterhouse Five in the symbolism essay. I was thrilled to get THAT much information.

[Rachacha]

Chintzy - I hear you there about the AP credits, so many schools won't let you take a credit if it is in your major. D found out that she will have to take no fewer than three placement exams at Orientation, she is getting the credit but the tests will determine whether you get placed in second or third semester Bio/Chem/Language, etc. She is just praying for that 5 in Calculus so she won't have to take that again...and digging up those Latin notes after a year won't be fun either...

[crzymom]

Does anyone know where to get single-use packets of laundry soap? I figure she stands a better chance of doing it's a little more convenient (wishful thinking, huh?) My d has a bean bag chair in her room which is just perfect as a clothes hangar; maybe she should just take it with her for her dorm room.

[geek_mom]

Originally Posted by crzymom

Does anyone know where to get single-use packets of laundry soap?

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This gives me an idea. On the Soldiers' Angels board, we used to brainstorm ideas for "themed" care packages -- a flat rate boxful of useful or fun goodies to send for holidays or just whenever. Maybe some of those would make good graduation presents too!

A laundry care package:
- small plastic hamper or door-mount canvas bag
- individual soap packages
- sewing kit with buttons
- bathtub clothesline
- roll of quarters

A bathtime care package:
- microfiber travel towel
- back scrubber
- nice-smelling soap or shampoo
- flip-flops

A "sweet dreams" care package:
- twin XL sheets or soft, cushy pillow
- sleep mask
- lavender-scented lotion
- chamomile or blackberry teabags

What do you think?

[#theorymom]

^^
great idea geek_mom

[oregon101]

S came home from AP and slept an hour and then track--came home happy--going to state--I put balloons on the door. They are reading Mrs Dalloway in AP class and have a big project. He hates the book and like so many such as The Secret Life of Bees--they are just too female orientated for him--I think there are so many more general books than this. He hated The Great Gatsby also for much the same reason. As an aside I loved TIM by C. McCullough (sp?) and think it is worth a read. and geekmom and crzmom love the suggestions.

[CountingDown]

Something that proved REALLY useful for S1, a generally un-handy guy: a tool bag

- screwdriver w/multiple heads
- duct tape (in various colors)
- allen wrench
- cable ties
- lightweight hammer
- tape measure
- scissors
- packing tape
- flashlight

[Zetesis]

D said AP Lit was "easy" -- "they had a question from Shakespeare!" (which apparently makes it "easy..."). Half way there. She's actually cleaning her desk/shelves at the moment.

[oregon101]

Zetesis--how much are you paying her

[Zetesis]

She informed me that her study area reflects the state of her mind the last few weeks -- everything all messy. With two APs done (and both dubbed "easy") and a 159/125 on her final AP English project on Chaucer, I think she's just feeling HAPPY! It's SO nice to see!!

[crzymom]

I love the tool kit idea and am giving one to my graduating nephew along with a gift card to his college bookstore for graduation. I found tool kits in pink for girls online but haven't found any in stores. My d is an "anything but pink" kind of girl, but it is so cute as far as tool kits go.

[CountingDown]

BBB had some last year -- but too cutsey for my taste. Home Depot and Walmart had tool bags about the size of a large lunchbox and I just bought stuff to go in it.

I went pack to my Official Packing Journal (each page has a different category of goods and coding as to which box they were packed in...a sick woman, I am!) and have found a couple more items that I put in the tool bag:
-- box of jeweler's screwdrivers (great for computers, electronic gear and fixing glasses)
-- door stop
-- bungee cords
-- air pressure gauge/tire repair kir (for folks who take bikes to campus)

I basically did the same thing with a medical bag --
-- cough and cold remedies
-- bandaids
-- thermometer
-- neosporin
-- tummy drugs
-- vitamins
-- pain reliever
-- cough drops
-- OTC allergy meds

We'll see pretty soon how much of this stuff was actually USED this year! S1 has said he uses the tools more often than he expected, and he was VERY glad to have them during move-in, both for his own benefit and to help others get settled in. This week is Scav Hunt as his school -- I assume the tool bag is in action!

[ksabbo]

DD's County Championship track meet went really well. They only announced the seniors over the speaker system..no walk

DD ran two PR's, and scored in both races. S2 won 2 events, and scored in two others, S1, who has been injured much of the year, still ran well, and scored in his event. Both girls and boys teams won the county title

Oregon101, our kids will qualify at their regional meet, next week. I've always had two of my three kids qualify. I expect the same this year. If S1 was up to speed, he most likely would have also...it would truly take a miracle to get him there this year.

[CBBBlinker]

This is crazy -- I go off for 1+ day to catch up on my real life, and this thread explodes! How am I supposed to keep up w/ all this???

Re: Calc AB test -- S said "it was hard." He also said the 2006 test, which his teacher passed out as one of many practice tests, was "easy" in comparison. He specifically mentioned that one since it was from D's year. Great! Oh well, he has to take Calc in college anyway.

chintzy -- D started out as Bio major at WFU, so couldn't use her AP Bio credit for anything. She has since switched to a Health & Exercise Science major, and could have used the credit -- figures, right? Also, going back to your earlier post about the "free" laptops at Wake -- one thing to keep in mnd is that since all students have a computer, D believes there's less "incentive" for theft. (Unattended power cords are another matter, though.) Would a Mac may become more of a target? (Not that theft is a huge problem, though, from what I know.)