<p>jym…I’m so sorry to hear about your colleague. I do hope your weekend has some laughter…would be good for all.</p>
<p>And yes Birthday Hugs for DP…Happy B-Day. Special plans for your day??</p>
<p>elle - speaking of chihuahua potty habits. Mine is very well trained…scratches at the door. And if no one is there to hear, she will find somone and lick their hand or foot and that is her signal for the bathroom. BUT, we’ve had terrible weather for a month…and while she is afraid of virtual nothing…she has one nemesis…thunder. She does not like to go out in the thunder and I usually have to grab an umbrella and go with her. Yesterday I was out running errands, it was storming, and my somewhat lethargic son wasn’t responding to her needs for bathroom company. So she used our shower for a bathroom. How smart is that? lol!</p>
<p>Thanks, binx. And good luck to your daughter. My s was sitting at Bush airport waiting on a lengthy flight delay last night. It is just a domestic trip, but it still can be nerve-wracking. Earlier this week we sent younger s on a flight to EWN, The local airport was SUCH a zoo, and good old Delta charged us $200 ($100 each way) for an “oversized” bag–never had that problem before with this bag! Sheesh. I guess Delta is doing everything to increase it’s bottom dollar. Anyway, That whole commotion ALMOST caused him to miss his flight due to the unbelievable line at security. Lots of nailbiting going on then, and again-- just a domestic flight. I worry about whether he’ll lose his wallet or ID or boarding pass. Did you hear about our new player onthe Braves who went home (to South America) and accidentally left his visa in his pants pocket, and it went through the wash?? He almost didnt get back to the US for the game!! I can see my s’s doing something like that! We will always worry about our kids. It is in our job description. BTW, I am AMAZED that the specifics of the person’s death that I mentioned in post #52 hss been kept out of our local news. But the GBI is involved. I will fill you in over that cup of coffee we need to schedule.</p>
<p>Binx, I will wish for no more travel mishaps with your kids this year, as you have had your fill. My kids have as well this year. Your post caught my eye as my D is traveling from Paris to Germany by plane later today too. </p>
<p>Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear doubleplay, happy birthday to you. (and you don’t even have to know whether I sang it in tune! The beauty of the internet!)</p>
<p>MoWC - as rough as it gets, I still look at WC (from your descriptions) and think this is a kid who will rule the world. He’s getting his skills the hard way, but he’s getting them. </p>
<p>Binx - your family sounds like mine. Someone will say ‘hugs!’ and we huddle up like football players. (Though ldgirl has been rolling her eyes at the idea of hugging her little brother as of late…lol!)</p>
<p>I will go into “Sinners Alley” later on when I work up the nerve. I’ve never been in there before…</p>
<p>MOWC, How the heck does a student who has behavioral problems/kicked out of hs get into an Ivy? At our hs, if you’ve as much as received too many after school detentions, you get such a crappy counselor evaluation as to render you persona non grata when it comes to getting into decent colleges. I know kids who couldn’t even get into our public state U because they didn’t have good standing at our school. Anyway, all the power to your son for finding a way! :)</p>
<p>Today I’m going to run, go to the Y, and maybe run again if it doesn’t rain later on. Then go out to dinner and EAT!</p>
<p>Doubleplay-- head on over to SA! I’ve already set up a round of drinks in your honor over there!</p>
<p>Soozie-
Good luck with the flights today. I am sure you are glad she is coming home. Time flies! Seems like only yesterday you were telling about the apt fire and the change of lodging.</p>
<p>MOWC-
Thats an interesting story about how you came to get your lovable doggie (I assume he’s the one with the poofie hair!) I guess good things came out of bad, in that case. </p>
<p>ldmom-
I STILL want to cybershare your pooch. She sounds like a pistol!! My kinda animal!! :)</p>
<p>BTW binx-- the overage charges on s’s flight to EWN were almost as much as the cost of the flight!! :eek:</p>
<p>Sabaray-
You have nothing to apologize for. You didn’t make me feel bad at all. But I am glad that, for now, I don’t feel like my or other posters’ knuckles are being smacked in here right now. That sure was not pleasant. Definitely not in the spirit of this thread, IMO. Carry on.</p>
<p>BTW… glad do see people are now able to have some lighthearted fun, talking about their big, slobbery dogs and such. Whats the fun of having a place to come for support if one is going to feel like they are getting punished (or ignored!!) instead of nurtured. Leave the moderating to the mods, IMO.</p>
<p>jym626- I know what it’s like to feel smacked- that’s why I came here, yet I already have the feeling I’ve done something wrong. Ah well. Live and learn.</p>
<p>JYM…my daughter isn’t coming home! She’s there all summer in an internship. She is just going to Germany for the weekend. She is meeting a French girl who she worked with and roomed with in France at another job last summer. She just gets around. No kids home for me, nope.</p>
<p>Delta’s doing some screwy things to save money these days, I guess. Our trips to Santa Barbara last week - 5 hour plane flights - one over lunch - left at 11:30 a.m. arrived at 1:30 p.m. - given the time difference – the other over dinner - left at 3 p.m., arrived at 11 p.m. - no meals on either! (A couple “snacks”.) C’mon - would a sandwich really have cost more than that prepackaged box of raisins and oreos and cheese crackers?</p>
<p>We’ve never been charged more than $25 for an overweight bag, but I never heard of an oversize bag. When we went to Santa Barbara last week, I took a huge suitcase - but managed to keep it to 48 pounds. (We travel with a fish scale to check!) I’m sending D with 2 carry-on size bags - one to hold presents for people there. I figure if I keep the bags small, maybe she won’t overpack.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, S2’s Korea saga continues - they are now refusing to pay him for his emergency flight to LA, despite their verbal promises. He’s fighting it. He’ll probably lose, but the learning experience is probably worth the cost of the flight! ($300+ to hear, “You were right, Mom”? )</p>
<p>I’m ready to meet you, Jym - either while D’s in Germany - when you return from your trip, or after she leaves for school (August 16) - I’ll need some diversion.</p>
<p>And Sabaray, yes… isn’t it a shame when things are misread or misheard or misinterpreted and people get all testy about it? Binx had it right in post #57. Hard to convey tone. If one has a questin about a posts intent, one should ask for clarification, not assume the worst. That will lead to problems, not solutions, IMO.</p>
<p>One last cyber support-- to MOWC who is about to go under the knife to repair her bum knee (Monday, I think??) Best of luck, MOWC. Hope your s is there to help you! Know that we are ALL here for ya!</p>
<p>Thanks for the well wishes for my knee surgery (finally…). WildChild has disappeared into the NY wilderness- not sure I’ll hear from him but he called to wish me luck before he went into the mountains. Same surgeon he had in April when he said to me, “At least this time when they asked me what the last thing I had to eat and drink was, I didn’t have to answer ‘Tequila’.” </p>
<p>Doubleplay- long story. Short version is that WildChild did a “time out” year at an emotional growth school, pulled himself together, got into a great NE prep boarding school for a repeat junior year (had great grades and was a top athlete which helped him get in, but also the school saw something in him they liked) and did two strong years- finished cum laude and was a recruited athlete by many top colleges. We found that the colleges were very impressed with his experiences and his turn-around. He wrote an outstanding “Explanation of Suspension/Expulsion” (required) and since his issues didn’t involve academic dishonesty, drugs or violence, it simply added to his uniqueness. We were told by a number of highly selective schools that it was absolutely not a problem. His final school did an amazing job of preparing references and putting him forward in the best light, too. He graduated from that school Cum Laude and won some academic awards. Like I said- ups and downs.</p>
<p>Okay, not meaning to judge anyone here with the dog stories. I don’t have a dog, so maybe I don’t get it. It just seemed for a moment there, that a couple of posters were trying to judge someone else with the narcissistic dog remarks. If that was not the case, then, my bad. </p>
<p>Best wishes for a good outcome with the surgery MOWC. I know you’ve been dealing with this for quite awhile! </p>
<p>And also, best wishes to all moms of <em>adventurous</em> boys, and yes, girls, too! Some of you are a little more bold than I in sharing the ups and, esp. the downs. But to all of you going thru that – yep, been there, just don’t want to share all the details on the internet. And you know, as time goes by, my brain has a wonderful way of erasing a lot of the anguish that we went through. Growing <em>pains</em> is an apt description. My boys are a little older now, and I can only tell you that things do get better! Hang in there. Never give up. </p>
<p>One of my boys called me, just to chat last night. That doesn’t happen very often – he is one of the ones that doesn’t communicate much (see the “my kid never calls” threads). So, pretty good feeling when he does reach out. Things have definitely improved from just a couple of years ago. </p>
<p>Now I have a daughter who is getting ready to fly away, and we seem to have that “fouling the nest” thing going on all over again. She’s been gone for a month, so it has been very peaceful (peaceful like in the eye of the hurricane, I guess!) But she comes back next week. I just want her last month at home to be, well, pleasant. You know, like the phone call with my son. </p>
<p>So send some support my way for my daughter’s last few weeks at home before she goes off to college. Uh oh. I am starting to tear up . . .</p>
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