<p>We live way too far to come home for spring break…so S has organized to drive to Gulf Coast and volunteer with Habitat for Humanity for the week. I’m a little nervous about the long drive, but otherwise impressed that he came up with it himself, and organized it!</p>
<p>Mine is coming home too. Pickup his stuff, that’s been in our living-room for the last 15 months while he’s been on internships, to his new habitat. He’s also coming home to buy stuff in salestax free Oregon. 
. First, fulltime job. :)</p>
<p>S1 had his Spring Break all last week. He blew through here for a few hours on his way to Fla. a big group of friends and then we saw him for about ten minutes when he stopped on the way back to pick up his truck and head back to college. He’s a senior. It was his last Spring Break. Freshman yr. was the only Spring Break he ever spent at home.</p>
<p>S2 is on Spring Break this week. He came in on Fri., left for the beach on Sun, will return home on Thurs. and back to school on Sun. Too much driving for me but I guess restful was not his aim. He is a freshman with no “funds” so jumped at the chance for a free trip to the beach.</p>
<p>Junior S is home for spring break but not all week. He’ll go back early to work on his research (paid) for a professor. We’ll just put him on the Greyhound tomorrow, probably…he knows how to get back to campus using public transport. </p>
<p>How different from freshman year, when you carefully take the child back in your own car!</p>
<p>Some of his break was taken up in finishing a large midterm project that had an extended deadline. Good that it was extended, too bad for ruining 3 days of break!</p>
<p>Dragonmom—bonding ideas? Shopping ALWAYS works for us!</p>
<p>Last year, we took D1 (college freshman at the time) to Hawaii for Spring Break. She assured us that she LOVED it, but asked since last summer for us not to plan anything for her for this year’s spring break. Wasn’t sure if she’d be home or not…</p>
<p>Update: She’ll be here on Sunday for the week!! I already have a list of some of the home-cooked meals that she’d like to have. And, have I mentioned that the new bf is coming home with her???!!! I can’t wait!!!</p>
<p>dragonmom–This is a “go with the flow” event. </p>
<p>My S was a freshman last year. He was only home for Spring Break a few days. I went to work and let him decide if and how often we met for lunch. </p>
<p>Sleep and friends seemed to take precedence over smoozing with the family except he wanted to go eat sushi which he said was too expensive for him at college on a budget.</p>
<p>Soph D doesn’t get break due to sport. This week is break and team was to go to a tournament. I was going to go to MS to watch. Tournament AND practice cancelled due to rain. D will be home in 4hrs. Free flight from RR! Thank you Southwest! Gets to stay till Sunday night!</p>
<p>Took son to the Greyhound station this morning. I miss him but he left looking good–got a haircut (still nice & long but it’s not halfway down his back anymore), caught up on his sleep, looking forward to working on research with another student & a prof.</p>
<p>DS came home late last Sat, left early Sunday for a ski trip, and finally will come home late tonight. The plan is for him to look for a summer job next week. Secondary plan is sleep, medical appointments, studying, maybe some sibling time. I will get the leftovers (late nights, an hour here and there).</p>