<p>Ellebud & BESusan = awesome!</p>
<p>Thank you all for participating in “my” thread. When I feel the weight of all the bad, it’s refreshing to come here and see there is still plenty to celebrate at Thanksgiving!</p>
<p>Good news – we’re at page 6!</p>
<p>Congrats to all who are sharing such positive news! It’s wonderful to read about & share!</p>
<p>I too was told about 8 years ago that I’d be facing a lung transplant in the near future due to lung problems of unknown origin–more recently they’ve told me that I function better than 90% of folks with no health issues (despite the bad lungs) and there is no need to consider a lung transplant for many, many, many more years.</p>
<p>More good news–I’ve started a non-profit to help folks with lung disease (nothing as ambitious as mini, but it has touched many lives and made a difference in its own way). We got our 501(c)(3) status in June & are making more and more connections with others in the healthcare and public health fields, in Hawaii, nationally and internationally. </p>
<p>It’s interesting how the skills we learned in various times in our life come together to help in the ventures we find ourselves in. I’m putting in lots of time & energy but love it!</p>
<p>My D is home for T’day Break and my parents are here for a week. S is having his Eagle Scout Court of Honor on Monday night.</p>
<p>DS (HS Soph) took it upon himself to actually do all his homework this week! And, his math teacher emailed me to say that he is current! :-)</p>
<p>And, all this during Tech week for the school play, which ran this past weekend and was a big hit!</p>
<p>AND, we pick DD up on Tuesday for T-giving break!</p>
<p>DD is managing her food budget and had a friend up to visit. So even though she will stay on campus for Thanksgiving, she is happy.</p>
<p>We are ready, willing and able to pay the next quarter’s tuition/fees bill that just came.</p>
<p>I woke up this morning.</p>
<p>I could go on and on, but I think I will leave it at that.</p>
<p>My S1 just got the news this week that he has been selected for a specific Navy program that he will enter upon graduation/comissioning in May. He’s been working hard toward this goal for two years. Only 12 were selected nationwide and he got in…hooray. </p>
<p>S1 and S2 come home for Thanksgiving break tomorrow.</p>
<p>My procastinating kid told me the first college application is complete (all docs and recs were received by the college).</p>
<p>I snooped on my D’s team results. They are doing great, and my D seems to be going full speed, which probably means she is getting healthier (I hope her lingering cough is gone, too).</p>
<p>As long as you and your family are healthy, that is all that matters.</p>
<p>Everything else is just “stuff.” Everything else you can recover from and then get back on your feet.</p>
<p>My boyfriend and I just celebrated our 2 year anniversary, and things are going great, My cat is crazy and healthy and thanksgiving is this week!</p>
<p>My freshman son just announced he has his first girlfriend. I am so relieved because, less than 6 months ago, he was proclaiming that all he was interested in was “hook-ups” and “that’s what most girls want”, too.</p>
<p>Gasoline is under $1.60 around here.</p>
<p>What a fun thread!</p>
<p>I was on the phone with my college freshman S the other day when he read an email from his writing teacher asking if she could use his last paper as an example for the students next quarter. He was thrilled, since he had some trepidation about how he would do at his very academically demanding school. I am so happy for him.</p>
<p>I’m a college freshman and I LOVE this thread! It makes me so happy to hear about all of your good news! :)</p>
<p>Mine is that I’m going home tomorrow!! I could not be more excited to see my family, my dog, my room, etc. And there’s snow!!!</p>
<p>A beloved friend returned home safe from his second tour in Iraq. It’s such a relief and cause for celebration!</p>
<p>^^That calls for a major celebration! </p>
<p>My D is on the plane which got out of the gate with just a tiny delay, so she is expected to be home at 9:30, as planned! Yay!</p>
<p>I don’t have to take my kids to school this week.
I don’t have to go to work Thursday and Friday.</p>
<p>Got word I passed the Beta exam for a specialty certification!</p>