<p>woody - I feel your pain! I’ve waited all summer to start a scrapbook for D and, as I keep telling everyone, I AM NOT A SCRAPBOOKER ;). But I have all this great stuff that I have saved over the years and so many wonderful pictures… It actually looks great so far and I’ve finished, oh, at least 5 pages. Only 15 left to go. </p>
<p>What was I thinking?</p>
<p>To ilovetoquilt22: Is your D going to Fordham? If she gets in to the Urban Plunge program, we’ll be doing the same thing. I was glad of the opportunity to move her in pre-orientation, and we’re coming up early as well. I too, am trying to figure out how logistically to get everything from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel to the campus on move in day. I was thinking of booking a car service (van or mini-van) and wondered, should we wait till we get there and have the concierge arrange it? or try to arrange it in advance?</p>
<p>to shawbridge, thanks for the suggestions. I will look them up and contact them for prices and info.</p>
<p>missypie–your red hot pot story brought back so many memories! We cooked everything in that red hot pot in college in 1977! How about this, we were at BB&B looking for stuff for the dorm room, and H asked how D will hang up her clothes to dry (she never dries her t-shirts as they will shrink) and I immediately thought of that great gizmo I had that hangs over the closet door that you can put in the “up” position that has slots to put hangers in to hang dry your clothes. Of course BB&B did not have it, never heard of it, but dear H recalled seeing it in our laundry room. Looked around and found it! So I’m sending D off with the same hanging gizmo that I used in college 30 + years ago! Made me feel good. Even though she is less than excited about it. (She tolerates me sometimes).</p>
<p>Back from vacation and slightly freaked when I was catching up to see that we have less than a month to get it together. I give son credit though. He worked out just about every day and has been checking his school email (NMN - I cant imagine there not being a ton of emails from coaches and perhaps captains on your D’s college email and would hate to see her overwhelmed with stuff). Seems to me that more and more schools are doing things via email and according to S’s mailings, students are responsible for whatever they receive this way. Very little snail Mail. Although we did get a nice little “Welcome to the state of…” package from the governor as he is an alum. </p>
<p>My garden has a ton of weeds and I almost lost my window boxes during my absence, and I feel more behind than ever! But the respite was needed. And seriously, I felt like there was so much more we packed up to take our daughter to school but not sure what all son needs that’s crucial. We still don’t know the room mate thing, but I do have some under the bed things he could have. We’re flying and I figure it’s probably cheaper for all of us to check a 50 pound bag for $15 vs shipping similar weight. </p>
<p>I need a BOY checklist cuz you know they don’t need nearly as much. We get in fairly early in the day and so I might need to order the BB&B thing for just a few items. But seriously, still not sure what all that is.</p>
<p>Hey, I still have the red hot pot that I had in college …</p>
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<p>We could all make our kids take the red hot pots to school and it can be like a code to each other that their parents are CC friends. The Brotherhood/Sisterhood of the Red Hot Pot.</p>
<p>Yep, I’ve still got the red hot pot too. It was a grad gift from my best friend in high school.</p>
<p>Yes, instead of the red-headed league we will have the “red hot-pot league.” </p>
<p>What was up with red anyway?</p>
<p>D2 is shopping today at Target with best friend!!! 
Told her to get desk organizers/school supplies/toiletries. She also picked out a new backpack. Anyone ever had a North Face Surge backpack??? She liked that it had a spot for laptop and cords. Any reviews???</p>
<p>Asked me to make her favorite dinner tonight or tomorrow. I guess she is no longer in denial! 
Still no packing though.</p>
<p>My daughters havent used backpacks since 10th grade- over sized purses for them. I am going through house and noting things she can take that we already have- gathering up supplies- markers, stapler, surge protector, seeing what we have.</p>
<p>When I told her the more old stuff we take, the more new clothes she can get!! </p>
<p>best thing I found was a dekktop printer stand- its a bit pricey 60dollars, but my older d had one and its lasted three year. It has storage underneath - a bog drawer and paper slots. Going verticle…</p>
<p>to jptmom- yes fordham and urban plunge I sent you a pm</p>
<p>what I need to do is gather up my large suitcase and to the russion doll thing. Put one inside the other for storage after movein and return flight. It is sad bringing back empty suitcases.</p>
<p>Wait, aren’t hot pots the things you plug in and heat water in to make coffee/tea? I took one to school, but, alas, it wasn’t red. That wouldn’t even be allowed in D’s room, and probably not in S’s either.</p>
<p>The red hot pot, now that brings back memories. My S is checking to see what he can bring to his dorm, and that type of hot pot is definitly out. The only ones allowed, when they are allowed anywhere, have to have the auto-shut off function. </p>
<p>Shame, I remember a lot of cooking in that red thing. Kept me going senior year when the cafeteria food finally got to me.</p>
<p>Now I’m wondering what ever happened to my hot pot. Maybe I gave it to a younger sister, but no hot pots in the attic or hanging gizmos unfortunately. I do still have the small trunk I took to college though. It’s in my office and works quite well as a stand for my printer. We also have a fairly large one in the basement that belonged to my H’s uncle. Unfortunately it’s used to store some old books, etc. that belonged to the uncle. </p>
<p>NorthMinn–Glad to hear your D’s shopping today. Perhaps after her favorite dinner the packing will begin :)</p>
<p>DD said her first good-bye yesterday. Her friend’s family is moving to another country now that he has completed high school here. He choose to move with them rather than stay here and attend college. Daughter did her crying before meeting up with him. She ended up helping him pack.</p>
<p>Yes, the old “hot pots” definitely did not have an automatic shut off. They could boil dry if you didn’t watch them.</p>
<p>I just discovered that D probably can’t have an electric tea kettle, even with an automatic shutoff, in her room. Her older sister had one in her dorm in college and has told her sister to make sure to have one… oh oh …What do kids do for tea, cocoa, soup, etc.?</p>
<p>microwave…</p>
<p>They can’t have those in their rooms either. There are supposed to be microwaves and kitchenettes in each dorm, so I guess that’s what the kids do for snacks. Seems a bit stringent to me.</p>
<p>is there a kitchen in their dorm? If not, I say smuggle in the hot pot. Do you want ours?</p>
<p>BTW, has anyone bought a small microwave? I always feel I need to research purchases like that, but after researching the laptop and then the hand vacuum, I’m sick of it.</p>
<p>We use a CocoMotion for hot chocolate and cappuccino mix. Each of the girls have one and so do I!!! Here is a link but we just bought one for $15 in Walmart for D2. It whips the drink so it is frothy and heats it at the same time.
[Walmart.com:</a> Mr. Coffee Cocomotion Hot Chocolate Maker: Appliances](<a href=“http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=1894448]Walmart.com:”>http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=1894448)</p>
<p>missypie-- hoping for kitchen in the dorm. Strict warnings against smuggling in hot pots (probably especially red ones).</p>
<p>I know what you mean about the research … the internet has not always done us a favor here. Too much info. H just finished researching wireless mouse, battery chargers, and surge protector/power strip. If anyone wants the results of his research, he might indulge us.</p>
<p>NM – can’t have any cooking/heating appliance in the room…</p>