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<p>Ummm…yes…see discussion a few pages back regarding the 32 year old red hot pot H wanted to dig from the attic for Son. (But I admit that if it wasn’t about 150 degrees in the attic I’d try to find some old cheap silverware that must be up there.)</p>
<p>Yep, we bought the Purex sheets on the strength of recommendations here - haven’t tried them yet. </p>
<p>PRJ, the good side is, when you go pick it all up, you can take the sheaf of coupons and watch the dollars drop off.</p>
<p>D (not the subject of this thread - she’s a rising college senior) is just home from having two wisdom teeth out. I’m open to any and all tips and suggestions. So far we’re applying ice bags, and she’s swilling cold Odwallas. S1 has selflessly volunteered to make milkshake runs. :D</p>
<p>Harriet: my son got really tired of sweet stuff when he got his wisdom teeth out. There seems to be so much more squishy sweet stuff - pudding, smoothies, applesauce, frozen yogurt… I finally bought some Chef Boyardee (Spaghetti-O’s maybe or Ravioli-O’s) that he gobbled up when he graduated to slightly firmer food.</p>
<p>Harriet-- try to get the pain relievers into her. D wouldn’t eat/drink anything but water the first day, so couldn’t take the pain pills, so was miserable…</p>
<p>Put an old colored towel on her pillow-- S was freaked by the amount of blood on D’s pillow (when she was sleeping.) It wasn’t that much, but it looked impressive.</p>
<p>We learned with S that it is best to have the kid wear a dark colored shirt… for the same reason.</p>
<p>Okay. Ick. Skin crawling here. Dental stuff freaks me out. (After appointments I get in the car and sob. Seriously.)</p>
<p>Missypie… Same here! I want to be hooked up to the nitrous oxide even when I merely take my kids for their appointments, let alone my own. Fortunately or unfortunately, I had no problem getting S to take pain pills. But all I will say is don’t let them suck on a straw… so not sure if milkshakes are a good plan.</p>
<p>I have to agree that teaching deception is probably frowned upon by Dr. Phil and his ilk, but I have been telling clerks to not but the receipt in the bag since my children were born! We are to have a “meeting” about expenses. He seriously has no idea how much anything costs and so it just gets easier to avoid the discussion all together.</p>
<p>My son enjoyed creamed soups. Homemade cream of broccoli is good chilled (chicken broth, broccoli, potatoes, boiled until soft–run through the blender, add spices and sour cream and then chill, or can be served hot.) You could also just use cans of soup too. Garlic mashed potatoes was another favorite. Good luck.</p>
<p>Son will be taking swimming so we bought goggles. H could not understand why the ones from swim team (from 5th grade) wouldn’t work.</p>
<p>Re: wisdom teeth–I’d make sure to have your daughter swish around a saline solution. I was told this avoids ‘dry socket’ (can be bad side effect of tooth extraction). Doctor never mentioned it to me when I had procedure–wish I knew.</p>
<p>Just got back from dropping off son at college (17 hours of driving (actually 20 with stops)). Just really, really hard and sad. Lots of regrets over too much nagging and complaining re: a wonderful and kind kid over the past few years, instead of creating memories of joy. Ah well. </p>
<p>On the upside–there are so many exciting things planned for him at his campus – when we left he was off to a pool party/bbq and a week long canoeing/public service event with the honors college kids. And–his dorm is a a beautiful, 4-person suite (private bedrooms). </p>
<p>Coming home to house & knowing he won’t be here. . . not fun, though.</p>
<p>Embrace those last few days/weeks and have some joyful memories…my only conclusion.</p>
<p>Ah, Jolynne, another '09/'13 parent who has done it now. Hugs to you! Four days away for us. </p>
<p>A private bedroom - how nice that would be! I still wonder if Son would work out better in a single. His dorm doesn’t even have a study lounge. I just don’t know how he will function with people around all the time.</p>
<p>Just remind kids that the blood they see is mostly spit/saliva. So it looks like a lot more than it actually is.</p>
<p>As I help D pack to go to college, I realize, knowing her, that this may be it. Sure she may come back, but my gut tells me she will stay in NYC summers to intern, and very likely work for awhile. </p>
<p>Then my 16 year old dog is really starting to go down hill. I hope he pases quietly and I don’t have to make that decision. As we are leaving for three days, and my mom is watching the dogs (we have 3- all old, one blind) that if she thinks its time, make arrangements.</p>
<p>Sigh, I almost think that will be worse than seeing daughter off!!</p>
<p>Here, husband just ignores all the piles of stuff. If he says, is that new, we just say, no. He has no clue. I am wearing a three year old shirt, is that new?</p>
<p>For us, its trying to squeeze in all the restaraunts to eat in, and places to see before she goes. She has a doctors appointment, dentist and dmv all on one day. Told her that is what purgatory must be like.</p>
<p>Thank you, missypie. I cocooned myself from most of the emotional fall-out by busywork (ordering from BB&B! Organizing son’s paperwork! Blah blah!). Just really hard to face the goodbye head on. Whole family crying, etc. Fortunately, other suite-mates weren’t there yet.</p>
<p>Re: singles/roommates. I told my son (& other kids I know who have gone off to college) that there is absolutely no problem requesting a roommate change if it’s not working out. No reason to suffer. If your son finds people too distracting, maybe he could request a single after a while…?</p>
<p>D had all 4 of her impacted wisdom teeth out at once. They tried the gas and she didn’t like it so she had it done with just (gulp) novacain. Came home and took the vicodin once and didn’t like it so did the rest with just children’s tylenol since she couldn’t swallow the pills at the time. She has a high pain tolerance thank goodness.</p>
<p>RochesterMom, we’d all suggested nitrous for D but she <em>hated</em> it - glad to hear she’s not the only one. (I’m with Modadunn and missypie; I’d love to be hooked up to it just for going near the dentist’s office.)</p>
<p>Thanks to all of you for the tips. I think the colored towel on the pillow is an especially good idea for this particular kid.</p>
<p>Jolynne, hats off and hugs to you for surviving the drop-off. And how’s the 7 yo?</p>
<p>Before D had her wisdom teeth out, she soaked a small towel, wrapped it around a large round container and froze it. When we came home, she had a U-shaped frozen towel that fit perfectly under her chin and up around her cheeks. Worked wonders!</p>
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<p>I can’t bring myself to comtemplate the actual moment of goodbye.</p>
<p>Welcome Challengedmom!
Jolynne…sigh…I know where you’re at! We are also very grateful that D2 has her own bedroom in a beautiful on-campus apartment.</p>
<p>H has learned not to question what I buy for the girls. He has no clue what things cost and I am pretty good at saving in one area in order to splurge in another.</p>
<p>Yes, my evenings at home will be very different as H tries to figure out what to do with himself (scarey!) . He has always coached girls or attended evry single game or event. We need to find a new hobby! I am also at loose ends during the day as I have been a SAHM for almost 22 years. Am not planning on returning as a school volunteer. Guess I need to figure out what I want to be now that I am grown up! ;)</p>
<p>D1 had her wisdom teeth out a few summers ago. They put an anti-infammatory in her iv. She was under, no gas. She had no bruising or swelling and very little pain. D2 goes for gum grafts over Christmas break. I know she will be in agony. It will be followed by wisdom teeth being removed as soon as she gets out of school in the spring. Poor thing!</p>
<p>edit: missypie…it was hard and we all cried.</p>
<p>Ditto about not drinking out of a straw after wisdom tooth extraction!</p>
<p>S had dry socket last year, despite following all the post-surgery recommendations. In many cases, they really don’t know why someone gets dry socket and someone else doesn’t. At least his was caught before infection set in! (I believe it only happens with bottom tooth extractions.)</p>
<p>S liked mashed potatoes last year. </p>
<p>Keep up with the pain meds!</p>
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S and I have been watching a lot of Netflix DVDs together this summer. Many of them have been his choices (we got the three-at-a-time unlimited subscription as a Christmas gift). When he works, it’s the overnight shift at Kohl’s, so he’s around during the days. Dh and oldest S are at work all day, so it’s me, S2 and S3 (12 y/o) at home then (I don’t work during school breaks). It’s been nice.</p>
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<p>Thank you for that gentle reminder, Jolynne. I am madly trying to create as many joyful memories as possible in the remaining 11 days, instead of my usual nagging and complaining. So far so good. </p>
<p>But if she doesn’t start getting up before noon and cleaning and packing pretty soon… I’m not sure how long I can keep this up!</p>