<h1>tm - Hope things improve for you quickly. Call the Dr. and see what can be done. Terrible that you have had to suffer this long with the flu.</h1>
<p>RM=sorry for your loss,
TM= my friends had same thing, 6 weeks coughing, etc zpac seemed to help (after other antibiotics) My D had that crummy virus swollen glands, and two ear infections finally feeling better. takes forever!! do you take a decongestant?</p>
<p>RM: I am so sorry for your family’s loss. I haven’t lost a parent-in-law yet, so I can’t imagine - your own sadness coupled by seeing your spouse grieve. So sad.
I’ve seen glimpses of growth and maturity as well. I think it is what owlice referred to up-thread (post # 5248) as Evidence of Dawning Maturity or EDM. When we saw D1 over PW there was a calm and confidence about her that was, well, not new exactly, but more fully formed. Wonderful to see.</p>
<h1>TM - I hope you were able to see the doc and get bigger drugs today. D16 has mono following the flu, and I am watching her like a hawk, with thoughts of missypie’s friend always in the back of my mind.</h1>
<p>Missiepie - Odessagirl just met with her advisor about her J-term and spring schedule. She says he is “as confused as I am”. What? So I have been going over her classes, making sure they are required for her major or general ed classes. So far, so good. But she hasn’t formally registered yet. I think that takes place in a couple of weeks. And I am also doing this because of not wanting to pay for an extra semester…</p>
<p>Thanks for the support, Eddieodessa!</p>
<p>speaking about writing your legacy, I remember my grandfather who grew up in Chicago during prohibition telling stories I wish I had been able to learn more and he had weitten it down</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice on Parents Weekend.</p>
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<p>We went to a meeting on internships and departmental meetings, at which we met 3 of his 4 professors. As best I can tell, he has the highest grades in the two classes in the two that grade via tests – both professors were surprised as they’d been given a description of the LDs by the Disabilities Offices so they were very nervous about his capabilities. They didn’t the other side – that he is unusually bright, even for a very competitive school. He’s doing well as far as he can tell in the other two. So, I’d guess A+, 2 A’s and an A- thus far with grading all on a curve. I’m a big believer that learning is more important than grades, but I’m glad that, like he did as a freshman in HS, the professors quickly get a sense that they are dealing with an unusual brain. Now, he’s taking courses carefully selected to be compatible with his LDs, so we’ll have to wait until later, but very gratifying.</p>
<p>We did take him and one friend as well as a father and his son whom we met when dropping the kids off out to dinner (turned out to be a pretty crummy restaurant, but OK) and then drove home with him for the weekend. His friend is nice and pretty interesting, the other kid shares one of a key interest with the other two and so they’ll start talking with each other. DS showed my wife the gym and student center. So, we got a little bit of a feel for his life. And over the weekend, he said he has a couple of papers to work on, an art assignment, some problem sets, debate cases he’d like my help sorting out, and he wants to draw a portrait of a girl. I said, “Is this an assignment?” No, she’s just a kid in his class who knows he’s good at art and asked if he’d draw her portrait. [If I asked him, he’d say “She’s just a kid in his class. She’s not really a friend and isn’t interested in me but just wants a portrait.” Ya think?]</p>
<p>A good compromise and a fun visit and now we have him home for the weekend, though he’ll be busy working. I’m off to buy some red meat to feed our boy for dinners.</p>
<p>D2 is also home for the weekend. She is relaxed and upbeat. Has shared funny stories about college life while we baked pies this morning. She made arrangements to meet friends last night who attend both of the colleges she is interested in for possible transfer. I thought that was interesting and a good idea. Now off to watch the Michael Jackson movie with boyfriend. In our talks she let me know her classes are easy for her, several of her teammates are definitely transferring, and although she hasn’t shared her future plans with anyone at school she is 90% sure she will also leave the college even if it means giving up her scholarship and sport. Time will tell!</p>
<p>hey shawbridge–sounds like things are going great with your S. Cute about the portrait.
NM–so glad to hear your D is not stressing. Also great that she is talking to other students where she might transfer. As I have shared here before, my D transferred after one semester from one school 3,000 miles away to another school 3,000 miles away. Yes, it was amazingly stressful and also expensive to get her moved again but worth every anxiety attack. Your D will be so much happier as she gets clarity about where she fits. And I love pies–what kind did you make?
My only news–now S has started a t-shirt company on campus and is designing and selling. That and his billards habit is keeping him busy :rolleyes: He says his grades are fine.</p>
<p>Yep, oregon101. We were definitely nervous about his ability to adapt to the new level of students. His schedule was chosen carefully to reflect his needs to not have too much reading and writing. He’ll have to keep doing that. Although his classmates generally seem reasonably smart, he’s confused about how anyone is getting a 40 on tests he’s getting a 99 on. At least in the intro classes, it seems easier to get a high grade than in high school, which seems awfully odd given how hard it is to get into the school. But, that will probably change when he is taking advanced classes. But, for the moment, we can breath a deep sigh of relief.</p>
<p>A well deserved sigh of relief.</p>
<p>That is darling about the portrait.</p>
<p>ok had H1n1 vaccine friday, weekend achy sore throat today temp. Please tell me I wasnt too late! I feel like I need to turn my Karma around but how? Really I am a nice person!!! sorry just venting!!!</p>
<p>feel better fast, DTE…
I’m sending the most positive vibes your way</p>
<p>DTE, sounds to me like the vaccine did what it’s designed to do – expose you to the virus in a controlled manner so your system will develop immunity. Sorry you’re not feeling well. 
Would suggest you get some rest, drink lots of water, and boost your calcium intake over the next week or two.</p>
<p>RochMom, so sorry for your loss, and sympathetic with the difficulty of being strength for your spouse at the same time. Best to you.</p>
<h1>thmom, ugh, that has dragged on a long time. Hope you’re feeling <em>much</em> better soon.</h1>
<p>Can’t begin to catch up on this thread after a week or two away. You all are so busy! Happy thoughts to all with PWs and visiting kiddos. Mine visited a while back; goodness, how he’s changed in just a couple of months. I like owlice’s term, EDM. Mudd’s Core curriculum is rough sledding for a guy with a small public school background, great high school but definitely not targeted to that level. He’s been stressed big time, but still loves the place and seems to be doing better now. And, new development, has a girlfriend I’ve never met. :eek: I’d always told him he’d find more prospects once he was around more of “his kind,” and it seems like he’s always surrounded by girls in college… but this was awfully sudden for Mom! I hope she’s a really nice girl. :o And I hope her idea of a hot date is slaving away together over math, physics, and chemistry. :D</p>
<p>Hope you all have a wonderful week.</p>
<p>Please get better soon down to earth! I’m sure it’s just a vaccine reaction. I feel absolutely awful for a day after I get my seasonal flu shots.
OOOHHH! Geek_mom!! A GF!! I hope the Chemistry is right but not too physical yet! (Really bad joke, I know!)
Good night everybody! This week’s proposed topic of discussion: travel plans for Thanksgiving, OK??
PS Did you see the last episode of MadMen?? How cool!!</p>
<p>Thanksgiving travel plans: I’ll bite. </p>
<p>BOTH my daughters will be home, the first time in four years. D1 could never come from college (in Michigan), because the break was just too short; but now she lives just a two hour flight away.</p>
<p>Fiance will be here too.</p>
<p>A new era for us!</p>
<p>downtoearth - D was able to receive the vaccine at college and she also had the same type of reaction. She felt really terrible for 2 days but then as fine again. Mostly tired and achy. Hope you feel better over the next couple of days.</p>
<p>Both kids will be flying in for Thanksgiving and then we will head for MILs place for a couple of days. Always have Thanksgiving there but I cook. Take EVERYTHING. Picking up my new car today and it’s much smaller. Wonder if everything will fit this year. H says we’ll need the car top carrier for the bird. It seemed like a great idea to downsize my car.</p>
<p>Just back from a long weekend in VT. Oh the places we can go, now that both D & S are in school, and H can work wherever he has internet and a phone! Saturday morning when I went out walking the temp was a “bracing” 25 degrees! There’s snow on the mountain, and a few diehards were trudging up on foot to catch a short ski/board ride down. Oh yeh, winter is on its way!</p>
<p>Once again, S missed his weekly Sunday night phone check in. I am not pleased. Last week my Monday morning text to him was “Don’t make me come up there!” (We’re only about 1 1/4 hrs away.) Gr-r-r-r. </p>
<p>Re: Thanksgiving – no distant travels here. D flies up on the Tuesday evening and we retrieve S that afternoon. Thanksgiving morning we drive to H’s family stay 1 night, drive to my family, stay 1 night, then drive back home Saturday afternoon. By Sunday night we’re back to the empty nest.</p>
<p>Ha-ha-ha, RM – I’m picturing you zipping along the interstate with a turkey strapped to the top of your car!</p>
<p>RM - And the turkey is flapping it’s wings.</p>