<p>DowntoEarth - I am not sharing Tim McGraw. Usually I’m a really nice gal, but I just don’t wanna share him. You may look at him, but you must not touch or make any sounds.
:)</p>
<p>eddieo, maybe we can clone Tim! That way, everyone who wants him gets her own!!</p>
<p>owlice–but of course bourbon and cupcakes are a natural pairing.
S is home with his roomate. S went off to get a haircut and see the GF. Pulled me aside to ask if “now that GF is on Birthcontrol can they visit in my bedroom?” It had to have been the bourbon–but evidently I had said in the past that I would be more comfortable if GF was on BC if they were to be behind closed doors. So I reminded him that GF is 17 and S is 19 and her D is super protective. AND IF he had a same age GF then things would look different. So–if her D says yes then they may visit in his room with the door open. Asked H what he would have said and he said, “hell no”…guess that is why S asked me ;)</p>
<p>A Happy Thanksgiving to all and may you all have much to give thanks for …certainly sounds like it from the posts :-).</p>
<p>Oregon101: OMGOMGOMG!</p>
<p>Oregon: Too funny. Have to admire kid’s candor, speaks well to your relationship. Just tell him sex is way more fun when it’s forbidden ; )</p>
<p>Owlice, I’d love a shot of that bourbon. Just to set the holiday tone.</p>
<p>S. arrived on time last night and instead of heading for friends or even telling them he’d arrived yet, asked me to take him to the Fabulous Mr. Fox. (Remember, break up a month ago, crying at Where Wild Things Are, etc.) (And btw, Fox is not really a kids movie, though clearly the kids there didn’t know that). At any rate, we are Wes Anderson fans so we went.
I asked him later why he wanted to do that on first night back. He said it was nice just to chill with me and h. and have quiet time. Also admitted that while his “brain” is over gf his “body/emotional self” still periodically seems very angry at her. And of course, he ran into on a date Tues. night.</p>
<p>What was surprising was that he was kind of glowy and healthy looking, certainly a kind of EDM/wisdom about him, not the sleepless frazzled package I expected. He explained to me that he’s managing his sleep differently, in “bookend” sessions – eg. 4-5 hr. naps when the dorm is noisy (he has superhearing and CAPD and finds it hard to work when dormmates are up), then gets up and works through night while others sleep, then goes back to bed for a few hrs. before class, thus getting an average of 7. It seems to be working. Interesting solution, I guess, if it works.</p>
<p>Can’t quite put my finger on it but there is something very “TAO” about his energy.</p>
<p>At any rate, cheers to happy Tday, everyone.</p>
<p>oregon 101: I’m so jealous. I would give almost anything for my daughter to want to entertain a boy (or girl) in her bedroom!! She is 19 and has never had any romantic or sexual feelings. It makes me sad to think of all she will miss even though she doesn’t feel she’s missing anything. On the contrary, she has enthusiastically and vocally embraced her “asexuality”. </p>
<p>I’ve tried to be supportive though I find it quite strange, practically incomprehensible. I’m hoping it’s just a phase or she has some sort of delayed development. If she weren’t so averse to it, she could be quite attractive – she has a lot of very nice qualities. </p>
<p>owlice, my friend, is there any tea you could re-heat for me this morning? And please pass a tart if there are any left. Your appetizing treats never fail to delight.</p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving to all!!</p>
<p>Enjoy your Thanksgivings, everyone! </p>
<p>It has been great having D back with us. She decided to stay up the night before she left since she had to catch a 5 am shuttle. She was amazingly good-tempered despite that. </p>
<p>We went to the Louvre exhibit and enjoyed it. Really fascinating to see some of the pieces that were chosen and the context that the exhibit presented. We then spent some time wandering around the museum. She was just studying a period in Chinese history so was particularly interested in the Chinese collections. </p>
<p>She was off with her friends after that, but made it an early night so she could get some sleep before a short “race” this morning. I’ve had to control my inner, nagging mom who wants to tell her to get more sleep, eat better, … Trying to keep things civil and enjoy the snippets of her life that she is sharing. It’s so hard to bite my tongue!</p>
<p>I hope you all have a wonderful day and have enjoyable times with your families and guests.</p>
<p>kmc, bourbon already?! :eek: 
Must be noon somewhere, so sure!</p>
<p>:: pours bourbon ::</p>
<p>Hey, oregon, should I pour one for you? Sounds like you might need one!!!</p>
<p>JNSQ, I’ve made fresh tea for you, and fresh tarts, too, which is why I’m so late posting. I’ve been in the kitchen!</p>
<p>And I just had to taste something I’d made, so filled a big bowl figuring I’d take a few bites to see whether it’s okay, then put the rest of the bowl away for later. Need I tell you what happened? </p>
<p>So now that I’m full (oof!), I think I need to get ready for a good long bike ride! I wish the sun were shining, or at least that it wasn’t foggy. Oh, well! I had ordered a bunch of biking stuff recently and most of it arrived yesterday, so I get to put new lights and new tights on my bike and me respectively (the opposite would be a bit harder, for sure!), and maybe by that time, we’ll have some sunlight. </p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving, all!</p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving…oregon…be grateful your S is willing and able to have that talked with you. I think you answer bought him/you a bit more time and you were right in not giving permission for someone else’s underage D to have sex in your house. Make sure you get the permission in writing and noterized! ;)</p>
<p>owl I and some other ppl you know would like to express their gratitude for being such a great hostess! Hope you have time to lounge around after your bike ride ;)</p>
<p>oh boy that question would have me floored. I dont think it would have been asked here as my husband is so conservative. he says if they get tatoos he wont pay for their college . D arrived last night, very talkative, says her friends want to go clubbing Friday and she just wants to quiet things she has been working so hard in school and has A’s and one A/B says the grad student teaching is harder than the professors. She also had a professor die this year and she was sad all the kids loved him and they got a replacement. She didnt bring many clothes as she needs to get her warmer things. and we had her coat cleaned for her etc… it was in a trash bad in her car. NICE! anyway it is a shot in the arm as I havent seen her in 3 months. She doesnt seem to like to party, but I’m not sure she would tell me! Happy TG to all I still have a thing for John cusak so you can have tim as long as you want to fight Faith and I can look.</p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving all. S seems to be speaking to me today. S went to bed angry because he thought I had spent too much time talking with his GF and roomate last night(!) and both H and D were right there and disagreed with him–I finally figured out that what S was angry about is that I did not say yes to the “behind closed doors”. Never mind that his GF nearly always had a 10pm curfew(!). She will not be going to the same school next year:). I am not sure that he was saying they would… :)…but that is certainly what would most likely happen. duh…</p>
<p>I just dont think I would be comfortable with that in my home and its my home. I may not be enlightened. Oh well!</p>
<p>Aaaahhhh. The turkey and the guests are history The dishes are clean and the leftovers are packed away. I thought I should report on egg’s return to nest yesterday before breaking out the wine and joining the football fans on the couch.</p>
<p>DS came home Wednesday morning after staying on campus Tuesday night “with nine other people.” Hmm, what a coincidence! One was new GF. </p>
<p>She lives in a town 4 hours away, but what a coincidence! She will be in our town, and presumable our house on Saturday. </p>
<p>Oh, and the cell phone bill came in yesterday, too. Son has a plan with 200 free texts per month. Somehow he racked up 1400 texts this month. It was not too difficult to figure out whose number accounted for approx 1390. DS offerec immediately to pay the difference. We are looking into new plans soon anyway.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the following exchange made steam come out of DH’s ears, but I knew from you guys that DS is just communicating normally:</p>
<p>How were those big tests you told us about? “Calc was fine. Physics was less-than-fine. But everything is ok.” </p>
<p>Ha!</p>
<p>PS. The corn pudding was delicious.</p>
<p>Corn casserole – I made it too; it was a hit.</p>
<p>Both daughters, and one future son in law, are here. It’s wonderful.</p>
<p>But, SIL-to-be is sick! He slept all afternoon; ate nothing; whatever he’s got, I hope we all don’t get it.</p>
<p>Wow Oregon
I just don’t know how I would have reacted</p>
<p>Yeah!!! Glad you liked the corn casserole! D2 makes it because it is her favorite! Dinner is over,all have gone home except for the boytoy. D2 and he are down in the basement family room…don’t want to know!!! Both are 18!!! Now you have me worried!! Yikes! :eek:</p>
<p>Corn casserole a hit here too–we have a CC recipe! Everyone just left. Many stories, but I’m exhausted. We’re taking the inlaws out to the wine country tomorrow… off to bed I go.</p>
<p>Happy Holiday Season, everyone!</p>
<p>Thanksgiving decorations are down. Turkey bones are simmering for soup. Ready to start putting up the many trees…but inlaws need to be paid attention to…[need emotocon for smoke coming out of ears]</p>
<p>Does anyone have witty, smart, clever relatives? I always feel like when relatives come to the house, the average IQ of everyone drops by 30 points…stating the obvious, gossiping about people we don’t know, etc etc</p>
<p>It always takes about 12 hours for the company migraine to arrive…gotta get this ice pick out of my brain…</p>