<p>Tonight chocolate fudge and peanut butter fudge. Made a casserole for work that is in the fridge until early tomorrow morning. Low-fat chocolate chocolate chip muffins made for H and S. Tired now after working all day but I did still work out ;)</p>
<p>All I can say is I doubt I will see 96, so… sorry I will only speak for myself. However, my father always said that it’s always more fun once you get over the hump… and I trust that applies to the aging process just as much as it does to the days of the week!</p>
<p>Yeah, I have to sort of admit I might be middle-aged (ugh), since I doubt I’m gonna see … 108?!</p>
<p>I am SO impressed that all of you know when your kids finals are. I actually know nothing. Found next semesters classes on his student page (he lets me in) and so far as I know his grades are still “fine”–whatever that means. I did go downtown today and had a nice time. I think I needed to see the lights and decorations. I picked up a few sale items at Banana Republic for both D and S. Now I have changed my mind about what I want but it is not a problem as this is far too soon for H to have shopped.:rolleyes:. As for getting a new vacuum if I wanted one --well-- I have been known to sort of accidently break things.:D.</p>
<p>Well when I said not middleaged, I was saying I was past that and figured many of you were too. Though I am leading most of you if I am in the middle of 112 sigh
I did go skiing today though and skiied better than half the youngsters on the hill</p>
<p>Wow - some of you guys do a lot of presents for the holiday!</p>
<p>Usually one big one, here and some smaller fun things for each recipient. S will get about 6 to open</p>
<p>oregon, we never knew anything with our older one so I think it depends on the kid. I never even knew what classes he was taking most of the time. S2 enjoys writing emails, so I hear details from him when he is at school. In person he doesn’t talk much so I have almost no clue about what is going on when he is home. Our family probably needs to work a bit on our verbal skills, or perhaps I should speak for myself. That isn’t one of my strengths.</p>
<p>If I read all of the books I have in inventory plus all of those that I want to buy/borrow I need to live until I reach 104. So I am not middle aged (yet).</p>
<p>I knew D’s first semester schedule because I made her show it to me and than wrote it down (the only way I remember anything even though I am not yet middle aged). She only had 2 finals and is now home in between them so that was easy. I think it’s different with girls. She has always told me things, with S I have to dig out information.</p>
<p>Odessagirl is home for Christmas! I am trying hard not to be clingy. But I feel like I just want to sit on the couch with her and watch a Christmas movie and hold her hand. She is our only child. She has been sick all through finals. We stopped on the way home for Puffs Plus, cough drops, medicine, etc. She is pale and tired. Nothing that a little of mom’s tlc can’t cure.</p>
<p>Glad everyone’s nest is filling. There’s something to be said for having a very contrite Son at home. Last night he volunteered to take his little sister to tumbling then to dinner, while I printed out the Christmas letters while watching the *So You Think You Can Dance *finale.</p>
<p>My Ds still not home. D1 will be here on Sunday and D2 late on Friday. D2 has a final at 3 on Friday…what!!! I just thought that was odd since campus closes down Friday. Interesting story…two of D2s teammates had finals scheduled on Friday. Both wanted to head home earlier so asked prof if they could take them earlier. Prof said no. Both packed their stuff and left and blew off their finals!!! :eek: Who does that??? D2 was shocked.</p>
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<p>:eek: indeed! It’s like running a marathon and not running those last 5 yards across the finish line.</p>
<p>Wow, that’s incredible NM. I can’t imagine doing that. </p>
<p>S arrived home Tuesday after “getting through his third semester” (his words, not mine), then went to pick up his sister yesterday. He was very, very anxious about grades and today I found out why. I have parent access to his grades, FA, that sort of thing- so I logged on and looked at his transcript a few minutes ago. </p>
<p>Let’s put it this way. I don’t even know if he’s academically eligible to return. I knew he was struggling but had no idea it was this bad. I just have this pit in my stomach right now when I think of all this money just down the drain. I don’t know if he’s been lying to me or lying to himself. I just want to drive home, shake him out of bed and say, what in the heck (substitute other bad words) have you been doing? Or what haven’t you been doing might be the better question.</p>
<p>Blew off finals? Can’t do that too often and graduate.</p>
<p>MY little ‘gimmick’ which S1 and S2 play along with, is to ask them for their schedules first thing and then I post them on the fridge, just like when they were little. I know it’s corny, but it still makes me feel a little more connected to them knowing which class they’re in when I go by the fridge. Or is that sort of stalker-ish?</p>
<p>S2 home on the midnight bus from NYC tomorrow and S1 not back til Tues. Busy with architecture competitions.</p>
<p>sabaray…oh,no! So sorry! Hope things work out for him. </p>
<p>Re blowing off finals: D2 was so shocked about the girls leaving. Just another example of why she feels she doesn’t belong at this school or on this team. She says she will be working on finishing transfer apps over break.</p>
<p>DD arrived safely yesterday afternoon. Said she finished her finals well and was very happy about her flute juries. One of her floor mates helped her taking her bags to her car and she gave her friend from Colorado a ride to the airport before heading home. I’m glad she has connected and has friends.</p>
<p>Blowing off finals, who in their right mind does that!!!</p>
<p>I have known DD’s schedule since she came home with DH after orientation. We have also talked about her professors, and TAs. Both my parents were college professors so we have made it very clear that the best way to stay connected is to talk to your teachers. She has shared more than I thought she would and for that we are very grateful.</p>
<p>I also did a lot of hugging and watching Xmas movies with DD last night. Her best friends from band came over and we had a great time together. I do feel like I have to enjoy this time with her and get as many hugs and cuddles as I can.</p>
<p>As for gifts, we are so so with that. A big item and some little ones that they have been asking for. I am big on stocking stuffers, I think they are the “fun” gifts. </p>
<p>Hope all the finals continue to go well, and that all our kids get home safely.</p>
<p>sabaray – So sorry to hear about your son –</p>
<p>Thanks, NM and Zetesis. Obviously some change is going to be needed. </p>
<p>This is how far behind I am on everything— we’ve had our tree in the stand for over a week. It is bare. No lights, no ornaments, no nothing! I’ve bought very few gifts so far- Saturday will be a marathon of shopping. But no specific requests from anyone, unlike years past. </p>
<p>D finished up her finals Tuesday night. Who in their right mind schedules a Calculus exam from 7 to 10 p.m.? But I am glad she’s done. So many of her classmates/friends had such personal challenges this semester- one young man’s father died on Thanksgiving and another friend had a family suicide right during reading period. So sad. I am grateful to only be dealing with academic challenges and not these types of issues.</p>
<p>Hey, we don’t have a tree yet, and I haven’t been to one store. We’ll do the tree when the girls get here on Saturday; and our gift giving is typically low key anyway…</p>
<p>I’m just looking forward to being together as a family at Christmas, and doing the stuff we usually do. Enough for me.</p>
<p>I guess I was in awe of Missypie’s amazing holiday decor and feeling totally inadequate as a result! Yep, D loves doing the tree so it will be a lot more fun doing it with her. We sat down last night for dinner and I pulled out the Christmas plates and placemats- as S put it, “Instant Christmas!”</p>
<p>Sounds right to me!</p>