<p>Nice to hear from you again Zim.
Your visit with S sounds idyllic.
You have every right to be proud of your son, it sounds like he is taking great advantage of the gift you have given him.</p>
<p>Oh Zim, I too am speechless. Could you possibly share pictures somehow? And it sounds like you and S have both made a great transition to this new chapter in your lives.</p>
<p>historymom, here’s how to make fireworks:
[ size=+4 ][ color=red ]<em>[ /size ][ /color ] without the spaces makes this: </em></p>
<p>and perhaps more seasonally appropriate - snowflakes:</p>
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<p>HUH??
For heaven’s sake, I still don’t know how to quote!!</p>
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<p>Ohhhh–I forgot the no spaces thing!!!</p>
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<p>LOL! Another fun trick here on CC!</p>
<p>To quote Henry Higgins:
“I think she’s got it…The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain…”!!!</p>
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<p>How does this work?</p>
<p>I think you’ve got it CF :)</p>
<p>And just in time for Valentine’s Day: [color=red]<3<a href=“okay,%20it%20doesn’t%20really%20look%20like%20a%20heart%20unless%20you%20turn%20sideways,%20but%20it’s%20close,%20right?”>/color</a></p>
<p>BTW, I went to Joanne Fabrics today to shop for D’s Valentine care package and found what little they had left in the back marked down 40%. The front window was full of Easter and St. Patrick’s day stuff. Huh? Is it really “late” to buy V-Day stuff?</p>
<p>I went to the local T.J. Maxx to see if I could find socks, etc., – virtually nothing there either!</p>
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<p>Biltong? I’ll have to look it up.
Thakhs for the geat images, Zim. Glad you checked in.</p>
<p>Walmart has three packs of womens’ valentine’s socks (pink hearts and the like) that are amazingly soft (for Walmart).</p>
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<p>It’s snowing here in Virginia. So that’s a snowflake.</p>
<p>Thanks, PRJ.</p>
<p>Words can be big and blue too!</p>
<p>Well, fine.</p>
<p>oops. not so fine. back to basics for me.</p>
<p>Wow been gone for a few days traveling for work. Looks like there is a lot to catch up on. Love the fireworks. I’ll have to figure out how to do that!</p>
<p>$$$ is what college costs!</p>
<p>And thank you, zimbabwemom, for your posts - can’t begin to imagine being surrounded by so many beautiful animals!</p>
<p>We’ve seriously gone off the deep end :)</p>
<p>you guys are most silly
but I love ya all anyway</p>
<p>Well, I never thought I’d say this but I am about ready to drive to D’s college and shake her. </p>
<p>Lengthy discussions over break over how to approach social and academic situations differently. Lengthy pep talks and encouragement to explore new social settings, new activities, need for new study habits. </p>
<p>We’re now two weeks into the semester and it’s like nothing we talked about matters or if she even listened! I am just so frustrated and irritated and just have no idea what to do. </p>
<p>Okay. Rant over.</p>