<p>I’m am guessing my office is open today, but I don’t plan to go in. Snowplow made one pass through our cul de sac and I don’t know that I could easily get out. Been fighting this cold/cough for a few days now so I’m telling H to take my SUV and go in if he wants to. I just don’t feel like dealing with it. In my younger days I would not have even considered staying home, but I am no longer the “work martyr” I once was. I now recognize that the place won’t fall apart without me once in awhile.</p>
<p>DTE-you haven’t checked in for awhile. Are you OK?</p>
<p>We have 2"-4" of snow here in Dallas, but no snow day since it’s 33 degrees. It was actually one of my faster commutes to work because I think a lot of people stayed home anyway. Tomorrow morning is supposed to be the bad day because it will get down in the twenties overnight. I feel so sorry for the kids having to go to school because it’s just perfect packing snow ball/snow man snow. The NBA All Star game is here over the weekend. I wonder if the folks here from all over the country packed for snow. Snow in Dallas but not Vancouver - pretty funny.</p>
<p>Evidently they are paying a small fortune to bring snow in to Vancouver- I heard helicopters were lifting snow in? Hard to believe. MIL called to report that they have absolutely no snow in Buffalo and haven’t all year. Guess it’s all in Virginia. </p>
<p>In happier news, D’s angst over date for date function has ended as she managed to “get her nerve up”. I can’t imagine what guys go through. S appears to be spending his time watching hockey and drinking. Life support may be pulled at the end of the month. </p>
<p>Speaking of absent posters, has anyone heard from owlice?</p>
<p>Today is D1’s birthday. Won’t see her until next weekend. I’m predicting an eventful weekend for her…birthday, Valentine’s Day and 2 yr. anniversary with BF. Hmmmm…</p>
<p>sabaray, I’m sorry to hear about your son. From what you say, it sounds like a large part of his trouble is alcohol. Have you thought of going to one of those AA groups for relatives of people with drinking problems? </p>
<p>In some sense, the financial support you are providing right now is just the opposite of “life support.” It might be more supportive in the long run to stop subsidizing drinking now.</p>
<p>You’re in my thoughts. I hope your son can find his way out of this mess.</p>
<p>The Times had an article this am on AP testing and how the expansion of testing also meant more students “failing” the exams. Evidently 43% of the 2.3 million exams taken resulted in failing scores (1 or 2). In reading this section, I thought immediately of S who had a “1” on a history exam and a “3” on an environmental science exam. I attributed the “1” at the time to lack of preparation and commitment to the material and in hindsight should have rethought his college plans. </p>
<p>From the article (sorry, my quotes NEVER work): </p>
<p>Whether there are benefits for students who take an A.P. exam, but do not pass, remains a matter for debate.</p>
<p>The College Board said that students who got a 2 or higher were more likely to earn a bachelor’s degree within four years than other students. Some educators say that being exposed to college-level work helps even those students who fail the exam.</p>
<p>“It doesn’t get you college credit if you get a 1 or a 2, but I think it does provide students with a sense of the kind of skills and critical thinking that college will require from them,” said Jean Robinson, associate dean for undergraduate education at Indiana University. “I think the focus shouldn’t be so much on students obtaining credit and taking care of some intro course while they’re in high school, as on getting the skills they’re going to need.”</p>
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<p>I think most people have issue with spaces when their trying to add HTML to their posts. Personally, I like when people block out texts with quotes vs ", especially really long posts. That doesnt seem to be a problem on this thread because I follow it well enough - which could be a problem in and of itself.</p>
<p>Weird snow for sure. We’ve had some snow here, but nothing out of the ordinary. In fact, it might be LESS than normal for this time of year. But when it comes again in Blizzard form just AFTER Easter, I will definitely be calling uncle. In 22 years, I have never become OK with that final spring snow. Also… absolutely no snow of any accumulation in upper new england either which is apparently affecting weekend plans to ski.</p>
<p>Well, our HUGE snowstorm yesterday turned into the one that wasn’t. We got maybe 4-5 inches. The sun is strong & bright today, melting everything quite nicely. All the schools had canceled in anticipation, people stayed home from work, etc. What a waste!</p>
<p>sabaray, S2 took one AP class (Environmental Science) and got a “1” on the exam. That reflected the fact that he didn’t care anything about the test and nothing more, in my view. He definitely didn’t see it as a test of what was to come in college, a reflection on his ability to do college work, or anything other than a waste of his morning as required by the school.</p>
<p>He is working hard and doing well in college. He particularly seems to be coming into his own this semester in terms of loving his classes and embracing the workload. It is all about motivation. S2 didn’t care about high school, but assured us he would do well in college and I’m glad we gave him the chance to prove himself. I can only imagine the damage we would have done to our relationship with him if we had told him that a 1 on an AP exam meant we decided not to let him go to college after all. At the same time, we knew he was a risk and did make him sign a contract that we could pull the plug, at our option, if his GPA fell below a 3.0. </p>
<p>For whatever reason, your S doesn’t care about college right now. That doesn’t mean you were wrong for giving him the opportunity. It just means it’s not the right environment for him at the moment. Don’t second guess yourself. Make the decisions today based on the information you have now and trust the decisions you made last year based on the info you had then. Give yourself a big hug and remind yourself that you are doing a good job as a parent. This too shall pass.</p>
<p>It has been snowing here since 3am. Maybe the deepest snow I’ve seen in 29 years in Texas. I brought a bunch of work home. HS got out at 1245 and middle school at 2 pm. I expect a lot of wet clothes in the house soon, as the kids play outside for what will probably only be a few minutes.</p>
<p>I was talking to D yesterday- she was amazed that I was still posting on CC. I’m sure she’s thinking my mother is so weird- but it has been really helpful to read about other parent experiences over the course of this first year. </p>
<p>They are calling for more snow here next week. Can’t believe it. I keep telling H I need a vacation - preferably the Carribean. France and Spain would be great but I’m hoping for a warm beach somewhere.</p>
<p>Nice post, Analyst – my thoughts exactly. No regrets, the universe is perfect.</p>
<p>BTW Moda, you clime and mine (west Michigan) seem similar. No major storms in Jan/Feb, which is odd and has the snow plough guys feeling sorry for themselves. But I know the woe of that spring snow!</p>
<p>I just want to say “Thanks” to all of you who were cookie mom’s, unit cookie managers and so on. I was a leader for many years, but the crazy amount of work (and reconciling) that cookie moms had to do earned my deepest appreciation.</p>
<p>Nobody’s knocked on our door this year – but usually they set up shop outside the supermarkets, so I’m sure we won’t go without. I try to buy from the Senior troop, because I know there are a lot of folks who buy from the younger girls. </p>
<p>And Moda, you really hit my funny bone with a line I’m going to remember the next time I take my car to the nice carwash rather than the one you pour quarters into and get yourself soaked:
“H was bitter. I was happy. I win.”</p>
<p>I know we have a lot of parents of kids with Aspergers on this thread and so I was just wondering (and curious) as to what you thought/thing about… </p>
<p>Really I ask only because I like to know the opinions of those these things directly affect and feel there is a good balance of respectful opinion.</p>
<p>Well, my children do not have either diagnosis, but having worked extensively with children “on the spectrum”, I believe they are very, very different diagnoses. An analogy that I use is breast cancer and leukemia. Yes, both are cancers but treatments are completely different.</p>
<p>Well while those of you who rarely get snow are enjoying it (or not), we, who are usually sitting under several feet at this time of year have none. It has all melted. This should be a truly scary fire season this year. Think we’ll plan to go away again.</p>