<p>Whew - I am so glad that Owlice is okay. I had visions of “Latetoschool”. Scary.</p>
<p>PRJ - I would have made the same decision you did.</p>
<p>Rochestermom I will be there at 6:00 for dinner. Sounds great. </p>
<p>I am so glad that February is over.</p>
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<p>No, I think I’m married to their even more irrational brother. H is oblivious to things like whether there is enough money in the college fund to pay for all four years. He obsesses over things like the fact that we buy “our” brand of hair spray and refuse to use the off brand that he stocked up on when it was in the clearance bin. (In his mind, no product is different from the other and, in fact, if it’s on clearance for a quarter, it’s clearly superior.)</p>
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<p>yup, I’m married to the same guy. or, at the very least, his twin.</p>
<p>Hmmm, I think I am related to all of your husbands or so my husband would have you believe. Oblivion is probably my middle name. After years of stress/financial anxiety/struggles we’re now finally in a more comfortable place. I’m a firm believer in it all works out. Now, does it always work out for the best? </p>
<p>Just “unfriended” my kids on facebook. I found it was causing me more anxiety than anything and frankly I just don’t need to know so much. Have to count on them to make their own decisions for better or for worse. Hopefully it will help me stop helicoptering which I fear I have been doing.</p>
<p>I just told H that we will delay the remodel plans for his “man cave” and that would more than make up the deficit he projects. He reponded by saying he will be calling D2 to apologize this afternoon and reassure her that he wants her to be at a school that is best for her. Funny how that works. ;)</p>
<p>^^Nice work, NM!</p>
<p>Epilogue to this morning: D woke up at noon and wanted to go to school for her last two classes. As I was signing her in in the office, I noticed the number of students who had signed out this morning to go to a funeral. Our little town lost two parents of school-age kids last week, both to long-term illness, and one of the funerals was today. Once again I was reminded to stop, take a deep breath, and count my blessings. </p>
<p>Thanks all for your advice and support.</p>
<p>sabaray, I may follow you down that path some day. at this point only D1 has friended me and she has limited my access so I pretty much can’t see what she is up to. (which I’m sure is for the better ;))</p>
<p>NM, good job on having your H well-trained to make amends. Why is it that they have to p**p first, and then think about it and be sorry?!?!?!?!</p>
<p>I can always tell when D16 is mad at me. She unfriends me. Whoever thought that would be an actual word? Or would it be defriend?</p>
<p>So now I just got off the phone with D1. She wanted to talk about graduation and finding a place to live in for her new job. It appears that she and BF are searching for an apartment and she is unhappy with the places that she can afford. It was all I could do to keep from laughing out loud! Goodness gracious! She wants her bedroom set from home, too. Ahhh…she really is a princess. Guess we need to have the talk about car insurance and cell phone bill. At least she will have health insurance and no school loans!</p>
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<p>Ah yes, there will come a day when they have to live in a place they can afford. (Although I certainly know parents who subsidize their kids even once they have their “real” job.)</p>
<p>Note to self: Hit him in the man-cave 
Thanks, NM, I’m going to file that for assured future use.</p>
<p>PS - NM, at least yours is plotting to leave the nest. Mine, although only a Freshman, is home for spring break and has mentioned he’d be willing to renovate our basement ‘for graduation.’ His thinking is that by so-doing he’d be able to pay off his student debts in a few years and get established in his field and then possibly join our company as a new division, essentially free-lancing in his field. I kind of chuckled --it’s doable but I predict he’ll actually be off in the wild yonder the first real chance he gets–…I think my husband actually blanched since he, as a business owner, does not see executive management traits in McSon (or for that matter, in any among our small gaggle of artsies under his employ…). I think this new line of thinking has been spawned by the fact that they’re opening a very large movie studio space in our city and it is conceivable to get a lot of PA work in the future.</p>
<p>I have to say that whenever there is a question of money being allocated, there becomes a lot more flexibility when I start to question the expense of the bi-yearly golf trips. </p>
<p>S’s spring break plans are very loose at this point, but hard to get him to look at those details when he has a slew of tests and papers due before the middle of next week. I want to be helpful, but at the same time I know if anything goes wrong with any of the plans it will fall on me.</p>
<p>OK… going to spend a few days in the sun with my two older sisters. I have to admit that the only reason I am not more excited is the whole weight issue (which leaves me about 30 pounds short of my goal). On the other hand, I am taking the first step in at least looking better by getting my hair cut and… gasp! … colored. I haven’t colored my hair in over two years now and it is quite gray - actually white in the front. While it’s been nice to not worry about it, I realize it makes me look older. I’ve also taken note that a lot of once-brunette newswomen (who seem to be the only aging population on TV) go with the blonder highlights. Not sure I am up for blonde, but at the same time to color the whole head straight up brunette will be a maintenance nightmare when the hair the frames my face are literally white. So… big change for me coming up… eek! But I’ve bit the bullet and made the appt for tomorrow at 2:30.</p>
<p>Modadunn, I bet your hair will look great. I have sprinkles of grey hairs, particularly around my ears. Every once in awhile I do one of those rinses that washes out (usually go a shade darker than the normal brown), but I don’t have the energy around coloring on a regular basis. I can barely make it to get it cut, chopping away at the bangs myself as often as not. But for things like family visits, vacation, weddings, graduation, it’s fun to go the extra mile. I’ve been thinking about getting my eyebrows waxed for S1’s graduation every since I read that thread on sorority attire that mentioned it. I have no interest in getting a manicure or pedicure–never done either of those things either–but the eyebrow thing intrigues me. I vaguely remember trying to pluck my eyebrows in the 1980s.</p>
<p>Analyst, waxing your eyebrows can make a dramatic difference in your apperance - “opens” up your eye area. Much quicker and less painful than that blasted plucking- something I have no patience for. I complained to the guy that cuts my hair that I needed to think about covering up my silver hair- he told me that since it was less than 25% I should consider it a natural highlight. HA! Never gone the manicure or pedicure route- much to D’s chagrin.</p>
<p>I’m current on my color (I may never go gray!) but I am in desparate need of a new cut. I have a picture that I keep taking around to stylists, but only once in two years has the cut turned out “right.” I want to go shorter but of course, that is dangerous in itself.</p>
<p>Sabaray, how do you find somebody that does waxing of eyebrows? Do they do that at the same place that cuts hair? I like the idea of trying to make my teeth whiter as well. </p>
<p>It is pouring rain/snow outside right now. I have never been so ready for warm weather in my life and definitely need a cheer-me-up activity. Even my workout today was not good. There was a new instructor and she turned our “back to basics” class into some sort of complex dance routine. I was always about three steps behind and was almost in tears. Not having a great day, I guess.</p>
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<p>Our local nail salons do it.</p>
<p>Call the place that cuts your hair. If they have someone who performs facials, that type of thing they will often do waxing as well. This is something I do not recommend trying at home. Can’t help you with the teeth whitening but I’d probably benefit from that as well. When shopping this weekend I ended up “splurging” at Sephora on some products-face care- that might be a good pick me up for you! </p>
<p>It’s snowy at this end of the state. I was thinking this morning about D’s trip and thinking, gosh I could really use a spring break too. I told H we should pretend it’s our
25th anniversary this year and head to Bermuda for a repeat honeymoon. HA! I think we’ll be busy acquiring furniture for D’s apartment.</p>
<p>What a timely discussion! I just got back from getting a haircut and a glaze of semi-permanent color to cover the gray around the edges. I’ve been doing it about every 8 weeks for almost 2 years and H still hasn’t noticed. (I have short hair, so he probably just thinks all the gray is cut off when I get a haircut.) Have never tried eyebrow waxing.</p>