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<p>My, yes! Eight consecutive years at that place. It doesn’t help that D’s class is generally a pretty jerky/snotty/ill behaved group of young people. The teachers haven’t loved on them and I understand why.</p>
<p>Happy birthday, NM! Sounds like you have a wonderful celebration ahead of you.</p>
<p>Dreading S being home and the adjustments. I wish we had a ‘second living room’ for him, but our house is small. He spends most of his time upstairs in his bedroom, and our living room is directly below. If he has a couple of friends over, we hear every movement which drives H nuts.</p>
<p>S still doesn’t drive, so we don’t have that issue, but I expect to be resentful of chauffer requests directed at me by a 19 year old. He still has no plans for the summer, so this weekend will be the start of conflict, as he is NOT going to spend three months in my house sleeping all day and texting/gaming/watchingTV/online all night.</p>
<p>Okay, I’m prepped for the discussions!</p>
<p>happy birthday NM
A bit of an adjustment with D1 home for sure goes both ways.
Great news finished treatment today!!! Long year but done yay for me!!!</p>
<p>DTE, that is great news. I’m so glad to hear that. Hopefully no more will be needed ever.</p>
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<p>Happy birthday NM!! Enjoy.</p>
<p>Great news DTE!</p>
<p>I just logged on to ask whether any one else is at all anxious about the summer … D arrived home last evening. She mentioned on the way home from the airport that the night before leaving for the summer, she and her friends had talked about what it would be like to be home again (mostly along the lines of “loss of freedom”). I think she might have been surprised when I said, Your dad and I had the same talk last evening … </p>
<p>I don’t think kids imagine that it’s challenging for us to have them home again, for all the reasons that you all have already noted …</p>
<p>At least she does have a good internship, and once that starts in ten days or so, she’ll be out of the house during the day. Funny, her being gainfully employed pleases me far more than it seems to excite her.</p>
<p>Happy birthday NM - you will love your Kindle!</p>
<p>WPI mothers, grades are posted. DS finally managed to pass Object Oriented Programming, but did not pass Algorithms. Blergh. Panic last night as we realized this could jeopardize his merit scholarship and we went through all the various scenarios, including sending him back for a summer term. We heard back from Financial Aid this morning, and his merit scholarship will only be reduced by 5%, so yay, that’s manageable. Now I’m planning all kinds of torture for him this summer (organization skills, advance work, etc.).</p>
<p>Fabulous news dte!!! Hooray and Yay for you! Hope you can have a family celebration! What great news to hear on this cold and rainy day!</p>
<p>Congrats to all the kids who passed their hard classes…those programming classes don’t appeal to me at all! They would be epic fail in our house! :eek:</p>
<p>Thanks for all the bday wishes! You all are such supportive friends!</p>
<p>Just started a new book club book…House Rules by Jodi Piccoult. Only read about 40 pages but it is about a family with an Aspie son. Has any one here read it???</p>
<p>DTE - Congratulations on the end of treatments. Will hold you in our thoughts until you’re proclaimed “cancer free!” </p>
<p>NMn - Happy Birthday!! What a gray day but it does look like it will clear up in time for your fabulous evening out. Enjoy yourself!!</p>
<p>Haven’t read the book, but pretty much love everything she’s written. Always a quick read around here. </p>
<p>Son called just before I walked out the door this morning to tell me his chem final went really well, and he’s pretty confident he has an A in there. Hoping for an A in two more, but not really sure if he’ll make the cut. The last, Bio, he’s hoping for better than a B, but knows it won’t be worse than that. All in all an excellent second semester (although I reserve true joy until they’re published somewhere). D25 send me her grades last night and she still managed to come in over a 3.0 for the year. She pointed out that this was her first full year of college she’s finished (like I wasn’t aware of this?). Still, very proud of her efforts and glad she can see that not only that she can do it, but can do it AND get good grades. Now if we can just get D16 thru the last few weeks of sophomore year, I’ll consider the year a success all around.</p>
<p>DTE - Congratulations on the end of the treatments!</p>
<p>Woohoo DTE!! That is great news. What a lovely way to start your summer :)</p>
<p>Dte! I am so, so happy for you!</p>
<p>Dte–that is so great!</p>
<p>S was packed and organized (!) when H arrived. 8 loads of bedding and clothes to be washed. H met his new roomate and HER father. Her father said that his son had a female roomate at Berkley and so he doesn’t see this as a big deal. H thought she was nice and they will share a balconey with S’s best female friend who is also the RA.
S is truly not with GF any more. Had a good guy friend over last night.
Main issue so far is 4 drivers and 3 cars–2 very old ones, as in 1995 and 1993. I have been on the hunt for a car and what a drag it has been. But will make the decision this weekend. I already could not come home when I had a 3 hour break at my office because I did not have a car. I saw the long summer in front of my eyes…
D made the break with both BF’s and was in tears yesterday. Her decision but leaves her feeling sad. She feels so trapped without money to move out. She studies constantly, of course in the kitchen, and so there is no “love next” going on around here either.</p>
<p>oh Downtoearth–congratulations on getting through it…what a long year you have had…</p>
<p>DTE, thanks for sharing the good news with us. You’ve made this virtual friend’s day! I hope your normal world springs back to you quickly.</p>
<p>Spoke with S today when he called to ask who he should call to store his things (he has two stepsisters in his city). Really? Does he think I’ve mentioned this everytime we talk (which is rare) because there’s nothing else I’m curious about? Sheesh. He flies home tomorrow night and will only be coming with clothing…apparently, the sheets, clean or not, are going with his future roommie.</p>
<p>DTE – That’s the nicest news all week. Congratulations!</p>
<p>Whoo-hoo, DTE!!! Best wishes for a wonderful new chapter in your life!!
(Insert colored stars, snowflakes, firework thingies here!!)</p>
<p>PS north min - Happy Birthday!! I know you’ll just LOVE your Kindle!</p>
<p>PPS WoodyS has another round of interviews tomorrow. Thanks for your good luck wishes!
PPPS Woody D survived her Stats final. I’m sure she was wheezing and honking throughout the whole thing but c’est la vie!</p>
<p>DTE, great news. I hope you treat yourself to celebrate.
Happy birthday, NM.</p>
<p>Lots of adjustment having S2 home, but he leaves on Saturday. S1 will then be home for a week and then he leaves. H and I like our empty nest, so short visits are just fine by us. </p>
<p>S2 complains there is no food in the house even though the refrigerator is bursting with leftovers. He seems to think I should set a plate in front of him at breakfast and lunch, which I refuse to do. He finally gives in and feeds himself, but not until about 4:00 pm and then isn’t hungry when I put dinner on the table at 6:00, which is the only time I do put a plate directly in front of him. In addition, he has gotten use to frozen pizza and fast food junk while at college. My curried cauliflower soup and quinoa salad just aren’t cutting it for him.</p>
<p>Wonderful news, DTE!</p>