<p>Is it a siamese fighting fish?? Day 4 for d’s fish and all is well - although the cat has shown an unsettling interest…</p>
<p>no fish here, but my oven remains in the middle of the kitchen floor. stovetop not yet functional.</p>
<p>to be continued …</p>
<p>Delicious dinner here (courtesy of D): coconut grilled tofu, salsa (of peaches, lemon grass, basil, jalapeno), broccolini, couscous. Ok, so maybe it sounds weird, but it was good!</p>
<p>I can barely get S home for dinner let alone cooking it! Although I have to admit that there is something about the texture of tofu that I just do not enjoy. It’s not the taste, it’s the texture. S has gotten up for work the last two mornings where yesterday was ridiculous, today was starting at 7 (and it’s a good 35 minute drive without traffic). How he has the energy to even go out with his friends is beyond me. </p>
<p>The 3-cars 4-drivers is going to get a real test tomorrow in that we all have stuff to do and I am the one that usually can go without. I am getting a little bored with the thought that I am always the one that can and will do without. At what point does my life ever come first? Ok… I admit it… First, I need to get a life outside of these folks I live with for that to be relative.</p>
<p>Let me know how that works Moda! ;)</p>
<p>peonies - I think your D could be a contender on “Chopped”!
Good luck Moda! (Just get up early and take the car!)</p>
<p>Okay, have exhaled. D actually went to orientation for her summer internship, has an identification card/name badge, and parking sticker. I guess she has a job (she is working in a lab doing research on a rare form of leukemia).</p>
<p>Turns out 5 other kids were there getting oriented, too; they were all equally mystified about the selection process. Out of the many applicants to the program, 50 were chosen, and then told “find a mentor to work with; not everyone will get one.” Not many had a clue how to “find a mentor,” and most panicked at the thought of being among the “called, but not chosen.”</p>
<p>But it’s all good, mama’s relieved, and D even seems excited to be pursuing this research.</p>
<p>breathe …</p>
<p>D & BF cooked dinner AND CLEANED UP tonight! Blue cheese burgers, sweet potato oven fries, and grilled asparagus. It was great – but honestly? Anything would have been great, as long as I didn’t have to make it and then clean up afterward. </p>
<p>I’m racing the clock to get all the planting beds weeded, edged, and mulched before leaving for the weekend. Just my luck we’re having a heat wave here in the northeast.</p>
<p>sigh</p>
<h1>TS did NOT pass Physics - well he got less than a C - we don’t know his grade. Sufficient to say it was unsatisfactory.</h1>
<p>More of his scholarship eaten away. Worse, he has to retake it because he needs 2 natural science classes and I think it would be crazy of him to take anything else since he has a better chance to pass this one than Chem or Bio - he still has all his lab notes.
Gahhhhhh</p>
<p>…crap</p>
<p>Oh #TM, what a blow, especially since he seemed to be back on track this term. Was it the labs?</p>
<p>I am sorry, #TM. I feel your son’s pain with physics- I know it was the one class D cried over regularly this past year. I wonder if perhaps reviewing the concepts over the summer- looking at MIT OCW perhaps- just miserable to have to do it again. Bah humbug. </p>
<p>Zetesis, sounds like a great opportunity for your D. Good to have something to be excited about. I wish D would get excited about something. I just have this feeling she is going through the motions and doesn’t want to change majors/areas because she doesn’t want to rock the family boat. I just need to stop overthinking. </p>
<p>I’m ready for a long weekend! I don’t even want to think about my flower beds. That will be a weekend project methinks.</p>
<p>Oh, no! So sorry #theorymom! We know how worried you have been. Hoping things turn around for him. Can he take any summer classes to help? D2 was out with friends last night and she said lots of kids are taking classes this summer. Sending {{{HUGS}}}} !</p>
<p>Congrats to Zetisis D!!! How exciting!</p>
<h1>TM, I second the suggestion of summer school. S2’s school has more than one session, so perhaps he could get into the second session to allow himself a little break first. About half of S2’s friends are going to summer school, including S2.</h1>
<p>Zetesis, your D’s internship sounds great. </p>
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Moda, I would end the quote right there. Well, it’s back to work. I’m having computer problems this morning, just when I don’t need them.</p>
<p>So sorry about the physics grade, #theorymom. D took pre-AP Physics this year in HS; is escaping with a low A without having learned Physics. I hope she doesn’t have to take it in college.</p>
<h1>theorymom, so sorry about the physics. If your S is a CS major, there are many routes to that degree. Maybe brainstorm w/him about the type of CS major that might work out best for him. Some require lots of science, some lots of math, some a mixture. Depends on the school.</h1>
<h1>TM, it is stressful watching our kids struggle academically. We are on pins and needles here as D2 muddles her way through math - and it’s a matter of whether she’ll pass the class (not a situation where she’s hoping to avoid a B or C, either one of which she would be thrilled to receive). Ditto the suggestion of a summer course. D1 is taking physics this summer - to get in another lab and avoid overburdening her course schedule next year. I hope the course doesn’t make her as miserable as sabaray’s D.</h1>
<p>Summer courses are a great option. D is taking some horrible math course this summer so she can really focus on just that. I just think Physics is a horrible course for almost everyone and at least from D’s experience much of success or failure was dependant upon prior preparation. Our HS did not offer AP physics unless you took it through Virtual Virginia which was not recommended by the teacher as he felt one really needed the lab component (which, btw, was pretty useless). </p>
<p>Something D used as study guides were the Schaum’s outlines? Something like that may be helpful. Any port in a storm is my motto.</p>
<p>Son starts summer school on Tuesday…French for both terms of summer school. He’s starting over with French I; after three years of HS French, I’m hoping SOME of it will come back to him.</p>
<p>He has gained so much weight in the last year. I know it’s an impulse control issue, related to all of his other impulse control issues. He stays up very late and eats a lot - I don’t think anyone can exercise enough to be able to eat huge quantities of food at 2 am and not gain weight.</p>
<p>The fish lived through the night. Now the older D wants a fish. (She’s wanted one for years and we’ve refused.)</p>
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<p>I think it is the kind of subject where you either have that kind of a brain or you don’t.</p>
<p>As I’ve mentioned before, a few years ago Texas passed a law where every HS student has to take 4 years of math and science. The science must include Bio, Chem and Physics. I think the current sophomore class is the first group to which the requirement applies, so next year will be the first year that EVERYONE takes Physics. It will be interesting to observe how much they will have to water down the course to make sure that EVERYONE in the school is capable of passing.</p>
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<p>I know I don’t have that kind of a brain. Physics was the bane of my existence in HS. While I understand the importance of a well balanced education, I do not understand why Physics is mandated more often than not. S did not take Physics in hs, but did take Earth Science. D did not take the ES after much argument with guidance who insisted it was mandated by the state. It was not. Missypie, are there going to be different levels of Physics? I sure hope so.</p>