<p>You’re having some nice party ladies! Austinmom: Those cupcakes sound delicious! </p>
<p>Cheers to all and an extra toast to YDS to kick back and enjoy. It will all work out!</p>
<p>acm: That sounds like a nice evening out (beyond, of course the fun of this virtual celebration). Enjoy. I’m sure you moms will have a lot of great stories and news to share.</p>
<p>This is my last day of vacation, so the party idea is quite appealing.</p>
<p>ETA: Sending {{{HUGS}}} to FAP. And one is better than none! Hang in there…</p>
<p>DB, welcome back, and we’ll see you again in about a week after you read those 815 posts…</p>
<p>FAP, virtual hugs to you. My DS#2 will be visiting two schools to make his decision and I hope to be able to keep my mouth shut and let him “percolate” for a while. After all, it will ONLY be April 16th when he comes back form the second visit. There will still be 14 more days to pull the hair out…I recently read that it’s good not to discuss the decision stuff with them every day, so I’m trying hard to keep the mental duct tape in place. :D</p>
<p>I can work on this. S gets bent out of shape, though, if I’m quiet and just sending emails with relevant, interesting info. So now I’m just collecting these for what will turn into one much larger email.</p>
<p>Thank goodness this Friday is my non-working Friday with my 9/80 schedule. If the weather is nice, I am taking me and the dogs and a good book to some secluded section of beach.</p>
<p>Goodness, but there must be something in the atmosphere lately…my DD is “right on the edge” also, and actually had a meltdown in school today. Most unusual for this kid who seems to always have everything under control. I was able to talk her “down from the ledge” but can’t help but wonder if the recent spate of sunspots might be causing disturbances far and wide.</p>
<p>…betting that at least some of this has to do with the realization that life-as-she-knows-it is soon to change. Now a 4th quarter senior. Such an exciting, yet terrifying, time. <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>Hang in there, y’all! Mental duct tape, and margarita all 'round!</p>
<p>(and oooooooh, those lime cupcakes sound totally awesome!!!)</p>
<p>DB, the last cupcake is yours. I’m working on that patron batch! </p>
<p>FAP, sorry you’re having a rough day. A beach day sounds great…
Anothercrazymom, my old book club is getting together for a “reunion”. We all met through our kids. Three of them have kids in college now and the other 3 have seniors. I wish we had been meeting last fall. The funny thing is we called ourselves the bookclub but never read the books! We just loved to chat!</p>
<p>scualum, I’ve heard that saying… “time when the little birds soil the nest”…S told me the other day that, in addition to a new laptop, a new, small flat screen TV would be easier to move than his old TV and comp monitor…he said he could buy these with his grad gifts ($?)this after we just talked to him about getting a summer JOB.</p>
<p>Must admit I am far more frantic about the young person I’ve been helping with apps than about S2 right now. Wish my help could extend to $$. Anyone have Cornell engineering kids, and do they have positive things to say?</p>
<p>^^ CD, I was a Cornell engineering kid, that’s as close as I get For me, it was a great choice, I wanted a school with more than just engineering, and career office was excellent. I graduated in a slow economic time and had plenty of opportunities including after graduation and co-op when in school. The univ. in general was not a good fit for my D, and even my upper level engr. classes were heavily lecture not discussion based, but not a problem for me, and not up to date info. I get the alum engr magazine and am impressed with the ongoing work/projects/etc but I really can’t compare it to other schools.</p>
<p>FAP- what flavor (color) margarita or beer stein would you prefer?</p>
<p>well, D left today to attend the state theatre competition in Tampa - gone until Sunday.<br>
my own mini-version of empty-nest.
man, do i miss the dog. *</p>
<p>i’m right there with you on the disagreeableness of these times - flash in the pan arguments over… what time is too late to eat cereal… seriously? did i just argu that point? good grief… </p>
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<li>sortof funny dog story:
to D (18 years old, senior, insists she’s an adult) to see see a movie this past weekend.
did she pick the R rated movie i was a little nervous to see with her?<br>
nope.
‘how to train your dragon’
and the funny/sad part is that the dragons act so “dog like” in different parts of the movie - circling before laying down, nudging under a hand to be petted, cocked-head-expressions, purring sounds (our dog purred), etc…<br>
she was a puddle of 18-year-old-tears when we left the theatre!
sigh.
she still needs me and i’ve still got it.
that’s reassuring.<br>
:)</li>
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<p>My D saw “How to train your dragon” twice last week during her spring break and then went and bought the book.</p>
<p>Also had her blowup last week. I asked what she was thinking and my partner made a comment about not letting money be the deciding factor (oy vey) and my D burst into tears. After she calmed down she was able to discuss her favorites and what she was thinking, but the pressure of us asking about it was too great in the moment! </p>
<p>I really think she has made her choice but she wants to go back to the 4 schools we have scheduled (including the favorite) and make sure she feels right about the decision. </p>
<p>At least we are not in the waiting room anymore!!! Now we are in the recovery room, I swear!</p>
<p>jackief, I adore strawberry 'ritas, so I guess pretty in pink would do it. Thank you!</p>
<p>I’ll take whatever mood regulator out there that provides perspective at this sensitive time. As I told KS in a PM, here I thought this time would be easier than during application prep. What WAS I thinking? :)</p>
<p>Recovery Room! Love it! Our poor kids. They have so much going on at this time. It is a lot to deal with at their age. </p>
<p>Now, I have a little challenge. How do I get my S attend his prom? He and his GF broke up a few months ago and she attends another school. I want him to go with a friend(s) and just have some fun.</p>
<p>Just checking in - we’re chill on decisions but a work crisis that had me seeing stars by the end of the day and the bomb threat at D10s HS that may or may not close school tomorrow after shutting everything down this afternoon make me want to jump into these laced cupcakes and texas-sized ritas! I hate being so cross eyed when I get home when I just want to be able to enjoy the family. A bowl of frozen yogurt topped with nuts and chocolate sauce helped :)</p>
<p>I truly feel for all of you in decision mode! I imagine we’d be in a similar state of war if we were still deciding so you have my full support and sympathy!</p>
<p>We were at the Rita’s. My mom got a black cherry ice and we were driving back to the gas station. She got a cherry stuck in her straw and sucked hard, but she caught some air. She starting coughing right as we were turning into Royal Farms, but coughing is normal for my mom. But then she tapped me and was turning bright red. She wasn’t making any sound and she was choking. Then she passed out. It was the scariest thing I’ve ever seen. She was bright red and her tongue was hanging out. She was foaming at the mouth and her eyes were beyond bloodshot - the colored parts of her eyes actually turned blue. The car was still moving so I jacked the emergency break. I tossed the phone at Missy but she was being an idiot, so I had to dial 911. By the time I had spoken to the woman my mom was gaining consciousness again. It took her awhile and she didn’t know what happened. But she is okay.</p>
It will all work out!</p>
is better than none! Hang in there…</p>
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