<p>Eb–I hope those shoes were old! My DS took brand new running shoes with him and I’d probably not be happy if he threw them out–no matter what he stepped in!</p>
<p>It’s finally slowed down on the deluge we’ve been getting. I had to shopvac some water from the basement when it was raining full tilt. Arghhh. Glad it’s slowed down. It’s been raining for 3 days straight and I’m tired of it!</p>
<p>As for DS, I’m firmly in the “no news is good news” frame of mind. It was DH who was worried/etc. I told DH last night that I wasn’t worried because I was well versed in the no news game. DH was in Army for 26 years and deployed to several war zones. He isn’t used to being the one at home wondering what’s going on. He’s always been the one gone and always knowing he was OK and not thinking about keeping in touch too often. I find it a bit humorous that he’s having the shoe on the other foot!!! I’ve gone weeks without news from DH when he was gone, so a few days without hearing from DS is a picnic. I’m pretty sure DS forgot to charge his phone and probably can’t find his charger! We’ll hear from him soon. Thanks for all the support! I’ll report in when I hear about his adventure.</p>
<p>OMG - emilybee - He threw his running shoes away because he stepped in poo?! </p>
<p>I’m still not a friend of son on FB. I am actually a little ticked off about that from having seen his wall (not that exciting or active) and knowing that he is friends with another Mom. He befriended her early in his FB account and doesn’t want to unfriend her because it would make her feel bad. I am friends with his sister and cousins so if I post a picture of him, they will tag him.</p>
<p>Quick check in from my phone. Devastating flooding in Binghamton area. I live in high ground so no water in my house, but no power. Lots of people evacuated, roads destroyed etc. Horrible…</p>
<p>Holliesue! Glad you are ok, the flooding has been biblical here too, my sister just keeps pumping her way out but her whole neighborhood floods so where to pump it out to? Hope power comes back before too long - we all enjoyed our one evening of scrabble by candlelight but would’ve gone nuts if it had gone on too long.</p>
<p>I don’t know how old his shoes were but not new new. </p>
<p>He got a 70 in gym on term because he lost his sneaks and instead of opening up his closet and taking out another pair, like anyone with half a brain would do, he just didn’t go to gym. Cost him Gold Honors that semester.</p>
<p>Why yes I was. It was interesting as I had not worked that disaster related duty since after 9/11. Your poor husband- having to go back in. At my age I would be a gibbering idiot on that little sleep. </p>
<p>Oh Holliesue- stay safe. I could hear all around about people having to be evacuated and know that many, many lost power or were dealing with contaminated water. Hope the storm effects are minimal for you and the rest of the mid Atlantic and East Coast CC folks.</p>
<p>Best wishes to all those with flooding. We have had prodigious amounts of rain but no flooding here in our section of Boston. I guess the harbor can absorb more than a river.</p>
<p>@fogfog: don’t worry about the Housatonic. The flooding will probably impact practices, but it won’t get anywhere near campus. Nevertheless, I am glad that D does not have a basement room!</p>
<p>Cornell was closed for a few hours this morning due to the flooding – they don’t have much of an issue on campus but there was a “no travel” state of emergency in the county with many roads underwater! They re-opened at 11 a.m.</p>
<p>Argh, doesn’t end, does it? Sympathy and positive thoughts to everyone impacted by floods & wildfires. A friend just got back from trying to help her aged mother move to senior housing on Long Island. No power for most of the time she was there.</p>
<p>DD finally managed to decide to switch classes, only to find her registration was frozen. Apparently, her outside merit scholarship hasn’t paid in yet, so from the U’s point of view we are behind on payments. But, she succeeded in dealing with it without intervention on our part! Yay!! (We’re still celebrating small steps here).</p>
<p>dizzycat, I’d celebrate if my DS handled something like that on his own! (Not that I don’t think he couldn’t, but I’m not sure he <em>would</em>.) So congrats to your DD on handling things!</p>
<p>I wanted to share something from a phone call with my son yesterday. I called him to discuss the situation with his sister and get his opinion. He as usual had his good insights and was a great help. (It has been resolved by the way! )</p>
<p>He then said “I miss you Mom”. First time. He then asked me if I missed him. I said sure, of course, why wouldn’t I, and he said I haven’t once said I missed him and he was just wondering. I told him I didn’t want him to feel bad and he told me he was starting to wonder if anyone missed him! I reassured him we all did, especially his dog. He felt much better and told me that he is glad to hear we are going through an adjustment to his new life the way he is. I just wanted to share that with my buddies here-who thought by not telling him I missed him that bothered him-thought I was doing the right thing.</p>
<p>I closed by telling him it would be so nice if he could randomly call his father or text him just to let him know he was OK and thinking of him. You know, I think this has been as hard or even harder on him. He is now outnumbered 2 to 1 and my daughter and I have our moments of not being the most pleasant people to live with-I blame those hormones or course. I got a message today from Dad saying he got a text from his boy and so he called him and they had a nice talk. It was the first time my husband sounded that happy in a while. :)</p>
<p>Thinking of those of you who are struggling with wildfires or flooding. </p>
<p>Pepper03: How sweet that your son wanted to hear you say that you miss him! And how sweet of you to suggest that he get in touch with Dad. I’m so glad that your D’s scheduling issue is resolved. Hoping she has a great school year now that it’s fixed!</p>
<p>Dizzycat: Yay for your D! It’s always great when they can take charge and handle something on their own – no matter how small!</p>
<p>I know that my DH has been really missing kiddo as much as me–and it is hard to know when to reach out, when to not text/email…
will the student think they are not missed/or feel crowded by the communication??? idk</p>
<p>Such a balance and very individual to the student.</p>
<p>They need to go through the adjustment and being uncomfortable/growing…withut ut
and
know they are loved.</p>
<p>Pepper–nice to hear DS is doing well, but still wanting to feel the love from home!</p>
<p>So I finally heard from DS. Turns out he didn’t get back to campus until tonight. They were “evacuated” from their backpacking trip and put up in a motel. They spent two nights in the motel. I’m sure the school has been jumping through hoops trying to coordinate all the returns and getting everyone transported back to campus. </p>
<p>He said that he’s had a blast even though the trip was a total fiasco. It was nice to hear!</p>
<p>We are dealing with flooding and tons of water here. We had seepage issues in the basement that kept me busy all day. Then DS2 found a hole in the ceiling (a dormer window frame) with water damage upstairs. Oh joy. Luckily we have renovations planned, and that will get fixed very soon.</p>
<p>DS2 announced about 30 minutes ago that school has been cancelled for the entire county tomorrow. There have been power outages in the area. So I guess the first week of school ended early. </p>
<p>I sure wish we could send some of this rain to Texas!</p>
We’ll hear from him soon. Thanks for all the support! I’ll report in when I hear about his adventure.</p>