<p>@ mathmomvt - Wow! Amazing (not) how the internet can attribute that to him then… Oh, well…it’s by some great writer then who isn’t getting credit. Thanks. :o</p>
<p>BIYes we enjoyed the strange yellow orb quite a bit. Driveway is drying out and we will even be able to put cars on it this weekend! Also, love, love, love the Steve Jobs (or whoever) quoteso fitting in very different ways to both my DSs.</p>
<p>EAOwelcome back. Glad your launch went well. Your moves beat ours. We only had 13 in 26 years if Im counting right!</p>
<p>EmmybetGlad your DD is having a great week. I agree they sometimes crave the family connection even if they wont admit it. My DS called yesterday with good news and asked when wed be there and was happy to hear it would be soon.</p>
<p>KindernyThat brings a whole new meaning to letting your children leave the nestno harness :eek:</p>
<p>DS will be living on campus next year. They dont choose rooms/mates until spring. The school boasts a 98% on campus housing rate for all 4 years and housing is always guaranteed. Im glad that the apartment issue wont come up. Caution your students to choose well. Fun people dont always make fun roommates!</p>
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<p>I find it unlikely that D will have an easy time of it no matter when it happens. She has never tried to put together coalitions/groups to get things done and now socializes independently with a handful (of girls as far as I know) all belonging to separate groups/dorms/interests. She is independent even when it can work to her detriment.* She just goes her own way and likely will get left out when ongoing groups that socialize together start trying to find roommates. </p>
<p>With mostly singles at Hampshire, this won’t hurt her as a second year as not that many sophs get into apartments. Maybe by junior year more students will have exposure to her amazing cooking and knowledge of housewifery (the latter NOT from me) and she will be a more attractive roommate. Fingers crossed. She is talking to a group of students disatisfied with dining services to put together a cohort group for next year for a dorm wing nearest the common kitchen so they can cook together often. We’ll see if this pans out over the long term. </p>
<p>*I still have doubts the friend who is supposed to come home with her this weekend will actually come as other things come up, plans change, and D accepts that and just goes on her (mostly) merry, independent way. This is hard for her extroverted, need to be included mama but she seems fine with it.</p>
<p>“The thing about quotes on the Internet is you cannot confirm their validity.” ~Abraham Lincoln</p>
<p>mathmom, that is terrific! Thank you for the laugh!</p>
<p>LOL and spitting diet coke on screen MathmomVT!!!</p>
<p>mathmomvt - laugh out loud funny quote! Thanks!</p>
<p>We are right on schedule: break ups, sick-sick kids, homesick kids, the bloom coming off the rose of some roommates, but also kids hitting their stride, powering through some roomate/workload/schedule issues, finding activites/work, and parents settling into whatever new normal we have. </p>
<p>Glad to hear so much good news from our kids and hugs to those with kids having harder days. </p>
<p>My D has her first sick day today. She did call and let me know she would go to doctor tomorrow if she was not better. I reminded her of the medicine/thermometer in a box under her bed and she promised to rest and drink fluids. All else is going well, happily.</p>
<p>I do recall the sophomore housing stress; it was in spring of freshman year at my undergrad. I ended up in a triple with two gals (one current roommate and her friend from another dorm). Turns out they were a couple (and it lasted years)! I moved into a single second semester when some of the juniors went abroad. They were very nice and slept apart at night, but had I known they were a couple, I would have probably chosen differently.</p>
<p>mathmomVT, I think you misattributed–it’s actually from Thoreau. </p>
<p>(and I thank you, that’s classic!)</p>
<p>glad I was able to give many of you a good laugh with that (ahem) quote – for the record I didn’t make that up, it’s been going around between my facebook friends for a while ;-)</p>
<p>^c’mon mathmomvt – we all know the truth – IRL you’re Tina Fey.</p>
<p>^^ how did you know!!?! I took great pains to disguise myself!</p>
<p>LOL mathmom!</p>
<p>At BC’s school all the kids live 4 yrs on campus and everyone is on the unlimited meal plan, so I’m off the hook over any domestic arrangements. :)</p>
<p>Emilybee - same at DS school altho I believe there are more room arrangement options after freshman year.</p>
<p>ShawD will need to move to an apartment next year as her school only gives one year of dormitory housing (unless she switches to nursing, in which case she could have another year, but I’d guess she wouldn’t do so). I’d urge her to live close to campus to save time and not have a long walk at night when she is leaving the library. However, these places are probably more expensive. That would be fine with me. That may or may not conflict with her prospective roommates’ budgets. [Not sure who her prospective roommates would be, but she currently has a gang of four, but she can make friends anytime, anywhere, so I assume she’ll find a compatible group.]</p>
<p>FLMM, ditto at BC’s school but I have no intention of caring one wit over that either. :)</p>
<p>You guys got me worried about housing! Thank goodness my son’s school doesn’t deal with that until April. Plenty of time to figure out who is really a friend, I think. Champlain has housing guaranteed for at least the first two years and 60% live on-campus. They have suite style housing available after the first year and if he does a study abroad Junior year, I can see him living on-campus through that year.</p>
<p>I haven’t heard back from son since our weekend phone call when he told me about the break up. I am holding back from contacting him, but hoping that he is moving on. Momofzach, I think GF may also have someone waiting in the wings, which I do think makes it more painful. </p>
<p>I’m lurking on the thread about kids that are having trouble adjusting. Good to hear that it’s not all bread and roses.</p>
<p>I didn’t mean to scare anyone about the housing stuff, I’ve just observed that it can get pretty stressful. </p>
<p>Kinder, your daughter is a true original, and it’s great that you understand her so well. I think that one of the biggest challenges of parenthood is accepting that your kids are not exactly like you.</p>
<p>I’m very proud of my D’s new maturity. I had suggested that she get a flu shot, but figured we’d have to do it when she was home. Her school had a flu shot clinic yesterday, and she got up early, got the shot and then headed to the library to study. Who is this girl?</p>
<p>I was thinking yesterday about some of our previous posters who haven’t posted since their kids launched. As Kath said, it’s not all bread and roses. I’d love to hear how things are going - good or bad.</p>
<p>Hello, friends.</p>
<p>I’m grateful for my job that allows me to work from home, but boy, the workload has been really eating into my free time lately. I have no idea how far to go back to catch up!</p>
<p>Things are still going well for DS2. Still loves all his classes, loves his research, loves dorm life, even loves the food. This is Humans vs. Zombies week and his latest tweet was that he had “killed” 116 zombies yesterday. I think that translates to 116 Nerf darts and would explain the debit at Walmart!</p>
<p>Next week is Mizzou’s Centennial Homecoming and we are all excited about attending the festivities. Lots of events with friends, sorority sisters and football!</p>
<p>Hope everyone is adjusting well–parents and children.</p>
<p>Hi efriends,</p>
<p>Oh so behind…on my reading here :eek:</p>
<p>Kathiep~So sorry about the break up 
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<p>Kinder~Dinner party…How wonderful 
Glad to see that she is settling down and making new friends</p>
<p>Flmom~Welcome back! Glad you had a good trip</p>
<p>Momjr~You are right about housing…it starts now Urgh!! S1 decided to stay in his first year residential house, but requested a single. Most of his friends did as well. He has a prime location on campus which makes it very difficult to move off.
He found that a lot of girls have moved off campus. What I gathered from my CC friends is that it can get quite pricey!
S2 started talking about the housing situation for next year, we would like him on campus, but he is still up in the air.</p>
<p>College news, S1 is in the mist of midterms settling nicely in his second year. Looking forward to visiting him soon :)</p>
<p>S2 is coming home for the long week-end (found some cheap non-stop tickets) We are looking forward to have him back, and listen to all the stories about his new life.:)</p>
<p>I was also thinking of all the posters that have disappeared or are just lurking waving</p>
<p>Cheers 
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<p>PS:May be it is time for a NYC meet up??</p>
<p>So good to hear from you OWM!! Although, I understand your busy schedule. </p>
<p>Bluedad and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary today. We had a nice dinner out and had a hard time shifting conversation from the kids, but we managed. He retires from his first career the same year bluejrjr graduates, 2014, which makes the field wide open for the next career. Lots of dreaming and scheming. Crazy to think of not being tied to a school, or even a home really!</p>
<p>Tomorrow I pick up a car full of kids at Bluejr’s U and haul them home for break. Only Bluejr and his roommate are staying with us. The others are local. The other parents seemed as though they were putting us out. It doesn’t bother me at all!! They are all great, appreciative kids. I don’t work so why not. </p>
<p>Have an awesome Friday everyone!!!</p>
<p>BTW, I get to meet 2education when she visits her S1 this month as he & Bluejr are at the same school and I’m there for a home game the same day!! How exciting! :D</p>