<p>Sleepunders Love it!</p>
<p>Mnmom: I’m glad that you’re daughter is happy with her sorority. My D1 had a similar experience with a friend who had bad luck, and it is tough. She did make a real effort to make time for her friend who was feeling left out. Her friend ended up pledging during informal rush in the fall, so things worked out in the end, but it was a tough spring semester.</p>
<p>Mamom: My D’s loved sleepovers and we hosted many in our day. Enjoy the chaos.</p>
<p>Emmybet: I was thinking about how much difference a year makes also. D2 is giving her first solo campus tour today. It seems like she was just the prospective student.</p>
<p>No sororities for ShawD. But, the good news of having her nearby. ShawWife went into the city to pick up some supplies for an installation she is doing downtown. She thought, “I’ll call ShawD and see if she wants to come home for Shabbat dinner.” She does and is driving back with ShawWife. The good news, we’ll get to see her much more. The bad news, I guess, is that she hasn’t yet built the social network so she doesn’t want to see us. She did go last week with friends at Harvard Hillel and will likely be visiting there more frequently.</p>
<p>mnmomof2 - yay for your D getting into her first choice! Hopefully her RM will not have too hard a time of it.</p>
<p>My girls loved sleepovers also and we hosted quite a few over the years. The craziest one was the year that the turned 9 and 6 (their bdays are 2 weeks apart) and I let each of them invite 6 girls. What in the world was I thinking?</p>
<p>So, D was quite insistent that we drive down for her concert tonight. Five hours round trip for a two hour concert (actually, it took longer because of rush hour traffic leaving Boston). Ok, no problem. And could we stay for the reception afterwards? Sure. Arranged for S to get out of sports early so he could come along. H antsy the whole way down that we would be late, but we arrived and parked with 10 minutes to spare. Lovely concert. At the end, left the hall to find D and congratulate her. H (who is tall) saw her across the room and said ‘Oh, good, someone remembered to get her flowers since we didn’t!’ Gradually elbowed our way over. D deep in conversation with boy (obviously the source of the flowers). Quick hello and theatrical hugs. Back to conversation with boy. We excused ourselves and drove home. And you know what: I am delighted. She never had a boyfriend in HS, and it’s about time for her to take a risk. No announcement yet, but if they haven’t figured out that this is ‘more than just friends’ then this boy is even more clueless than D. Which is possible. S compared him to a well-known nerdy character on TV, which cracked us all up on the way to the car.</p>
<p>Oh, HH, sounds like a “roots and wings” visit! I’m glad you’re happy for her. Scoutson planned to go to that concert, wonder if he did. He has his own JE concert tomorrow. It would be a 10 hour roundtrip for me, and I can’t make it this weekend. But he invited his aunts and cousins from the NYC area to go, and Grandma plans to go along as well. I’m wishing I could be there, but he’ll be fine without me. Ouch!</p>
<p>HH~What a lovely story. This is the part I enjoy witnessing, who they are becoming …
Scout~Good luck to your son tonight!Snowing here :)</p>
<p>HH- how nice is that? And I give extra credit to any boy who gives my D flowers. (well, someday, when/if it ever happens.)</p>
<p>Good for you, HH! It is so nice to see in real life that they have friends and are happy. Sounds like even her brother was touched.</p>
<p>HH - So sweet, I love your story…</p>
<p>HI All
Hmm when we skyp (hopefully tom) I will have to ask about the concerts (HH and Socutsmom) as I know kiddo has attende them in the past.
Good to hear something other than s#x week is in the air there. Someone emailed me about it–as I had forgotten. Evividently Fox news was there to interview some students…
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<p>I saw a pic on FB of kiddo and the date for the freshman screw and my initial thought was “I wish her dress had had more fabric to it” Kiddo’s comment to DH was that she is very nice and they have fun together. Kiddo tends to be conservative as are we.</p>
<p>Sent a care pacakge which should arrive Monday…it includes some favorite snacks, some imported chocolate candy/snack bars, cold and flu meds to replenish the stock after the recent illness, and a Valentines card :)</p>
<p>HH loved that story!</p>
<p>Heard from D1 today. She will be able to live in the sorority house after all. One girl who received a spot was holding on to it, depending upon her lottery number in the dorm housing lottery. It turned out that she received a high number, and told D1 that she could have the spot. D1 said that the stress of the past 3 weeks was erased by 1 little sentence.</p>
<p>What a relief for your D, gsmomma</p>
<p>and HH, how nice for your D ;-)</p>
<p>Sweet story - HH. You showed a lot of restraint.</p>
<p>Great news for your D Gsmomma.</p>
<p>Rescuing from the dreaded page 2 :)</p>
<p>Great news GSmomma! Hope she enjoys living in the sorority house. </p>
<p>I plan on sending S some homemade cookies monday morning. I wanted to get him something for Valentines day, but missed the boat. …sigh. Wednesday will have to do. </p>
<p>12yo D’s sleepover is underway. 2 boys who were uncertain they were going to stay the night have decided to stay. I am one bed short now, but we will make due. Either someone will have to triple up in a queen or someone gets the floor. Very noisy upstairs, I am sure they have made a huge mess. … oh well, I am not going up there til later.</p>
<p>Scoutsmom: oh my, we may be in a relationship. His own JE concert tonight? The one D is going to with the boy? I think I had better pm you!</p>
<p>A bit of winter chill in Florida this AM so help yourself to a big bowl of hot oatmeal, fresh fruit and coffee.</p>
<p>FlMathMom - Thanks for the warmup breakfast. Need it here today as winter finally arrived. Between yesterday and last night, we have about 6 - 7 inches of light fluffy snow and temps in the high teens, going into the 20’s today. Back to the 40’s by mid-week, however. :)</p>
<p>DS is in Willamsburg, VA this weekend playing in an Ultimate Frisbee tournament at William & Mary College. It is supposed to make it to 42 there today. I hope the guys took their winter gear and don’t come home sick! :eek:</p>
<p>Empty nest hah, last night was my third trip to JFK in the last month for S1. At least I have more time for him that S2 is off at college.
Finally got the Visa he’s been working on for the last 3 months, unfortunately it expires in 9 months, so no idea what happens after that.</p>
<p>The biggest thing that I see now is the laundry. Even though he was living in a hotel for 3 weeks he didn’t send down any laundry or dry cleaning. I sent him back with 2 clean shirts and washed what little he had, but he has 2 large suitcases of dirty laundry in the UK at work. He moves to another hotel for 2 days then possibly an apt sans w/d and no car. I’m not sure why this is do difficult for him. I’m realize why his old apt was filled with dirty clothes, I think he wears stuff for a few weeks & then buys new stuff. He mentioned going to buy some new dress pants today. Hmm. I told XH that he really needs to go over in the next couple of weeks & get him set up with a car, housekeeper etc, but his W is giving him a hard time as her son who is the same age doesn’t need anything.</p>
<p>I would go, but I can’t drive very well in the US, never mind the other side of the road. But, I’ve got a long weekend coming up… I am going early April, it’s just pretty far off.</p>
<p>Back to college issues, S2 seems to have gotten more into the swing of things at school, so hoping his grades feel the same way.</p>