<p>Found it, thanks.<br>
FWIW, there’s a setting on CC that changes the number of posts displayed per page. So a given post can appear on different pages for different readers. I’m reading with 40 posts per page, so the list appeared on page 31. It’s easier for folks to find a post that’s identified by date/time or post#, rather than by page#, so that it’s independent of the reader’s posts-per-page setting. </p>
<p>Stopping by to wish you all a happy week of Thanksgiving. I hope those of you who can’t see your kids can give them a big hug before too long.</p>
<p>I had a nice chat with S today and he’s in good spirits, he’s really excited about getting home for the Thanksgiving break. I’m looking forward to spoiling both kids a bit for the few days. The empty nest is pretty comfortable these days as we’ve established some new routines. </p>
<p>S signed up for classes this week. He got into a higher level math class that he wanted, he discovered that the math class he ended up in this semester was a repeat of work from his high school courses. Otherwise, he is taking an intro psychology class, an astronomy seminar and the next quarter in the CS sequence. He’s enjoying the CS class a lot and is thinking he might head that way as a major.</p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We got to see D2’s musical last weekend. Very fun and particularly great to see how many of her friends came out to see it. She is one economics test away from break and my DDs come home together on Wednesday. </p>
<p>I am hoping they will spend some time with me this holiday to teach me how to use my new iPhone. Feeling like a technology luddite!</p>
<p>D1 is heading abroad next semester and living off campus senior year, so she is moving out of the dorms for good this December. Seems like yesterday that she was moving in.</p>
<p>Here’s my “catch up” post. After 11 weeks of at least once a day phone calls, most full of anger and frustration (some justified, most not) my daughter has made it through her first term of college and we are certain she is going back in January. Yea!!!</p>
<p>She finally switched her room and is now living in her favorite dorm but not her favorite suite. Her current roommate was alone since the start of school because her original roommate was a no show. They get along wonderfully and they are both so happy with the set up. Most of her closest friends are in this dorm and all is great from that side.</p>
<p>Her finals/papers were all satisfactory (in her opinion) and we’ll wait to see the grades but as long as she’s happy, we’re happy. She’s taking a hard class (for her) next term but insists on taking it with two of her friends so we’ll see what happens there but we’ve explained the importance of making a fairly quick decision so she can drop it and add another in time, if necessary. Her other two classes she loves, so that’s good.</p>
<p>The only thing I need to do is convince her to contact her Learning Center Advisor to get a clear understanding of having someone help her with proofreading her papers. Their Honor Code is very strong and, according to her, having help with proofing her papers would be against the code. Given her disabilities I don’t think that’s the case so I want her to follow through on this as her papers are getting longer and longer.</p>
<p>I’ve told her repeatedly how proud we are of her, how far she’s come and how greatly she’s expanded her comfort zone in just 11 weeks. Next conversation - whining phone calls are only allowed three times/week, not the once or twice daily of this past term. And if she calls to complain, she has to take my advice and actually USE it, not blow me off until I’m proven correct!</p>
<p>Anyway, that’s the end (I hope) of my saga. We do believe our daughter will continue to grow and develop as an individual and will make it at her school for the full four years until graduation. Whew! I can breathe again.</p>
<p>Her older sister is bringing 2 friends home for Thanksgiving bringing our total to 25. Back to baking!</p>
<p>Thanks to you all for the support these past few months.</p>
<p>Last time I posted, D wasn’t coming home for Thanksgiving. Well, she called last week telling her dad she really wanted to come home and this morning, she’s sleeping in the comfort of her own bed. Most of her teammates are staying at school for the week so she wouldn’t have been alone. But it was skyping with her hometown friends that made her homesick. While I would’ve been happy for her to be with her new friends exploring her favorite big city, I am very happy that she’s home.</p>
<p>There was a snafu with her fall schedule and she was registered for a class she really didn’t need. Unfortunately, it is the class that she is having difficulty with. Arrgggh! Her AP stats credit will not fulfill her math requirement and she is taking college algebra next spring. What?? She took calculus in HS. I am so tempted to swoop in as helicopter mom but instead I’ve advised her to sit down with her advisors and get this totally straightened out. Other than that, she has adjusted well. Gets along with roomie, loves her major classes, extremely busy with sport and research project, hates the food (expected that) and is sad that freshman year is half over.</p>
<p>I just got back from visiting my 2 this weekend - S’s college choir was performing in the city where D goes to college, and I was able to fly in for the weekend and see them both. Neither is coming home for Thanksgiving - it doesn’t seem fair that my flight was $250 but for them to fly home for Thanksgiving it would be in the $600/$700 range (each). </p>
<p>amtc, I understand a little of how you feel about liking your quiet life. I enjoyed seeing them, but boy am I tired! I was thankful to come home to the empty nest, where I can do what I want at my own pace. I am also enjoying not having the hustle and bustle of a major city. Where I live there are no traffic jams and I can get anywhere in 15 minutes. I really like my boring life!</p>
<p>Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Hope the holiday is safe for everyone.</p>
<p>Didn’t think DS was coming home since it is such a long way, but he found an upperclassman who was making the drive right past us, so he’s leaving in a few hours. It will be nice to see him. Although he’s been doing well in school and having a great time, he did get hit with an unexpected ailment: 105 fever followed by Shingles!!! Worst part was the virus attacked along a nerve on his face and across his eyelid. He was in a lot of pain. Not much I could do from my end, but the Health Services treated it very seriously. He actually had to go every other day to have his eye checked. (They were watching carefully that the infection did not affect the nerves in his eye). Overall, I was pleased with the level of care. He seems to have recovered nicely, and now I’ll get to see for myself!</p>
<p>Wow, hsmom2dncrs! I don’t think of college kids getting shingles. I’m glad that the health center handled everything. Congrats on the unexpected visit!</p>
<p>D will be home tomorrow evening. The next challenge is to convince her to take the subway from airport to close to the house so we can avoid the nasty traffic.</p>
<p>hsmom2dncrs, my older child came down with shingles spring semester her sophomore year in college (she’s now a senior in college). In addition, I was contacted this fall via CC by another parent who has a first-year student at the same school as my D who also came down with shingles this fall. My D had it in her eyes and was referred to an opthamologist. </p>
<p>It seems to be more common among college students than I would have guessed. My D was asked “are you getting enough sleep or are you stressed?” and was told lack of sleep/stress could be a factor.</p>
<p>DD had shingles in middle school. According to the pediatrician not that uncommon for kids who have had wild chicken pox. She had it on her shoulder, a very mild case. She was mostly happy to get out of gym! It can be serious though so glad that he has recovered.</p>
<p>college_query and 1012mom, I think lack of sleep did have something to do with it, and also he had been fighting off other viruses. He and his roommate had been passing a cold back and forth, and then during that week, DS’s roommate was diagnosed with mono(and then had a really bad reaction to the antibiotic and landed in the hospital), so DS was with him for a while and trying to keep up with his schedule. I’m sure all that made for a great opportunity for the shingles virus to strike! DS never had chicken pox, but did have the vaccinations. The generation of kids that first started taking the chicken pox vaccine are now reaching college age. It will be interesting to see whether the incidence of shingles in this young age group rises.</p>
<p>@ hsmom2dncrs - glad to hear ds has recovered from Shingles. My DS14 had shingles just prior to his 11th birthday which I also thought was unusual. I believe he was stressed due to the start of middle school and because I had just returned to work full time.</p>
<p>I hope everyone gets to enjoy their Thanksgiving! We’re up at campus (near campus) now and had dinner with middle son last night. He’s doing superb both academically and otherwise. It’s great to see - and listen to his stories/plans. Youngest spent last night with him in the dorm. He enjoys doing that when we visit (and the roommate is ok with it).</p>
<p>Remember when I mentioned we had a pony delivery and would have the truck/horse trailer with us at one time? That was last night… We did wonder what everyone thought as we drove by to pick up the kid. The trailer is parked now and we won’t be picking it back up until after the holiday when we return home, so we shouldn’t be embarrassing him too much. Of course, he thought we should have brought more ponies and offered pony rides… :)</p>
<p>Anyway… as we dropped the two of them off last night I apologized for not e-mailing roomie’s mom and insisting that he go home early so youngest could have the bed… They asked if I’d had any updates about General Mom. I don’t… but would love one!</p>
<p>(NOTE: anyone reading now, this last bit goes with an extensive story from moving in - I’m being sarcastic based upon that story!!! Don’t read the horse trailer story - true - we raise English show ponies - and this latter “fun” put together thinking I’m totally whacko. I’m only half whacko…)</p>
<p>D has been home since Sunday. H, me, and dog are soooooooooooooooooooo happy to have her under the roof. She’s grown up A LOT these first few months at college. So sophisticated and taking charge of her destiny.</p>
<p>DS walked in the door last night at midnight. We had a car service meet him at the airport at 11 because of the construction detours around the airport (better to let the pros navigate the poorly lit mess over there). DS was offered money to give up his seat but didn’t. Delta did make him check his carryon bag since they changed his seat and there was no room left on the overhead bins. He sent me a cute text before the flight saying that they took his bag but gave him a puppy. He sent a photo of a large black lab service dog laying at his feet! </p>
<p>I don’t expect him to wake up until midday. We will be eight for supper tonight since D2 is driving the 200 miles home this afternoon and D1 (who goes to a nearby grad school ) agreed to come as well. My hurricane evacuees are also still living with us. We have a full house with much to be thankful for!</p>
<p>D1 is the captain of the equestrian team at school. They did bring a pony to campus and walked it around on the quad as an attraction for a bake sale fundraiser. No pony rides but they did charge $1 to feed the pony a little carrot. Big success!</p>
The trailer is parked now and we won’t be picking it back up until after the holiday when we return home, so we shouldn’t be embarrassing him too much. Of course, he thought we should have brought more ponies and offered pony rides… :)</p>