<p>More excellent additions to the list today, as the disco ball keeps spinning. Congrats to all the decideds and best wishes for a contemplative weekend for those down to final choices. </p>
<p>[Tom</a> Tom Club - Genius of Love - Stop Making Sense - YouTube](<a href=“Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love - Stop Making Sense - YouTube”>Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love - Stop Making Sense - YouTube)</p>
<p>SomeOldGuy - Oh I laughed so hard! I had to read your lurker post to DH! Awesome.</p>
<p>I have not heard of Senior Assassin. Perhaps S13 was eliminated early. Sadly, that disappoints me a little.</p>
<p>Oh Greek - I’m so happy for you and DS13a!</p>
<p>congrats, David1126, LCSMOM, gunnerz and amandakayak!</p>
<p>good luck, dadotwoboys’s S!</p>
<p>Is anyone else watching the draft? For the first time ever, my team drafted the guy I wanted them to! It’s a good day for football. I am content. :D</p>
<p>wherenext - someone here suggested gift card to the campus bookstore. This would of course be used for apparel and stuffed mascots, not books.</p>
<p>The ring sounds awesome!</p>
<p>loving the Ramen idea ;)</p>
<p>Sorry to all with tooth problems - no fun!</p>
<p>Also, sorry I was late with the song installment today. I had a hard time getting up due to a little too much limbo last night… then S13 left his trunk open so needed a jump, which left me just late enough that I was in the wrong place when some idiot on a cell phone took his foot off the brake :eek:. I’m fine, the car’s fine (he was stopped, then rolled into me). But I was IRRITATED at him. All day.</p>
<p>Twelve Days of Decisions:</p>
<p>On the ninth day of decisions, S13 said to me:</p>
<p>“Sorry, I’m too busy”</p>
<p>“They need more trees on campus”
“It isn’t really Hogwarts”
“I kinda like the city”
“STOP Nagging Me!”
“Do they have my major?”
“Silly mascot”
“Too many loans!”
“But Mom, I still love my safety…”</p>
<p>my3gr8boyz - Love the story about senior assassins game–especially the part about reporting suspicious activity. At my D’s school, it is AP Assassins and the school really tries to discourage it. They do it after the AP tests are finished and use Nerf guns instead of water guns. </p>
<p>Last summer some kids organized a group game that involved the kids splitting up into two groups and one group tried to get from one location to another (on foot) within a set period of time and the other group tried to tag them. I forget the name of the game but we had a write-up in our local newspaper warning residents about it and letting everyone know that the police and school district didn’t like the fact that the kids were playing the game. The starting and ending points were several miles apart and I thought it was great exercise. The student who put it together was a cross-country runner. I understand there being problems if the kids were sneaking around on people’s property but they were just taking trails through the woods on public land and using sidewalks. I think they were worried that the kids would be distracted and get hit by cars while crossing streets but that didn’t happen. The police even ended up disbanding the finish location because the kids were congregating in a parking lot. </p>
<p>I would love to see the newspaper headline about the things I did as a kid on summer nights: Residents Beware, Kids Playing Hide and Seek and Kick the Can at a Corner Near You!</p>
<p>A special shout out to LCSMOM’s S’s decision. Go Big Red!!</p>
<p>OK Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m officially off the lounge chair. D13’ pushed the button and officially committed to Columbia University! The hardest part was sending the personal message to her admissions officer from U C H I C A G O, that she had to decline their offer. Once she did that, she was in celebratory mode! Now the real journey begins!</p>
<p>adding my DD</p>
<p>Ahsmuoh’s DD: University of South Carolina
Amandakayak’s D: University of Pittsburgh
Apollo6’s DD: University of Mississippi
College4K’s DD: University of Arizona
confetti247’s S13: University of Notre Dame
coralbrook’s d: California Lutheran
dadotwoboys’ DS: Duke
David1126’s S: Harvey Mudd
Donivrian’s DS: UC B
EastGrad’s DS: Harvard
FlyMeToTheMoon’s D: University of Pittsburgh (Honors)
Fredricksdottirs DD: University of Chicago
GreekMana’s DSb: Duke
gunnerz’s S: University of Denver
Haystack’s S: Iowa State University
Itsallgood1’s DS: Bowdoin
Kat2013’s DS: Catholic University of America
Kelowna’s DS: Duke
Kennedy2010’s DD: Washington University in St. Louis
laurendog’s Step-D: University of Pittsburgh
LCSMOM’s S: Cornell University
lisa6191’s S: University of Alabama
lvvcsfs DD: Purdue University
mamabear1234’s D: Pomona College
MarthaW’s DD: Olin College of Engineering
Matmaven’s S: Lehigh University
megpmom’s DS: Westminster Choir College (Rider Univ)
Mom24boys DS: Northeastern University
Mommaof5’s DS: University of Chicago
Momofboston’s DD: Elon
MommyDearest13’s DS: Vanderbilt University
Momofzag’s D: Bucknell University
MTnest’s DS: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
musicmerit’s D: Yale
MyLB’s DS: University of Montana
my3gr8boyz DS - Duke
our2girls’ DD: Belmont University
pouncecat2’s DD: University of California, Davis
privateschoolluv’s DS: Occidental College
psblstnr’s DD: Carleton College
Psychodad10’s DS : Washington University in St. Louis
sacchi’s D: Dickinson College
SomeOldGuy’s Devil Child: Duke
sophieandlola’s DS: University of Florida
STEMFamily’s DD: Arizona State University
Swizzle13: University of Connecticut
tougis’s D1: Northwestern
TVenee’s DD: Columbia University
Tx5athome’s DS: Cal
wherenext DD: University of Southern California
wilma13 DS: Cal
Wintriest’s D: Mills College
W2BeHome’s DD: Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Youdon’tsay’s ds: Georgetown
2kidzmom’s DS: University of Florida</p>
<p>School:
Arizona State University: STEMFamily’s DD
Belmont University: our2girls DD
Bowdoin: itsallgood1’s DS
Bucknell University: Momofzag’s D
Cal: Tx5athome’s DS, Donivrian’s DS, wilma13 DS
California Lutheran: Coralbrook’s D
Catholic University of America: Kat2013’s S
Carleton College: psblstnr’s DD
Columbia University: TVenee’s DD
Cornell University: LCSMOM’s S
Dickinson: sacchi’s D
Duke: dadotwoboys’ DS, Kelowna’s DS, GreekMana’s DSb, SomeOldGuy’s Devil Child, my3gr8boyz DS - so many that it wrapped to the next line!
Elon: momofboston’s DD
Georgetown: Youdon’tsay’s ds
Harvard: Eastgrad’s DS
Harvey Mudd: David1126’s S
Iowa State University: Haystack’s S
Lehigh University: Matmaven’s S
Mills College: Wintriest’s D
Northeastern: Mom24boys S
Northwestern: tougis’s D1
Occidental College: privateschoolluv’s DS
Olin College of Engineering: MarthaW’s DD
Pomona College: mamabear1234’s D
Purdue University: lvvcsfs DD
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT): W2BeHome’s DD
University of Alabama: lisa6191’s S
University of Arizona: College4K’s DD
University of California, Davis: pouncecat2’s DD
University of Chicago: Mommaof5’s DS, Fredricksdottirs DD
University of Connecticut: Swizzle13
University of Denver: gunnerz’s S
University of Florida: sophieandlola’s DS, 2kidzmom’s DS
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: MTnest’s DS
University of Mississippi: Apollo6’s DD
University of Montana: MyLB’s DS
University of Notre Dame: confetti247’s DS
University of Pittsburgh: laurendog’s Step-D, FlyMeToTheMoon’s D, Amandakayak’s D
University of Southern California (USC): wherenext’s DD
University of South Carolina (USC ): ahsmuoh’s DD
Vanderbilt University: MommyDearest13’s DS
Washington University in St. Louis: Kennedy2010’s DD, Psychodad10’s son
Westminster Choir College (Rider Univ): megpmom’s DS
Yale: musicmerit’s D</p>
<p>Yay TVenee!</p>
<p>SomeOldGuy - it’s a rather mellow night. How about some Indigo Girls – maybe “Closer to Fine”?</p>
<p>Adding niece…</p>
<p>Ahsmuoh’s DD: University of South Carolina
Amandakayak’s D: University of Pittsburgh
Apollo6’s DD: University of Mississippi
College4K’s DD: University of Arizona
confetti247’s S13: University of Notre Dame
coralbrook’s d: California Lutheran
dadotwoboys’ DS: Duke
David1126’s S: Harvey Mudd
Donivrian’s DS: UC B
EastGrad’s DS: Harvard
FlyMeToTheMoon’s D: University of Pittsburgh (Honors)
Fredricksdottir’s DD: University of Chicago
GreekMana’s DSb: Duke
gunnerz’s S: University of Denver
Haystack’s S: Iowa State University
Itsallgood1’s DS: Bowdoin
Kat2013’s DS: Catholic University of America
Kelbee’s Niece: Clark University
Kelowna’s DS: Duke
Kennedy2010’s DD: Washington University in St. Louis
laurendog’s Step-D: University of Pittsburgh
LCSMOM’s S: Cornell University
lisa6191’s S: University of Alabama
lvvcsf’s DD: Purdue University
mamabear1234’s D: Pomona College
MarthaW’s DD: Olin College of Engineering
Matmaven’s S: Lehigh University
megpmom’s DS: Westminster Choir College (Rider Univ)
Mom24boys DS: Northeastern University
Mommaof5’s DS: University of Chicago
Momofboston’s DD: Elon
MommyDearest13’s DS: Vanderbilt University
Momofzag’s D: Bucknell University
MTnest’s DS: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
musicmerit’s D: Yale
MyLB’s DS: University of Montana
my3gr8boyz DS - Duke
our2girls’ DD: Belmont University
pouncecat2’s DD: University of California, Davis
privateschoolluv’s DS: Occidental College
psblstnr’s DD: Carleton College
Psychodad10’s DS : Washington University in St. Louis
sacchi’s D: Dickinson College
SomeOldGuy’s Devil Child: Duke
sophieandlola’s DS: University of Florida
STEMFamily’s DD: Arizona State University
Swizzle13: University of Connecticut
tougis’s D1: Northwestern
TVenee’s DD: Columbia University
Tx5athome’s DS: Cal
wherenext DD: University of Southern California
wilma13 DS: Cal
Wintriest’s D: Mills College
W2BeHome’s DD: Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Youdon’tsay’s ds: Georgetown
2kidzmom’s DS: University of Florida</p>
<p>School:
Arizona State University: STEMFamily’s DD
Belmont University: our2girls’ DD
Bowdoin: itsallgood1’s DS
Bucknell University: Momofzag’s D
Cal: Tx5athome’s DS, Donivrian’s DS, wilma13 DS
California Lutheran: Coralbrook’s D
Catholic University of America: Kat2013’s S
Carleton College: psblstnr’s DD
Clark University: Kelbee’s Niece
Columbia University: TVenee’s DD
Cornell University: LCSMOM’s S
Dickinson: sacchi’s D
Duke: dadotwoboys’ DS, Kelowna’s DS, GreekMana’s DSb, SomeOldGuy’s Devil Child, my3gr8boyz DS - so many that it wrapped to the next line!
Elon: momofboston’s DD
Georgetown: Youdon’tsay’s ds
Harvard: Eastgrad’s DS
Harvey Mudd: David1126’s S
Iowa State University: Haystack’s S
Lehigh University: Matmaven’s S
Mills College: Wintriest’s D
Northeastern: Mom24boys S
Northwestern: tougis’s D1
Occidental College: privateschoolluv’s DS
Olin College of Engineering: MarthaW’s DD
Pomona College: mamabear1234’s D
Purdue University: lvvcsf’s DD
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT): W2BeHome’s DD
University of Alabama: lisa6191’s S
University of Arizona: College4K’s DD
University of California, Davis: pouncecat2’s DD
University of Chicago: Mommaof5’s DS, Fredricksdottir’s DD
University of Connecticut: Swizzle13
University of Denver: gunnerz’s S
University of Florida: sophieandlola’s DS, 2kidzmom’s DS
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: MTnest’s DS
University of Mississippi: Apollo6’s DD
University of Montana: MyLB’s DS
University of Notre Dame: confetti247’s DS
University of Pittsburgh: laurendog’s Step-D, FlyMeToTheMoon’s D, Amandakayak’s D
University of Southern California (USC): wherenext’s DD
University of South Carolina (USC ): ahsmuoh’s DD
Vanderbilt University: MommyDearest13’s DS
Washington University in St. Louis: Kennedy2010’s DD, Psychodad10’s son
Westminster Choir College (Rider Univ): megpmom’s DS
Yale: musicmerit’s D
TVenee is offline</p>
<p>Confetti - I love the Indigo Girls! Closer to Fine is part of the soundtrack of my life (college chapter) … Some songs define certain times in my life. :)</p>
<p>TVenee! Congrats on your D’s decision to attend C O L O M B I A!! 
very exciting! </p>
<p>Congrats to everyone whose sons & daugters have made their final decisions … </p>
<p>And cyberhugs for those parents still awaiting decisions … I feel ya’ … Still in the same boat here!! </p>
<p>You know, I had my kids without pain killers & consider myself to have a high pain tolerance, but this is killing me. I seriously should have yanked the other two at the same time. It didn’t hurt like this when I took out the first one 12 yrs ago. Maybe it’s because i was younger?? Idk</p>
<p>Will have to hold off on a drink here for a day or two. They aren’t advised with the meds from this tooth extraction.</p>
<p>I’ve been lurking on this thread for months…I hope is ok to jump on ship now. I’m happy to say that as of yesterday, I’m available to serve. DD finally made a decision so I hope it’s ok that I’m adding her to the list. This has been a wild ride and a very tough decision in the end. I’m proud of how maturely D handled it all.</p>
<p>Ahsmuoh’s DD: University of South Carolina
Amandakayak’s D: University of Pittsburgh
Apollo6’s DD: University of Mississippi
College4K’s DD: University of Arizona
confetti247’s S13: University of Notre Dame
coralbrook’s d: California Lutheran
dadotwoboys’ DS: Duke
David1126’s S: Harvey Mudd
Donivrian’s DS: UC B
EastGrad’s DS: Harvard
FlyMeToTheMoon’s D: University of Pittsburgh (Honors)
Fredricksdottirs DD: University of Chicago
GreekMana’s DSb: Duke
gunnerz’s S: University of Denver
Haystack’s S: Iowa State University
Itsallgood1’s DS: Bowdoin
Kat2013’s DS: Catholic University of America
Kelbee’s Niece: Clark University
Kelowna’s DS: Duke
Kennedy2010’s DD: Washington University in St. Louis
laurendog’s Step-D: University of Pittsburgh
LCSMOM’s S: Cornell University
lisa6191’s S: University of Alabama
lvvcsfs DD: Purdue University
mamabear1234’s D: Pomona College
MarthaW’s DD: Olin College of Engineering
Matmaven’s S: Lehigh University
megpmom’s DS: Westminster Choir College (Rider Univ)
Mom24boys DS: Northeastern University
Mommaof5’s DS: University of Chicago
Momofboston’s DD: Elon
MommyDearest13’s DS: Vanderbilt University
Momofzag’s D: Bucknell University
momtobgb’s DD: Emory University
MTnest’s DS: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
musicmerit’s D: Yale
MyLB’s DS: University of Montana
my3gr8boyz DS - Duke
our2girls’ DD: Belmont University
pouncecat2’s DD: University of California, Davis
privateschoolluv’s DS: Occidental College
psblstnr’s DD: Carleton College
Psychodad10’s DS : Washington University in St. Louis
sacchi’s D: Dickinson College
SomeOldGuy’s Devil Child: Duke
sophieandlola’s DS: University of Florida
STEMFamily’s DD: Arizona State University
Swizzle13: University of Connecticut
tougis’s D1: Northwestern
TVenee’s DD: Columbia University
Tx5athome’s DS: Cal
wherenext DD: University of Southern California
wilma13 DS: Cal
Wintriest’s D: Mills College
W2BeHome’s DD: Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Youdon’tsay’s ds: Georgetown
2kidzmom’s DS: University of Florida</p>
<p>School:
Arizona State University: STEMFamily’s DD
Belmont University: our2girls DD
Bowdoin: itsallgood1’s DS
Bucknell University: Momofzag’s D
Cal: Tx5athome’s DS, Donivrian’s DS, wilma13 DS
California Lutheran: Coralbrook’s D
Catholic University of America: Kat2013’s S
Carleton College: psblstnr’s DD
Clark University: Kelbee’s Niece
Columbia University: TVenee’s DD
Cornell University: LCSMOM’s S
Dickinson: sacchi’s D
Duke: dadotwoboys’ DS, Kelowna’s DS, GreekMana’s DSb, SomeOldGuy’s Devil Child, my3gr8boyz DS - so many that it wrapped to the next line!
Elon: momofboston’s DD
Emory: momtobgb’s DD
Georgetown: Youdon’tsay’s ds
Harvard: Eastgrad’s DS
Harvey Mudd: David1126’s S
Iowa State University: Haystack’s S
Lehigh University: Matmaven’s S
Mills College: Wintriest’s D
Northeastern: Mom24boys S
Northwestern: tougis’s D1
Occidental College: privateschoolluv’s DS
Olin College of Engineering: MarthaW’s DD
Pomona College: mamabear1234’s D
Purdue University: lvvcsfs DD
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT): W2BeHome’s DD
University of Alabama: lisa6191’s S
University of Arizona: College4K’s DD
University of California, Davis: pouncecat2’s DD
University of Chicago: Mommaof5’s DS, Fredricksdottirs DD
University of Connecticut: Swizzle13
University of Denver: gunnerz’s S
University of Florida: sophieandlola’s DS, 2kidzmom’s DS
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities: MTnest’s DS
University of Mississippi: Apollo6’s DD
University of Montana: MyLB’s DS
University of Notre Dame: confetti247’s DS
University of Pittsburgh: laurendog’s Step-D, FlyMeToTheMoon’s D, Amandakayak’s D
University of Southern California (USC): wherenext’s DD
University of South Carolina (USC ): ahsmuoh’s DD
Vanderbilt University: MommyDearest13’s DS
Washington University in St. Louis: Kennedy2010’s DD, Psychodad10’s son
Westminster Choir College (Rider Univ): megpmom’s DS
Yale: musicmerit’s D</p>
<p>Welcome to all the former lurkers. I agree we should have a better name - what about “shadowers”? Like you shadow someone on a career day? Not that we know what we’re doing :D</p>
<p>This is a new musical direction for us, but significant for me right now. There’s a little less music in the world.</p>
<p>[George</a> Jones-He Stopped Loving Her Today… - YouTube](<a href=“George Jones-He Stopped Loving Her Today.... - YouTube”>George Jones-He Stopped Loving Her Today.... - YouTube)</p>
<p>Good call on George Jones and the Indigo Girls. It’s hard to think of a college campus the Indigo Girls DIDN’T play in the 1980’s. And to keep the mood mellow, how about “Ironman”? (You just need to trust me on this one.)</p>
<p>[Indigo</a> Girls - Closer To Fine - YouTube](<a href=“Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine (Official Video) - YouTube”>Indigo Girls - Closer to Fine (Official Video) - YouTube)</p>
<p>[THE</a> CARDIGANS LIVE SHEPHERDS BUSH LONDON 1996 IRON MAN/YOUR NEW CUCKOO - YouTube](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>
<p>I need prayers, pixie dust or any good karma you can send my way. My mother-in-law fell yesterday and broke her hip. We are waiting and hoping that she will have surgery sometime today. I am sad to say that this is like navigating in a third world country. There is little to no staff in the hospital and no medicine!!! It’s a very, very sad situation. I’m living for the happy texts that I receive from DS13a who is still on his Palo Alto visit. He has found three other kids that he knows and is in heaven! I will wait until it is official before I put him on the list</p>
<p>So sorry about your mother-in-law GreekM. Sending good vibes your way…</p>
<p>You’ve got all three coming from here. I’m glad your MIL has you to help navigate this. And good news re DS13a, even though I was hoping for a duo in Durham. It’s a great feeling to see your kid arrive on campus and know that he is – finally – among his people. </p>
<p>[U2</a> - Beautiful Day - YouTube](<a href=“U2 - Beautiful Day (Official Music Video) - YouTube”>U2 - Beautiful Day (Official Music Video) - YouTube)</p>
<p>Good morning SS - what a glorious day! It is bright, sunny and warm (well…at least not cold) here where I am. Finally! Serving fresh brewed coffee with bagels and cream cheese this morning. Something quick, so I can get out of here and go play in the sun. Enjoy.</p>
<p>SOG - I’m liking The Cardigans :)</p>
<p>Greek - positive vibes for your MIL, for sure.</p>
<p>I’ve got a fruit tray for those who want to snack while soaking up the sun.</p>
<p>Oh dear, GreekM, your poor MIL. Sending all the pixie dust, prayers, and karma we can muster along with strength to you as you navigate health care system…</p>
<p>Good Morning all. Lots of decisions should be made this weekend and can’t wait to here where everyone lands!</p>
<p>SOG-FANTASTIC selections this morning! Beautiful Day is my theme song </p>
<p>Greek 
Sending good vibes! </p>
<p>TV-Same situation here with the personal note from U Ch i cago. I love that school! D had not pressed the decline button for UC because it was so close to perfect for her. Then the personal note, D just sent a note back…not fun for her to write! There is one more she has had trouble declining and that she doesn’t want me to list here. This has been tougher than she expected! A very lucky position to be in none the less.</p>
<p>Yeah kelbee’s niece!</p>
<p>Yeah momtobgb!</p>