<p>** Tank you @expatCunck** =D> </p>
<p>@Dave_N your avatar pic is my favorite XKCD ever :)</p>
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<p>It’s VERY normal for them to be on an emotional roller coaster. It’s normal for us too. Life is changing in a major way.</p>
<p>I am going to have to work on these technical issues and figure out how to get an avatar! This new format is not very iPhone friendly.</p>
<p>Congrats to all the Presidential Scholar nominees and good luck!</p>
<p>My D was all about attending a college further north with 4 seasons, but this cold front is starting to make her wish she had applied to schools in Florida!<br>
Woke up to snow covered palm trees. What a sight!</p>
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I am a bit down at the thought of my D going away, then I think how much cleaner the house will be. Definitely a roller coaster going on here…</p>
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<p>Maybe. He’s also probably finding himself faced with “marking time” for the first time in a long time. The apps are in. Mid-year/semester grades on in. Everything is pretty much solidified and now he has to wait. For kids who’ve been go, go, GO! since freshman year, this is very new to them, and they can feel lost. D’14 recently signed up to be in the school play because she was feeling like she didn’t have enough to do (dummy, track starts soon). She’s never shown any interest in that kind of thing. But, since this isn’t my first rodeo, I know the really weird stuff will happen this summer. Bracing myself for that. </p>
<p>This holding pattern is the worst part, at least here at Headquarters. Everything is on hold until she hears from at least one school. Don’t want to make any spring break plans, because what if she gets into one of the schools on the east coast and we need to make a trip?
@ordinarylives: It gets even weirder in the summer? Yikes. </p>
<p>Congratulations to you and your son @crowlady! </p>
<p>D woke up early to check the status of her favorite college and she didn’t get invited. Hopefully she will have better options by April. </p>
<p>With first semester in the books, a TA slot now taking up what used to be a boring class, and acceptance at one of her two favorites, D is as happy as I’ve seen in months (years???). 18th birthday/Super Bowl party this Sunday will be the icing on the cake. Thank goodness, because I don’t think I would have made it through another semester like the last one. Hopefully, the final one will be filled with great memories and fun activities. ~O) ~O) </p>
<p>What weird stuff?..fouling the nest weird?</p>
<p>about the calendar, I agree, definitely held in flux for now…is there a scholarship interview trip, trip to revisit an admit school, trip to honors day to sign up for courses (really!)…already can see collisions happening…</p>
<p>Same here with all the trips starting to be scheduled on top of each other. DS needs to go on trips for scholarship interviews and BS/MD program interviews.</p>
<p>My D is still behind the game waiting on first decision, one more app to submit by Friday, and then more waiting until April 1st. Not sure whether that’s good in terms of avoiding the doldrums or bad because there’s no relief. We’re in the same boat with Spring Break - holding off on plans in case we need to make school trips. I will be glad when this process is over, but the realization that D will be leaving (and despite looking forward to a clean house without the “D trail”) is beginning to make me a little sad.</p>
<p>D was definitely getting all squirrely. We ended up forcing her to start contemplating a few things. Her absolute favorite thing now is looking for dorm stuff - lol The PB Teen catalog came today so she’s trying to coordinate bedding, rugs, towels, etc. I told her she MUST pick a school before we purchase a single dorm item. </p>
<p>My D is always so hard to read, but she’s on a roller coaster of emotions for sure! And I’m an emotional wreck right now…had a full on melt down last night as I faced having to do the CSS. Took me a couple of hours just to go through the worksheet and so worried that I’ve filled in something incorrectly…thankfully my H came in for hugs but the thought of my only C leaving for college, my father declining in health and my H turning 65 next week is a bit overwhelming. I gather hope from reading through all of these posts knowing I’m not alone! </p>
<p>@vandyeyes, sure there’s some nest fouling, but we can talk about curfew violations and that first kegger party later. I’m talking about the really weird stuff, the stuff that almost seems like self-sabotage (or at last ditch attempt not to move on). For instance, my oldest, who hated high school so much she won’t even go back into building, suddenly started dating a new boy who was still in high school. WTH?</p>
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<p>My thoughts exactly. It’s been a trying first semester, especially the last couple of weeks. As momofwon said, would be wonderful to have the final semester filled with great memories and fun activities.</p>
<p>I remember 2 years ago when we first started talking about possible areas to look for colleges, and DS said he
couldn’t even think about college because he loved HS so much! I reassured him that sometime during his senior year,that would all change! And indeed it has - it’s so exciting to see him looking forward to the Next Big Thing! He does hold me slightly more at arm’s length these days, but I know that’s an important part of taking off. He’s been accepted to all three of the schools he’s heard from so far, and will be happy to attend any of them, but is waiting especially for our state flagship to weigh in sometime in March. Then the fit will hit the shan - possibly another couple of visits, etc., and our spring break isn’t until late April, so some school may need to be missed! Should be an interesting couple of months coming up for all of us - don’t know if we’ll be sailing on the Indecision or not, but I’ll reserve a cabin just in case! Blessings to all of you who wait!</p>
<p>My son is all happy… done with the first term. gotten all A’s for the first time after 9th grade.
he is hanging out with his friends either at their houses or ours. He hasn’t taken drivers education yet. That is our next project before he goes to college. He is being very lazy about that. I think it is high time that he learns to drive. He will be 18 soon. I believe he doesn’t need to get professional driving classes after 18. One of us can teach.
Our D on the other hand was driving even as a junior. She says people who get their license just before going to college are the worse drivers as they don’t get enough time on the road to improve…</p>
<p>My son too is very happy. Finished with the first term, two acceptances in hand with good merit, and a lot of things to look forward to this last half of the year. Tomorrow he leaves for a ski trip with some buddies since we have a long weekend.</p>
<p>He’s getting ready for his spring sport, planning Beach Week, and looking forward to Spring Break in London. Life is good for him right now!</p>
<p>My kid’s friend are getting squirrelly too, over friendship and new boyfriends and other oddnesses. Do they have to foul EVERY nest? </p>
<p>Some good news, though: the scholarship essay that’s due Feb. 1 is done! I think. And I have been permitted (!) to schedule two accepted students’ days. </p>