<p>Happy finals week to all those on the semester system! (it’s probably this week or next, I’m thinking?)</p>
<p>Yes, DS’ finals are this week. He will fly home on Sunday!</p>
<p>D just took her math final. She has one tomorrow then one Friday and she’s home Friday night. Some classes projects are the final and she’s done - others, like history on Friday is high stakes with it being 40% of her grade. </p>
<p>Happy Finals! D has finals this week and next, will be home next week. Can’t wait for her to come home 
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<p>S has two finals this week, and one next. He flies home Tuesday night!</p>
<p>D’s finals is this week and next week. She’ll fly on the 19th. She’ll be with us for a month. Heading back Jan. 18.</p>
<p>I just couldn’t help but think about last year same time! As this year comes an end, I would like to thank all of you for the support and the inspiration. I had no clue about a lot of things and appreciated your posts.</p>
<p>My son called Friday night. He had three finals in 24 hours, but thought he did well on them. Another class had a project – he got an A on that. His lab final was a couple of weeks ago, and he got an A on that one, too. He has one final Tuesday night, then he’s set to fly home Thursday. He wanted to stay Wednesday to wish his friends a great holiday season, as well as clean up his room and suite and do some laundry. We look forward to picking him up Thursday night and having him home for a little more than three weeks. His second semester starts on his 18th birthday! Oh well…</p>
<p>Got a call from the older son. He just finished his first of four law school finals. He and a group of friends went out for lunch … and $2 beer. He planned to go home and nap before studying for the next final.</p>
<p>Watching the posts of the kids waiting for their EA/ED results and feeling glad we’re done with that. Son has his last final exam on Friday but has two papers that are due by the 20th. He hasn’t decided whether to come home after the test, stay at school a few days and get the papers done, or come home and do the papers here. It’s totally up to him. I told him if he does the papers at school, it would be motivation to get it done so he can come home. That might work with him. I think once he’s home he’s not going to want to be doing papers at all. </p>
<p>I forgot S also has some kind of writing portfolio due but he has a big enough gap between exams to work on that. He has his first final tomorrow – Calc III. He doesn’t sound nervous since he’s been acing it all semester but we shall see how he feels afterwards!</p>
<p>D has class through Thursday and then finals begin on Saturday. She turned 19 today and sounded quite happy about her day including a nice dinner out with BF and others friends. We celebrated with her at home on the Saturday eveing after Thanksgiving when she was home but she did get a bonus goodie box with snacks and homemade chocolate chip cookies. She said she opened it about 10 minutes after midnight this morning. She will get home the 19th and return early on the 6th for rush week. Her classes don’t start up again until the 12th or 13th of January.</p>
<p>I, too, have been reflective while reading the posts from anxious parents and students awaiting for their EA/ED results. It was only last year this group was in the same situation. What a year it has been, my fellow Parents of the HS Class of 2014! </p>
<p>If D and I could have seen one year into the future last year, I think we would have been pretty excited about the outcome!</p>
<p>On another note, D called at 11 PM last night (2 AM her time in Philly) after having her first two beers ever. She was, um, chatty. I guess we knew she’d join in eventually, but I can’t believe she drunk-dialed her parents.</p>
<p>GertrudeMcFuzz: My oldest son once drunk dialed my husband and I at 3 a.m. We were not thrilled, since we had to get up about two hours later to get ready for school. We love to remind him of this, too.</p>
<p>@GertrudeMcFuzz - Too funny! My S also drunk dialed me once. It was about 1 am on a Saturday night. I didn’t mind though because he was like a little boy on the call. He said “I love you Mommy. You are the best Mommy ever!” </p>
<p>I wonder if there is something deep about calling your parents while drunk – either an unconscious desire to check in on parental controls or release of a deep-seated desire to communicate with parents. Either one sounds like good news to me. Though I’m not holding my breath – I don’t think my S14 is interested in drinking at this point and also he seems to be ignoring my texts and email messages. Hoping that’s just end-of-term stress.</p>
<p>Yeah, we took it as a positive sign that she trusts us not to criticize her. She’s been calling a lot, cuz frankly her life is just grand right now. She’s loving her a cappella group, she got some very kind words from her voice professor, and has a new BF. What a turnaround, and a relief, from the homesick & stressed out girl who kept calling in tears the first 2 or 3 weeks of the semester.</p>
<p>I can’t wait for my D to come home on Dec 16. I have been visiting the other threads with the applicants and parents waiting for ED/EA decisions which are coming out (Harvard’s is tomorrow). My D texted me stressing about a paper she is writing. I reminded her of how stressed she was this exact time last year and how she is exactly where she wanted to be. I wouldn’t wish to be back in those parents’ shoes.</p>
<p>Aww GertrudeMcFuzz - that is wonderful that your D is so happy! I bet you couldn’t wish for a better holiday gift:). </p>
<p>I was feeling overwhelmed yesterday with “first world” problems - completely behind on decorating, shopping, planning Christmas dinner, work deadlines looming, etc. I also tore my meniscus the other week. I decided to postpone surgery until after the holidays, and I was regretting my decision because I can’t straighten my knee and it’s killing me. Anyway, I was tired, in pain, and generally feeling sorry for myself and being a whiny baby. Then I remembered how truly blessed I am to have such “problems.” They mean I have a job, a home to decorate, money to buy gifts and Christmas dinner, and family and friends to share it with. I also remembered how stressful it was at this time last year, and I am so thankful the admissions process is behind us. It’s going to be a good Christmas:). </p>
<p>@overtheedge - remember “rice” - rest, ice, compression, elevation. </p>
<p>I sent d a pic of hubby and i have a few cocktails playing pool in the newly finished basement - she just texted back - i want to come home - </p>
<p>She has one more final and she’s home for a month - except of course for the 5 days she’s spending in colorado skiing with her new bff at school…</p>