Just returned from spending a few days with my son during my Spring Break. Got his storage unit rented. Then, we spent an afternoon cleaning up his room and packing up some items. I tried to get him to put more in the unit, but he said he was not sure what he would be wearing over the last month of classes. Probably not his winter jacket, but I did not argue. Took him to the specialist regarding his breathing/asthma-like problems. What a nice man. He chatted with us for quite some time so he could get my son’s medical history. Took a chest x-ray (it was negative). He really checked over my son, and decided that he still had not recovered from a sinus infection that my son first went to his student health center for treatment nearly two months ago. So the boy is on some heavy-duty meds. He will return to this doctor later in the month for some additional testing. Hopefully, we can get this mess sorted out.
We did ship one box of assorted clothing and items home, as he does not feel he needs them at school.
Meanwhile, my son is looking forward to spending time at home this summer. He is taking various youth soccer referee jobs so he has spending money next year. He has been looking at the summer community college schedule so he can register for two, online classes that will complete his gen ed requirements.
@momreads. My d, whose well controlled allergies and asthma had allowed her to return to the family doc for care, has found the new college environment has caused some major setbacks. She wound up home for the long Easter weekend so she could see the allergist tomorrow and return to active patient status. She may wind up back on inhaled steroids for the remainer of track season, but we’ll see how the lung function tests go. Ah, college. Upsets the apple cart in ways we didn’t anticipate. Hope the heavy duty meds do the trick for your s.
Happy Easter everyone. Got both my college students up and to sunrise (or Sonrise) service this morning, probably for the last time as next year d’11 could very well not be able to get here or could actually have a shift on the holiday. Gave them Easter baskets with new underwear.
This is interesting - my D has also had some allergy issues & has struggled with very red irritated eyes since arriving at college. Hopefully this fades over the next few years??..
Well, it’s not just the diferent allergens but the way the environment is controlled. My home has almost no carpet. The dorm has a lot. Trees release their pollen at night, so D’s windows are never open overnight. At school? Sh’ll bake like a turkey if she leaves the windows closed all the time. She’s getting a lot more exposure than she was
Happy Easter and Happy Passover to everyone. Both DD and DS-2011 are home for a short Easter break. Both return to school tomorrow evening for classes on Tuesday. Jack-in-the-box son is back home on Thursday evening as he will drive to Ann Arbor for a Friday admitted student visit at the U of M law school. He then drives home Friday evening and joins us on Saturday for a ride back east as we will see DD on Saturday night for dinner and drive to our cruise port on Sunday in New Jersey. DS will stay in Philly for an admitted student visit at Penn LS on Monday and take the train back to DC on Monday evening. This April and May are busier than when the kids were selecting their undergraduate colleges.
Happy Easter and Happy Passover! This is the first Easter without either of my children at home. I don’t have any family nearby so I’m a little sad. I gave D her Easter basket over Spring Break - raspberry truffles and chocolates, gourmet tea, and a few little gifts. I hope they serve something resembling Easter dinner at the college cafeteria today. I miss her.
My D’s allergies have improved at school. Of course, almost anyplace is better for allergies than coastal South Carolina (currently covered in yellow pollen) in the Spring. It’s beautiful, but not kind to those who suffer from hay fever.
Hello, all. Back from DD18’s spring break and right back where I left off – doing laundry! It was nice and relaxing and best of all, warm. I consider it a successful de-stressing vacation when bathing suits take up an entire load on their own.
DS did not come home for Easter and he would have spent it without us if he had. I did send him an Easter box (instead of an Easter basket) and he got a kick of my use of shredded paper grass as filler, and the plastic Easter eggs hidden among the grass. I also included other treats and some new spring clothes so he would have a new outfit for church, just like when he was little
Turns out I was incorrect when I said earlier that April would be the only month I would not see him while he was away at school this year. I am flying out there in a couple of weeks to help him buy a suit for formal. The suit we got him two years ago is now too small and will not do for a formal event. He thought about borrowing a suit but none of his friends are his size and many of them will be attending the same formals anyway. He asked me for help shopping and how could I say no? DD18 is away that weekend in Nashville for a chorus trip and DH is playing in a golf tournament so it is the perfect time to go. Nothing like mother-son shopping for bonding!
2014novamom: I did some shopping, too, while visiting my son last week at his school. He wanted some new polo shirts, belts and bow ties. At least he cleans up well!
Hope everyone had a Happy Easter. D wasn’t going to be home at all this semester so she asked us to come visit. We decided Easter and I’m glad we did, most of the kids went home. Just her and her bestie were on the dorm floor. She has (another) formal coming up. I wanted to use my nordstrom card since we were buying the same dress in different sizes. I wasn’t paying close attention and switched the bill to and ship to. I called immediately to fix it and they said they did, but sure enough one of the dresses showed up on my doorstep today. Here’s hoping the dress going to her is the one that fits!
Was peeking over on the 2015 board and the talk is turning to roommate selection. I,m curious. How did freshmen roommates turn out for all of you? D went with a random roommate. It was a rough start. Roommate was very clingy with the early friends, and very homesick. It seemed like a terrible match, but the survey results turned out to know best after all. The two had a great year and are signed up to share space again next year.
@ordinarylives, random roommate worked for my daughter. She had roommate switch a week before she was supposed to go, but the current roommate and D get along well and are rooming together next year. D is having a rough week this week, issues with phone, cold and a lot of tests. Still can’t believe it is almost end of the year.
At the accepted student days, DD met a girl that she thought she’d get along with (both very conservative) and asked to room with her. They then ended up in a triple, but everyone was a serious student so they got along fine. DD will be in a 6-person suite with the first roommate plus 4 others next year.
My son had the option to go through the online matchmaking profiles and FB group but he chose not to – figuring that anybody else who also chose the arts dorm would be fine. Roommate did the same. They got along fine but each developed their own friends group and aren’t rooming together next year.
DS “met” his roommate on the Facebook group for all the incoming freshmen for his sport. They got to know each other through text starting in May and then decided to room together. They get along very very well and even pledged the same fraternity. It’s a good thing they are great friends since they spend an awful lot of time together! They are both living in the fraternity house next year but the rooms are all singles.
DH and I have also met roomie’s parents at athletic and fraternity events. They seem like good people and we’ve exchanged numbers in case of emergency. I know DS and roomie’s mom are facebook friends and she follows him on Twitter LOL. I’ll be seeing them for the next three years at various events so it’s good to be friendly.
My D had mandatory university pick and was not that great at first. She was supposed to have at least one honors student in her quad and had none. The three other girls buddied around together and left my D out although they were nice people… just kind of ignored her and did their thing. Then one of the three moved out randomly and then spring semester rolled around and they ended up with a transfer student… who ended up getting along great with my D! They are rooming together next year with a bunch of other people. I’m so glad it worked out. Whew!
My d’s randomly assigned roommate did not work out. After 6 weeks, it was bad enough that my d moved into another double, sleeping in a sleeping bag on the floor for the remainder of the semester. Her new roommates were really great to welcome her and accommodate having her there for the next 2+ months. This was after lots of communication, using the RA and the system in-place for working these things out. It was hard as parents to let this go on, but we also knew it would be a life-learning experience. The roommate moved out 2nd semester so my D has had her original double room to herself. She pushed the beds together, bought 2nd-hand king sheets, and has really enjoyed her space. Interesting result…finding she prefers having roommates as she’s a bit lonely in a single!
In general, my son has gotten along all right with his suitemates, although they really do not have much in common, he said. He is a big sports fan. They rarely want to sit and watch a game. He has developed other friendships and plans to live in his fraternity’s house this fall. Hopefully things work out. He likes the idea of having a larger room and the chance to cook for himself.
My daughter and her roommate (randomly selected, but on a special-interest floor) were so-so together. I know the other girl got on my daughter’s nerves and I’m sure the reverse was true as well.
Next year she is living in a suite with 4 singles. The other 3 occupants are boys who were looking to fill the 4th room. She met 2 of them in her job at the campus post office. She is really thrilled about it–the dorm is the newest on campus and very, very nice. The suite has 2 full bathrooms so I think it will work out.
DS and his randomly selected roommate are also in a OK situation. They are fine with each other but don’t talk or do things together a great deal. At least they don’t seem to get on each other’s nerves so I consider that a good roommate situation. Next year, DS will room with another boy whom he got to know this past year.
