Yes, @albert69 it’s okay to use Evite, and has definite advantages over snail-mail. We’ve done Evites for parties for years, but for graduation sent out glossy snail-mail announcement/invites suitable for refrigerator placement 
Some got lost, to desk ant infestations, home renovations, and such; some called to ask the date/time, but a couple of families did so after the party had already happened. So if we do the paper again, we’ll also set up an Evite so that folks get the online reminders. It was a learning experience.
Evite is good for rsvps…but if you have some older relatives make sure they check their email or send them a paper copy.
There aren’t any relatives coming - it’s just friends. We’re not really that close to our relatives, geographically and socially. There’s only a few adults we’ve invited, and one has already RSVP’d, and we are pretty sure the other few are pretty computer savvy, so I think we should be good. It’s kind of informal, it’s not like I’m having a ceremony or anything. With it being so late it’s also more of a going-away party.
My GF has a big extended family, lots of cousins and uncles and aunts, most of which live in the state. So when she RSVP’d, she jokingly put down that she was bringing 50 guests. I texted her like “you’ve got to be kidding” which she was, lol. That was great, though. 
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@singermom4, be sure to find out when the MicroFridge rentals are due back. I am hearing the kids have to return them up to two weeks prior to the school year ending. Depending on what the kid is storing in the fridge, it could be somewhat problematic.
^ Same for RENTING text books. Is the return date going to be AFTER the last day of classes/testing?
@HeliMom74 - thanks for the heads up on early returns - I will be sure to ask! I suppose it is not a critical item so that’s okay - now returning textbooks before exams are over - that could be a problem! I did not even know one could rent textbooks!
You can also get electronic textbooks for about the same price as renting a traditional book.
My D rented textbooks through both Amazon and the U she had classes at and both had return dates well after the class ended. It’s probably more of an issue to have them “remember” to return the textbook and to find packaging that will fit the book to mail it back.
I could never rent textbooks, sadly. I’m too hard on the books - I have a habit of crinkling the pages while I read and work in them. I was awful as a little kid - books would literally fall to pieces as I read them. My younger sister would have screeching fits if I wanted to read a book she wanted to read because she feared I would ruin it. I was able to modify the habit so that I didn’t rip out pages, but I still create a lot of wear on them. Although I was never tested, we began to suspect that I’m somewhat ADHD, and since I have to move to think, that’s why my textbooks get so worn. (You should see my Calculus book, it looks like it went through a war.)
You can also rent electronically. The book simply turns into a pumpkin at the end date, and you’ll recover notice, although there are provisions to rent for an extra month at a time in case of incompletes, for example.
Note: students can get Amazon student for half price. Free two-day shipping plus stuff like Prime instant Amazon videos and music included. Plus parents can link their accounts to get the same benefits.
I definitely did better with physical books. Interacting with it physically helped me remember things better - not only did I read it but I had the additional physical contact to help me remember where information was that I needed later on.
D does better with physical books too because you can flip back and forth between sections. That is a lot more difficult to do with electronic books.
S just bought books for 3 of his 4 classes. Spent $80 total including shipping on Amazon. The fourth class should be non fiction novels so also inexpensive I hope. Since they estimated $1100 for books and fees a year and he has no fees first semester I feel like we are on the right track!
I recently read about a study which determined that people learn better from physical text books vs e-books. Can’t recall if there was a clear explanation - perhaps engaging more senses results in better retention?
The light from computers and the like is bad for the eyes, so that’s why I wouldn’t want a textbook that was electronic. I stare at my computer enough, no need to maximize the bad exposure.
One big advantage of electronic books is the search function.
You see an unfamiliar term that was first discussed pages or chapters ago, and you can much more easily find it in an ebook.
Or you’re reading a novel–particularly a Russian novel-- and you say who the heck is this character? With an ebook no problem.
I wonder if a study that shows greater retention with a dead tree book might be biased by the fact that most people using ebooks started out with physical books. I’d like to see that study repeated in another generation.
Does anyone know where to get JUST fitted XL twin sheets? Not the sets including pillowcases & flat sheets? I don’t want those things, I can bring my own pillowcases and I have a blanket set I like. I never use flat sheets…
I think The Company Store has single fitted XL twin sheets. Scroll to fitted sheets, select XL twin. $29.
http://www.thecompanystore.com/company-cotton-sheets/e4d7-ps-a14.html?start=2&q=XL%20twin
Thanks, @dyiu13. $29 for just one sheet though… that seems expensive. And I’ll need more than 1, I suppose, to get though a semester. (I guess I should wash them once in awhile… ;)) ) I can get a set (even though I don’t want a set) for that price at Bed, Bath, & Beyond. I’ve found $6 fitted twin XL sheets at Target… I’m tempted to ask for several of those.
Correction: Kmart. But Target also has some cheaper ones.
Target is where we got my son’s. You probably want two, one to use while the other is in the wash or if you spill something, etc.