Not that any of your DDs need to worry about this but my geriatric ladies awed by silk pillowcases to prevent wrinkles on your face.
Another second for silk pillow cases. And yes, mine go in the washer and dryer!
@palm715 Be sure to put a fan on your list. Those older dorms (with radiator steam heat) are warm in winter too.
Is bamboo fiber bedding and pillow cases considered ācoolingā?
I donāt know if itās cooling, but bamboo is all my niece will use. She lives in an apartment that is hot in the summer and cold in the winter. She also swears by the softness.
Going to confess- took a peek at DSās speech for graduation. Felt guilty but, so glad I did, otherwise I would have been a blubbering idiot in public (instead of in my own bathroom) :((
Iām a little behind here but
regarding printers: D15 didnāt want to take one. Her school didnāt allow wireless and she figured she would print at the library or computer center.
regarding laundry: D15 was complaining yesterday that my laundry system at home is so complicated, what with separating the whites from the darks. Her system at school apparently involves one load of everything mixed together
regarding thanksgiving; Iām so torn. My niece is getting married the first weekend in Nov. in the city D16 is going to college and we will be going out for that. It seems silly to pay to fly her home when we will have just seen her a couple weeks before and we will see her for Christmas a couple weeks after. Plus her grandmother, uncle, and tons of cousins are local so she has a place to go. DH says none of that matters and if she wants to come home we should fly her home.
Graduation fears: 624 students, 21 valedictorians and kids have to be there seated at 6:45 AM.
Graduation over: no outside speakers, no valedictorian speeches and complete in one hour and 45 minutes and only negative was they couldnāt say our last name correctly.
6:45 am- wow! thatās early @dadoftwingirls - sorry they didnāt get your name right!
My D16 has five more days of school, then finals, then graduation, with orientation stuffed in there between two graduation rehearsals. She also still has a project assigned in the 3rd quarter that she hasnāt really started, two tests this week, another project to finish up and has to to take two placement tests by the end of this weekend. Oh, and prom on Saturday. Iām glad she spent about 2 hours of the three day weekend on actual schoolwork. I think Iāll just set this last report card on fire without opening it.
The school strongly recommended studying for the math placement test. The review packet is 120+ pages long. There is no way. Hopefully she will at least place into College Algebra and not have to take some remedial class at CC this summer.
I keep wanting to buy things for the dorm and then I remember that weāre flying 1,700 miles. I know that stores can hold stuff, but I doubt that they will do so for two months so I need to back off for awhile. On the other hand, weāre flying Southwest, so maybe all four of us can bring a second free checked bag packed with bedding, towels, etc.
@dadoftwingirls (Double)Congrats on graduation although it stinks they mispronounced their names. And thatās a fast graduation. Ours is expected to last a good 2.5 with only about 300 grads
Congrats @dadoftwingirls . My son has a very unusual family middle name. Weāve had no less than 4 calls from the school
to ask how to pronounce his name. I understand the frustration.
Found out 2 weeks ago that my sister in law and niece were not be going to attend DS16ās graduation because my niece has to have surgery then we found out last night that my other sister in law and niece will be unable to attend because my BIL will be having a heart cath that morning. So it will be just DH, DS19, a neighbor and me in attendance on Thurs. Then party time on Friday and off to Disney on Sunday.
At least they have valid reasons (I have a friend whose whole fatherās side wonāt show up because she is not graduating with distinction or honors and they live in the next town over.) @carolinamom2boys although itās still disappointing. The only people at graduation for us with be our parents, our maternal grandfather, possibly his ālady friendā and a great aunt. Unfortunately one of my favorite great aunts who is also my namesake is unable to come because her husband doesnāt get out of the house anymore due to health issues. And the other grandfather lives in GA and canāt travel. Iām grateful for those who can attend but at the same time Iām slightly jealous of my friends who have their whole families coming to watch.
@carolinamom2boys : Let us know what time to stand and clap. There will be thunderous applause from Bangor to San Diego, from the Keys to Anchorage.
To your son!
10:00 AM Thurs morning
Got it, @carolinamom2boys. Donāt be frightened by the rumble.
The reminder is on the calendar for 10am Thursday @carolinamom2boys. We only had DD, DH, maternal grandparents, GF and I at graduation but it was plenty. Venue was packed.
Thx @Cheeringsection . No living grandparents , just us. It will be a good day.
Iāll be clapping from work, @carolinamom2boys !
D apparently got her portal for school a week ago, but neglected to check her emailā¦and naturally it doesnāt work, but sheās contacted the appropriate person to get it fixed. We went to the party store and got the last couple of things for the grad party. Itās not till the 18th, but we wanted to get it out of the way before next weekās crazy schedule.
H found a whole bunch of mini discs from an old video camera we had and weāve spent the evening watching them. It was hard not to tear up watching 9 and 10 yo D singing, dancing, and we even found the one where she gave a tour of our new house the day we moved in! She sounded like a proper realtor-it was the cutest thing.
Thanks @sseamom . Those discs were a great find .