@livinginLA So sorry that you are experiencing this right now. Hope that things resolve soon and the healing can begin.
@livinginLA - Hope things start getting better.
@livinginLA Please keep us posted from your insider POV of what these traumatized people need from others and the country. Help us cut through the media clutter and point us to the best information and insights. Thanks so much.
Thanks for the good wishes all.
Sending all my best to those impacted by the flooding.
DS is close to packed. Most of the laundry is done. Mainly just electronics to pack tomorrow and then the loading of the vehicle. I plan to go to the gym to work out the stress and let DS sleep in a bit. We will be on our way by late afternoon.
Safe journeys @Cheeringsection . Please keep us posted . We head out Sunday. 
How highly pissed off are we! ~X(
Just now our home owners association emailed to let use know that the alley way leading to our garage will be re-paved starting the day before we leave (our garage is located at the back of our home). This means that the vehicles for 14 houses (at least 25) will have to find parking on the street. It also means that instead of packing the car the night before we leave we will have to do it the morning of (God forbid we pack the car, park it on the street and someone steal the car). :-S
Ugh, ugh, ugh! And they didnāt give much notice now did they? @HappyFace2018
Oh, @livinginLA, all this sounds so hard. Thinking of you, and noticing that the media is not covering the flooding to the extent that it should. Thanks for keeping us informed.
@readingclaygirl Not at all. Our neighborhood is very quaint with small streets. It will take four days to do this crap!
We are completely packed up and planning to leave about 8 am tomorrow. This should get us to Pittsburgh around dinner time. Move in starts at 9 Saturday morning. It was a strange day today as D realized this is her last day for doing many things. The dog has been very upset all day. He understands that suitcases means that people are leaving so heās been super clingy and keeps following us around and crying. He sleeps in Dās room at night so he is really going to be affected by her absence.
Iām worried about a petās reaction to DDās leave-taking, too. One of our cats is āhersā by their mutual decree. She isnāt going to find DD in the house anymore after next week, so sheās going to be one confused kitty.
You no sooner get done worrying about whether they will get into the college they want than you have to start worrying about what happens when they get there. This article covers a lot of my biggest worries. http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/for-freshmen-campus-life-poses-new-risks/
Ford is offering a student discount to join zip car for only $5. If you were planning on this as an option for your student, it is a good deal! This is our DSās emergency transportation plan so I am glad to get it set up before it is actually needed. I cannot manage a link for some reason but you should be able to find it on the zip car website.
Safe travels @Cheeringsection and @me29034. Iām also worrying about our dog. Sheās 11 and has also been very clingy. It doesnāt help that DS16 feeds her, so she immediately looks for him at mealtimes even though DS19 has taken over the job .
So frustrating @HappyFace2018 .
Good morning! We dropped DS off at UF yesterday . . . could not sleep worrying about him. 
On the plus side his roommate and roommateās family were super nice.
Ugh this is hard.
Hugs @SouthFloridaMom9 . How far is it from your house ?
Hugs to all that have or will drop off soon. I missed my shot at a picture of a sibling hug last night. I was too busy trying not to cry when DS offered. He will be asleep when she leaves for school and her coach wants them to stay after school even though there is 1.5 hours until practice. Uugghh!
@carolinamom2boys - not very far. But we agreed that we would not hover and DS would stay on campus most of the time. H and I are looking for the next place closer to the coast.
Thatās hard, but I appreciate your effort @SouthFloridaMom9 . We are just far enough away to be able to get there in a reasonable time, but not close enough to hover.
@Cheeringsection . You are exercising great restraint not waking your son up.