Thank you @mstomper Its a pretty prestigious school too. Good job prospects for sure. @Waiting2exhale thankfully it got resolved but still it should not have happened
@petrichor11 and @mstomper No worries about mustard based BBQ coming from this house, vinegar all the way. DH is quite the pit master. 2 years ago for my goddaughterâs graduation we had a pig roast. He can make the BBQ. Iâm a Maryland girl so Iâll bring the crabs.
@carolinamom2boys Heaven is a hot August day in the shade with a cool Chesapeake breeze, a bushel of blue crabs with old bay seasoning dumped on a newspaper covered picnic table, melted butter, and plenty of beer!
@4kids2graduate Some of my fondest memories are crabbing with my family on the Eastern Shore of Md.
I got married on a bluff overlooking the Severn RiverâŠthat is a pretty part of the country! My friend in Salisbury always buys me Fisherâs popcorn when I visit her.
@carolinamom2boys, my wife grew up in Maryland, but doesnât like crab. I donât care for it ether, even though itâs my adopted home. S18, who is the only one of us born in MD, is also the only one who will eat crab. I get my love of NC BBQ from my parents, who are both from NC.
@mstomper, wow, that is awesome!!!
Iâll bring forks and condiments :)>-
@Mysonsdad always the practical one!
@mstomper @carolinamom2boys @4kids2graduate CrowMan and I got married on Kent Island, by the Chesapeake. Had crab cakes for our dinner!
I make my momâs orange potato salad. Looks strange but tastes good! Thatâs what Iâll bring to the BBQ.
Woo Hoo !!! Clemson wins the Orange Bowl!!!
Now I cook my Maryland recipes in SC.
I can make homemade guacamole ! Iâll bring some tortilla chips to go with it also.
@mstomper how awesome for your son! Are you certain he will go to there? Are you done?
@4kids2graduate I have two ideas for smaller engineering schools if he wants options to Tulsa. Feel free to PM me.
@Cheeringsection, I think weâre done. Itâs his first choice, and he can graduate debt free. He wanted an urban college, and heâs got it.
Ok-doke. Just had our first family meltdown preparing for tomorrowâs intended FAFSA submission. D16 recalled late this afternoon that her godfather had established a custodial account for her. We parents had totally forgotten this. And we have no idea what its balance is going to be tomorrow so we can include it in FAFSA.
I had asked and learned two years ago that it is considered the childâs asset held in custody by her godfather. (We already know sheâll attend a college that gives her a full-tuition grant that precludes any other free aid, and the family/student must cover every cost other than tuition. She hasnât picked which college yet, however. Sorry if this doesnât make sense - the full-tuition grant is an employee benefit. So while we have to file FAFSA, as the grant requires, her and our 2015 assets arenât going to play much of a role in determining aid. We wonât get Pell, unsubsidized loans or W-S anyway because the parentsâ assets are too high in 2015.)
But, now weâre missing the January 1 account balance and are ridiculously trying to reach her sweet godfather on New Yearâs Eve. Sigh. I think weâre going to wind up missing the January 1 FAFSA submission.
At least the kid remembered this account at the last minute. Would not want to be accused of hiding assets. I donât think our ignorance would be an excuse.
You can summit it after right? @dyiu13 Hope you get it figured out soon! The college my sister is attending had a FAFSA webinar a couple weeks ago so my parents got all organized then. I guess my dad will be busy tomorrow!
Why are you worried about getting the FAFSA in on Jan1? Iâll be filing it after the kids are back at school and I have some peace and quiet. We have until March to file but I know some schools are first filed first served. We are full pay but I want the option of the federal loan.
FAFSA itself doesnât have a Jan. 1 deadline, thatâs just the first day you can file for next year. You probably donât even likely have your employerâs W-2 yet-they donât even send them out until Jan. 1! So donât panic. We do have a couple of colleges who need our FAFSA by Feb. 1 so weâll get started soon, but we canât have all the correct info until our employers get their piece to us.
@3scoutsmom, my wife does all the cooking (I clean) so I figured I would do what most men do when it comes to a potluck.
@carolinamom2boys, I thought the game was tomorrow. I was at the gym and saw it was 30 something to 17 and my first three thoughts were 1. I missed the game, 2. @carolinamom2boys is going to be happy and 3. I need to look for @3scoutsmom momâs daughter even though I have no idea what she looks like.
Can you send in the FAFSA and then update it? I have my last check and wifeâs last check for the year and can go off of that.
You can estimate FAFSA then update when you file your taxes.
@4kids2graduate have you visited Tulsa? DS and I went to one of their visit days last year. Feel free to PM me if you want that perspectiveâwe donât know anyone who actually goes there.