<p>Good morning, vigil citizenry!</p>
<p>2blue - Same story here for S’ scholarship - they were looking for a plethora of activities instead of passion for a select few so S did not get it. C’est la vie, he says, and no regrets.</p>
<p>I’m starting on a low carb diet today (instead of the “leave no carbs behind” eating frenzy I’ve been doing lately), so I had scrambled eggs and a no sugar-added hot chocolate. ::Oatmeal scurries to back of pantry and sulks.::</p>
<p>Yeah, I suspect the same will happen to DS with scholarships – deep ECs, not super-wide. The other thing is that I expect they’ll look at the GPA and say “ACK!” vs. looking at the actual courses he took and the context of the school. Oh well. He has done pretty darned well in any event, and he’s expecting to work on campus anyway.</p>
<p>Lintz-
Sorry to have been so obtuse in the meta thread- the question about bagels and lox was b/c we were talking about fish (lox is salmon). But, in our house, bagels and lox is a treat any day of the week- not just Sunday. Sometimes DH jogs up to the bagel store in the early morning (note the time of this post for reference to early morning…) and we get treated to fresh bagels- (still hot!) and Lox. Yummm!</p>
<p>::: brewing coffee to wake up for now… DH is out of town. No bagels and lox today 
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<p>lindz126: here is the official mint julep recipe that is used at the Derby. Obviously it doesn’t have to be Early Times whisky, but that is what they serve there. As a Kentucky native I have just a little bit of experience in enjoying these—ah, the memories of the infield on the first Saturday in May—my first experience in seeing truly wild behavior (not my own) and since I was usually working there as a photographer, I have the pictures to prove it!!</p>
<p>The Early Times Mint Julep Recipe </p>
<p>2 cups sugar
2 cups water
Sprigs of fresh mint
Crushed ice
Early Times Kentucky Whisky
Silver Julep Cups
Make a simple syrup by boiling sugar and water together for five minutes. Cool and place in a covered container with six or eight sprigs of fresh mint, then refrigerate overnight. Make one julep at a time by filling a julep cup with crushed ice, adding one tablespoon mint syrup and two ounces of Early Times Kentucky Whisky. Stir rapidly with a spoon to frost the outside of the cup. Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint. </p>
<p>Enjoy.</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing the mint julep recipe, Peabodie. I’ve never had one either - maybe I’ll make them for Mother’s Day, if I have company.</p>
<p>I would like to sample the mint julep and skip work for today, but I’ve been feeling that way too much lately! Between my spring fever and my students Spring fever . . . . well you get the picture.</p>
<p>So I will tip toe carefully past because even hearing and mint juleps, well. </p>
<p>mountains: I’m not sure dieting talk is allowed in here. Ask the mods and ask owlice.</p>
<p>The really big scholarships I saw given out were for community service not EC’s. 7 million hours in the volunteer firefighters, that sort of thing.</p>
<p>Not my kids’ style, though DS did get a school scholarship for being a “Renaissance Man” I think because he chaired three EC’s: Mock Trial, Academic Team, and Chamber Orchestra.</p>
<p>well I definitely could use a breakfast mint julep. I’m heading off to the dentist (emergency root canal last week; trying to create a replacement crown for the tooth today. broke off most of front tooth while eating a slice a pizza–must have been very tough crust. and let me tell you, getting a dentist to come in on a saturday night is no easy feat, so if anyone’s child is looking for a great career, a dentist offering emergency hours would have a goldmine in my town!).</p>
<p>as for dieting, I’ve been on a liquid, soft foods diet since all this happened. I thought that just maybe I might lose a little weight. unfortunately, all the liquid/soft options I came up with involved ice cream, pudding and large amounts of liquor. No cottage cheese or yogurt for me!!! I did try making the leeks soup from “French Women Don’t Get Fat” or whatever that book is called. The soup is still sitting in the fridge. I don’t seem to be able to lose weight just by looking at it. I guess you actually have to consume it.</p>
<p>I’m sorry to hear I have company on the thread when it comes to kids with deep ECs being passed over for scholarships. As I posted last night, those deep ECs paid off when it came to acceptances so three cheers for admissions officers recognizing the value of commitment! Hopefully, your son will have a different outcome, CountingDown.</p>
<p>1:30 a.m. for a weekday party is way too late. LIMOMOF2, I’m passing you an extra mug of the coffee jym brewed this morning. Oatmeal eaten here doesn’t count, mountains. I’d love to go to the Derby someday, Peabodie. mythmom, professors get spring fever? Why, I’m shocked. lindz, I liked your story about your son and your post.</p>
<p>Editing after seeing your latest post, Peabodie. Hope all goes well with your dentist visit!</p>
<p>Thanks 2blue. It shouldn’t be too bad, but I think my days of eating crunchy apples and corn on the cob are over. sigh. Mint juleps, on the otherhand, go down just fine.</p>
<p>Much support to all those going through scholarship difficulties. We aren’t expecting anything. D didn’t make it to semifinalist status on any of the national/regional scholarship applications she attempted, and all the local ones seemed to be geared toward rewarding HS athletes, or those majoring in music, health-care or education. She brought home a 4-page list of local scholarships and there were only two she could even attempt to qualify for. So I’m guessing the competition will be very steep for those two, since she can’t possibly be the only other non-athlete who isn’t planning to go into those fields.</p>
<p>Oh well, think of all the money I’ve saved by not being able to eat for 10 days. That should buy a textbook or two.</p>
<p>why that mint julep recipe is divine—can we skip breakfast and go right to cocktails…aw come on mythmom you know you want to–</p>
<p>peabodie–laughed at your leek soup comment–I keep filling my fridge with fresh salad ingredients and unique lowfat/free dressings but… then owlice will bake a yummy bread and its all over</p>
<p>2blue-yes, I get terribly ribbed about my cc addiction–my kids have busted me several times when they “needed me for something” only to find me glued to the screen and we all crack up at the irony…when I showed my son the meta thread—he just looked at me stumped–“yeah, and that would be funny because…” guess you had to be a parent…</p>
<p>My kids worship CC, though of course, they think it’s the stupidest thing in the world.</p>
<p>I have been forbidden to go on Facebook, and fair’s fair – mom is allowed something for herself, and it keeps me out of their hair.</p>
<p>Always a good thing.</p>
<p>And yeah, want to but can’t. I’m a GROWN UP.</p>
<p>Darn!</p>
<p>Peabodie, good luck with the dental work. That’s my least favorite way to part with my $$$.</p>
<p>My kids, too, know of my CC addiction and they are glad I have others to talk to as they are SO OVER this college thing. But I can’t just stop on a dime like they can…</p>
<p>Good morning, all!</p>
<p>Fresh out of the oven: muffins. We have blueberry, chocolate chocolate chip, cranberry (these are very tasty), banana nut, raisin bran (for those who’ve had too much cheese lately), and lemon poppyseed.</p>
<p>Bagels (onion, plain, poppyseed, everything, and two others I cannot recall at the moment) from H&H are on the buffet already.</p>
<p>Did I mention that we have French toast, too? I make a bread just for French toast – not challah, but an oatmeal maple bread. It makes fabulous French toast.</p>
<p>What? No carbs? </p>
<p>Sausage, bacon, and eggs are next to the muffins. :D</p>
<p>Peabodie, great recipe for the mint juleps; thanks! We have plenty of mint growing in our little garden for these. Good luck at the dentist!</p>
<p>mythmom, I thought about channeling your inner child, but I might not be old enough to handle that! 
So I’ll have to entice you to come out to play another way. Artsy-craftsy stuff? Nothing makes 8-12 hours go by faster than me playing with Sculpey. </p>
<p>How about using marzipan as a medium? Many claylike qualities, and we get to eat our creations, too!</p>
<p>owlice: Yes, I made a wedding cake with marzipan flowers,probably because I am not adept enough to make buttercream flowers. It came out well!</p>
<p>peabodie: Sorry for ignoring your dentist travails. I guess anything dentist brings out my avoidance mechanism. Coraggio!</p>
<p>Good Morning! My eye twitch is aggravating but I think it should clear up in the next day or so. I also have a knot in my stomach. This decision process is wreaking havoc on my old body!!! D2 seems at ease with her decision so I need to trust her gut instinct. Will know more tonight! And yes, 2blue, it would be a job for me too but to her it is still a passion that she wants to pursue. </p>
<p>sigh…Pass the Zantac, please! ;)</p>
<p>A day of crafting sounds wonderful! I’m a scrapper…anyone else???</p>
<p>Good luck at the dentist Peabodie!</p>
<p>owlice…thanks to your baking I really need to hit the gym! Good thing the weather has been nice enough to walk in the evenings!</p>
<p>nminn–I got lost in Michaels over the weekend buying all these very cute scrapper things–I’m crafty but little experience w scrapping so any tips would be welcome–found these scrapbook frames too–kind of fun since I find scrapbooks get put in a closet after the initial looksee and these can be hung–my 12 yr old guffawed when I said I was making one for big bro – that he might hang in his college dorm. then he gave me a kiss so I accepted the feedback gracefully…</p>
<p>love, love, love to scrap! My girls and their friends love to go over their books. Have been busy getting current for next year’s grad party. Are grad parties big deals elsewhere in the country???</p>
<p>2blue -Thanks for passing me that much-needed extra cup of coffee - not a coffee drinker IRL, but since it’s virtual, I will indulge… </p>
<p>Peabodie, going to the dentist is probably my least favorite thing to do in the world - I feel for you. But it is a reminder - I am due for a visit. Good luck with your crown.</p>
<p>My kids are aware of my CC addiction - D doesn’t really care, but it bothers S for some reason. He’s only 11, and it’s not like I’m trying to talk to him about college - although last week he mentioned that he’s planning to attend a party college! I told him that if he wants to attend a party school, he’d better get good grades so he can get a scholarship to that school, because that is the only way that is happening! I don’t even know how an 11-year old knows about party schools!</p>
<p>lindz - loved your son’s reaction to the hanging scrapbook! But honestly, I can’t see an 18-year old hanging something like that in his dorm room - can you? I’m not especially crafty - not into scrapbooking at all. I can quilt, and I do - it just takes me forever and ever to finish them, especially now that I’ve found CC. Right now I have two unfinished quilts sitting upstairs - one just needs to be bound, and the other needs to be quilted and bound. </p>
<p>Owlice - thanks for the amazing breakfast. Love the chocolate chip muffins! I think they’re looking for you to do some side-catering over in Sinner’s Alley, BTW.</p>
<p>Speaking of dieting and not quite sticking with the diet - I just went to Trader Joe’s and the fruit store and bought loads of fresh fruits and vegetables, quinoa, and other good, healthy foods - and then at the last second, added a 3-pack of chocolate croissants! No self control! </p>
<p>NMinn - I hope that eye-twitch thing clears up soon - it must be annoying for you. Good luck to your D.</p>
<p>LIMOMOF2----I was actually kidding on the square with my son re: his bro putting such a sentimental thing in his dorm room. I get that that would be social suicide. you’d be interested in this–my dear friend (from kindergarten) made a quilt for her daughter made of all old baby clothes, fav tees, etc. and presented it as a sweet take some memories to college gift–next year I will have the privilege of doing so for my daughter…I created a quilt of life for our temple years ago as a fund raiser, social action project so I’m fond of them too.</p>