<p>Well, he’s due to land in Istanbul in about 1/2 hour. Then a 3 hour layover followed by a 5 1/2 hour flight to Tashkent. I’ve decided I will start breathing normally again when I know he’s arrived safely in Tashkent, cleared customs and immigration and met up with the translator who is supposed to meet him. That should be by 8-9pm tonight…NY time. Thanks for asking!</p>
<p>Good Morning! Things have been crazy around here and I’ve missed hearing what you all have been up to! Taking off and being lazy today…have some birthday cake!!! Got a great electronic cutter for my scrapbooking! Hooray! D1’s AP Lang teacher told them not to bother with studying for the test. sigh… Oh well, more craziness and chaos for the rest of the school year! I think that is norm for us anymore!</p>
<p>runnersmom…the ravel sounds sooooo exciting!
acme…sounds like s is moving forward…that’s very mature!</p>
<p>Happy Birthday NorthMinnesota! My D was in Minneapolis for a hockey tournament at the National Sports Center. Don’t know if that’s anywhere near you, but she said what she saw, she really liked!</p>
<p>Morning, all! I’m trying diversionary tactics on the “liberal” thread to see whether I can head off a food fight. </p>
<p>I just hate to see good food wasted… :D</p>
<p>Oooo, and happy birthday, NorthMinnesota!</p>
<p>That’s weird. The “Morning, all” post was written and posted before the “Happy birthday” post. </p>
<p>I am now entering The Twilight Zone. While I’m here, I have a few questions for Mr. Serling; I might as well take advantage of the situation and ask them!</p>
<p>Just stopping in to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to NM (want some slightly aging, half eaten birthday/graduation cake??) and a big THANK YOU to owlice for the creative diversionary tactics in the “liberal” thread. However, you owe me a new keyboard. I sprayed my coffee all over it when I burst out laughing.</p>
<p>:: hands new coffee to jym ::</p>
<p>Let’s handle the important things first!</p>
<p>Thank you owlice, for putting a lid on my coffee cup… just as you put a lid on the political hot potatoes brewing in that other thread. Where did you develop such a gift for all things food-related?</p>
<p>Happy Birthday to you, North Minnesota! And to my offspring unit, too!</p>
<p>So here are two mocha chocolate cakes…the one on the right is for NM,</p>
<p>help yourself, guys! The one on the left I’m taking to the dorm later.</p>
<p>Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers down here 
I kept telling myself to come down to the parents forum on Sunday and thn I didn’t. Thanks guys to all of u who have been so supportive to the CC kids.</p>
<p>OOOhh, you’re a keeper, Skygirl! Have another piece of cake!</p>
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<p>Maintaining hips as expansive as mine requires it.</p>
<p>I’d say “alas,” but actually, I like Oreos. </p>
<p>And ice cream.</p>
<p>Strawberry shortcake, brownies, chocolate… well, you get the idea! :)</p>
<p>That’s so nice of you, SkyGirl! I agree with jym; you’re a keeper.</p>
<p>My son sent off his college ID photos yesterday, and received a packet in the mail of various forms. Perhaps this weekend we will go through it and get everything filled out. He says his biggest fear is now that he’s turned down all the other schools, he will somehow mess something up regarding his enrollment at the one he accepted. We agree that’s not happening, but I totally get what he means. </p>
<p>I talked to my mom and sister last night. It looks like, with the exception of one nephew, we will be able to pull off a family reunion this summer. I’m excited. With five kids in college or heading off to college and two in high school, the scheduling is a major feat. Some of the kids will be graduating from college next year, so this will probably be our last chance to get everyone together.</p>
<p>Sometimes it’s faster to just rub the cake on your thighs, I saw Erma</p>
<p>Bombeck do that on TV once.</p>
<p>Thanks for the bday wishes!!! (and cake!)</p>
<p>Runnersmom…yep. The NSC is about 40 minutes from us. We are there often for soccer…fields as far as you can see! They have really developed that area over the past few years. Target and Kohl’s must make a boat load of moola in those locations. Everyone laughed when they built them “out in the boonies” back then.</p>
<p>Happy Birthday, NM! Indulge as much as you like today- calories don’t count on your birthday.</p>
<p>Happy Birthday, NM! Don’t you just love May? :D</p>
<p>And I’ll add my birthday wishes NorthMinn. </p>
<p>And yes, Harriet, I do love may. Not the cruelest month!</p>
<p>Is your b’day in May as well?</p>
<p>Yep. I didn’t share cake in the lounge because this year, I didn’t get one: My birthday fell on the day of the rehearsal dinner for the big wedding a couple of weeks ago.</p>
<p>Around here May is known as the “month of me” - birthday, Mother’s Day, and our anniversary. June’s a real letdown. :D</p>
<p>cottonwood, which offspring celebrates today? HB to him/her in any case!</p>