<p>LiMom</p>
<p>He already had a mango for breakfast, with cinnamon orange cranberry pecan muffins and hot chocolate. What he missed most re: food in college was fresh fish, delicate fruits and really good pies. Since he’ll be missing his friends all summer, I can at least do the food part. We’re also having broiled trout, couscous with pesto and artichokes with Hollandaise.</p>
<p>Bethievet, what time should we be there?</p>
<p>My son’s graduation was last night—was a beautiful ceremony and I felt so proud—since there’s not much personal other than the walking onto the stage only a few tears…my son loved the cap toss…and we had a great celebratory dinner–glad my mom and best friend and daughter could join us–he was at a party at the beach today with school friends…seems too quick as milestones do—but all is good.<br>
enjoy those special moments/meals with your visiting kids–that sounds very sweet–so do the cranberry pecan muffins.</p>
<p>Congratz to you and your S, lindz - glad you managed to shed only a few tears. </p>
<p>acme -my D thinks all the fruit in the house belongs to her…lol. Just sent H to the supermarket to replenish fruit supplies since I’ll be at work tomorrow, and then we have a school event to attend in the evening.</p>
<p>bethie - your dinner sounds soooo good. I’ve never cooked trout before - but now I’m going to have to give it a shot. And your side dishes - yummy!</p>
<p>It was really good–you’re all invited over for the lemon raspberry tarts!</p>
<p>Umm, Bethie, how do you do couscous with pesto? I make each separately, but have never thought of combining them and it sounds delicious. </p>
<p>Lindz…graduation’s the best. Now that HS is over, you can look forward to the next one. I think my biggest problem will be 3 years from now when all “regularly scheduled” graduations will be over! </p>
<p>News from the 'stans! He called this afternoon to inform us that he was going with the “second team” to the other site and would probably not have cell service until they get back next Saturday. They will be living in a farmhouse with no electricity and minimal running water. He, however, considers this an improvement over tents! Good to hear his voice, Italian accent and all. A friend of mine said it reminds her of the kid in “Breaking Away”…cracked me up because mine is tall and skinny too!</p>
<p>rm, so cool hearing the updates of your son’s travels!</p>
<p>My older D just returned today from her first year. I can’t believe how much stuff she crammed into her tiny car! I also can’t believe the metamorphosis that is taking place in her room right now…it’s like walking into a different world and there’s some crazy techno music blasting…</p>
<p>H cooked a yummy vegetarian version of a Persian eggplant stew tonight served with rice…it was so good! I’m procrastinating doing the dishes right now.</p>
<p>Younger D’s graduation is Thursday night and this past week has been so hectic. Family will start arriving Tuesday morning. No waitlist news and from other threads about it, it doesn’t look too promising. The good news is, everyday she is getting more and more excited about and invested in her enrolled school.</p>
<p>What exciting news from all about foreign adventures and upcoming grad ceremonies! </p>
<p>Couscous and pesto…recipe, please!!!</p>
<p>wow, these dinner descriptions are making me feel like a slacker. With all our evening activities these days H and I have been living on soups, since they are easy to reheat when we get home. Last night I did manage to get the grill working for the first time this year, and did salmon with mustard/dill sauce and rice, and a really nice bottle of wine to top it off. I hope that will keep him happy for a while since we’re probably back to soup tonight. D’s each have extra dance classes tonight because the recital is getting close, and then this week begins all the school ceremonies. We still have a month of school left.</p>
<p>I just make couscous and pesto separately and combine them. Usually I put the pesto on tortellini but we didn’t have any. I usually don’t spend quite this much time making dinner.</p>
<p>Peabodie, I think making soup requires a huge effort! I love it when my H will do that on a weekend and make enough to last for a few days.</p>
<p>What is your best soup recipe?</p>
<p>Congrats Lindz!</p>
<p>We had prom this weekend - #2 son did go to school today which I can’t believe - he had to have been exhausted!!!</p>
<p>well. we’ve started the countdown - graduation is on Saturday and they have “senior week” activities every day and night until Saturday. I can’t believe it’s here. Better yet, my little wallflower is FINALLY inviting his friends over before the daily events to ‘prepare’. I am glad he is indulging himself and enjoyin the moment!</p>
<p>So nice to hear about these end of the year events–brings back good memories from a year ago.</p>
<p>Good Morning! Missed the talk yesterday…drove three hours to D1’s school to help pack up for the summer. She has class for the rest of the week so we left just the bare minimum that she will pack up in her little car. I can hardly believe another year has zoomed by! Had lots of time to reflect on the trip and count my blessings.</p>
<p>It sounds like everyone’s been so busy.</p>
<p>runnersmom - thanks for the update on your son’s travels. Is he really still talking with his fake Italian accent? Too funny!</p>
<p>Peabodie - we often go through the living on soup phase. Now that D has become a vegetarian, it is not as fun for me though. I like nothing better than taking a store-bought box of chicken broth and adding some baby carrots, escarole and orzo to it. It’s the easiest thing in the world and tastes great. If H insists, I will add some cut-up store-roasted chicken to the broth, but it’s not necessary as far as I’m concerned.</p>
<p>kitkat - it sounds like your S had fun at prom this weekend - is he awake yet?</p>
<p>university - so glad your “little wallflower” is coming out of his shell and enjoying the end of his senior year.</p>
<p>NMinn - Hooray - your D1 is coming home!! That’s a good thing, I’m guessing…lol.</p>
<p>I’m not doing much today - it’s a dismal, rainy day - good for getting some laundry out of the way.</p>
<p>LIMOM, actually I’m beginning to believe its not fake, at least in the literal sense of the word! He has an incredible ear for accents (can repeat movie lines in the appropriate dialect), and I think that the Italians are probably speaking English to him in very accented English and he’s just absorbing it…still sounds VERY funny though. I’m looking forward to the weekend when he will be back in Samarkand and able to call.</p>
<p>For those enjoying graduation festivities…CONGRATULATIONS! Enjoy every moment because all too soon you’ll be like NorthMinnesota and helping them pack up from their first year away. Me, I get to wait another 3 weeks to do that because she won’t be done until June 11th. Bless those quarter system schools!</p>
<p>Oh, goodness! Everyone’s been busy! Congratulations to your grads!</p>
<p>Our graduations are not until the second week of June (one HS, and two at UW, one celebration for each major). DD is done with one prom, and can’t wait for her own one. The prom that she went to was a lot of fun, and it happened on the hottest day of the month (90 degrees in the shade - a new record for us). I gave D and her date ice-filled water bottles, and the young man was very appreciative. The date looked evry handsome in his tux (carefully selected with D’s guidance), but he sure sweated a lot! D, on the other hand, was very comfortable in her flowing spaghetty-strapped dress.</p>
<p>runnersmom, keep us posted about your son’s adventures!</p>
<p>Goodness! I think I was moderated on another thread! :o I don’t think I said anything naughty or bad…oh…wonder what I said!!! Anyway it is gone! It was in the house not a dorm room thread. I remember the gist of what I posted and it wasn’t bad…wonder if it was misinterpreted???</p>
<p>? I wonder that, too, sometimes.</p>
<p>Good morning to all, whether you are celebrating the end of APs or
graduation or getting off the waitlist.</p>
<p>This morning I brought extra seedlings of those new striped beets…I
haven’t ever cooked beets, but if these grow I will. Anyone want to
try them (full sun) in their garden spot?</p>