<p>Kippers! Owlice, how did you know?<br>
:: helps self to kippers & scrambled eggs ::
:: refills coffee c[_] :: (I may be switching to decaf after this cup. Not sure more jitters are a good idea . . .)</p>
<p>:: leaves basket of assorted yarn & lovely wooden needles on coffee table for those who may need to keep their hands busy today ::</p>
<p>All will be well, and all will be well, and all manner of things will be well.</p>
<p>Almond croissants!</p>
<p>Owlice, thanks so much. Paybacks in a few years.</p>
<p>I’m playing it low key, won’t be back here today (unless I’m miserable late tonight). We’re loving the one we’re with and still enjoying Tom Petty.</p>
<p>Focusing on academics, mailing in the waitlist card, and asking D to propose a personal budget, which I can then cut by 20%. At least.</p>
<p>Thanks all for the music offerings as well. May good things come to those who wait.</p>
<p>Off to work, but have been looking everywhere in town for an almond croissant for my birthday.</p>
<p>I hope you don’t all mind if I grab one and run.</p>
<p>Best wishes to all those waiting today.</p>
<p>If you have no where to go, go to a movie. </p>
<p>If you haven’t seen Juno already it’s a treat.</p>
<p>Wish I could hold your hands all day, but must go earn the money that keeps my two in tuition.</p>
<p>Good luck all!</p>
<p>Thanks for breakfast, Owlice! Muffinswere wonderful, especially the lemon poppyseed ones.
Also rushing to work. Hope to focus on working at least till noon. Good luck everyone!
See you at lunch.
… 5 more decisions today…
How may are you waiting for?</p>
<p>happy birthday mythmom…hope you find that almond croissant–and that today is a happy day for all—yummy muffins…5 decisions here too…went to a scholarship dinner last nite where all the other kids applied to 1-2 schools, mostly instate (florida) and knew where they were going. thought of all of us with our kids’ ambitious dreams—think it is all worth it as our kids have choices</p>
<p>Happy Birthday, mythmom!</p>
<p>I’ve got my coffee next to the keyboard, am enjoying the perfect song selections, and this evening will enjoy a wee nip from the potent potables. How nice of owlice and Alex Trebek to supply them. Today we hear from HYP, and it will be good to be done with this part. Of course, we’re still waiting on FA info for some followed by school visits so we’ll be nearly done, not all the way done. The only one of his schools S visited was Stanford, which waitlisted him, so we know he will be off for somewhere totally new next year.</p>
<p>I just woke up S, and we had a good laugh about something to start the day. You know, I’m going to miss that boy next year.</p>
<p>Wow, I’m late to this party. Is the breakfast always this good? I love brownies first thing in the morning.</p>
<p>Good luck to all. I’ll be in your shoes in two years.</p>
<p>Happy birthday, mythmom! Cake at 7 PM or so, if that’s okay with you, with music provided by the Vigil Lounge Lizards. (Just wait until you hear their version of “Happy Birthday”!)</p>
<p>:: adds apple cinnamon muffins to the breakfast table ::</p>
<p>:: gets decaf brewing ::</p>
<p>Happy birthday, mythmom!</p>
<p>Life is much peaceful now in the house with Stanford in the pocket. However, will still love to get an “yes” from Harvard today. </p>
<p>Already have a difficult time deciding between WashU, Duke, State U and Stanford. Oh well, these are good problems to have, I guess. </p>
<p>Bets of luck to all parents.</p>
<p>Dad II Wow, congrats on Stanford–
Happy Birthday Mythmom!
Cake at 7, count me in.</p>
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<p>Ya think?!! I’m giggling like crazy here! Yes, they are good problems to have!!</p>
<p>In fact, all of the problems here are good ones to have. All of you have done a great job in raising your kids; that you are waiting to hear from colleges is testament to that!</p>
<p>Think back to your child’s first day of kindergarten; so long, long ago, wasn’t it? What a journey parenting is! And now, your kids are preparing for another huge leap… and so are you.</p>
<p>Raising kids is a series of letting-goes, and wow, what a personal growth opportunity for every parent!!</p>
<p>Good thing we have cameras and memories, isn’t it?</p>
<p>:: passes out mimosas ::</p>
<p>A toast to all of you, and to all your children, for everything that has brought you to this day!</p>
<p>To you all!</p>
<p><em>clinks glass</em></p>
<p>My son has gotten into JHU, NYU and BC, but he is still thinking one of the Ivies may select him. He as deferred Yale early action, so I’m not optimistic that he’ll be successful. He doesn’t have enough of a “hook.”
It’s been really interesting seeing opinions on JHU, since he will most likely choose between JHU and NYU if he is not successful today.</p>
<p>I was a bit disheartened reading about students getting “likely letters” from some Ivies. My son got nothing of the kind.</p>
<p>Happy birthday mythmom! I love almond croissants! I’ve also brought some currant & cranberry scones for the late arrivals.
Yes, Owlice, we all are getting ready to let go. H & I were watching a video of our D when she was 2 1/2. Wow was she a talker! I wanted to reach out to the screen and pick her right up!!! Now at 17, sometimes she looks for/responds to a hug (which is nice) and sometimes she shrugs me off (not so nice but I understand). I am going to miss this kid so much!!!</p>
<p>Oh, and BTW, our D was waitlisted at Skidmore, but got in to Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Colby, Bowdoin, & Bates. She is still waiting to hear from Oberlin today.</p>
<p>Mythmom - HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope your day is as special as you are.</p>
<p>Out of a meeting, getting ready for another. Why couldn’t they have scheduled all these boring meetings for another day? Believe it or not, I could actually concentrate.</p>
<p>owlice - Thanks for the second breakfast; beats oatmeal any day.</p>
<p>jerrylaurie - My son didn’t get likelies either from an Ivy. He was in very good spirits today and that’s probably why I am, too. This darn umbilical cord refuses to budge. :(</p>
<p>I’m reading “The Annotated Alice” on the metro these days. This morning, Alice sat down to tea with the Mad Hatter, March Hare, and dormouse. The Mad Hatter tells of how he had to sing Twinkle, twinkle, little bat for the Queen; the dormouse, sort-of-asleep between the Hatter and the Hare, starts to sing, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle over and over, until the others pinch him to make him stop. This brought back a memory, something I’d completely forgotten until the moment I read it this morning on the train, of my then-very-small S singing twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle over and over, in imitation of the dormouse.</p>
<p>They were small once, weren’t they? Seems hard to believe sometimes…</p>
<p>mountains, you’re welcome! </p>
<p>wedge, thanks for the scones!</p>
<p>Oooooo, look: yarn!</p>
<p>:: starts pawing through the yard basket ::</p>
<p>Dad II: Did you receive the FA package for Stanford yet? My son got early admission and we still don’t have finalized FA. That’s why I’m in the Vigil Lounge (aside from all of the good food and company, of course!).</p>
<p>Happy Birthday, mythmom! Hope you get some nice presents.</p>
<p>Welcome, Youdon’tsay! This is a comforting and fun forum. I commend you for getting in 2 years ahead of time. I didn’t discover cc until March of this year, and my son is a senior in high school.</p>