<p>Your work day needs to be over LIMOM-- and it will be when you have one of these–to a peaceful evening with wonderful people–us!!</p>
<p>Thank you, bethie - for the calming drink and the much-needed opportunity to vent. I do feel sorry for D - she can’t print out any of her homework! She said she can try to print it out at school tomorrow - so hopefully that will work.</p>
<p>If you only have one–you will still be available for emergency calls. But I think you can relax now…you are very, very sleepy.</p>
<p>2For…my D had her wisdom teeth out last September just before leaving for college. We thought all was well, though she kept complaining of pain on one side. Well, since she generally has an incredibly high pain threshold I called and got her in for an early post-op visit and she had developed a dry socket. The oral surgeon inserted something or other directly into the socket and the pain was relieved immediately. So if it seems to be going on longer than they initially said, have someone look at her. And the rejoin the vigil!!</p>
<p>Thank you all ::clinks glasses with mythmom & others::
How about a round of Cosmopolitans???</p>
<p>Her follow-up with the Dr. is Wed., but if she’s having more pain tomorrow, I’ll take her in right away…want to make sure she’s in good shape for Grad Night at Disney this Friday!</p>
<p>bethievt, thanks for doing the drink honors last night! My apologies for not being here; I was on the road.</p>
<p>I’ve opened the breakfast buffet; anything you could possibly want for breakfast is available, including kippers, creamed chipped beef, eggs Benedict, made-to-order eggs, including omelettes, and the usual pancakes, French toast, bagels, etc. etc.</p>
<p>Mondays are hard; breakfast should fuel us for them!</p>
<p>LIMOMOF2, you have a PM.</p>
<p>Braces… S got his off at the beginning of this school year, <em>right</em> after the school ID picture had been taken, of course. He dropped the top retainer and stepped on it when looking for it in a matter of weeks; insurance doesn’t cover replacements. And he lost his bottom retainer in January. I’m hoping his current set lasts MUCH longer than his first! He’s great about wearing his retainers overnight; yay for that!</p>
<p>(He’s good about oral hygiene in general. Probably nothing to do with the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, and Tooth Fairy all plying him with new toothbrushes, fancy toothpastes, and other dental care products at every opportunity, and everything to do with the boxes of sample dental care products that landed on our doorstep on occasion, for years, the result of a dentist having lived here two owners ago. It was like getting an unexpected present; even toothpaste counts!)</p>
<p>My H and S are off visiting the last two schools – none of us has seen them before and I’m so sorry I can’t be with them but someone has to hold the fort here. I am anxiously awaiting a full debriefing with pics when they return!</p>
<p>I finally got my daughter to commit to re-visiting two of her schools. I’ve made the hotel reservation, I just hope she contacted them like she was supposed to… </p>
<p>It’s going to be right down to the wire here…</p>
<p>Chocolates of various kinds are now served.</p>
<p>Chocolates? Count me in!</p>
<p>Of course someone with “kitkat” as her moniker would like chocolates! :D</p>
<p>:: hands kitkat a napkin ::</p>
<p>Those champagne truffles melt quickly, don’t they?</p>
<p>owlice: You must have been so much fun to play with when you were little. This thread is a great playhouse. </p>
<p>May I add some chocolate covered strawberries? Chocolate and vitamins.</p>
<p>mythmom, I stayed in and read when I was little! Or explored the woods with my beloved pooch. </p>
<p>Hence my current childhood. :)</p>
<p>Yes, chocolate-covered strawberries are a most-welcome addition! Real food AND chocolate! What’s not to like?!</p>
<p>:: bites into a chocolate-covered strawberry ::</p>
<p>Mmmmmmm!!! Delicious!!! Thanks!!!</p>
<p>Well, owlice, we could have done parallel play then because that’s about what I did, minus the pooch, plus a bicycle.</p>
<p>Glad you like the strawberries.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any advice about buying a MAC or a PC laptop for a hs grad to take to college?</p>
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<p>We have a whole forum on it:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-computers/[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-computers/</a></p>
<p>Also, university1, you might want to check the school’s website. Some list computers and software they support, and some have discounts available for students once they enroll.</p>
<p>Well, we had no luck with the FA review from the LAC, so S’s choices are pretty clear at this point.</p>
<p>Thanks for the chocolates. They’ll come in handy right about now.</p>
<p>My older son’s school (the dreaded UM) had fabulous deals on their computers once he was enrolled and along with suggestions for the various majors.</p>
<p>We will definitely be waiting until this summer to get #2 his puter.</p>
<p>We’re back from a college visit but nowhere close to a decision. We have one more this week and two next week. No clear number one choice … still. Arrgh.</p>
<p>Welcome back mountains. I missed you. Have a Southern Comfort Manhattan. Bethie taught us how to make them last night.</p>