<p>CountingDown - I do hope things work out; they always do. Hang in there.</p>
<p>Oh dear. Things are never easy in the vigil lounge. That goodness we all have each other.</p>
<p>Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies? I say, why not?</p>
<p>Well, here’s the kicker of my situation. It is my second husband! First husband seemed like a prince but went off to marry a great princess! So, no I’m sort of 0 for 2. </p>
<p>Somehow, it’s okay because I have me.</p>
<p>And lucky you are to feel that way! </p>
<p>I could go for some chocolate chip oatmeal cookies!</p>
<p>It sounds like we all need some Blue Martinis tonight! Virtual hugs to all still stewing here in the lounge! You’ve all been so supportive!!!</p>
<p>At least all my ranting has me a bit more calmed down and ready to deal with H when he gets home. I’ve decided he should not say anything until all of friends leave from the After Prom party at our house on Sunday. To do this to her on Friday before prom on Saturday is just not right. Let’s all send vibes that he will have a change of heart by then.</p>
<p>2forcollege,
You are a wise mom. Don’t tarnish the memories.
Thanks to everyone who has been PM-ing me – now I have tears of joy at all of the love and support! It will all work out. We have had such an amazing ride this year, and I was hoping it’d be smooth sailing til the end. A year from now, I may be saying what happened today was the best possible outcome. </p>
<p>S is working on a list. This is new…</p>
<p>2forcollege, I agree. Let her have in prom in peace–and hopefully your husband will have a change of heart in the meantime.</p>
<p>CountingDown, you’ve got a great attitude.</p>
<p>I’ve had places to go and people to see today which means I’ve been away from the phone. I hope my little traveler checks in soon. He was having to take a subway. He’s never seen a subway, much less gotten on the right one. The school gave him good directions, so hopefully it worked out. I’ve never taken one either, so didn’t have any priceless bits of motherly wisdom for him.</p>
<p>2forcollege</p>
<p>I hope you have a lot of pull with hubby. Sounds a bit too much like, “I’ve decided my kid will take a good long nap today.” or “I’ve decided I’m getting a 36 on my next ACT.”</p>
<p>But absolutely, best wishes to all of you. I remember once, reading an etiquette expert who said that when a couple gets engaged, you should say “Congratulations!” to the guy and “Best wishes” to the woman. I’m beginning to understand why.</p>
<p>2forcollege: Excellent plan. No drama should interfere with Prom! I hope your husband will keep an open mind, and your daughter will strongly make her case to him so you don’t have to be Henry Kissinger. </p>
<p>CountingDown: Your attitude is inspiring, realizing you will get through this while in the middle of it. I’m thinking of you.</p>
<p>mythmom: 0 for 2? I’m so sorry. I got lucky in the husband department; I’d clone him if I could, and send him your way! He has been the best, it’s like I’ve had…a wife!! At least half the time he cleans, shops, cooks, does laundry, chauffeurs the kids, goes to the games, doctor appointments; he works full time, pays the bills, does the taxes, mows the lawn, can’t get through “I’ll Love You Forever” without crying, and always always says the right thing at just the right time. Our kids adore him – he’s the patient, calm one they can come to with anything. I couldn’t have gotten through the dark times without him. Sorry to wax on and on…</p>
<p>owlice: How is the little girl doing?</p>
<p>Can anyone get through “I’ll love you forever” without crying. I sure can’t!</p>
<p>Me neither. There’s a whole litany of children’s books that turn on the spigots with me. And these days, any song from Fiddler on the Roof will do the same.</p>
<p>jnsq, I loved your description of your husband.</p>
<p>One lost, grumpy traveler has arrived. He called and the instructions we had been given once he got off the subway were incorrect. He wanted me to try to find a map to guide him there, which was a bit difficult since I didn’t know exactly where he was. I called the Admissions office to his utter mortification and got directions which were also a bit incorrect, but close enough he was able to make it. His first reaction to the campus is he doesn’t like it nearly as well as the other two schools. At this point, I’d be shocked if he ends up liking the school the best, but hey, if he doesn’t like it, then we will know and never wonder, “What if…”</p>
<p>Haha 2blue. I’ve given directions to my D when all she had to do was turn around, and voila, there she was!</p>
<p>So many lessons to learn, you’d think we parents were the ones going to college. Our own college, of course, We’re up to the moral/spiritual lessons. Good thing we have oatmeal chocolate chips. Woops. Too late. Close to dinner.</p>
<p>Time for the blue martinis.</p>
<p>Destiny has a strange way of working in some cases. We can’t always see it operating.</p>
<p>Love to all of you. </p>
<p>Two years ago I tried to set up a lunch date with an acquaintance. She was hard to pin down. She said, “To tell you the truth, my friends are the parents on CC.” I thought she was crazy. Now I’m as crazy as she is.</p>
<p>pass the blue martinis :-D</p>
<p>I’ll have a blue martini too - a new experience for me! Owlice, the oatmeal chocolate chip cookies sound yummy to me. A good friend of mine used to add chocolate chips, butterscotch chips and coconut to her oatmeal cookies - at the time I thought they were delicious, but now, I think they would just be a little too much. Your version sounds more appealing.</p>
<p>2blue, I’m not sure which city your S is in, but if he’s in NY and needs assistance, feel free to PM me - I’m nearby and very familiar with the city.</p>
<p>mythmom, something tells me you are one of those people who just keeps on going. You’ll be fine.</p>
<p>To friends! Those in IRL and those on CC. Together, they just about complete the CIRCLe!!</p>
<p>Thanks, LIMOMOF2. He made it to his campus while on the phone with me, trying to figure out directions. Hopefully he can get a good night’s sleep tonight. He is so worn out.</p>
<p>Butterscotch chips sound good in oatmeal cookies to me. I might have to try that sometime. And I’ve never heard of a blue martini. How do they differ from regular martinis? Not that I’ve ever had a regular martini, for that matter.</p>
<p>2blue: I don’t drink at all, except in the virtual vigil lounge. But blue martinis certainly go with your name.</p>
<p>To all of you–cheers!!</p>
<p>Hey, just heard from my son–he’d gotten a bottom-of-the-barrel room draw for next year, but just found out a large double with a kitchen opened up–and they just deep-sixed the smoking lounge on his floor, leaving no more smoking lounges anywhere on campus. Try smoking ouside when it’s below zero with a hefty wind chill factor. No, really–try it! This is going to save some lives.</p>
<p>bethie: Glad the smoking lounge is deep-sixed. Should go on LTS’s thread, too. </p>
<p>Congrats on the more favorable room. Yes, the housing draw can create some drama.</p>
<p>I JUST took the first tray of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies out of the oven. These are a little on the big side. I think CountingDown gets these, and I’ll have more reasonably-sized cookies out of the oven in a few minutes.</p>
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<p>There ya go, CountingDown; one for you (I SAID these were a little on the big side!) and another 15 where that one came from. :D</p>
<p>je<em>ne</em>, I have no update since this morning’s; thanks for asking. I think no news is probably good, and I’ll pass along what I hear when I hear. </p>
<p>Very clever, the CIRCLe! Kudos!</p>
<p>Tomorrow is a Big Thing at school, hence tonight’s cookie-baking. I’m making a few oatmeal raisin cookies for H; he’s out at a rehearsal tonight, so I started with the oatmeal chocolate chip ones. :-)</p>
<p>Oh, the oven timer; back in a few!</p>