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<p>Okay, they look like squat little muffins, but let’s pretend they’re cookies! :)</p>
<p>Owlice - you’re killing me! I’ve been on a liquid/semi-liquid diet for a week now due to dental surgery (who knew that the recovery is this slow :eek:) and would love a cookie or a sandwich or a… just about anything! Your food offerings sound divine.
Belated congratulations Jym626! Yeah for your son, and Yeah for your budget! (on a serious note… also belatedly holding little girl in thoughts of healing.) Now, please hand me a virtual cookie, a chewy one with the chocolate chips still melted and ooozy - kind of like my gums… :(</p>
<p>Oh, anxiousmom!! I don’t know whether to cringe or laugh… so I did both!! Poor you!</p>
<p>Yes, the chocolate chips are still soft, so here’s one for you: (____)</p>
<p>And milk, too: [_]</p>
<p>Timer; back in a few.</p>
<p>This is sort of funny - in my last post, I said a blue martini was a “new experience” for me - H just reminded me that I had quite a few blue martinis at a friend’s cocktail party one night…lol. Apparently, I had so many, I actually forgot that I had them. I do remember now - a very handsome pilot was making them for me, so I couldn’t say no.</p>
<p>anxiousmom, drive on down to Sonic and get yourself a strawberry malt.
Mmmmmm, heaven.
Just use a spoon if you still have stitches, not the straw!</p>
<p>I’ve been so pulled into everyone’s decisions. I hope nobody is crying April 30th like mine was last year. She’s very happy now, but every decision made means some alternate happiness that isn’t going to be. It’s hard for them - for most this is the first time their future is really their own decision.
How come nobody thought to cater the '07 decision season?</p>
<p>Well, dragonmom, we didn’t have owlice.</p>
<p>Hi Everyone: I haven’t been posting but I’ve been reading. Our family and my S are settling down from the mailbox drama and have sent all “withdraw apps” announcements to all colleges but one. We are on the road to one place now have have direction( maybe I should change my screen name to Magellan?)</p>
<p>Many thanks to OWLICE for feeding my family for the past week as I have been suffering through finals week for a second degree in Nursing (I am a college student too!!) Hooray - I passed and am on to my 3rd semester and plan to graduate before DS leaves for his first semester.</p>
<p>I have been blessed to have the opportunity to share with you all and listen to your ideas for the past few weeks as I trudge through pathophysiology and NCLEX and blah blah blah</p>
<p>I remember a month or so ago “finding you” when we were on the EDGE about whether DS would get accepted to my alma mater or not ---- and THANK YOU to KitKat for walking me through the devastating news. I hope only the best for you and yours, KK, and I hope to hear good news for you soon.</p>
<p>To Everyone, please know that you have someone rooting for you and wishing you get what you’re wishing for.</p>
<p>For a dose of “reality” – please go to [Nicholas</a> Garza](<a href=“http://www.nicholasgarza.org%5DNicholas”>http://www.nicholasgarza.org) website and please keep him in your thoughts. He is a classmate of my son’s who left for a NE college last Fall and has yet to return since Christmas. We tried to get “the gang” together at Holiday Break, but we didn’t try hard enough and now we don’t have the chance… cherish each moment you have RIGHT NOW with your DS and DD’s – </p>
<p>Bless you all, good night -U1</p>
<p>Oh u1 - what a horrible thing.
Nicholas and family will be in my prayers tonight.</p>
<p>university1: I don’t even know what to say to that. It’s all of our worst nightmares. And so puzzling. 500 ft? </p>
<p>I am so sorry for all of you who cared about this young man who looks so sensitive in his pictures.</p>
<p>Congratulations that your long college vigil has come to an end. I hope your son is happy about his destination.</p>
<p>University - awwwwwwwwww shucks - you made me tear up! I think the school handled it very poorly for all those poor kids, including your son and mine. I know I was surprised that my #2 son got the WL - his stats were identical to #1 son who is there today - and he was too - would that have been his ultimate first choice? If it weren’t for his hopes of continuing his “athletic career”, I am sure it would have been. I am thrilled your guy moved on and is moving forward with his plans. I still think its a distinct possibility that our boys could end up in the same town - if so, we absolutely must meet up!</p>
<p>Bethie - my older guy got dorm placement very late in the game at a school that starts the rooming assignments as the appls are processed - ironically the very same school that WL University and my second son…he got a horrible placement in a dorm 10 minutes off campus. It was the best thing that could ever happen to him. Things happen for a reason. So glad the smoking lounge has been discontinued.</p>
<p>Nicholas - reading about him just broke my heart. What a sad and terrible thing. I so hope they get closure. I will pray for him and his family.</p>
<p>Praying for Nicholas and his family and friends who desperately need answers. So so sad, and not knowing must be the worst. Extra hugs all aroung the virtual vigil lounge and to all your children, too.</p>
<p>prayers for Nicholas and his family…heartwrenching. let’s hug our kids a little longer tonight while we pray for him and count our blessings…</p>
<p>took my daughter and son to oral surgeon today–(wisdom teeth) as they filled out the forms–my daughter commented how fortunate she was given all the illnesses on the checklist, that she was healthy…</p>
<p>… the declines have been sent and now there are two left. I told S and H where these two reply cards are in case I get hit by a bus; emphasized to H I will come back to haunt him if he forgets to mail one with a YES by May 1. Mr. Frugal S wondered out loud last night, “Why do we have to send the YES before May 1 when we could hang on to our deposit longer?” And I replied, “Your mother’s sanity is worth far more than the lousy interest on the deposit.”</p>
<p>On Nick Garza - I’ve been following his story since the beginning. Friends of ours have a freshman in Middlebury. My prayers are with him and his family.</p>
<p>university1 - Congratulations! I’d be institutionalized by now if I had to deal with going to college at the same time. </p>
<p>owlice - I want my cookies bigger and no need for milk to gulp them down.</p>
<p>We know lots of kids at Midd. The whole state is sad and bewildered about what might have happened to this young man. A huge search is going to happen this weekend.</p>
<p>University1, I just read the post and the link about the young middlebury man who is missing.My heart goes out to his family and friends. Our prayers will include him from now on and our hugs to our own children will last a little longer as we indeed count our blessings.</p>
<p>Good Morning Everyone – I am sure Nick’s family is thankful for all your prayers and thoughts. I remember Nick writing a note to my son (can’t remember if it was Yearbook or a grad gift thank you note) stating something to this effect: “Good luck in your last year in high school and don’t stress about the college applications because its really not stressful at all. Just enjoy it and relax.” I think he was writing it to me because I followed his process with his mom and remember how excited they both were that he was going to Middlebury – and obviously I was stressed even before we started our own process! He has the wisdom of an elder and the spirit of a fun, energetic kid…I hope they find him soon.</p>
<p>I think my weekend profject will be to get all of the accept and reject paperwork together and make sure we aren’t missing anything for all the schools. </p>
<p>Just because I haven’t looked - do we accept loan/financial aid at the same time???</p>
<p>FA yes. Loans usually have to be signed for when the disbursement money comes in.</p>
<p>We could have declined, even at that point, or changed amount.</p>
<p>YMMV.</p>
<p>Mythmom, what is YMMV?</p>
<p>acme-
It means “your mileage may vary”.</p>