<p>acme…she’s a jr. The athletic thing pushes her a little on the time frame.
Didn’t think we’d have to make some of these decisions so soon.</p>
<p>NorthMinnesota: wow. A junior who has to commit now for the future? I hope it works out for her and I’m sure there is a lot riding on it financially. She must be an amazing player at her sport!</p>
<p>I like your description of being ready to execute, kitkat. It does feel like a military operation at times. NMinn, that is awfully early for a student to have to decide. Is it a case of whether to go for the athletic scholarship at the big school, or apply as an athlete to one of the smaller schools that don’t have athletic scholarships?</p>
<p>The two reply cards are signed, stamped and I will have the honor of going to the post office and mailing them tomorrow. Colby it is! Now I have to order a sweatshirt and some car decals.</p>
<p>Congrats Mountains, although I was rooting for Skidmore! But everything sounds great on your end! Happy time!</p>
<p>mountains I just found out that another student from the summer program is off to Colby too.</p>
<p>kitkat: Execute, you say? You mean we get to inflict capital punishment if they don’t make a decision? ;)</p>
<p>Congrats, mountains. We visited Colby with my older D. What a pretty campus in a beautiful part of the country. Loved all those Georgian buildings.</p>
<p>We have spent the afternoon at the kitchen table making a list of criteria large and small and factoids useful and useless, and recording the pros and cons for each school.</p>
<p>Thanks for the best wishes, everyone.</p>
<p>I’m rooting for all your Ds and Ss (“Ss” does not look right; looks and sounds nasty).</p>
<p>Try D’s and S’s.</p>
<p>mythmom, thanks - my overtired mind completely ignored the poor apostrophe.</p>
<p>Mountains, here’s some . . . Colby cheese, plus crackers (from a box - I am not owlice! where are you, owlice?), and a nice red wine, to toast the decision. Hooray and congratulations. </p>
<p>Next round, I propose a toast in support of all those still in holding patterns.</p>
<p>Kitkat, I’m sure you can have at least one glass while you do the paperwork, no?</p>
<p>Drumroll!.. Ta-da, we have a decision! I’ve been given the envelope with the “yes, I will attend” box checked. We have a future “lady in red” (she would have looked so wonderful in seafoam green, sigh). D is going East! (:crying inconsolably:
)</p>
<p>She decided to get out of our “West Coast bubble” and go to Wellesley! Dad is happier than anyone on the planet, for some reason. Now I have to decorate the rear view window of my car with another “W”, but not a purple one this time.</p>
<p>Mountains and BunsenBurner, congrats on your children’s excellent decisions. Sounds like there will be a lot of purchasing of down jackets for those heading to colder climates for college.</p>
<p>HarrietMW-- a toast to support those in holding patterns seems most appropriate. I have a nice bottle of red here (Italian-- doesn’t give me a headache afterwards) and am more than willing to share.</p>
<p>BunsenBurner, hooray! Cheers and congratulations.</p>
<p>I do know of a drink called a Wendy’s Drunken Snow Cone. 
Shall we toast her choice with some of those?</p>
<p><a href=“Please%20don’t%20let%20me%20be%20the%20only%20one%20in%20this%20lounge%20old%20enough%20to%20know%20about%20Wendy%20Wellesley.”>i</a>*</p>
<p>I took one look at this thread this morning and realized I had fallen hopelessly behind while trying not to fall quite so hopelessly behind at work and having worked most of the weekend. It looks like I’ve missed a lot in the frenzy of decision-making (and baking) this weekend and today. Also the sadness. I was really sorry to read about Owlice’s young friend.</p>
<p>I missed thanking jrpar for her “Yay” who knows how many pages back. I appreciated that (as she knows) as well as the many other comments.</p>
<p>Congrats jym626 on your son’s decision. I always have a little extra interest in or curiosity about the kids who applied to some of the same schools as my S did, even if neither ended up at one of the overlapping schools.</p>
<p>And congratulations CountingDown. Your S had some really great choices, and from your description of his decision making process, he would have thrived at any of them. My S is also going to have to get used to a lot of winter, something he’s never experienced before.</p>
<p>And congratulations to Mountains, too. I have only known two people who’ve gone to Colby, and they’re both wonderful people and really smart. </p>
<p>Congratulations to BunsenBurner’s D on Wellesley. Another great school. And I don’t just say that because my grandmother was Wellesley class of 1925.</p>
<p>I’ll be interested to learn of wjb’s S’s decision. Hope it’s the right one. </p>
<p>My S went to his prom this weekend. He wore a tux we bought last year, for less than the cost of a rental. Someone asked if the pants were sold separately. When we bought his they were. Prom was so much less of a big deal for him than for his sister a few years back. He had been out of town camping with a group from school, arrived home around 5 pm, shaved, showered and dressed and was ready to go arond 5:30. We got some nice photos of him and the girlfriend and sent them on their way. I figured we had the photos uploaded to Shutterfly to share with the grandparents, other relatives and sister before he even got to dinner.</p>
<p>To everyone still waiting, we’re all here. Some of us are just quieter and less productive than others.</p>
<p>Congrats, everyone! The evil airline industry loooves our kids’ decisions!</p>
<p>(Hehe, I already bought a nice down jacket, not too heavy, not too light, cute but at a great discount. D and I are the same size, so I decided what the heck, if she does not need it, I’ll wear it here and look totally stylish).</p>
<p>S is used to downright dreadful, long winters, but we did get him a new winter jacket at the North Face outlet (amazing sale) near Colby. And I’m hoping he’ll pick up skiing again.</p>
<p>jollymon - Thanks; Skidmore is lovely but Colby seems to be a better fit.</p>
<p>Congrats on all these wonderful decisions…kitkat, I hope the FA offices get their tushes in gear pronto so you have some real data for decision making.</p>
<p>S is happier by the minute. One of his Mudd buddies wrote him and said “I had this one called [for Chicago] last year!” This sure feels great. Guess it’s time to get a window sticker!</p>
<p>I bought a small carpet and sheets today for the dorm room. Teal and black. I should probably look for jackets while there are still some on sale.</p>
<p>BunsenBurner: Cograts! Welcome to the seven (five) sisters family! Boy am I jealous! You are the same size as your D? We might make you model all the prom gowns!</p>
<p>So many kids are going to be in NE we should find some cozy ski lodge next winter. BunsenBurner – hope D leaves you the jacket.</p>
<p>It’s a commercial on House, which I am happily watching. But helping to cover for Owlice, an impossible job, I am leaving a pot of decaf, some Irish whiskey and sweetened whipped cream. Irish coffee – it’s pouring here. Soon it will be time for summer drinks. </p>
<p>Yes, I’m with Harriet, out of a box Little School Boy, Le petit ecolier, milk chocolate hazel nut cookies. Dunking in the Irish coffee gets the chocolate runny.</p>
<p>And anyone whose kids are not in NE will have to meet us there.</p>
<p>Teal and black. Classy!</p>