<p>It’s ALL good, Analyst. For many people, if there wasn’t a job, college would be out the window as well!! Congrats on the good news!</p>
<p>Wow, I’m impressed. 101 posts already. </p>
<p>I use tablet PC’s as they are valuable for what I do, but I have gotten my family Macs. What I’ve found is that you can get pretty good deals on used Macs on Craigslist or Ebay, especially the last model after the latest and greatest has just come out. The market seems to underprice software, RAM and HD memory, so we’ve gotten really good deals on Macs with lots of RAM, HD and software. </p>
<p>I may have to get a PC for my son, because I’ve discovered that one can combine two software packages he uses (Dragon Naturally Speaking, and Kurzweil) so that they work together but have been told that this combination works better on a PC than on a Mac, even though we have Windows on his Mac.</p>
<p>My son thinks top sheets, bottom sheets, and extra pairs of pants and shoes are unnecessary. Also, cleaning up and laundry.</p>
<p>congrats TA-pretty impressive that your H was able to land a new position so fast—he must be pretty marketable. (perhaps things will pick up w the economy and he’ll receive a salary increase in the near future)</p>
<p>I too am addicted to cc – having two kids one yr apart in school has had me on here continuously. I find simply being logged on here actually helps me deal with my emotions about my kids’ leaving–not simply by talking about it, (that too of course) but by being immersed in something that is about them–keeps us indirectly attached somehow. like soon after my son left for college last year, when I really missed him I’d either come on here or go shopping for care package items to send him. yep, if I walked past his empty room and felt pangs, I’d go off to Target to get goodies, and ridiculous must haves…he enjoyed it, and it gave him a reason to call too…</p>
<p>I will be interested to see what happens to S2 with laundry when he goes off to college. For years, we had live-ins who did everything for the boys. Then they got too old for that, both H and I were working and the boys did everything for themselves from cooking to laundry. Then I quit my job and starting cooking and doing laundry, largely because I find it soothing and liked pretending to be a traditional housewife (never really get credit for that role here.) I recently started working part-time from home but still cook and do laundry. </p>
<p>My son generates the most laundry of anybody I have ever seen in my life. He wears at least six shirts a day because he wears two at a time and sweats them out constantly playing basketball and working out. I know he is capable of doing laundry because he did it for several years on his own, but I don’t think he went through quite the volume of clothes before. He doesn’t care about sheets, but his shirts and workout clothes are just drippy every few hours. Since I know he can do it, I will keep doing his laundry for him until he leaves. He will probably need 5 or 6 machines at a time several times a week plus a drying rack for his clothes. He is a fabulous cook–much more creative than S1 and at one point I thought he might become a chef, so I don’t have to worry there.</p>
<p>lindz, the placement officer told H that the bank let 500 people go in this round of cuts and has reportedly placed 60% back within the firm, with a goal of placing 75%. I guess if you rehire everybody at a 25% cut in salary it’s a great way to save money for the firm. But, I have no complaints. Everybody is doing what they can to survive in this economy. I hope we set a good example for our boys. If you have to wait tables or pick up garbage, a job is a job and you should be happy for the employment. If you can get a better job down the road, that’s great. But you always start from where you’re at, not from where you wish you were at.</p>
<p>So glad we are going on here. I am mom to DD who graduated in '06 and did Teach for America and now works in NYC in publishing. She has recently decided she want to be a vet (we still don’t know where this came from) and is planning to move back home for a few months as she begins pre vet classes in the fall. SO we empty nesters will have DS '13 leaving for Willamette University and a few weeks later DD moving back in. Guess we will be alone for a few weeks anyway! but we so glad to get her back in the PNW that we are not complaining.
Also, S was so young when she left that it will be nice to see if they can have some more grown up experiences now. Although, she IS our expensive one. Doubt that it will occur to S that he needs anything but a duffel bag of jeans and t’s for college–oh and an expensive computer…</p>
<p>Good news about H’s rehire/new position TheAnalyst! Glad he has something in this economy. Sending positive thoughts and prayers your way!</p>
<h1>theorymom…good luck on possible new decision!</h1>
<p>Ok–so our D’s and S’s are now to be referred to as '13 ???
man I feel old</p>
<p>yes! congrats TheAnalyst!</p>
<p>I forgot to add in my bio that I have an S who is the high school class of 13. He is a very different animal than his sisters but will be going to college too. (ohhh and I have already started researching but don’t tell him that)</p>
<p>Hello everyone! </p>
<p>I’m kinda new here (wandered over to the '09 board occassionally…but felt like I had already missed so much to really join in…) can I join you now? I’m looking for a new place to hang out with other ‘college parents’ now that D has committed and I don’t need to ‘research’ info for her, and FB is nice but can’t really get into all those applications , haven’t tried twitter yet…I know it’s a little late for the party but I make a pretty mean guacamole… ;-)</p>
<p>I am mom of 2 - D is on her way to No Cal next fall - UC Davis (S is a freshman in HS this year…can you say total opposites?!) Looking forward to hearing about her new adventures at college though I will miss talking to her about her day on the way home everyday. </p>
<p>Look forward to hanging out with you all!</p>
<p>EEEK! hmom!
Re: laundry. My collegesoph S recently came home for week. His laundry currently fills our mudroom. He’s a big boy - 6’6" - and his clothes are huge. I’m used to Ds itty bitty tank tops and now we have these enormous blue jeans hanging around. He’ll be away for the summer but needs to use gigantic suitcases just to fit his shoes - size 14.
Welcome cali-mom! as you might tell, I’ve got opposites as well!</p>
<p>Hi Cali_mom!
I have two Ds. One is finishing her junior year in college and D2 is the graduating HS senior. I don’t post what school she will be attending because it would identify her as she will be playing a college sport. Welcome!</p>
<p>D2 can do laundry…she just has to collect it from the ginormous piles that cover every bit of her room! ;)</p>
<p>TA–ugh, so h’s company laid people off only to rehire them at reduced salaries? haven’t seen that, I work at high tech company with many layoffs, but if they can keep people in other positions or at lower salaries they do that instead of laying off. that is creepy imho.</p>
<p>you’re definitely demonstrating grace under fire ~ be proud</p>
<p>Mom of 2 D’s. One to college in DC, one freshman in HS. Very good students , very different personalities. I have my ups and downs, I am so excited for my D , bu t can’t believe how fast the years have gone by… I can’t believe a quarter of my family will be missing. On the other hand it is time, I wouldn’t want to hold her back…
I saw Kohls had a 50%sale on memory foam mattress toppers.
I told my D she needs to just e-mail me at night, to let me know she is ok. One quick sentence. I do not believe this is too much to ask. Of course I would like to talk to her and plan on it, but for at least the beginning, I don’t want to have to wonder. I think she is ok with it. She knows it comes from a place of caring not control.</p>
<p>FB: I am on limited profile with my D1" having your mom on FB is creepy". D2 lets me see everything. My friend discovered by accident her son (soph college) had an “open” FB for everyone to see! She was not thrilled to say the least!</p>
<p>I thought I’d take this chance to introduce myself since I’ve popped in and out before. I’m a MN mom to D who is off to Smith in the fall and a freshman S. I’m happy to finally be able to get excited about college plans after much indecision up until April 30. </p>
<p>I’ve appreciated all of your information and wisdom about the college admissions process and look forward to learning more about parenting a college student.</p>
<p>I’m on FB, so is my H. We are friends to both our Ds. They haven’t limited our access. But I don’t post or comment on their posts. Seems to work okay that way, although I gather some of her friends think it’s weird…</p>
<p>woody, mom of size 15 kid here…we call his shoes aircraft carriers!</p>
<p>Welcome all - As I cooked on the grill tonight, I watched my son mow the lawn (yes, the sun finally came out here in CT) and then realized… “who the heck is going to cut the lawn when he goes off to college in August”… and take out the garbage… and pick up his sister… :eek:</p>
<p>Mom of three here–D is just finishing first year at Smith, S1 off to Mac in the fall, S2 entering high school. It’s hard to believe how quickly these kids are growing up!</p>