<p>I follow this blog daily but it moves so fast i never post!
DD has prom this Sat, dress and stuff bought, date (friend at U of C) flying home to see his family, is taking her- perfect! Keeping the grades up for IB Diploma - all exams in May, working 3 nights a week. I do see a bit of senioritis in as much as 'just let it be done already!" Our school is out June 3rd and graduation on the 5th(Sunday). Have just ordered the announcement /invitation cards to have a party the night before.
Have booked the hotel for check in time at U of Puget Sound but not the flights yet. Lots of vacation time before that…
She is getting on my last nerve at the moment but I think it is the pulling away thing so that I shall be happy she and whatever drama of the week is not right in my face!
Love the girl to death but really!</p>
<p>2ed – i have also PM’d you for the Shutterfly account.</p>
<p>Missypie - I am also finding myself saying yes to mid-week social events and being less strict with curfew. She is in hte homestretch and really needs a break.</p>
<p>I wish the weather would break once and for all in the Northeast. It has been unseasonably cold, gardening is behind by about 3 weeks, all the farms are behind…it looks as if it may warm up over the weekend - keeping my fingers crossed!</p>
<p>I am just begining to think about summer plans - is anyone taking a summer vacation?</p>
<p>I am on the Castle fan list, H nd I just started watching over the summer and have enjoyed it. D, H and I watch The Big Bang Theory, NCIS and Eureka together whenever we can- it is a nice, low key bonding time although I have to keep the remote control way from the both of them as they love to pause the show to make smart/funny remarks. Sometimes it seems they are riffing on each other more than watch the shows.</p>
<p>As for summer vacation- we go to the Driftwood Inn on Bailey Island every year. It is an old fashioned place with guest houses and a few cabins that many people return to each year (besides us). In fact I think that is one of the reasons D didn’t want to go to SUNY New Paltz, its start date conflicted with our usual week in Maine.</p>
<p>All is well here- emilybee can’t wait to see your pics.</p>
<p>I dropped D off at the airport at 5:15 this am for a 6am flight to Chicago for visiting students day. Two phone calls later (engine trouble, etc. etc.) they are putting the passengers on the 9:40am flight, so she will miss most of the morning program. Oh, well. She sounds pretty resigned, and she’s staying overnight, so should still have enough time to get a feel for the place. And there’s another prospective student on the plane, so they can share a cab from Midway.</p>
<p>No let up at my son’s HS. He is taking three AP exams at another HS since his school only offers AP Spanish and he is the only kid taking it-the rest are taking it in the Early Enrollment Program and already have their credits by attending class. If we had known where he was going to attend-again no deposits made yet-he could have taken all of them under that program and then some-NEU recognizes the program-his other top choice doesn’t-so he darn well better pass those three AP Exams! </p>
<p>momofboston I hear you about the weather-we must be at least three weeks behind with the perennials in my yard-but it looks like Spring may finally be here.</p>
<p>Bones!? My D loves that show. I can relate to “episode after episode.” She knows about Catsle, too.</p>
<p>I have been lurking for quite a while and finally decided to at least say hello. It has been very interesting following this thread. The triumphs are always fun to read about and the disappointments are heartbreaking. </p>
<p>I have never posted before as our situation is somewhat different from most here. My daughter has known what she wanted to be since second grade (elementary school teacher) and really never thought seriously about any school besides the State University that my wife and I (along with countless Uncles and Aunts) attended. There were no lotteries or anxious trips to the mailbox for us. We honestly encouraged her to take other trips, to at least explore what else was out there. She always stated that she felt at home there and there was no reason to look elsewhere. Upon reading her essay (with her permission) for admittance to the Honors College, I finally realized that she really did feel that she belonged there and was not going because she felt that she had to due to family tradition.</p>
<p>It is a very exciting time and scary time. I am certain that this crusty old German will shed more than one tear as I am carrying boxes into the dorm. And I know that it will be strange seeing her sitting 40 rows in front of me with the rest of the students at the football games this fall instead of next to me where she has been for the last 18 years.</p>
<p>Prom is this weekend and that begins the whirlwind of events that will take up all of our time between now and graduation. Of course now the letters have already started rolling in for sophomore daughter so I have that to look forward to. Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Hello Dkarth - I too will be starting to work with y sophmore and it IS going to be an entirely different experience! Join us on the 2013/2017 board!</p>
<p>**The SS Indecision left port on April 1st.</p>
<p>The ship will stop in many ports this month with the last port call scheduled in 24 days when all final commitments to schools are due. (Or nautically speaking, it’s time to sink or swim.)**</p>
<p>@Proudmom – Dorm = Texas Tech??</p>
<p>Thanks, 2ed, for the Shutterfly. I just loaded up three pics from DS last high school soccer game a couple of weeks ago. A family pic and a couple of “action shots.” The little guy is my Class of 2020 DS. </p>
<p>Now I’m going to have to go re-read everybody’s posts to put the names with the faces!</p>
<p>Dkarth~ Hugs to you, and your D 
Happy 64~ Welcome aboard 
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<p>All Lurkers out there now is a good time to join the party
I am sure you have some great stories to share </p>
<p>My husband was reading over my shoulder and was sure I had written the posts about Bones and Netflix. Netflix has become a huge timesuck in our house! And Bones is a big favorite. We actually have a bunch of seasons on DVD but Netflix has made those obsolete!</p>
<p>Senioritis is definitely hitting. Fortunately D only has a couple weeks left of classes. At the end of the quarter Seniors leave on internships. I think its a brilliant way to deal with Senioritis. I can’t imagine D slogging through another quarter like this. And its funny because a year ago she was so sure she would want to continue taking her classes because she loves them so much. No way now. She will be very busy with her internship and directing a play at school in the afternoons. And I won’t have to worry about her homework getting done! D has a new potential BF who is a Junior and I have to remind her that he needs to be very devoted to his homework at this point and she should not distract him. </p>
<p>They have already had Senior Skip day, very uneventful. Most of the kids had to return to school for sports, theater and other ECs anyway! But its a tradition and D got together with girl friends to hang out. Yes, they are starting to feel the lasts acutely. Prom is not until right before graduation in June but we have the dress and shoes and now the date so that is set.</p>
<p>Welcome Dkarth! I love the image of you guys at the football games. And its great that your D has a clear vision of where she wants to go. The waters remain murky here but I’m sure we will reach shore by May 1. We have to!</p>
<p>Welcome Dkarth-and Happy 64!</p>
<p>Welcome Happy and Dkarth!</p>
<p>Not planning a summer vacation. Boychild will be working, going to Outer Banks & Myrtle Beach with friends and Florida to drive my parents up north. </p>
<p>DH and I are planning a vacay for early November. A west coast swing. Possibly SF, Carmel, Sonoma and SD (best friend from college lives there.)</p>
<p>Now that D has registered for freshman orientation, I can start to plan the rest of the summer. She wants to go to Europe and I want to take her, but my my, plane tickets are expensive these days. I did find out that open jaw to two locations will cost less than a round trip to one location - go figure.</p>
<p>I’ve been using Netflix to watch all of the seasons of Mad Men. I have one more disc to go on Season 4, and then I will be caught up.</p>
<p>Yes, summer vacation planned for us! We’re going to Maui in July. We’ve been several times before, and just love it there. Can’t wait!</p>
<p>Admitted students event starts tonight. My daughter will spend the night in a dorm with a host, and then I’ll join her in the morning for an all-day program. She’s really excited. We are bringing along the enrollment form and check to submit after the program ends on Friday, if all goes well. :)</p>
<p>Welcome, Dkarth!</p>
<p>Welcome, Dkarth.</p>
<p>Add my D to the list of Bones fans. Isn’t it funny how this generation watches the shows all at once, episode after episode? So different from how we experienced serial TV.</p>
<p>I just spent an hour on the shutterfly site (thanks, 2education) looking at all of the gorgeous moms and talented kids. I loved it – but I have to tell you that I’m even more confused than I was before. I have an awful time remembering who said what, and now I can’t remember who posted which senior pictures, either.</p>
<p>It’s fun reading all your stories and following your deliberations. Congrats to those who have committed! We are very, very close. We will be sending in our card on Monday. I’m finding it very hard to let the other schools go, even though my son is thrilled with his choices and lucky to be able to go to the school that’s been #1 in his heart for his whole life. I know the school is a perfect fit for him because I went there myself, but I’m a worrier and keep thinking “What if this? What if that? Wouldn’t this school be better because of X?” All of the schools were on the list for a specific reason, so it’s hard now to say goodbye to them. We’re very thankful he was waitlisted at four schools, because it made the decision process that much easier.</p>
<p>Senior Ball is Saturday night. Supposed to pick up the tux this afternoon. Hard to believe it’s finally here. I hope all the kids with proms this weekend have a great and SAFE time!</p>
<p>Dkarth, welcome! My D1 was just like yours. Decided she wants to be an elementary school teacher very early, decided on her one-and-only college very early, applied EA, got in before the deadline for other schools, refused to look anywhere else… so we remained pretty clueless about the whole college admissions thing until D2’s turn came. Some people assumed our D1 would change her mind, or it wouldn’t work out like she thought, but it has. Now a junior, she loves her school, has been on the dean’s list throughout, has already successfully passed all the state tests for teachers, and will be a full-time student teacher this time next year. Of course there are no jobs for teachers in California… but it will work out.</p>
<p>D2 was an entirely different story… a long journey with much research, trips, talking, etc. With an equally happy ending, or so we hope-- we’ll see what she thinks this fall!</p>
<p>We’re still talking too much about college at the dinner table, unlike FogFog’s more stimulating conversations. D2 is sad for many of her friends, and it’s tempered her happiness at getting into all “her” schools. Although they all have a good home to go to, many of her friends did not get into the schools they really wanted, and some are not getting the financial aid they hoped for and so cannot attend the schools they want, or parents aren’t allowing them to go to the school they want because it’s too far away (so why did you pay for their application there?). Of her posse of friends, only she and one BFF are truly happy with their choices. The others, all great girls and good students, are still coping with disappointment and uncertainty.</p>
<p>But, as a friend of mine says so well, these are all just First World problems. Every one of us, and our kids, is fortunate indeed. If not getting to go to your #1 (or #4) college is the worst problem you have to face, life is very good indeed.</p>
<p>Welcome to Happy 64 and dkarth. Glad you stopped lurking.</p>
<p>Does anyone know how to make the “Drum Roll” thread a sticky so we can easily see all the final decisions? It’s in the middle of page 2 now. I love to look at it because I (being older) cannot always remember who is going where.</p>
<p>Happy 64 and dkarth (esp. you!), find that thread and post your student’s choice, if you care to share.</p>