<p>Congrats AvonHSDad! He will love the area and the opportunities for exploring DC! So much to do, it is overwhelming! Glad he found his fit! Seeing all the dorms is a bonus. I don’t know why some school don’t get that it’s important to many students. Let me know if you need info on the area and I’ll do what I can to help out!</p>
<p>Can someone PM me the shutterfly info? I am not on there yet.</p>
<p>Congrats on Georgetown. That is a wonderful choice. DC is a great place.</p>
<p>On the subject of clothes. My mom gave me a lot of her nicer suits before she passed because she had lost weight due to chemo. After she passed, I got most of what was left and I still wear them. I think if someone is going to use them, then shouldn’t be a big deal.</p>
<p>I’m taking a quick break from Passover cooking and packing for my trip, but I was happy to see the mostly happy news.</p>
<p>Congrats on all the kids who have made decisions. A special shout out to Avon’s son on choosing Georgetown. It’s a very special place, and DC is a wonderful city. My husband is on the med school faculty and is very impressed with how much the undergrad students love the school. </p>
<p>Congratulations to Gamom’s daughter on making the cheerleading squad at Georgia! Competitive cheerleaders are serious atheletes.</p>
<p>My thoughts are with those of you going through tough times. I hope things improve soon. </p>
<p>Happy Passover to those who celebrate!</p>
<p>AvonHSDad - going to school in DC sounds great to me. The freshman 15 might be 25 if you add in the cupcakes.</p>
<p>AvonHSDad ~ Congrats on the Georgetown decision! 
And, of course (thanks, momjr), Happy Passover to everyone who is celebrating!</p>
<p>Congratulations to AvonHSDad and others!</p>
<p>AvonDad: Congratulations to the new Hoya in your household. One of his 2015 classmates will be a 6-10 basketball player from Missouri–Otto Porter. I’m not too happy that he’s leaving the Show-Me State.</p>
<p>Gamom–Big time college cheerleading requires an amazing set of skills and great conditioning. Congratulations.</p>
<p>Y’all remind me that at one time I had a college freshman-D; high school freshman-S1 and a kindergartner - S2. It was crazy. Now the kindergartner, S-2 is set to be a college freshman in the fall. Wow, time flies. I will be the one crying my eyes out at graduation.</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone with good news and with kids who have made decisions.</p>
<p>Hi All</p>
<p>A tip re cell phones…
fwiw…
this weekend our younger student lost the cell phone…
Kiddo2 was pretty sure it was lost at team’s hotel.
Called hotel and they say there is no sign of it–even though our student told them which couch in the lobby etc the kids were sitting on etc.
Called cell phone company and they confirmed someone sent texts from our student’s phone since it was lost. So someone has it.
Phone company told us to sign up for the GPS service, which we did.
GPS locator indicates The Phone is in the Hotel!!
We called the Mgr and told them the phone is now “restricted”
and to please ask staff to kindly return it…as the GPS locator indicates it is in their hotel…
No news yet. Technology is amazing.</p>
<p>Congrats on disembarking AvonHSDad! DC is going to be a fun town to visit for you, too! ;)</p>
<p>rom828 - how did you friend’s daughter do at the UGA tryouts?</p>
<p>Avon - There’s a free cocktail waiting after you disembark, pls help yourself and congratulations!
Thanks all about the feedback on the clothing, I’m finding it hard to react to much lately without wondering if my reactions are normal or acceptable. It probably has nothing to do with the situation but more to do with a 46 yr “relationship” with a particular sibling. Can’t help but be playing the scene from A Christmas Carol where the bedcurtains are being removed by the housekeeper, if you know what I mean. I like nice anonymous charity myself and it will be personally painful to see those clothes worn by my sibling. I am hearing my mom’s voice telling me to let it go.</p>
<p>Well rats. Who is going to be our Captain?</p>
<p>I believe <em>my</em> DS now thinks it’s a game. See how long we can string mom and dad along before the steam starts coming out of their ears. Again, I believe he <em>has</em> made a decision; just won’t come out and say it.</p>
<p>Amanda- Big hugs as you continue to navigate the loss of your mom and process your grief. We are often taken back years in maturity when dealing with siblings. Just do the best you can. No one can ask more. </p>
<p>Avon - Congratulations on your sons decision!! I have a lifetime of young memories spent in Georgetown. Just an amazing place. Somehow I never bought that row house on Dumbarton & O St., sigh… Your son will have an amazing time and get a first class education. Cheers!! :)</p>
<p>fog - that’s amazing about the celphone! Good for you for following up. We tease our kids that we can ping their phones. ;). Fingers crossed that it turns up. </p>
<p>gamom - Congrats to your daughter for making the cheer squad! What an accomplishment. I can understand why you’re so proud!!</p>
<p>I’m breathing a big sigh of relief today. Bluejr met with the company he interned with last summer and has a job again this summer. Whoot-whoot!! It’s not quite in his major (architecture vs. Engr) but it’s practical, professional design experience, and I figure few high school grads actually start college with the perfect internship. I’m just glad he’ll be busy making spending money for school. He really did enjoy it last year. I love to check things off ‘the list’!</p>
<p>myLB - DO NOT let him see you sweat. Play the same game, don’t mention it and if it comes up just shrug and reply “your decision is your problem; I’m happy no matter where you go…” (can you tell I’ve been practicing!)</p>
<p>Gamom - I sent my friend an email and will let you know! Her D is hoping to come off the WL at our state flagship. Lots of limbo!</p>
<p>And just because AvonSon leaves does not mean that AvonDad has to disembark. I was going to say that the captain goes down with the ship but there is No One that is going down on this boat. Too many great kids & parents :)</p>
<p>Cell phones - can’t tell you the number of times H has used the “find my iPhone” feature to find his OWN phone. And once or twice we have even used it to “verify” the location of a kiddo or two. All has been on the up and up, but I kinda like being able to “see” where they are. Pepper may understand about now.</p>
<p>Congrats to bluejr on the job.</p>
<p>That made me laugh - AvonDad stays on the boat after his S gets off. Ha! Why not?</p>
<p>Someone could liken it to our keeping our thread going next year after they start college, eh?</p>
<p>Ah, adult sibling issues. I won’t go into it.</p>
<p>Well put up 2 pics on our picture site.
Many here need to post a cute pic and you know who you are.
Had to smile at a certain someone’s post with the glass of wine!! :)</p>
<p>I have enjoyed seeing all of “our kids” and the extended family. We have had some great times on this cruise!</p>
<p>Chosen school cashed the deposit check today, so I guess it’s official! Now I can notify the other schools and not play the “what if our deposit got lost in the mail and we don’t find out until we’ve turned down all the other schools” worry game! Anyone else as neurotic about these things as I??</p>
<p>Glad for all the new landlubbers. Great to get off that boat, isn’t it?</p>
<p>Oh amanda, I so understand-I wish I didn’t but I do-and you know what? Listen to your Mom’s voice and try and let it go. We can’t pick our families, can we. :(</p>
<p>AvonDad big congratulations! I love the school-it is the school I would have loved to have gone to if I had my act together when I was this age-oh well…yeah! But I agree-you are the Captain and you must not depart until all the passengers arrive safely at their locations, right???</p>
<p>rom do you mean I wish I could track my boy in Spain? He didn’t even take his cell phone-I would really love to be able to see where he is but I am following the trip on Google earth using the itinerary-so even though it’s not real time it’s better than nothing.</p>
<p>I must have said several times today I missed him-because little girl finished the sentence the last few times-remind me of this when I want to hit him with the tire iron again.</p>
<p>Idinct it must be so hard to say goodbye to the last one-the only thing that will (I hope) keep me from losing it at graduation is the solace I take that I’ll still have my little girl-who will be starting HS next year.</p>
<p>MyLB we had a pretty toxic situation here a few weeks back and I took a solemn vow right here, on this very thread, that I was not going to mention the C word no matter what. If I did I promised to come on here and out myself. I kept my vow and within a day or two things were so much better-he never saw it coming!!! ;)</p>
<p>fogfog I will check those pictures out-and I love the phone story!</p>
<p>I don’t see fogfog’s album. The shutterfly site confuses me – is there any way to see if an album has been updated without looking inside? It seems like all the dates are the dates of creation.</p>