****UNOFFICIAL Class of 2015 National Merit Finalist Thread****

@“Yankee Belle”. Appreciate the advice.

And a big congrats to to those who received their NMF confirmation!

Nothing today. Congratulations to all who received their letter today!

FL homeschool - nothing in our mailbox today…
Congratulations to everyone who received their letter!

I may need a chocolate fix.

Too bad we can’t track the progress of these letters like we can do with an anticipated package.

2/2/15 2:00 Carrier pigeon left Evanstan, IL

2/4/15 Stopped for the night outside of South Bend, Indiana

2/9/15 12:45 Delivered one letter in OH
2/9/15 6:34 Bunking for night on the PA/OH border

2/10/15 Expected Delivery for PA

WOW exciting for UTBGSUMOM , congratulations!

Oh wait a minute @PAMom21, I want the next letter to come in a southward direction from Ohio, one carrier pigeon or maybe a big black crow, to Kentucky!!! :slight_smile:

@AuntieFascist‌ , that’s great! It’s an awesome scholarship! My daughter has grown up hearing about UK all her life (especially sports) and we visited there, we were impressed, but she wants to move further away (Boohoo!)

Track your own pigeon @2kidsinky!

Okay I will.:slight_smile:
2/2/15 2:00 Carrier pigeon left Evanstan, IL

2/4/15 Stopped for the night outside of South Bend, Indiana

2/5/15 carrier pigeon passes a letter headed for KY to a big black crow, and continues with another letter to Ohio border for @PAMOM21 child.

2/6/15 Flies to West Lafayette for a Purdue game, stays overnight at sorority house rooftop.
2/7/15 flies to Bloomington IN to visit with some crow friends at IU, stays overnight on a statue in the quad.
2/8/15 catches a cold and stays another night in Bloomington to recover
2/9/15 heads to Clarksville Indiana, on the Ohio River to watch the boats go by, gets distracted and sleeps at the waterfront park
2/10/15 crosses into Louisville, stops by at Churchill Downs to place a bet on the horses, and then delivers a letter to my mailbox by 12pm!

@AuntieFascist and @UTBGSUMOM Congrats on your great news!

Wait a minute. We live in Illinois and it’s the new statewide Illinois Eats Carrier Pigeon week… Uh-Oh…

We live in Missouri and my DD is homeschooled. We already received our mail today and there was no letter from NMSC. Anxiously waiting …

@goinggoing Or maybe hunting season is on?

(Smartie-Pants Stan and the rest of the cast are cackling uncontrollably…)

This is somewhat disturbing: http://www.pigeonweb.net/pigeon-found-what-to-do-if-you-find-a-lost-pigeon

No NMSF mail for this homeschool mom in Colorado :frowning: Happy for all of you who have received good news. I am dying to update a resume before my DS leaves for an audition Wednesday so I am hoping for tomorrow ~X(

We got it! My son now is officially “finalist”, thank you all!

@studycollege Congrats! I’m sure your S will do the honor wonders!

I love this carrier pigeon game. Here’s what’s happening with s letter. Left Ohio one week ago. Well intended to leave, but storm was happening and he left his snow boots in Montana a couple of weeks ago. Finally left Ohio on Wednesday and arrived in Madison Wisconsin for a quick visit with a friend. Left Friday morning and crossed into Minnesota. While looking for the Minneapolis airport, got lost and ended up stuck in the Maul of America for 18 hours. Checked into Chrysalis treatment Center for intensive 24 hour PTSD therapy after being stuck in the MOA. Also being treated for anxiety disorder. Will resume carrier duties at 0800 hours Tuesday 2/10. Hoping to be in Seattle by 2/14 if weather holds out.

Thank you so much @albert69!

It’s Mardi Gras season down here in NOLA. I fully expect my D’s carrier pigeon to overindulge in food and spirits and walk under a float or get wacked by a bead. Eventually he will recover and deliver a letter with a tractor tire tread mark across it, redolent of days old beer.