Hi Buffistas.
Sting and Shaggy promoted their new album on Live with Kelly & Ryan this morning. The song they sang, "Morning Is Coming," really left me feeling far more optimistic than I expected. Because of the reggae vibe, it also made me think of ita (and wonder if she'd like it). Now, here I am.
Suzi, here's hoping you feel better.
Mr. It-Was-White-And-Square-And-Looked-Like-A-Tooth turns 18 today. None of my children are children, now.
(Am currently marking the day by trying to make myself work and ignoring the non-parent who is mansplaining motherhood to me, on Twitter.)
Cindy, I feel like I should congratulate both you and Tooth son for surviving until his 18th birthday.
Thanks, sj. I know it is such a cliche, but his childhood (all of their childhoods) went by in the wink of an eye.
How's LTC?
Stubborn, too smart, and adorable.
Congrats, Cindy. Always good to see you. My (duct tape) baby gets married in July so who knows, grandmotherhood may be in my future.
I'm super lazy today and have done the absolute minimum work. The day to come includes swimming, sushi on the front lawn with a friend, and then an overdue polish change. All of these much better than work.
Mr. It-Was-White-And-Square-And-Looked-Like-A-Tooth turns 18 today. None of my children are children, now.
Wow! Congratulations for successfully ushering him to the gates of adulthood!
Aw, Cindy. On the bright side(?), kids are staying home longer these days so you might not be an empty-nester for another decade!
Good for her and for you, sj. I hope you and TCG are well.
Thank you, Laura. I lurk here and there and have tried to keep up on the wedding plans! Did you make a decision on buying your wine, etc. for the big event?
David, thank you (and thank you from all of them for teaching me about "good enough" early enough).
Now we're getting ready for college.
Despite once eating what he thought was a tooth which he thought leapt out of the toilet, #3 is #1 in his H.S. class. He dearly wanted to go to MIT and major in aerospace engineering, but has been waitlisted.
He was also accepted at RPI, WPI, Illinois Tech, Case-Western, and Georgia Tech, but although he won merit scholarships, they weren't exactly enough. He could go to U of A or U of T for nearly free (he's a National Merit finalist) but decided distance and culture change was probably not to his liking.
As of now, he has decided on UMASS Lowell, where he got a great scholarship and has been accepted into the Honors College. They don't have an aerospace major but are adding it as a minor for the upcoming year.
That will be only semi-settled, until he hears about the MIT waitlist -- but for now, we're good enough. :)
Quaker Oats
Aw, Cindy. On the bright side(?), kids are staying home longer these days so you might not be an empty-nester for another decade!
Hi, Matt! The oldest is graduating college this year. Given his student loan debt, I wouldn't be shocked if he wound up here. Our joke is that he's such a big presence, he'll pretty much fill the space left by #2 and #3.
#2 got into Pratt last year, but despite a decent scholarship we couldn't afford it, so she went to Mass College of Art & Design, but she does not like it. She's applied to transfer to UMASS Amherst. We'll hear on that by the end of next month. The other day, I told her she's been home so much, I didn't ever get used to the separation, so I expect this fall will bring a double whammy.
How is your Dad doing?
Good for her and for you, sj. I hope you and TCG are well.
Thanks! I'm having my gallbladder out next month. So life is a bit crazy right now with pre-op stuff, and TCG is busy trying to get everything done at work so that he can take time off after surgery.
