Jul 21, 2009
JET BLUE HOO AND WHAT TO DO
The fact that I suffer OCD especially when it comes to travel, moving and general life organization can often come in handy while at the same time can annoy those around me who do not feel the need to know what they will be doing or what time they may be leaving for [...]
Jul 20, 2009
I READ A BOOK
In preparation for Taylor’s impending departure I read a book called “LETING GO – A Parents Guide to Understanding the College Years.”
It’s the WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOURE EXPECTING for the freshman parent and is clearly very popular as it’s the fifth edition. So my guess is most people didn’t throw it across the room the way I did when it challenged their perceptions of life.
Jul 17, 2009
COLLEGE IS DIFFERENT
This week the reality of college has taken a more concrete shape. Big envelopes packed with forms and smaller envelopes filled with bills plus the entire year’s calendar have arrived. She only gets ten days for spring break. Seems paltry but that’s March I need to get through several other milestones before I start worrying about that.
Jul 15, 2009
“BYE HAVE FUN”
Last night was one of those nights when I felt like the I’m ready for her to leave
Jul 14, 2009
EVERYBODY’S TALKING
You know when your pregnant everybody else seems pregnant and when you’ve been fired all of a sudden you run into a bunch of people who have
all been “let go” too. This week everyone seems to be talking about their kids going to college. Or perhaps I’m talking about it and everybody is just responding.
Jul 13, 2009
FRESHMAN MOM
For some reason the blog I wrote on the Huffington Post last month titled 127 DAYS TO LET GO got more feedback than any of my others. I clearly struck a chord with moms who are grappling with the difficult task of sending their well, for lack of better word babies off to college for the first time.
