High School class of 2011

[taekwondo mom]

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[golfgal]

OK, so I bought a small sterlite container with lid to be her meds/first aid box and put in it:
assorted size bandaids
neosporin
Ibuprofen
sudafed
tums
aquaphor
cough drops


am I missing anything important medicinally?

Digital thermometer. DS called the first week of school and someone on his floor needed one-I didn't pack one for him though. I told him to feel their stomach, if they felt hot, they had a fever.

 

[cruisnfamily]

Digital thermometer. DS called the first week of school and someone on his floor needed one-I didn't pack one for him though. I told him to feel their stomach, if they felt hot, they had a fever.

Yes, thank you, good idea!

I actually already bought the thermometer, I'll need to dig that out of the multitude of bags piled in the back room and put it in my little homemade first aid kit too.

 

[cruisnfamily]

Well the dorm shopping is pretty well done. Here's the small list that remains:

Flashlight
LapDesk
Shower Curtain
Deodorant
Razors
Makeup Remover wipes
Sunscreen
Windex wipes
School supplies (notebooks, pens, pencils, etc)

How is everybody else doing?

On Thurs DD and DH are going to drive down to her school specifically to purchase a copy of Microsoft Office that the students can buy for only $7. DH wants to install this on her new laptop before move in day so he figures it's worth the 1 1/2 drive each way. Also, they're going to take a tour. DD has been on 2 tours already plus orientation and I have as well. But DH has never seen the school at all. So he's excited to get a tour and get the software.....DD not so much.

And then 2 weeks after that, August 18th, we'll all be driving down to move her in.

It's really sinking in that she'll be leaving her boyfriend behind(and he leaves Sat for a weeks vacation so her time with him is even shorter) and I think she's getting cold feet. Hopefully these last 2 weeks are not horrible for all of us.

 

[armomof3lvsdisney]

Great ideas on the medical kits. I can't believe it's almost here. 16 days and we take DS. I'm not ready. I think I've held up pretty well this summer, but the last couple of days I can feel myself on the emotional edge. On one hand I'm so excited for DS and on the other I'm so sad for myself. All of my friends who have gone through this before say the same thing, your life will never be the same. I'm just not ready for this, but I guess it doesn't matter if I'm ready or not it's happening anyway. How is everyone else doing?

 

[agnes!]

Not so great. We are planning on driving down on the 18th, DD got an early Move-In slot for the 19th (the main day is Saturday). We were thinking her floor would be deserted so she'd spend Friday night with me at the hotel *but* found out yesterday that both her roommates got the early day too. So now she'll probably stay Friday night. So our last night before she moves in will be a day sooner. *sigh* I think of sayings I've heard, like Anna Freud's "A mother is to be left." and there's another one I've heard that goes something like "When you become a mother, your heart is forever walking outside your chest."

Seems like it's been hard to get her to do things (she's sad about leaving too), but we *have* to take care of some business type stuff. We're going to go today & submit her application for a passport and we need to get her bank account/ATM access squared away. Yesterday we ordered the Microsoft Academic Suite for her new laptop through the college bookstore at a good price (not the $7 that cruisnfamily mentioned though, wow!), hopefully it will arrive in time for installation before we have to start our 11-12 hour drive. I'll get some kind of a first-aid kit together, I also want to get her some more jeans (the girl lives in jeans), so she can make it through 2 weeks without *having* to do laundry. And we have to get some alterations done on her formal dresses I got at that consignment shop, I want her to have at least one of them in her closet when school starts.

agnes!

 

[HannaBelle]

Great ideas on the medical kits. I can't believe it's almost here. 16 days and we take DS. I'm not ready. I think I've held up pretty well this summer, but the last couple of days I can feel myself on the emotional edge. On one hand I'm so excited for DS and on the other I'm so sad for myself. All of my friends who have gone through this before say the same thing, your life will never be the same. I'm just not ready for this, but I guess it doesn't matter if I'm ready or not it's happening anyway. How is everyone else doing?

I have 10 days, shopping is pretty much done and I cannot think about it without tearing up!



I was barely 21 and in college myself when I had DS. I almost feel like we have grown up together and I cannot believe he is old enough to go himself!!! DH thinks I am being a whiner baby.

 

[johnsontrio]

We are hanging in here. Finally resolved the wisdom teeth, dry sockets stuff and are riding out the last couple tiring weeks of Mono. DD finished her hospital internship (and found out she loves working in a hospital) and from now till the 28th lifeguards, but only 3-5 hours per day. Since she is still mourning the loss of her relationship with exBF, that leaves a lot of time on her hands. She is doing a great job of reaching out to girlfriends, but DD has a very high energy level and is a very vibrant person, so she finds her GFs a little boring at times. Some of them don't really want to get out and do much. She is going to the gym daily and trying to keep busy.

I am holding off on buying her new Mac. I don't want her spending hours a day on the computer and she has access to mine now. I am not buying any school supplies until she figures out what she needs. We will be ordering her books soon. I would love to find Microsoft Office for $7 but her school doesn't offer software. She has chosen to live at home. The dorms at school are old and she doesn't want to share a room, mostly due to her sleep disorder that has her up at night sleepwalking etc... She worries anytime she has to share sleeping quarters with someone she doesn't know.

I am enjoying hearing about all the other soon to be Freshmen.

 

[minkydog]

OK, so I bought a small sterlite container with lid to be her meds/first aid box and put in it:
assorted size bandaids
neosporin
Ibuprofen
sudafed
tums
aquaphor
cough drops


am I missing anything important medicinally?

I think you're good to go Make sure she has a pair of good tweezers, too

We're doing pretty well here. DD18 has just about everything she needs, I think. If not, they have a big Walmart in her college town. And a Publix. Now she is making the rounds of friends' homes, staying lots of overnights with the BFFs. She and her best best friend will be leaving for separate colleges Aug.9. It's kind of too bad that they'll be at opposite ends of the state, about a 6hr drive apart. The BFF plans to come home every weekend, but then she'll only be about 90 min from home. DD will be almost in Florida, about 4 hours from home so I doubt she'll be coming home more than once a month. Gas is going to cost her a fortune, so i really hope she'll make some friends that can car pool with her to split costs when they come home. \\

We are going to take one of the other close friends with us when we go. Sammie is a smart girl, but she has decided not to go to college. Her mom let her get a job back in the fall and she thinks she's making some big money now(she's not, it's retail.) Still, for a girl who never had much money, that little $100/week seems like a lot. I'm hoping that when she goes down to the college with us she'll see something she likes and consider going too. Not necessarily to DDs college, although it would be okay if she did.

 

[johnsontrio]

Not so great. We are planning on driving down on the 18th, DD got an early Move-In slot for the 19th (the main day is Saturday). We were thinking her floor would be deserted so she'd spend Friday night with me at the hotel *but* found out yesterday that both her roommates got the early day too. So now she'll probably stay Friday night. So our last night before she moves in will be a day sooner. *sigh* I think of sayings I've heard, like Anna Freud's "A mother is to be left." and there's another one I've heard that goes something like "When you become a mother, your heart is forever walking outside your chest."

Seems like it's been hard to get her to do things (she's sad about leaving too), but we *have* to take care of some business type stuff. We're going to go today & submit her application for a passport and we need to get her bank account/ATM access squared away. Yesterday we ordered the Microsoft Academic Suite for her new laptop through the college bookstore at a good price (not the $7 that cruisnfamily mentioned though, wow!), hopefully it will arrive in time for installation before we have to start our 11-12 hour drive. I'll get some kind of a first-aid kit together, I also want to get her some more jeans (the girl lives in jeans), so she can make it through 2 weeks without *having* to do laundry. And we have to get some alterations done on her formal dresses I got at that consignment shop, I want her to have at least one of them in her closet when school starts.

agnes!

I wouldn't be doing too great either. 11 to 12 hours is along way away. The big advantage of DD choosing to stay home and go to the local University is that I don't even have to deal with all that. I know I am not ready for her to leave and since she is only 17, I think she needs to mature a little before leaving home. I spent the whole first part of senior year tearing up until she told me of her decision.

 

[cruisnfamily]

Regarding the software, it's such a GREAT deal I can't believe it! They offer Microsoft Office (I think it's called Premium? DH couldn't believe all the extras it has!) and also Windows 7. Both under $10 each. One is $7 and change the other is $9 and change, I actually don't remember which is which. You must have your student ID when you purchase and they swipe the card and then you're done. Can't buy a 2nd copy, 1 per student. They said the student government pays the licensing fees or something and that's why it's so cheap.

DD officially moves in on Aug 18th and classes start Aug 22nd.

 

[cruisnfamily]

We are hanging in here. Finally resolved the wisdom teeth, dry sockets stuff

DD was told she needs to have her wisdom teeth out too! They've not even broken through the gums yet but the dentist can tell they will mess up her existing teeth and cause crowding. He said it's not an emergency and she can wait until next summer if she chooses but she should definitely get them pulled before she is 20years old as there is something about softer bone and ease of pulling now that changes as time goes on. Apparently age 18-20 is the optimal time to yank those suckers out. We've decided to wait until next summer.

 

[agnes!]

I wouldn't be doing too great either. 11 to 12 hours is along way away. The big advantage of DD choosing to stay home and go to the local University is that I don't even have to deal with all that. I know I am not ready for her to leave and since she is only 17, I think she needs to mature a little before leaving home. I spent the whole first part of senior year tearing up until she told me of her decision.

It just has to be done, my heart is breaking but it just has to be done. What DD wants to major in is available at many schools but she wanted to go to the *best*...and for this field this university is considered to be in the top 2 or 3 in the country. I figure, this isn't so bad...she could be going to one of the other 2 or 3, but on a different coast, or in Chicago (nothing personal but Chicago winters? No thanks!).

At least I know we can drive there within a day if we have to and can easily get a direct flight if we have to. We also *love* the city, the campus is beautiful, the dorms are mostly newer, the cafeteria food is amazing (really, it *is*) and all the people we met (staff, teachers, students, everyone) were nice (and we made several visits). The other school that had been on DD's radar is only about 3.5 hours away but the campus is *very* urban, is also rather ugly, many of the freshmen rooms are *tiny*, upperclassmen must live off-campus (not enough rooms at all), we never got to eat the cafeteria food on our visit because the school planned poorly and the university is missing some departments that DD wants to have synergy with.

So the decision was easy and the decision was hard. She's the one who will have to do the work and it is her life so she had the final call. Oh, I forgot to add...the urban school wanted to give DD basically a free ride on the tuition, the school she's going to didn't make as good an offer.

I'm paying the room/board online today so that's the last major $$, this college-money stuff is like buying a car every year ...

agnes!

 

[disykat]

I'm paying the room/board online today so that's the last major $$, this college-money stuff is like buying a car every year ...

agnes!

Except we can't save money by buying a used one! We've never spent this much on a car! DH and I have planned well so will be fine, but my job went from almost full time to no time so we have been obsessively running and re-running the numbers. We haven't even paid for first term yet and I'm tired of thinking about money!

 

[ctinct]

Another thread about dorm/apt. living got me thinking. For those with daughters (I'm guessing guys don't care about color coordination much), did your daughters wait until they knew who their roommate was before they bought their comforter? DD didn't care if she and roommate matched at all as far as bedspreads, but I told her it might be nice to take her future roommate into consideration. She waited until she found out who her rommate is going to be. Roommate had already bought stuff, so then my dd just went out and got the colors she wanted. They talked online a bit about who was bringing what. I told my daughter to ask her roomate if she wanted us to pick up a rug. Roommate replied that she had already purchased a rug---in a color that decidedly is so not my daughter. DD politely replied that she was looking forward to decorating her half of the room, and was looking forward to seeing how roommate does her half. I don't know, maybe I'm too picky, but I just think a big thing like that that is part of the whole decor should be discussed first. Maybe my daughter should say we'll buy white curtains, because I think if there are pink curtains in the room, too, it will just send dd right over the edge.

 

[minkydog]

Another thread about dorm/apt. living got me thinking. For those with daughters (I'm guessing guys don't care about color coordination much), did your daughters wait until they knew who their roommate was before they bought their comforter? DD didn't care if she and roommate matched at all as far as bedspreads, but I told her it might be nice to take her future roommate into consideration. She waited until she found out who her rommate is going to be. Roommate had already bought stuff, so then my dd just went out and got the colors she wanted. They talked online a bit about who was bringing what. I told my daughter to ask her roomate if she wanted us to pick up a rug. Roommate replied that she had already purchased a rug---in a color that decidedly is so not my daughter. DD politely replied that she was looking forward to decorating her half of the room, and was looking forward to seeing how roommate does her half. I don't know, maybe I'm too picky, but I just think a big thing like that that is part of the whole decor should be discussed first. Maybe my daughter should say we'll buy white curtains, because I think if there are pink curtains in the room, too, it will just send dd right over the edge.

DD has had enough problems even getting her roommate to respond. Forget coordinating fabrics. Actually, DD could care less. I swear, she's more like a boy than a girl in that regard. Her comforter is black and white. Her sheets are white. Her towels are white. Her broom and dustpan? black & white. Sensing a trend here? And DD isn't Goth or anything. She just gravitates to neutral colors. Except for lipstick--that's blood red. Hmmm, maybe she's a vampire

 

[agnes!]

I paid off the first semester's room-board today.



agnes!

 

[agnes!]

Just wanted to bump up to Page One in case any other anxious parents are around. The 12-hour D-Day (as in driving-day) will either be broken-up between August 17/18 or all in one day on the 18th.

agnes!

 

[armomof3lvsdisney]

DS's move-in day is the 18th, it's just coming to fast. It's hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that in 15 days he will be in college and away from home.

 

[kbeverina]

We leave next Friday for the 13 August move-in. He turns 18 on Thursday. We had kind of a sticky situation with the endocrinologist. The Nurse Educator he'd seen for years left the practice last year to go back to school. We took advantage of the new practice that opened nearby and took age 16 and up (it's really difficult to find someone for 18 and under less than 40 miles away).

Well, we couldn't stand the new guy. I've never not liked a doctor before, always have had good experiences. This guy walked in, saw my son, walked right back out and argued with the nurse that he wasn't certified to see him. The nurse had to convince him that he could see 16 and up. So obviously he'd never worked with teens before. We saw him several more times before I gave up and decided to ride it out until he was 18 and could see the endo recommended by his pump trainer. He was so rude and got angry if I politely disagreed with anything he said regarding insulin amounts. He refused to prescribe the amounts of insulin and supplies my son needed and we've had to sweat out the end of every month as things ran low.

But we were stuck with him because my son was so close to 18 it didn't make sense to start another pediatric endo just to have to switch again in another 6 months. So it kind of sucks that he will see the new one and leave the next day for college, but the pump trainer tells me he's great with email communication so hopefully they will be able to work together that way. It's both terrifying and a relief that he'll be 18 and will go in there by himself and become completely responsible. I feel like I've been preparing him for that the last 14 years, but it's scary that it's finally here.