Guess I had better check in also - Thanks for popping in Agnes.
I am glad to hear your DD is slowly getting better. Like Sheila, I too had mono when I was a teen. I was lucky enough to get it in the summer (unlucky I thought at the time
) I was living with my Father who put me on a strict sleep rest schedule for the entire summer! I do remember it seemed like it took forever to go away and I have lived in fear of it ever since.
I agree with Sandy, I too am glad to not have to deal with the high school classes, transcripts and tests. Well, at least for a few more years
What the girls did to your DD on her B-Day was shameful. Girls are mean and can be so petty and thoughtless at that age. Not a nice way to end her sweet 16, poor thing
We had extreme cold (below zero) in late December and then yesterday and today it hit 60 but it is supposed to snow tomorrow. We are in desperate need of snow/rain. The mountains are bare, the rivers are low and everything else is dry as a bone. Nothing like what has gone on in Kentucky, those poor people got slammed. My DH's family is in NH and I know my BIL/SIL were staying at a hotel at some point this winter due to lack of power.
DS had a great first sememster of college, came home for 6 weeks and I am not sure who was happier to see him return to school, him or us
He is contemplating applying to be an RA in a dorm for next year. He won't have to work part time (he will be earning his keep) and it will save us a big chunk in room and board fee's. He discovered half.com for textbooks and saved himself another chunk for the spring semester books. He and girly are still going strong. She applied to and has been accepted at his Univ. for Fall 2009. She is very excited. As much as I am not overly fond of her, I am proud of her at the same time.
When we met her 2 years ago she had so/so grades and had never given college a thought. In some ways I think we have been a big influence on her. She got her act together, pulled up her grades significantly and got herself accepted to a University. Now, she has to figure out how to pay for it.
She has zero financial support and only some emotional support. Fortunately her FAFSA came back with a EFC (Expected Family Contribution) of Zero. Oh, don't I wish, I got DS's back today.....
.......who comes up with those formulas must think we live in a shack with no plumbing and don't eat! Oh welll..........I digress.
DS told me today that she will be getting a Pell Grant - not sure what that is since we would never qualify but heck, it has the word grant in it so it must be good. I am familiar with the term, I just don't know what it will mean for her.
We got DS's car issues sorted out and found him a new to him Honda Civic that is a 5 speed, he is very happy. He has been subpoened to appear in court again the end of February (last appearance was cancelled) and I had a little chat with the D.A. last week. DS didn't own the vehicle, we did. He didn't witness anything, he was asleep. The D.A. is working out getting the subpoena re-written to DH and I who did own the vehicle. They had to do the same for the other kid whose truck was hit and his parents who legally own the vehicle have to haul into Reno from central NV somewhere.
The D.A. wants a list of our out of pocket costs for restitution. We didn't keep track, we settled with the insurance company and feel that we were compensated fairly and do not wish to pursue further damages. Kids do stupid things which is why us parents have good insurance. I hope kid learned his lesson, I hope his parents kicked his hiney from here to China and back and I hope the judge spanks him good and hard and sends him back to school so that he can learn from his mistakes not spend the rest of his life being cursed by it. This is one of those parent Karma moments.
So after my speech, the D.A. asks me "do you want anything?" and I said "an apology would be nice" and she said "I wish we had more parents like you".....
cha-ching, another deposit to the Karma account!
Not much else going on around here except that if Zillow sends me 1 more email telling me that the value of my house has dropped again I just might scream.......the economy here in N. Nev is awful, it is getting sad and scary. The neighbors house across the street just sold via foreclosure for 15K less than the selling price when it was brand new 12 years ago. I am going to die in my house since we are never going to be able to sell it
I am beginning to understand why people are walking away. Good people, people who bought responsibly etc.
DH's company is going to lay off another 5% or so of its workforce - it already layed off 15% in early January. DH's position remains secure or so we have been told. My company is busy thank goodness. DS works part time in retail and the store he works for that just opened in Sept. to great fanfare layed off a chunk in late December and DS is only getting a few hours a week. He applied today for a campus escort position (as in security
) to supplement his spending account. Last week I did something very stupid.......I opened our 401K statement
should not have done that
oh well, who really needs to retire anyway!
Crap, I need a martini or 2 or 3
Oh, on a good note - I quit smoking!
I started Chantix in October and even though I "quit" in mid October I did have an occassional smoke thru the end of the year. It wasn't until about 4 weeks ago when I had a smoke with my BFF that it didn't smell good and it didn't taste good. I think I am over the biggest hurdle, haven't had one since. However, I am not even going to go near a scale anytime soon
Well, that is our update. I must get back to work. Hope your DD is on the mend soon and able to get back to her busy teen life
Take care
. *Then* had to get blood-tests done on the 11th because cataracts can be a symptom of *diabetes*.
? I got perturbed and had a surveying company come in last week....*they* couldn't quite figure out where some of the lot-lines were (oddly, that made me feel better). Surveying company came back today & were able to pin *our* lot. (We hadn't had a survey done since we moved in, over 20 years ago.) *So*, now *We* have our own survey and aren't relying on the lot-surveys around us.
DID SOMEONE SAY DRINKS? SIGN ME UP 
Good trip all the way around (and I LOVED Bonnett Creek).
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