New Secret Green Club

[Va-bear]

Take it! Better fast to get it over with. Might just be fast because they had a cancellation. How's Em?

Yes, take it and get it overwith! Its almost always a cancellation.... At least you'll know something that much sooner!! I'm sure its fine.

Jacquline, I'm glad you got Em's schedule all finalized... that IS a pain. I know you didnt ask my advice but reading all of this is hitting a familiar note and if you dont want to hear forgive me and move on. But, have you thought at all about "making" her be a little more independent? I know my dad went thru some of this w/me.... I wanted to go to college locally or an hour away and my parents REALLY encouraged me not...they felt I would always be home, or my way home for weekends, and not out having the usual college experiences (which they felt was kind of a right of passage..)They knew that if I wasnt pushed a bit I was WAY too comphy in the nest. My dad did admit it was hard for him too that he would have been glad, at so many levels, to have me at home forever....but he knew that as a strong parent it was part of his job to push me. I'm so glad he did. (The sched. hit me because I asked for his help and he said "you go, spend some real time trying to figure something out, and if you cant, then come back and I'll help." I did come up w/ a pretty good plan and felt SOOO good for having done it on my own.... better than I expected.

Em is VERY lucky to have such supportive and helpful parents, she will do GREAT no matter what!!!

 

[DisGirlAllie]

Wow Allie! That's incredible! Congratulations!

Thank you!

Congrats!

Thank you

WOW - that is SUPER!!!!!!

Thank you, thank you

Congrats! The highest we've gotten is Platinum! (Well, for the most part. We got a few High Platinums)

That rocks!

Thanks and that's cool!

Forgot to mention this so figured why not make a whole new post instead of editing the last one??

We were up till around midnight last night helping EM pick out her courses for next year. What an exercise that was. FIRST find 10 courses she want to take (ok 9 after the one she must take to satisfy her major) THEN select which actual class to take so her schedule doesn't look like a train wreck. All i kept thinking was "glad Ben went to college and just had to make one click on which program he wanted. then the whole system just GAVE him all the classes he had to take"

She will take 5 classes for Sept to December:
Intro to Italian
Intro to Music Theory
Astronomy
Anthropology
and Reading Fiction

from January to April she will be taking
Film and the image (even includes an actual movie night)
Greek World
Roman Civilization
Values and Society
AND either The Symbols of Evil OR Communication Studies -- intro to Media

Phew eh?

I wish you a lot of luck

 

[stinkerbelle's mom]

Forgot to mention this so figured why not make a whole new post instead of editing the last one??

What's her major?

HEY there P.D. -- thought I was all alone here catching up on the board. Yeah we figure it is a cancellation as well.

Em? her back is about the same, her knees are better BUT she is still clingy and has other issues that are making life well shall I say like living in that hot place??

Good luck with everything.

 

[DISUNC]

 

[pixie dust 112]

 

[Donald - my hero]

Looks like a good schedule. Is Em happy with it?

Well let's just say we spent another hour after supper tweaking it_ she has till Thursday when registration opens up

Seems like life is never easy, doesn't it?

Not in this household right now!

Jacquline, I'm glad you got Em's schedule all finalized... that IS a pain. I know you didnt ask my advice but reading all of this is hitting a familiar note and if you dont want to hear forgive me and move on. Hey if I didn't want (or expect) advice)I wouldn't post But, have you thought at all about "making" her be a little more independent? I know my dad went thru some of this w/me.... I wanted to go to college locally or an hour away and my parents REALLY encouraged me not...they felt I would always be home, or my way home for weekends, and not out having the usual college experiences (which they felt was kind of a right of passage..)They knew that if I wasnt pushed a bit I was WAY too comphy in the nest. My dad did admit it was hard for him too that he would have been glad, at so many levels, to have me at home forever....but he knew that as a strong parent it was part of his job to push me. I'm so glad he did. (The sched. hit me because I asked for his help and he said "you go, spend some real time trying to figure something out, and if you cant, then come back and I'll help." I did come up w/ a pretty good plan and felt SOOO good for having done it on my own.... better than I expected.
I guess time to spill a few beans here then : Emily has the misfortune of dealing with severe generalized anxiety disorder, has been a problem since she was a small child. We help her set small goals for herself and make sure she follows thru to completion to the best of her ability. She needed an extra year at high school to get "ready" and we are all glad she took it. I have had to go back to the approach I used when she was a young child. I get her settled into bed and rub her back for about 5 minutes and then turn lights off, on my way out of the room I tell her I will be back in 30 minutes. It will some nights take 2 hours of this before she finally is comfortable enough to actually give in to sleep.

She WILL stay in residence but we picked a school that is only 30 minutes from home so she can come home on weekends if she needs to be here. We have gone to the docs to get notes to put her in the best place :Apartment style (so she can cook some of her own meals AND share bathroom with only 3 others) with a separate private bedroom to allow her to have privacy when she needs to de-stress. Lot to deal with for her all at once let me tell you. Every day I must talk about how things will go and what we will get her (ie new cell phone & lap top to stay in touch) I already bought her duvet so she knows what her bed will look & feel like. Gosh I am tired right now gang.

Em is VERY lucky to have such supportive and helpful parents, she will do GREAT no matter what!!!

I wish you a lot of luck

Thanks Allie -- we need it!!

What's her major?
English she wants to teach and maybe couple it with sign language

Good luck with everything.

Thanks for all of the support gang. I hope you now understand a bit of why we are worried about her schooling and how come this is a good place for me to come! Lots of laughs to take my mind off of the stress here AND get to see others lives as well!

 

[dwheatl]

Forgot to mention this so figured why not make a whole new post instead of editing the last one??

We were up till around midnight last night helping EM pick out her courses for next year. What an exercise that was. FIRST find 10 courses she want to take (ok 9 after the one she must take to satisfy her major) THEN select which actual class to take so her schedule doesn't look like a train wreck. All i kept thinking was "glad Ben went to college and just had to make one click on which program he wanted. then the whole system just GAVE him all the classes he had to take"

She will take 5 classes for Sept to December:
Intro to Italian
Intro to Music Theory
Astronomy
Anthropology
and Reading Fiction

from January to April she will be taking
Film and the image (even includes an actual movie night)
Greek World
Roman Civilization
Values and Society
AND either The Symbols of Evil OR Communication Studies -- intro to Media

Phew eh?

Am I crazy? This makes me wish I was back in college. Learning so many new things. Oh well, another 15 years and I can go to Elderhostel.

 

[dwheatl]

Like the beaver said, life is one dam thing after another. We were supposed to go to my grand-niece's 2nd birthday party this morning. My sister called at 7 a.m. to say she had been in the emergency room with my mom since 3:30. Mom has pneumonia. Since my grand-niece is my sister's granddaughter, I went and took over at the hospital so my sister could be at her granddaughter's party. They finally checked mom into a room around 1:30.
Every week I think life will be back to normal. And every week something like this comes up. Oh, wait. Maybe this is normal.

 

[Donald - my hero]

Like the beaver said, life is one dam thing after another. We were supposed to go to my grand-niece's 2nd birthday party this morning. My sister called at 7 a.m. to say she had been in the emergency room with my mom since 3:30. Mom has pneumonia. Since my grand-niece is my sister's granddaughter, I went and took over at the hospital so my sister could be at her granddaughter's party. They finally checked mom into a room around 1:30.
Every week I think life will be back to normal. And every week something like this comes up. Oh, wait. Maybe this is normal.

Oh dear! I hope she is ok. Bummer that you had to miss party but nice that you could relieve your sis so she could go to the big event

And I agree with you about the "normal" thing. Just what is NORMAL????

 

[DisDancerina]

Goodnight everyone!
Today was such a lazy movie-watching, TV Show-Watching, shoping day.

Good times, good times. Laziness is amazing.


Now....

To start my homework!
Ooooooh, I'm early tonight, it's only 9:45!

 

[Va-bear]

Like the beaver said, life is one dam thing after another. We were supposed to go to my grand-niece's 2nd birthday party this morning. My sister called at 7 a.m. to say she had been in the emergency room with my mom since 3:30. Mom has pneumonia. Since my grand-niece is my sister's granddaughter, I went and took over at the hospital so my sister could be at her granddaughter's party. They finally checked mom into a room around 1:30.
Every week I think life will be back to normal. And every week something like this comes up. Oh, wait. Maybe this is normal.

Im so sorry your mom has pneumonia - hope things improve soon.

Oh dear! I hope she is ok. Bummer that you had to miss party but nice that you could relieve your sis so she could go to the big event

And I agree with you about the "normal" thing. Just what is NORMAL????

Normal.....ahhh, one of lifes big mysteries. I know EM will do fine with the great support you guys have provided her .... it may be tough for you all, but it will be well worth the long trip.

 

[Kellydoodle]

 

[Kellydoodle]

VA


shack!

 

[pixie dust 112]

Hey Doodle! Long time no see!

 

[Piglets Mommy]

I'll go with him! By the time I'm 18, he'll probably be... 13?? haha, never to young, I have to say. When you have a cute little boy with you to audition, luck is on your side.

He sounds cool! Showbiz boys are always good to go

Mary.....this won't last.

Shack.

I'm back!

For dancers we have a very odd scoring scale.
I'm going from LOWEST to HIGHEST.

Low Bronze
Bronze
High Bronze
Low Silver
Silver
High Silver
Low Gold
Gold
High Gold
Low Platinum
Platinum
High Platinum

WE GOT ALL HIGH PLATINUMS!

Congrats!!!

Well i got a phone call around dinner time on Friday and my MRI appointment is MONDAY @ 6:30 p.m. Guess it is a double edged sword: I don't have long to stew about it BUT now i wonder why it is happening So darned FAST!

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Good luck!

Like the beaver said, life is one dam thing after another. We were supposed to go to my grand-niece's 2nd birthday party this morning. My sister called at 7 a.m. to say she had been in the emergency room with my mom since 3:30. Mom has pneumonia. Since my grand-niece is my sister's granddaughter, I went and took over at the hospital so my sister could be at her granddaughter's party. They finally checked mom into a room around 1:30.
Every week I think life will be back to normal. And every week something like this comes up. Oh, wait. Maybe this is normal.

Hope Mom's ok soon!

 

[stinkerbelle's mom]

Thanks for all of the support gang. I hope you now understand a bit of why we are worried about her schooling and how come this is a good place for me to come! Lots of laughs to take my mind off of the stress here AND get to see others lives as well![/FONT]

Brandon has diagnosed anxiety as well. We've worked very hard over the years to get him where he is. So what happens now, his history teacher has them reading Born On The Fourth Of July and Brandon's only a year away of having to register for Selective Services.

Like the beaver said, life is one dam thing after another. We were supposed to go to my grand-niece's 2nd birthday party this morning. My sister called at 7 a.m. to say she had been in the emergency room with my mom since 3:30. Mom has pneumonia. Since my grand-niece is my sister's granddaughter, I went and took over at the hospital so my sister could be at her granddaughter's party. They finally checked mom into a room around 1:30.
Every week I think life will be back to normal. And every week something like this comes up. Oh, wait. Maybe this is normal.

Sorry hope Mom's better soon.

Good morning PEEPs!

 

[Piglets Mommy]

Brandon has diagnosed anxiety as well. We've worked very hard over the years to get him where he is. So what happens now, his history teacher has them reading Born On The Fourth Of July and Brandon's only a year away of having to register for Selective Services.


Good morning PEEPs!

That stinks.

 

[DISUNC]

My sister called at 7 a.m. to say she had been in the emergency room with my mom since 3:30. Mom has pneumonia.

Hope she feels better soon!

Brandon has diagnosed anxiety as well. We've worked very hard over the years to get him where he is. So what happens now, his history teacher has them reading Born On The Fourth Of July and Brandon's only a year away of having to register for Selective Services.

Its verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry common for teenage boys too have anxiety. I swear I had it as a teen, but never diagonsed. I coughed litterally my whole 16 year, morning, noon & night....was down to 140lbs (and 6ft tall) Then it just went away.


Nice too see you Kelly, its been a loooooooooong time!
Sooooooooo Whats new?

 

[2girlsmom]

Good morning, everyone! Sounds like a busy weekend! Ours was not very. I read a book from front to back on Saturday, so ya know it was an easy day. I do read all the time, but don't usually get more than 1/2 hour at a time to read in. Yesterday we spent most of the day at my sis and bil's. They got another puppy and my nephew got a new snake, so we had to meet the new members of the ark. (this sis has now 3 indoor dogs + 4 outside dogs, 4 indoor cats, 4 snakes, 4 lizards, 3 hermit crabs, and 3 horses, see why we call it the ark?)

Jacqueline, sounds like a great first year for EM. She is probably feeling anxious about going away now, and once she gets to school and settled in it will be easier. I am sure that all this extra attention and support now will have her feeling all safe and secure!

Danielle, sorry about your mom. Hope she is feeling better!

 

[katlas&kids]

Greetings! Hope ya'll had a good weekend.

We are under a tornado watch and a severe thunderstorm alert. Maybe we won't have to swim tonight and just get paid to sit there! I think that is just the lifeguard though. Oh well!

Krista got 3 awards today at school. Citizen of the month, Honor role & something else... blank spot in my mind. I am so proud of her!!