DD got her dorm assignment yesterday. For the first time this year, her university assigned every freshman a time slot, and they had to go on line to select their dorm and dorm room. She got her 2nd choice, but it was her roommate's 1st choice, so all is good. We are almost done getting her dorm stuff. I need to still get a plastic set of drawers on wheels for clothes storage under her bed, a robe (she didn't like the first one we ordered - too thin), laundry supplies, extra toiletries and a medicine box.
Now I am obsessing about stupid stuff like matching headboards and 34 inch drop bed skirts. I NEVER should have looked online at dorm decor websites. We will probably not do headboards. She got a "husband" pillow from Target in her colors for under $14 that she plans to use as a headboard and is talking to her roomie about her getting one too. They are both excited about matching stuff. I am contemplating buying a couple of extra flat sheets to use to cover the under bed storage stuff (kind of like a no sew bed skirt). Another option is to buy some cheap cafe length curtains in her colors and use those as the bed skirt (attached with ribbon or zip ties to the bed metal thing they use instead of a box spring). Not sure yet.
DS moves back to college a week before DD does. He will have a single in his frat house. We already have all his stuff, so only need to replenish a few things, and he is good to go. His financial aid FINALLY came through. He got the expected subsidized and unsubsidized loans but also got a $10,000 scholarship from his university...totally unexpected! We actually emailed the school to confirm it and are waiting to hear back from them. Why would we need confirmation you ask? Last school year DH made a mess of the FAFSA and DS got a Pell Grant in error (DH & son have same name, DH put son's info where DH's info should go, made it look like DS was financially responsible for a minor child [his sister]. We contacted the school, figured out that mistake, gave the money back and jumped through tons of hoops to get the mess corrected). This year we were super careful with the FAFSA and even sent the school our 1040s, W2s and an Asset Verification Form. So we are pretty sure this current scholarship is legit - fingers crossed.
I got a promotion at my school a couple of weeks ago. I teach middle school English at a small Catholic school. I was 3/4 time (29 hrs a wk). Now I will be full time as a teacher and as the Dean of Academics. I am a little anxious about the new responsibilities, especially the book orders and the school day schedules. The schedule is a super complicated jigsaw puzzle, and I am in a holding pattern because we are hiring 2 new part time people . Until we know their availability, I can't make a schedule and Teacher Work Week starts the 15th! I am heading to school this afternoon to unpack books. I gotta do something to make some progress and settle myself down!
Or a roommate better than all the previous ones.
