Changes

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Survived freshman move-in.

Parenthood as we knew it is officially over: Time to grow old.

But, empty nesters be forewarned: laundry duties never end. As we wait for CJ, our senior, to arrive from his internship, we're helping his roommates set up their new house. And surprise, surprise…CJ's belongings were not washed before going into storage, or probably not for several months before that.

So it's off to an industrial strength fluff ''n fold, and then on a search for a decent dresser in a Town Without an Ikea.

Where to Apply in 2012 – Schools that feel guilty about lying

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Here are two great bets for 2012, especially if you can figure out a way to pad your SAT score:

Emory, funded by the super-ethical Coca Cola company responsible for rotting teeth all over the planet, has announced that it has been lying about its enrolled students' SAT scores for the last 12 years.  Reported the scores of admitted students instead, the ones who turned them down.

http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/emory-university-misrepresented-student-1501300.html

One poster on College Confidential says, "I'll never buy Emory boards again."

And then there's Claremont-McKenna, which only lied for seven years.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/education/claremont-mckenna-college-says-it-exaggerated-sat-figures.html?_r=1&hp

 

 

The Day Before

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Leaving tomorrow.

Last-minute crises that have put a damper on our final day of pre-college parenthood:

- GC's GF couldn't find her car keys. The whole household got involved (including the 30 kids who stopped over to say farewell). Retracing stops, we suspected the keys were in the pocket of GC's new sweatshorts, which were safely packed in one of six bags. Miraculously, they keys were located. But what other important item could be stashed away somewhere in another pocket?

- GC discovered an urgent email from his college letting him know that he is prohibited from checking into his dorm because his immunization records were not signed properly. Not an easy errand for GC on a Friday afternoon, just as the doctor's office was closing.

- Despite all the kind things I have said about Southwest Airlines, they won't upgrade our boarding position (B24), so there is a chance we will have to sit in middle seats tomorrow on our epic journey. (In my booking frenzy, I apparently forgot to sign up for early bird check in.)

- Am I a terrible mom if I haven't pre-washed the sheets? They seem so soft and sateeny. Can they really be full of toxic chemicals?

The Day Before

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Leaving tomorrow. 

Last-minute crises that have put a damper on our last day of pre-college parenthood:

- GC's GF couldn't find her car keys. The whole household got involved (including the 30 kids who stopped over to say farewell. Retracing stops, we suspected they were in the pocket GC's new sweatshorts, which were packed in one of six bags. Miraculously, they keys were located. But what other important item could be stashed away somewhere in another pocket?

- GC discovered an urgent email from his college letting him know that he cannot check into his dorm because his immunization records had arrived, but were not signed properly. Not an easy errand on a Friday afternoon, just as the doctor's office was closing.

- GC contracted a sore throat, then had a adverse reaction to an antibiotic that Mr. NP (a musician, not a physician) decided to give him so I wouldn't find out that he was getting sick. After finally reaching the doctor, the pharmacist said the replacement antibiotic could cause hives or shortness of breath.

- Despite all the kind things I have said about Southwest Airlines, they won't upgrade our boarding position, so there is a chance we will have to sit in middle seats tomorrow on our epic journey. (I apparently forgot to sign up for early bird check in.) 

- Am I a terrible mom if I don't pre-wash the sheets? They seem so soft and sateeny in their posh plastic holder. Can they really be full of toxic chemicals?