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The First Day of the New School Year
I’m sitting here in the living room, The Golden Girls playing in the background, knowing I should be in bed sleeping but I can’t. There’s too much going through my head. Today is the first day of school for the younger three kids and the day we move the oldest one in to her dorm. Gosh, where does the time go? It feels like only yesterday the nurse was placing Miss 17 in my arms. I remember sitting there staring at her. There was no fear or feelings of insecurity, instead I was overwhelmed by a sense of awe. I couldn’t believe this precious little person had come from me.…
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Things Happened While I Was Disconnected
So much has happened in the last week and a half that I’ve been disconnected. Most of it’s been good, some of it’s been bad and the rest has been seriously? I had planned to write out a post for each and every thing that happened but decided against it. You know, for my own sanity. And because I don’t want to overwhelm you with the craziness that is my life right now. So here’s a bit of the happenings from the past few days: We have a home ~ When we moved here, we didn’t have a home. We had the possibility of a home but nothing definitive. I…
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Advice for Miss 17 Upon Her Graduation
For 17 years, you’ve listened to my “Dos” and “Don’ts”. You’ve shrugged me off at times and, at others, you’ve nodded and agreed. I’ve shared my struggles of single motherhood with you. Walking miles in the hot Louisiana sun because I didn’t have a car or the money for a taxi, just to get you from the babysitter’s house. We’ve grown from a team of two to a family of seven. You must of have known that Dad was the man for us, you loved him from the start. So much has happened in the seventeen years that we’ve shared this journey together… A few days ago, I…
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Dude, That Major? Guaranteed to Keep You Unemployed
The other night as I was driving home, alternating between singing my heart out and listening to talk radio, something made my ears perk up… A conversation between George Noory and some guy named “Uncle Ted”. Can I just pause right here to say that late night radio is waaaay different than daytime radio? Ok, well, I guess I did just sorta say it, huh? Well, it is. Nighttime radio is full of aliens, ufology (the study of UFOs ~ I learned something) and Big Foot sightings… Anyway, George and Uncle Ted were talking about the American education system and how it’s failing our young people. And being part of…
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Miss 17 is Going to The Haven
On Saturday, the hubs and I took Miss 17 for a final tour of Lock Haven University before we drop her off for good. This was my husband’s first time seeing the campus, so this trip was more for his sake than for my own. Like I said the first time I wrote about our visit to Lock Haven University, I immediately felt comfortable on the campus and felt like this would be the right place for my daughter. But, more than that, Miss 17 felt at home. This Open House was much more spectacular than the first one that we attended. First of all, there were a lot more…
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Second College Visit: Lock Haven University
Today Miss 16 and I went on a tour of Lock Haven University and we both fell in love. The drive down was fairly uneventful, actually that’s not true ~ I did break out into song and dance during our 2 hour drive. Miss 16 sat quietly staring at me while shaking her head. On the way down we wondered what the campus would be like and if we’d like it. Miss 16 said she hoped it would be something like the scene from Oz ~ that we’d drive through the rain and Emerald City would burst through the haze. Well, it wasn’t Emerald City but it was The Haven.…
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First College Visit: Wilkes University
I took another step towards letting go of Miss 16. We visited Wilkes University today. Commence wailing and moaning. Our appointment was at 1 PM, the admissions rep didn’t meet us until 1:17. I’m the type of person who is early for everything, especially when other people are dependent on me. Needless to say I was slightly peeved and told Miss 16 that we were leaving if our rep didn’t show up by 1:20. It’s not like we just showed up, we had an appointment… Anyway, the rep (along with two of her colleagues) met with us for about 20 or 25 minutes. I took notes while Miss 16 asked and answered questions. …
