the final countdown

it's the final countdown to college application deadlines and it's killing me not knowing what he's doing. the days are ticking away like minutes....3,2,1, and i'm trying to keep out of it and let him handle it. tough duty for a control freak like me. had a nice holiday- drove in to see dad & vicky... kate & anabelle were home from vegas, and kristin was in from spain. great visit despite the dodgy driving conditions on the drive there and the siberian temperatures in chicago. dad took the boys and i to see 'million dollar quartet' a play about a night at Sun studios with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis. great music and interesting story. on the drive to and from chicago, the boys took turns reading short stories by david sedaris (out loud!). better than books on tape! hard to believe that this time next year, jake will have his first semester under his belt. we hope. heard a great book suggestion on NPR the other day called 'delaying the real world' full of stories of people who've taken the road less travelled. thought about getting it for jake, but then worried he might take it seriously and skip the whole college route! maybe i'll wait until he's mailed all the apps.......