for better or worse, it's done. jake sent his common app in to two of the four schools he's applying to. it was a dramatic couple of days as we came down to the wire, with me 'pushing' him (read yelling, screaming, cursing, cajoling) to work harder to make the essay the best it could be. i don't remember my parents even knowing that i applied to college, but that could just be my spotty memory. now, we wait. for the next round of deadlines (for the other two schools) and of course, to hear the results. what happens if you get in everywhere? what happens if you get in nowhere? i hate not having control over things. guess it's one of those 'life lessons' everyone's always talking about. feh.
Since it's the first day of 2009, i'm cleaning up the evidence of the 2008 holidays. took down the tree, threw away the 'orphan' cookies and candies that have been sitting around for days.
and as i took down the ornaments, a job i actually like better than putting them up because i get to look at them before the boys descend on the boxes like vultures - i thought about the next time i'd see them. jake will be coming home for break:) something to look forward to right? trying to keep my positive outlook on all the changes we're in for this year. so i guess that's my resolution. stay positive:) hey, it's easier than losing weight!
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Deanne: I posted a comment before but I must not have pushed the magic send button...whatever. I have so many of the same feelings and thoughts that you do...I guess many senior parents must be going through this. My anxiety level has been at Code Red or whatever Homeland Security's highest alert level is since right after Christmas. It has gone from wondering "will Ellie get in..." to "holy crap what if she gets in and the scholarship package stinks!" She has gotten one great offer, and one pretty great offer and one surprisingly stinky offer that we were led to believe would be better. Now it is down to the school that really has the best situational package and the highest tuition, go figure...I am trying not to project bad thoughts but I do understand what you are feeling.
Yesterday was Ellie's last day of high school...pretty uneventful. I did dig up the picture of her first day of Montessori. It isn't in front of the sign but I know it was the first day but the book bag!
I had to search through many boxes of photos and I will say that if you are mad at your child, look at pictures of them when they were little, it helps.
Megan
Your parents do know you went to college, don't they?
they visited me once.....so i assume they knew what i was doing there:)
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