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nicoleandmaggie

Mar 29

Just figured out why nobody could send items to wishlists last Christmas unless they were specifically on said wishlist (ex. someone buying an "idea" like "new soapdish" couldn't ship it with other stuff from my wishlist). I think you can fix this problem by going to "manage lists" in the upper right and then clicking the box saying people can ship stuff not on your wishlist to your wishlist address.
I don't seem to be able to add an idea though, which sucks. At least they're allowing the old ideas to stay...
I'm already mentally planning my first texts to DC1 at college. "Are you getting enough to eat?" "Is there anything specific I can get you from nuts.com?" I am so predictable. Also this is ridiculous for me to be planning this many months in advance, but I guess we all have our coping mechanisms.
We have been spending a *lot* of time as a family looking at pom pom hats. Southern DC1 is completely taken with their whimsy. The Carleton parent forums recommend waiting until you get there to get winter clothing and recommend mall of America. Both Carleton and Macalester also have hand-me-down and donated winter clothing where people can just go in and pick stuff out.
I watched a video of people dropping their kids off at Carleton last year. My college experience was so different-- I flew cross-country by myself. I wonder if we'll fly or drive and how many of us will go.
My parents did drop my sister off, but she went to school in the midwest so it was an easy trip.
I got yet another rejection. (Grant proposal.)
Wesleyan waitlisted DC1.
DC1 declined the econ major at the state flagship.
I'm not the only mom annoyed that Carleton didn't send stickers. If I'm paying 120k more than the next most expensive school the least they could do is throw in a sticker for my laptop.
But Carleton was really smart about having a discord channel for admitted students (and an online forum for parents). DC1 is participating (!). Zie also says there's a big range of kids from Taylor Swifties to Twilight Imperium players. (This is how I know I'm not the only mom disappointed in the lack of stickers.)
Nobody has posted on the Union forums other than current students, though lots of kids have signed up.
Oberlin has a seminar series called the body politic that looks unfun even if DC1 had time during the semester for it.
Macalester had professors from each major choice email DC1 but DC1 didn't respond.
DC1 asked DH for help on Calc-based E&M (something DH should know, but has forgotten-- I have also forgotten, but my excuse is I haven't seen it since high school) and DH's first answer was exactly wrong, but talking it through DC1 figured it out and why DH was wrong. DH says DC1 is smart. Which, yeah, zie is.
DC2 says zie is not looking forward to having 100% of parental attention next year. Zie is enjoying doing hir own thing in the background while we focus intensely on DC1. But two of hir classes next year (Spanish II and Algebra) will be appearing with grades on hir high school transcript. It starts now!
Macalester's socks are really cute!
My alma mater is sending out individualized gifts to people. I think we might have gotten a sticker to go on the back of a car, but that might have been at graduation.
DC1 waitlisted at Vanderbilt.