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Shortly before the crack of dawn KT and I climbed out of bed, pulled on our clothes and grabbed her packed bag of belongings. KT had said her goodbyes the night before and in order to avoid another long teary scene we quietly crept out of the house. We sat in a comfortable silence as we . . . → Read More: New Adventures These last few weeks seem to have been a non-stop frenzy of shopping, stocking up and getting everything KT needs gathered up for college. In between all of this we’ve had to snatch whatever time she had leftover from hanging out with her friends just to savor our girl. We haven’t much time left with the . . . → Read More: Fluttering Those Wings KT had been searching for vegan hiking boots for a few months. Little did we know that finding a sturdy leather-free boot would become such an odyssey. In desperation, she finally gave up and searched for a pair online. (Interestingly, she seems to share some of her mother’s reluctance to buy things over the internet. It’s . . . → Read More: The Unexpected Package Tonight was KT’s Senior Award Ceremony. I’d like to say that it was a wonderful, uplifting experience to be able to celebrate all the wonderful things these kids have accomplished, but, frankly…they are all awesome kids. Nearly everyone was celebrated for something, and in a class of 400 seniors…that adds up to over two hours! Tomorrow, . . . → Read More: My Brain Is Numb I haven’t been doing a very good job keeping up to date on all the college stuff going on in our house. I may have mentioned a couple things, like high school senior stuff, college choices, and those pesky essays that needed to be written. Apparently, I never got around to writing about how a certain . . . → Read More: Catching Up With College Chat It’s a little known fact, but the week between Christmas and New Year’s is National College Application week. I know, I’d never heard of it either, but then again this is the first time I’ve ever had a high school senior. You see, most college applications are due on either Jan 1st or 15th. (Early admission? . . . → Read More: The Family Project Last spring, shortly before school was let out for summer, we received our invitation to watch KT in the National Honor Society. Don’t get me wrong, we are as proud as can be of our girl, but we attend these ceremonies every year and they can get a bit…shall we say…tedious.
This ceremony was different. It was . . . → Read More: Snapshots A few months back, KT and all her friends took the PSAT. Eventually, it was scored and the results were mailed back to us. (Of course, our KT did quite well). Not too long after that, our mailbox started getting crammed with information from various colleges from around the country. Shaun and I merely groaned, but . . . → Read More: The Avalanche Begins…  |
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