tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post8589771918897459964..comments2023-10-30T05:46:59.343-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: And Now We're EmptyJeffOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-66969533599701443772015-09-07T07:19:23.279-04:002015-09-07T07:19:23.279-04:00-Donna--so far, so good. I hopefully will never ha...-Donna--so far, so good. I hopefully will never have nothing but good things to say about the place!<br />-Lexa--I'm not sure how much she appreciated it, hah ha. There was some butting of heads that would have been avoided had it been a drop-and-go!<br />-Nick--I am, indeed!JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-91107342985867025582015-09-05T16:55:48.672-04:002015-09-05T16:55:48.672-04:00You must be very proud of them both. We always wor...You must be very proud of them both. We always worry but I'm sure they're doing great!Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-67412223875974854162015-09-04T19:11:37.522-04:002015-09-04T19:11:37.522-04:00The 2 days at the distant college sure sound like ...The 2 days at the distant college sure sound like a pain in the butt, but I bet your daughter really appreciated that you wanted to be there and support her. Lucky the other one's closer, right? And yay for Skype, helping you all to stay connected! Have a great weekend and don't be sad -- I'm sure you're girls would feel bad if they thought you were.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-14948820583907562212015-09-01T21:16:25.376-04:002015-09-01T21:16:25.376-04:00That sounds like a wonderful campus. I love that e...That sounds like a wonderful campus. I love that everyone was so friendly and welcoming. That bodes really well for your daughter's experience there.Donna K. Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763832177263927311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-89847712212522488122015-09-01T05:57:18.411-04:002015-09-01T05:57:18.411-04:00-L.G.--It's not even the quiet, it's knowi...-L.G.--It's not even the quiet, it's <i>knowing</i> that the kid isn't going to come walking down the stairs at any minute in search of a snack! Christmas, huh? Won't even get to come home for Thanksgiving? That's a long time away!<br />-Jemi--I hope the hotel in your case made things good. And in fairness to the place I was supposed to stay at, they called me and asked if they could move me. I could have said 'No'. I'm glad they found us a place nearby and didn't (try to) send us 100 miles out of town!<br />-Stacy--We've had our share of those drives; doable, but not preferred. I'm guessing if we don't make her take the bus for Thanksgiving we'll just do the one shot. Coming back different and especially better is what it's all about! I've seen quite a difference in the Magpie since she started college, we'll see what it does for the Catbird.JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-31778650018901873372015-08-31T10:44:11.104-04:002015-08-31T10:44:11.104-04:00Who wants to do 10 hours of driving in a single da...Who wants to do 10 hours of driving in a single day? Ummm... I've done that and more. Multiple times. But that's starting early in the morning and arriving well before bedtime. Am I sick? Probably. :D<br /><br />Glad your girls got off to a nice start. My kids went to the local college, so I didn't experience an empty nest quite as abrupt. Well, except when my daughter decided to drop out of college and go to Australia for 9 months. There was no Skype. She had no cellphone. It was just e-mail, and she didn't have access to a computer all that often (I couldn't even snail mail her as she moved around). I sometimes think those were the worst 9 months of my life. At least she came back a different and BETTER person. I guess some kids just need to get away to grow up. :)Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-11289883505492457672015-08-31T09:45:36.606-04:002015-08-31T09:45:36.606-04:00It's such a tough time for parents!! I'm g...It's such a tough time for parents!! I'm glad things are going well for the girls.<br />We had a reservation issue last summer and it's mind boggling to hear - yes we have your reservation, but we don't have a room for you, even though you're from out of country and booked it 2 months ago. GRRRRR!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-74212704197651642232015-08-31T09:16:45.906-04:002015-08-31T09:16:45.906-04:00I dropped my son off at an out-of-state college ab...I dropped my son off at an out-of-state college about two weeks ago. Pretty quiet around here now. Won't see him again until Christmas, but he seems happy and I'm awfully proud of him. And, hey, he's even called me already. :))Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.com