Nestof3 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 He is our first graduate. I homeschooled him from the fourth on up. The poor thing has a 7:00 am class. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percytruffle Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Mine both start back again today. A 7:00 class is brutal! Our cc where they attend starts with 8:00 class, thankfully. Dd has one on MWF, Ds's classes are in the afternoon this semester. Best wishes to your son. Our son is a senior and hasn't graduated yet. He will this spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 DD's classes don't start til next Tuesday which means she has one less of each class (one being only once per week on Mondays) because of the holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat in black Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Mine too. Last child to leave home and boy am I having a hard time with this. I have been a stay-at-home mom since 1975 and a homeschooling mom for the last eleven years. A quiet, empty house that is picked up and will stay that way may sound like heaven to most of you, but it is not. Enjoy your ruckus and your mess while you have it. Before you can blink, that chapter of your life will be closed. One side note on success. My baby has been homeschooled with Well Trained Mind since the book was hot off the press. He checked into his dorm room yesterday as a second semester sophomore with an academic scholarship. He is only 17 years old. Every college we visited expressed amazement at his reading list. It was straight out of the pages of WTM. He had studied Latin since 3rd grade, had 6 years of Spanish and 2 years of French. He knows history as well as some college professors, since he read for pleasure in this area. I could not be more pleased with what a wonderful education the plan outlined in Well Trained Mind provided for this son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 My 17yo begins her 5th semester at the community college tomorrow!! Her first class isn't until 12:30 though!! (She's NOT a morning person! LOL!) She'll also be waiting by the mailbox, as her first choice college is mailing out their decision letters today!!! Keep your fingers crossed!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Congratulations, Dawn. That is a huge accomplishment for both of you. RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawneinfl Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 My dd started college in the fall. Her second semester started last week and she scheduled ALL her classes to begin after noon, lol. She's much happier now. I'm sure the excitement will pull him through and he'll make the necessary sleep adjustments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 No kidding Dawn, way to go! We get our oldest for six more days. We love having him home and don't do anything but follow him around while he's here! This is his third year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Last child to leave home and boy am I having a hard time with this. I have been a stay-at-home mom since 1975 and a homeschooling mom for the last eleven years. A quiet, empty house that is picked up and will stay that way may sound like heaven to most of you, but it is not. Enjoy your ruckus and your mess while you have it. Before you can blink, that chapter of your life will be closed. :grouphug: Don't know if you've read any of my recent posts, but my firstborn started college this past semester and I've really had a hard time too. I have one child still at home (8th grader), but the adjustment has not been easy. I miss my son just being here every day, but it goes much deeper than that. What I've really grieved for is his childhood. The years went by much too fast. My mom warned me years ago that they would, so I tried to be careful to enjoy every minute, but I've come to the conclusion that no matter what you do, it will never seem like it lasted long enough. You'll be in my thoughts & prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 :grouphug:Congratulations...I hope the first day is a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) Thanks ladies, and congratulations to you all as well. "Ereks Mom" -- yes, I've read your posts, and you seem like such a sweet Mom. I think I will feel what you're feeling when he moves out, but since he is going to school locally, not much has changed in the way of feelings. I was somewhat nostalgic remembering my first days of college last night. I think the growing up transition has been so progressively slow, that I didn't really notice it happening. During his high school years, he was away much of the day working with his Dad, so the fact that he's not here during the day doesn't feel much different. I also feel overwhelmed much of the time now because I'm doing it all over again, but with two little guys this time instead of one. :001_smile: If/when he joins the police force, I will surely lose it, though. ;) What did make me feel like I wished he were 10 again was when he came home the other night from ice skating and said he had a pleasant conversation with a young lady, but since she was a friend of a friend, he figured he wouldn't see her again to get to know her to see what she was like more in depth. He asked our advice since he does not want a one-on-one dating situtation, but more of a courting. Of course, not that he is ready to declare anything, he was just wondering how he should go about getting to know her better. When he said he'd like to talk to her father first without her even knowing -- to ask permission to get to know her better, I got woozy. Now, that sent me whirling. ;) Edited January 12, 2009 by nestof3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Mine too. Last child to leave home and boy am I having a hard time with this. I have been a stay-at-home mom since 1975 and a homeschooling mom for the last eleven years. A quiet, empty house that is picked up and will stay that way may sound like heaven to most of you, but it is not. Enjoy your ruckus and your mess while you have it. Before you can blink, that chapter of your life will be closed.One side note on success. My baby has been homeschooled with Well Trained Mind since the book was hot off the press. He checked into his dorm room yesterday as a second semester sophomore with an academic scholarship. He is only 17 years old. Every college we visited expressed amazement at his reading list. It was straight out of the pages of WTM. He had studied Latin since 3rd grade, had 6 years of Spanish and 2 years of French. He knows history as well as some college professors, since he read for pleasure in this area. I could not be more pleased with what a wonderful education the plan outlined in Well Trained Mind provided for this son. Thank you so much for this testimony!! My oldest will be in 9th next year and I have been feeling lots of anxiety about getting this done and being adequate. Though I still feel some trepidation, your post was a breath of fresh air to me. I really like these positive reminders that we can make it through. :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 CONGRATS!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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