As one who dislikes the heat of summer, it's always been ironic that we tend to vacation in Florida in July or August. This year we're adding a tropical storm/hurricane to the mix! "...and a good time was had by all."

Darrell started classes this morning at University of South Carolina Upstate. Darrell and college is an interesting combination. Last year he was registered in plenty of time - the decision for him to live in the dorm was made at the last minute, There was a flurry of frenzied activity just before the start of the school year to get him dorm-ready.

This year he made the decision to attend a public university. This decision was made rather late in the college application process. The decision to apply to USCU was made even later. He was notified 10 days ago that he was accepted. Yesterday was his scheduled orientation. This is when he had to do get his parking permit, meet with his adviser, select classes (this was interesting since what was available one minute was closed by the time it was entered in the computer), buy books, get his student i.d. and visit the financial aid office. We got everything done except financial aid. That office and the book store both closed at 5:00. With classes beginning the next morning we opted for the book store.

We had to change everything; get his FAFSA info sent to USCU, cancel loans which were to be disbursed to Erskine next week, find a new lender (last year's lender is no longer doing student loans), loan application, promissory notes, Check on availability of scholarships (what he had only applied to private schools). We had to work fast since tuition is due Monday. Phew! Keep your fingers crossed!

Then, back to laundry and packing!

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• Our grandson, Matthew, was here last week and we got a couple of quick visits with him. He's back in Texas now and I already miss him terribly.
• We start school right after Labor Day. It should be a great year!
• Kaitlyn's doing well and gaining weight just like the Dr. wanted.
• Elisa has started seeing her Dr. weekly now. We're on the final stretch and baby Zachary will be here before we know it.
• I enjoy USA Today's (online) daily Soduko Puzzles. Particularly the 30-day archive.