College Life

It's another snowy Monday here in the Northeast. Both of my girls have a snow day (again) and Kate has been home more than she's been at school the past two and a half weeks. I'm certainly not complaining. I'm thrilled with the fact that she has Friday's off this semester (we pick her up Thursday afternoons now), she still comes home every other weekend, and that she and her sister have gotten to spend some extra time together, especially considering that Amanda will be embarking on the whole college experience this fall.

As I was sitting at my desk typing this morning, I looked over at my list of this week's blog posts. There was a big, blank space next to Monday. I think I scratched in "design idea". And although I do have the photos of Kate's almost completely decorated apartment to share, the post isn't quite ready.

So, I asked Kate if she wanted to write my post for me. (She's a great writer.) She declined the offer, but she gave me some good ideas for future posts. Then I asked her if I could interview her(!). Ha. Here's what she had to say about college life.

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Onward

Preparing for college, visiting college campuses, making decisions about the rest. of. your. life. is a daunting task. This is my third go-around and the experience has been different each time. When it was time for my son to decide which college to go to, he simply chose one and went. Kate, my oldest daughter, applied to 9 schools in a panic thinking she wouldn't get into any, never mind her first choice. She got into every single one. Amanda, my youngest, is somewhere in between. She's applying for early admission, something the other two didn't do. She narrowed down schools long before her siblings did and they're all in the same state. Three children, three very different experiences. College visits are on hold for now, although we may end up re-visiting schools just so she's sure.

With that task (sort of) behind me, I can start to focus on a few house items that need attending to and business as usual. But...it's Friday, which means a little leisure time. Tomorrow we're headed to the Otter Limits Olympic Triathlon. Amanda is biking 25 miles for Team Orr, hopefully not in the rain. And since David and I have been running tractors and bulldozers, shoveling dirt and stone, and building mini rock walls, I'm not sure we're doing much of anything as my muscles are still recovering.

Photo: Brown University campus