I never knew a kid could have so much junk

Good luck to Danny CV, and good luck to da momma and you when it's time to depart campus. Tough moments for sure!

Hokieone,

wait until he's a sophomore!

Best of luck!

CV -I just moved my son in yesterday. They do have a lot of things. After we got him moved in, we went to WalMart and bought more "stuff"!!! I miss him, but think he's getting settled in very well.

I thought you were going to tell us about a LHP with a nasty curve.

Don't lose track of all that "stuff". Check the sizes on the clothes too. I just found a pair of American Eagle shoes and a pair of Timbeline deck shoes up in the boys closet...just my size.
Fungo

Agree totally with TPM..........moving the sophomore in to his apartment this year is harder than the frosh we took to the dorm...........between baseball gear, furniture, clothes, TV, play station.........I must have made 10 trips in the last week.

Oh my goodness.....if you think your SONS have alot of "junk"....you should see my DAUGHTER'S bedroom right now in preparation of HER leaving for college next weekend! Not sure exactly how my husband plans on fitting it all in the van! I know she's in for a rude awakening when she tries to get all those clothes into her dorm closet. Good luck to all of our freshmen heading out the door this fall and to all of our returning players!

CV, it is amazing. And, by the way, he is now your '09 son!

Fungo, You lucky duck . I just bought all my school stuff at AE yesterday. And I thought we had a lot of junk around the house. I sure thought this post was about a filhty pitcher.

Moved my son in last weekend. Sure was tough on Mom to leave.

I still have 3 more weeks before the dorm "move-in" weekend and the empty nest. The "to take" piles are rapidly growing as I type! But I did received my best tip: "bring a hand truck" as it can be quite an uphill hike from parking to dorm!

Taking my sophmore/redshirt/almost-a-junior-but-after-the-transfer-credit-massacre-barely-a-high-school-junior to his new school early tomorrow; amazing accomodations: student apartment, private bedroom, private bathroom, connected to a shared with three other students furnished living room and kitchen, complete with washer/dryer and carpeted. My first house wasn't as big or as nice.

Two cars full of "stuff", but most importantly have to buy Madden 2006 for Play Station 2 on the way (priorities...). His biggest concerns, not in order: (1) getting on school's gorgeous baseball field, (2) finding his way to see the girl friend in Richmond, only 1 hour away now as opposed to 3 hours last year,(3) locate best area restaurants, (4) ATM locations.

Oh yea, and classes on Monday.

Good luck to all. I'll still have a little lump in my throat; Momma and son have had about enough of each other at close quarters...but she'll still tear up when we get away.

Fladad,
Let us know if he needs anything, or you need us to spy!
All kidding aside, let me know when you will be down this way.

Holden,

'09, it never dawned on me until I read your post. I've been so used to saying '05 for the past 4 years.

Thanks for the wake up call.

CV

I keep telling my son we need to go get whatever he needs yet 'cause he moves into a townhouse on campus 8/28 for his sophmore yr. Can't believe he said this but he told me he only needs some shampoo, body wash and deodorant. Oh, and some razor blades! That's his total list!
Guess I'll be doing some shopping on my own. Asked if he brought home his egg-crate mattress pad. - Nah, it was torn. How about the desk chair so he can swivel and move around. Nah - left that at school too. I knew it'd be a cheaper yr. but I didn't anticipate it'd be this cheap!!

Two years at a JuCo seemed to be an excersize in socialism --- things came back with him I'd never seen, things I sent were missing. Didn't seem to be much personal ownership going on.

Then, after two summers spent in Europe with just a suitcase, he figured out he really didn't need much in the way of "stuff". Being the practical sort, his "needs" list to Mom for the Fall Term was 80% groceries!

Just to update - the 4 or 5 "Essentials" cost me several $100 today. Boy the price of shampoo has certainly gone up!!!

CV, if you think he has a lot of "stuff", sell your house. You'll find out who really has a lot of "stuff" when you start packing for the move. I now am a follower of the "Less is More" philosophy.