February 10, 2003
Well, there's nothing quite like progress. The FAFSA forms have been filed, the tax returns (CDS/MBS trust & 1040 and JJL/KKL 1040) have been completed, signed, and all mailed except JJL/KKL 1040. We do owe some money, so we will mail April 1. I just needed a signed copy to submit with the CSS (financial aid form for Vanderbilt) for Matthew. The ONLY THING that remains is to write a cover letter to Vanderbilt explaining why Barry cannot complete the non-custodial parent information.
For those of you who did not know, Matthew's school competed against Dallas Jesuit January 31st, and John & I traveled to D to watch the game, and spent the night with the Gavins. It was a delightful time and we stayed up quite late talking. Conversation turned to family and family dynamics. Tim was sharing some tidbits about his siblings and happened to comment how lucky "The Karls" are because we seem so close, and really enjoy getting together with one another....thought I'd share this nice thought from an outside observer.
The next day, John & I stopped by Rita's on the way out of town. Had a wonderfully fun visit. When we first got there, I asked her for some Advil. Before she got the Advil, she removed her M&M candy dispenser from the mantle and brought it to the kitchen counter for me to see how much candy had been eaten since Christmas. While I was waiting for her to bring the Advil, I was helping myself to a few M&M's. I had one M&M remaining in my hand when she handed me the Advil and some water. We were talking, M&M's & Advil are approximate in size, so I just popped that Advil in my mouth and starting chewing. Because of the residual chocolate from the prior M&M, although it was a little crunchy, it was still chocolate, so it took a few chews for the chalky taste to break through the chocolate taste. Yuck! Enough said.
Posted by Kathleen at February 13, 2003 01:48 PMWell done! And I am *so* glad for you that this stuff is all done. Now I just hope it brings helpful results.
Posted by: Elizabeth on February 14, 2003 10:15 AMOne does NOT chew M&Ms! It's the candy that melts in your mouth, not in your hands, for crying out loud!
Posted by: stepan on February 17, 2003 08:59 AMMaybe they were M&M peanuts which, of course, would require mastication..............otherwise, Elizabeth, I am in complete agreement with you re the chewing of plain M&M's - Ugh! Initially, Kathleen, I thought you were going to say that you popped a candy in your mouth and chased it down with a drink of water - sans chewing completely.
Posted by: Leah on February 17, 2003 04:39 PMCongratulations on almost completing the college process - I understand both Courtney and Matthew have been accepted to a couple of universities so they have a fall back choice. That's always comforting. Now for your next stress, how are you going to get them to their respective colleges next August/Sept? You may be doing some serious traveling if you've got Vanderbilt and UT or Georgia.
Posted by: Cynthia on February 18, 2003 06:57 AM