Category: The Swiss Family Carlson
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Decision Made!
Dearest readers. Thank you for being on this college decision journey with us. At various times we’ve been impatient, hopeful, devastated, proud, frustrated, joyous, and impatient. Child #1 has finally decided which college he’ll be attending! He’ll be only 30 minutes away from us, but we don’t anticipate we’ll see him often. He’ll be experiencing…
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Beware the Ides of March
March is a complicated month, as I mentioned in my newsletter. This March has the added stress of waiting for college acceptances and then learning that since you can afford 2 toppings on your pizza you clearly don’t need financial aid. We sent an appeal to one of the college we’ve been accepted at and…
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2023 Reads… So far
As many of you know, I interview authors for The Big Thrill. I usually do about one interview a month, which is plenty for me. Because I’m also part of a book club and then there’s my addiction to buying books. (“Hey kids! You want to go to the bookstore?” “Mom, we’re not allowed to…
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