Off to College!!!

My son is off to college for his first year with my daughter who is a sophmore. My only son, I thought it would be different! No. Well, different in that he thinks that everything is going to be done for him. Ha! Now he's finding out what the real world is like. I don't know if he likes it or not.

They had band camp for a week before classes were to start. So, we got them up there with the essentials & said we would bring the rest up in a week. Misch says, " I hate it here! It's boring!." Well, all of us told him to give it a chance. Wait until classes start. Plus the fact that the college didn't put him in "his" room because there were football players in it. They told him to stay in the basement with 4 other guys & he could move back up there in "2DAYS!" Are you kidding me?! He was helped by band friends to move into "his room" which was really nice of them. As the week went on, he seemed to enjoy himself alot more. Got to know some people & depended less on his sister, (who he hardly talks to or sees now).

My son, who use to talk to me everyday, now bearly texts me unless he needs something! What happened to him? Money is flowing through his hands like water! Is there a money tree out back that I don't know about? What about a job up there mister? He doesn't have time. Can you beleive it! No time. His sister is a triple major with a minor. She has time for a job & to call me sometimes a few times a day. He is undecided with fewer classes. He doesn't know what he wants & he has NO TIME!!! HELP ME LORD!!! WHERE DID I GO WRONG?

As for books... How can they cost so much? I'm finally done getting all the books that they need. My daughter got some from a friend which cut the cost tremendously. I looked into renting books because, lets face it...who keeps all their books after the class? Granted some books you want to keep, but for the majority you try to sell them. What do you get for them? Next to nothing! So I checked into renting them online. I did alot of searching & comparing. The best deals to me were renting except for one book which I purchased on ebay. If anyone would like the list of sources here it is:

collegebookrenter.com ecampus.com textbooks.com barnesandnoble.com half.com

There are a couple of sites that compare for you: dealoz.com & CheapestTextbooks.com
They list most of the sources for you & some have coupons.

Thought I would help some of you out. Happy book searching!!! Until next time....Babushka Babies I love you!!!