When the Boy Goes to College
The boy was away for a long weekend, so we had a preview of what the fall will bring. When he’s not here:
- There will be no need to buy mayo or ranch dressing.
- Laundry will be easily done in a day instead of three.
- No one will wake me at midnight to say, “I’m home.”
- The trash will not get taken out.
- Bacon, cookies and ice cream will not disappear overnight.
- There will be no thundering footsteps, bounding up or down the stairs.
And, oh joy! I will finally be able to clean his room. Bring on the hazmat suit.
April 8th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
What’s wrong with mayonnaise?
April 8th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Gah.
You’re depressing me. I hadn’t even thought about how our buying habits will change when our boy goes away.
I suppose all buying will be dramatically reduced because we’ll be too broke to afford anything.
April 9th, 2008 at 9:39 am
The boy eats copious amounts of mayo. He’s the only one. The very thought of it makes the husband gag, as does Ranch.
Dwight, we’ve been warned that we will hemmorrage money over the next five years. Funny, but we’re a bit anemic as it is, so it may be a short lived bleed-out. I’m all for student loans. I had them, as did my husband. Nothing wrong with a low interest rate loan and working your way through college.