T minus 5. Enough about Scout. Let’s talk about me. And MY first week at college. I went to Fordham University in the Bronx. I . . . → Read More: My first week at college – at least what I can remember.

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Ben and Kit and I were in the car this morning.?Ǭ†Ben in the back seat reading the Guiness Book of World Records.?Ǭ†He is stunned that a person can eat 4 . . . → Read More: Listening to music with your kids.

I just noticed that google adwords has automatically placed a vast array of ads for places one can buy hangers on our site.?Ǭ†This is not what we intended.

In addition, we are getting comments from Joan Crawford fanatics.

I must pay more . . . → Read More: I need to stop talking about hangers.

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T minus 6.

OK. I have no clue who this guy is. But he sure does like his fridge, doesn’t he? I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone quite so happy about . . . → Read More: Fridge for Scout’s dorm room.

T minus 7.

I’m reading the Carl Bernstein biography of Hillary Clinton and enjoying it very much. And anytime I can draw a direct comparison between any of my . . . → Read More: Even Hillary was homesick at Wellesley…

The vegan thing is going surprisingly well. During week #1, we were suspect and tried to limit sarcastic comments. We figured it would last 48 hours. Maybe 72. But in fact, Scout is . . . → Read More: At least Scout is not eating bugs….

Something just as difficult to clean up after… Something just as adorable… Something not quite so tall (which I believe is rather nice of me, don’t you?)… Something requiring lots and lots of attention…

And I plan on leaving it in my room . . . → Read More: What I Plan on Leaving in MY Room

T minus 9. We’ve dealt with many things in preparation. Only one thing remains. The room. It is the elephant in the middle of our house as we come down the home stretch. . . . → Read More: When Scout leaves for college, what happens to her room?

But Joan! Why would you ever try to, “…avoid any comparisons between [your] skills as a mother and those of Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest,” when the comparisons are so much fun to make?!?

Mommie dearest? OR Mommie dearest?

I just can’t . . . → Read More: Joans

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I live with hilarious people. Eileen caught up on the blog last night and felt that I did not accurately represent her point of view about the hangers . . . → Read More: Eileen dearest.

Many thanks to a reader who encouraged me to remind Eileen that wire hangers are a no-no. In my recent post “How Many Hangers Do You Need in a College Dorm . . . → Read More: “No wire hangers…. ever!”

With merely 12 days left until I am plopped in some strange building with bizzare, overly-excited people wearing all sorts of outfits in an attempt to show off their most atractive feature on the first day of school, I have indeed decided to . . . → Read More: T minus 12, indeed…

T minus 12 days until Scout heads off to college. Laptop and printer arrived yesterday. A check list for Staples awaits her – I’m excited. You can’t buy hangers there. But she will . . . → Read More: Lots of beans and lots of roommates

Sometimes you just need a place of your very own. Please don’t take it personally Scout. I love sharing this blog with you. But I think I need my own space too. I might find myself writing about a topic other than you . . . → Read More: joangarry.com

I made all my lists. By room. By category. Then I crossed referenced and made a list for each store. A CVS list, a Staples list and of course a Target list. And so off we went. Scout and I and a . . . → Read More: How many hangers do you need in a college dorm room?

T minus 14 days. Scout leaves for college in 14 days. This means we have 14 whole days to figure out how we are going to get . . . → Read More: How are we going to get her there?