I forgot how hectic it is getting kids out the door and to school. I spent the night last night at my brother's as he and his wife were flying out to my niece's wedding at 4:30 this morning and needed someone to be here with the kids and take them to school. UM, UM, UM! I am exhausted.

Breakfast, hair brushed, teeth brushed, dressed, shoes on, etc. all got taken care of. I go to take a shower before leaving and there is NO DOOR to that part of the master bath. I close the bedroom door, take my shower, wrap the towel around me and my little nephew barrels in. LOL I told him I need a little privacy. Then my niece comes in, then my other nephew. Sheesh! Can't an aunt have a little private time to get dressed. I ended up going in the "toilet" section of the bath that has a door.


And, regarding DD18's roomie . . .She knows that she can go to the RA as we talked about that. She wants to stay where she is as far as that floor and dorm go. By being where she is, she automatically is part of the WISE group (Women in Science and Engineering). She really wants to stay put. Knowing DD18, she will only put up with something for so long and look out when she speaks up. Additionally, she is part of this program and not only do you have to keep up on your grades but your behavior as well. She wants to stay in that program as for the most part it will pay for all 4 years of her schooling. Her roomie is part of that too.

My guess is that the roommate will not be able to deal with living in the dorm and eventually move. She is extremely rigid and dorm living is difficult for people like that. Just to give you an idea, she wants to go in to neuroscience/neurology. They are unique individuals as we have all experienced.

Anyhow, DD18 is a strong person. While she is kind and compassionate she is also firm in her beliefs and eventually will say enough is enough. Thank you all for your suggestions.