Spent last weekend at accepted students day at UMaryland. Beautiful campus BUT GIGANTIC. We walked at least 5 miles exploring the campus. It's a bit too far away for my liking but Tim hasn't ruled it out yet. Went to accepted students day at PC on Saturday. I really liked the campus. Much smaller and I love that it's a liberal arts school. Tim really liked the math department and the campus. Then low and behold--BU answered his prayers. After filing an appeal to financial aid--BU has reconsidered and is giving him a FAIR financial aid packet that makes it possible for him to attend. We will be going to BU accepted students day this Friday. I'm exhausted from all this COLLEGE STUFF. Looking forward to TIM FINALLY MAKING HIS DECISION. It's been a very stressful time but I'm sure he will choose wisely. I'm a huge Louise Erdrich fan so was thrilled to read her new novel
The Mighty Red. Set in Red River Valley, North Dakota, Crystal Frechette is a struggling mother working third shift at a sugar beets farm. Her marriage is on the rocks as her husband has serious financial problems. She's also very worried about her daughter Kismet. Kismet is a senior in high school dating the quarterback, Gary Geist. Gary's family also happens to own most of the land in town and are polluting and ruining the environment. Gary has some serious emotional problems after an accident and believes Kismet is the answer. After a scandal involving her father, Kismet reluctantly agrees to marry Gary, even though she is in love with someone else. Although she immediately regrets her decision, life gets complicated and Kismet is forced to learn some real lessons about love, loss, and hope for a better future. Erdrich is a Pulitzer Prize winning author whose writing is beautiful as she brings her characters to life and makeS the reader feel as though the are alive. Enjoy.
