HURRAY!
As of last night Betsy (with some proof-reading and credit card help from Cheryl) has completed and submitted all eight of her college applications. That's a project that has been active in our household for the last four months. Next step -- financial aid paperwork. Then we wait until March to hear what options she has for next year.

Governor Schwarzenegger's move to get state lawmakers to cancel next year's hefty fee increase in our two university systems is good news. It would be even better if they could make it retroactive! Fee increases have been running out of control for the past four or five years -- ever since California figured out that it was in financial trouble.