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Throwback to August 13, 2011

 1. College Boy informs you of the Harry Potter party he will be attending once back on campus. Then he shows you the “potions” that are on the menu. All of the potions contain spirits, and I don’t mean ghosts.

2. The high school schedules arrived in the mail today. One for the senior, one for the freshman. (OMG I am too young for this!)

3. My offspring still can’t resist the urge to use the bucket of crayons the restaurant has left on the table. But now, instead of doodles, they create graffiti with a touch of social commentary.

4. After finally seeing Harry Potter 7.2 with College Boy, you realize that the literary journey you’ve been on together since 1999 has now come to a screeching halt. You tell him he can have the books to read with his own kids, someday, and he just rolls his eyes.

5. The security felt back home in Mom and Dad’s nest is secondary to the satisfaction felt in riding out a hurricane on a campus which has now lost trees and power. (Be safe, College Boy!)