Popping back in to say hello. Still waiting here. I really feel for all these young people, particularly the ones who might not seem as ready as others for independence. Gulp. DS was 18 on the last day of August so seems very young in some ways, though he has an active social life and is out till silly hours most night at the moment. I think he will miss his home comforts; he's very settled here (mainly in one place on the sofa).
He still has 3 weeks to go, but I think is hoping to do most of his reading after this weekend, as his friends will mostly have gone by then. We haven't done anything to prepare apart from fill in the forms he was sent. DS1 has just returned home after graduating and so we have a spare single duvet and small clothes airer from his time in halls. Also, at DS's college there are no self-catering facilities for first years, though he can take a kettle and a microwave, so he doesn't need much in the way of kitchen equipment; we need to buy a kettle, but luckily have a spare small microwave we bought when the kitchen was being done.