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I am so proud of Rowan for handling this last hospital stay like the old souls she is. She actually hugged her Surgeon and was thankful her belly was all fixed. Made her a beaded necklace and finally has let her guard down with the doctors, luckily they are not IV nurses. Still working on that one. She has gone from hiding under her blanket and being squeamish/fearful just a year ago to buying a whoopy cushion to trick them when they sit on the edge of her bed. :medal1:
 
Will stick my 2 cents worth in here. I'm proud of Liam because despite the fact he's not feeling at all good this week, on Sunday he won Dubai Interschool Chess Championships on Sunday (Grade 4 & 5 division.) School has been really cool about it and the Deputy Principle of the Elementary School took him to visit the school Superintendant for the Superintendant to tell him how proud of him they we're. The superintendant is going to play him at lunchtime next week (poor man I'm not sure he understands what he has let himself in for.)

It is a quite a big deal as it means he gets to represent our Emirate at the National Championship in Dubai and the standard was pretty high (for the chess players out there, top rated player had a FIDE of 1950, which for a 10 year old generally == future Grand Master).

And I'm proud of him because he represented his school in Interschool Cross Counttry run today. He finished 2/3 of the way back in the field and was really disappointed in his performance and sad that his stomach ache had stopped him doing better but he gave it absolutely everything in he had and the PE teacher was really impressed.
 
Mary - Rowan is a very special girl!!! You have every reason to be glowing with pride for the way she's handled it all! :medal1: And, save some of that pride for yourself - you've been a true inspiration!! :Flower:


Maree - :applause: Way to go Liam!!! He sounds like a champ!!! Let us know how next week's game goes ;) I'm sorry his race didn't go as he would've like, however, he should be proud for being quite the sportmans and giving it all he had! :D
 
:medal1::medal1:Yay Rowan and Liam! What great kids!

I am sorry about Liam's race. What a trooper to run with a tummy ache!

Dexky...AU has a habit of hiring coaches that like to chew gum! Bowden and Chizik both drove me crazy watching them chew!
 
That's great, QG - brought us a laugh while we are sitting here in the hospital gowned in anxiety...
 
Haha, Rowan and the whoopy cushion! Good for her!

Maree, sounds like you have a little genius on your hands. Gonna be a handful when he gets older…good luck with that:)
 
Jack was 10 seconds faster than his fastest time for the final snow board races today. Didn't place but we are mighty proud of him, especially since he has been feeling so fatigued. And we are up 5 lbs!!
 
Wow, amazing job Jack!!!! Woohoo!!! On both the snowboarding and the weight gain! :banana:
 
WOW! 5 pounds! That is so encouraging...must mean he is really absorbing that stuff! WOOHOO!

Way to go on the snowboarding too!
 
:soledance:I'm one proud mama!:rosette1:

We had to have Grace's tube put back in. This will be the 3rd time and the first two was her father and I holding her down on the couch and the nurse inserting the tube with poor Grace screaming her poor heart out. I cried both nights. Very traumatic each time.

:D Well this time Grace ASKED if she could set up while the n-g tube goes in and SHE DID! YA!!:medal1:
:heart: All I did was hold her hand.:heart:
 
I think I posted earlier on this thread about Jack trying out for school musical. Well the big performance is tonight! He has been working really hard every day after school to get all the dances/songs down as well as drinking his supplements, getting homework done and going for all these tests/procedures at the hospital to top it off.
I'm excited to see it. I got a chance to get a peak at dress rehearsals yesterday and they sounded and looked great.
 
Yay for sweet Grace---LOVE the strength and spunk in her!! Best wishes tonight, Jack...hope the show is fantastic!!
 
Way to go Grace! And Break a leg Jack!!!

Just want to add a little Hoorah for my son Alex - he made the Principal's Honor Roll again this past semester with straight A's, made the Maryland State Hockey Honor Roll and (****drum roll****) finished the regular Ice Hockey season ranked number 1 on his team in points - he had both highest goals scored and points in assists! When he found out his rankings his response was, "Woohoo! I was trying to be top in assists and I got top in both!" Love the fact that his goal was to help others make goals and in the process he led his team :D So very proud! Now if we can get through the last two weekends of tournaments this season will be OVER! (I'm exhausted!)
 
Fabulous job Alex, learning early that the best way to go far in life is by helping others succeed. You have done a great job Mom and have every reason to be proud.

I'm a little biased but I think Jack was the best performer in the play and by far the best dancer :) Thanks for all the warm wishes.
 
QueenGothel said:
I am so proud of Rowan for handling this last hospital stay like the old souls she is. She actually hugged her Surgeon and was thankful her belly was all fixed. Made her a beaded necklace and finally has let her guard down with the doctors, luckily they are not IV nurses. Still working on that one. She has gone from hiding under her blanket and being squeamish/fearful just a year ago to buying a whoopy cushion to trick them when they sit on the edge of her bed. :medal1:
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What a fab young lady you have there Mary! She is just the best and what a trooper. Well done Rowan! :):):) You never fail to make my heart sing.

Dusty. :heart:
 
Maree. said:
Will stick my 2 cents worth in here. I'm proud of Liam because despite the fact he's not feeling at all good this week, on Sunday he won Dubai Interschool Chess Championships on Sunday (Grade 4 & 5 division.) School has been really cool about it and the Deputy Principle of the Elementary School took him to visit the school Superintendant for the Superintendant to tell him how proud of him they we're. The superintendant is going to play him at lunchtime next week (poor man I'm not sure he understands what he has let himself in for.)

It is a quite a big deal as it means he gets to represent our Emirate at the National Championship in Dubai and the standard was pretty high (for the chess players out there, top rated player had a FIDE of 1950, which for a 10 year old generally == future Grand Master).

And I'm proud of him because he represented his school in Interschool Cross Counttry run today. He finished 2/3 of the way back in the field and was really disappointed in his performance and sad that his stomach ache had stopped him doing better but he gave it absolutely everything in he had and the PE teacher was really impressed.
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Oh wow Liam! How fantastic is that! You surely are a fab chess player. :dance::dance::dance:

Cross country in Dubai! He is first in my book! :yfaint: That deserves a medal! :medal1:

Dusty. xxx
 
Jmrogers4 said:
Jack was 10 seconds faster than his fastest time for the final snow board races today. Didn't place but we are mighty proud of him, especially since he has been feeling so fatigued. And we are up 5 lbs!!
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Woohoo! WTG Jack! Well done buddy on all fronts...snowboarding, weight and the play! What a champion... :medal1:

Dusty. xxx
 
Farmwife said:
:soledance:I'm one proud mama!:rosette1:

We had to have Grace's tube put back in. This will be the 3rd time and the first two was her father and I holding her down on the couch and the nurse inserting the tube with poor Grace screaming her poor heart out. I cried both nights. Very traumatic each time.

:D Well this time Grace ASKED if she could set up while the n-g tube goes in and SHE DID! YA!!:medal1:
:heart: All I did was hold her hand.:heart:
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Awww Grace, is she one amazing little lady or what! How can you not love her to bits!...:heart::heart::heart:

Dusty. xxx
 
That is so fab to read champsMom! :):):)

What an terrific boy you have and so very easy to see why you are proud of him! Well done Alex! :medal1:

Dusty. xxx
 
:dance::dance: Grace, Rowan, Alex, Jack, Liam :dance::dance:

Wow ! These kids are all so amazing !
Love, love, love this thread !
 
Wow Grace! So proud of her!!

Congrats to Jack on the snowboarding times, the musical and the weight gain! He really tackles a challenge head-on! Way to go!

Awesome Alex! Congrats on the grades and the hockey accomplishments. It's amazing what these kids can do in spite of what they go through physically!
 
My daughter got a job 2 months ago doing waitressing in a pizza shop and has saved $600. Shes saving for a car....she hasn't even got her learners permit yet..:yfaint:
 
Wow, good for her!! :medal1: Very mature in that she's planning ahead like that! :)
 
My 15 yo daughter (not Crohn's) has saved about $450 babysitting and grades money. She is saving for an ipad. I'm proud of her too. That sounds like a great job for her, Upsetmom, and great savings!
 
Carol...well done to your girl...:)

My daughters boss knows she has crohns so they are forever giving her food to put on weight ....and its working shes put on 3 kilos since starting there....:dance:
 
I'm proud of my son because:

- he made the JV tennis team as a 7th grader,
- he's gained 10 pounds in the two months post-resection,
- he aced his Algebra test, a subject he's struggled with due to missing so much school,
- he's going to do the CCFA walk in June... our team name is the Angry Turds :)
 
I'm proud of my son for catching up in all his classes (AP and honors included). And I'm also proud of him for earning student of the month at his high school this month! I'm happy the teachers have acknowledged his tremendous effort and fight to step back into the game!

Also, he gained a pound this week! :banana:

Kimberly
 
Congrats Lukas…hahaha, Angry Turds is better than Brown Soup!!

Awsome Kimberly! I really push those AP's around here! Free college credit!!
 
Great Job Lukas! Athletics and Academics! Jack is doing CCFA walk in June as well - Jack's Party Poopers.
Way to go Kimberly, you have every reason to be very proud he sounds like a well rounded young man and handsome as well. - love the signature picture.
 
Just received the email. Jack was accepted into National Junior Honor Society! So proud of him, missing so many days of school that he was able to keep his grades up.
 
I am so proud of Ryan! He made all A's this grading period and was invited to join the school Jazz Band! He is very motivated to play! Finally, he's found his thing!
 
OK, I have to brag for a moment! EJ is playing Chef Louis in his middle school production of The Little Mermaid. He has a solo part where he is on stage alone and sings the "les poisonnes" song. He stole the show!! Got the largest applause and I heard several people sitting near us say no less! After the show, two local acting groups tried to recruit him! He was on cloud nine and then some!! He's a born performer! I have no idea where that comes from…it sure as hell didn't come from either of his parents!!
 
:yfaint: These kids are just so fab and they never fail to impress me or put an ear splitting grin on my face! :ybiggrin::ybiggrin::ybiggrin:

Hearty and very deserved congratulations to:

Carol's lass, Lukas, Kimberley's lad, Jack, Ryan and EJ!!! What a bunch of champions! :award2:

I am so, so, so happy for the proud Mum and Dad's!

:mademyday:

Dusty. xxx
 
Yeah, in a mirror is about the only place I'd catch me performing…hey, wait, that doesn't sound right…
 
I got test results from school testing that Jae did in January. She scored above average/one grade level higher in 3 of the 4 areas tested. I'm really proud of her because she has always tested mostly in the below average range until now. She had been on seizure meds that really made her struggle cognitively until last August. Since then she has come such a long way academically!:thumright:
 
Congrats to EJ and Jae on their accomplishments!! Dexy, I have a friend whose son is in a couple of acting and chorus groups and they travel all over the state. The vids she has posted on FB of some of the productions are awesome!


So C missed 5 of the last 9 weeks and still pulled off A's in all but one class and it was an 89.4!! He had a 99 in Adv Lit!! Of course, if he saw me bragging like this he would crawl in a hole and never come out but I was so proud of him. He worked so hard when he got home from the hospital!
 
Congrats to Jae on the great testing results.
Way to go C! I'm sure that 89.4 would have been an A with 1 more day, he just ran out of time
 
A couple odd things to be proud of...

I won't name names, but a certain 13 year old I know seems to have acquired a girlfriend recently - and apparently I was the last to know! Now, while I do think 13 is too young, I have to admit it makes me happy to see him so happy.

Then, we had a little clothing drama this morning because someone has grown out of all his pants in the last three months since the resection and tonight is the school dance (see previous paragraph!). Thankfully, in MN it's fairly normal to start wearing shorts when temps hit 40 degrees. Problem solved :)
 
Love it, same here regarding 40 degrees and shorts! Although my younger one would wear them no matter the temp. I just had to buy new pants and shorts - more because he couldn't button them then because they were too short.

Hope Lukas has a blast at the school dance. I just recently chaperoned one and it just cracked me up.
 
Happy for your boys outgrowing their clothes and for Lukas finding something that makes him happy!
 
That is just fab Mehita! :):):)

How wonderful that Lukas is doing so well post op, YAY! And a girlfriend, well done Lukas! ;)

So happy for you Mum. :hug:

Dusty. xxx
 
40F in 4C - *shivers at the thought of shorts*

Local parents here don't send there kids to school if the forecast max is below 60F because they think it's too cold to go outside and they'll get sick. (that applies to high schoolers not just elementary aged kids)
 
Maree. said:
40F in 4C - *shivers at the thought of shorts*

Local parents here don't send there kids to school if the forecast max is below 60F because they think it's too cold to go outside and they'll get sick. (that applies to high schoolers not just elementary aged kids)
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:eek2: I don't think our kids would got to school all year if that were the case! We get below 60 even in the summer! Our rule of thumb is that the kids go outside to play during recess until -20 (Fahrenheit), any colder than that they stay inside! It is a funny world.

My brother's children's school closed its doors last year due to "a chance of snow". We thought that was pretty funny. Our only snow days are when the snow cuts out the power to the school, or when it warms up too quickly making the roads slippery and icy.
 
We don't have any restriction on when there let out in Winter. However in Summer when the temp goes above 110 F they are allowed to stay inside during recess and lunch and PE lessons are moved inside. Football sqaud still continues to train outside at hottest time of the day regardless of the temp.

In Saudi where we spent 2 years schools close if it rains.
 
The driving in Saudi is crazy and extremely dangerous at the best of times. There is no drainage so water pools and locals aren't use to driving on wet roads so it gets incredibly dangerous when there's more than a few spots of rain. In Riyadh where we lived rain that lasts more than 5 minutes is really rare, once or twice a year at most.

In Jeddah where my husband sometimes goes for work, they've built a city of 3 million at a point where 11 rivers (normally dry) converge at the base of a moutain range. In 2009 Jeddah got 3 1/2 inches (90 milimeters) of rain in a day and the death toll was towards a 1000.
 
Kimberly27 - Love Cascade, we go there a lot since it is only a couple hours away. In fact my youngest will go last 3 days of school here for environmental field trip. They have a blast hiking, fishing, archery, zip line and owl pellets. I went with Jack when he was in 6th grade and chaperoned. My hubby gets to go this time although I may drive up one day.
 
Some of you may recall my concerns about Matt and his workload at university last semester...5 units of study, tutoring and marking at least 60 assignments a week. My worry being that he has high expectations of himself and the added work was starting to take its toll by exam time.

Well he received his results today and he achieved 5 High Distinctions and in his favoured subject, Maths, full marks 100! I am so happy for him! :dusty::dusty::dusty:

Of course being the master of silence and understatement it was like drawing blood to even get the results out of him! :lol:

Dusty. :ybiggrin:
 
I'm proud of my middle DD, who turned 16 yesterday and made 100% on her permit test! So now my DD can be our dd and I can have that extra beer:lol:
 
Amazing Dusty!!! You must be so proud of him!

Well done to Dex's daughter. All 3 of my kids can drive! So good for the odd taxi, lol.

My second son decided at 21 to go to Uni to study Civil Engineering. Was sceptical to say the least as at school and college he scraped his exams. He has done really well on all areas, but his Maths has been exceptional! Results ranging from 92% - 100%! 100%!!!!! He was stunned, as was I. Really proud of him, he has seriously had to work his socks of to get these results. Only another 3 years to go, Ryan! lol.
 
Wow Niks! Kudos to your lad! Good on him, soooooooo happy for you both! :):):)

:award2:

Dusty. :dusty:
 
Dex - congrats to your daughter! :D She must be ecstatic!

Niks - WOW, that is REALLY impressive! Good for him!!! :medal1:
 
Love reading these posts, about both our IBD kids and non IBD kids. I'm very conscious life is hard for both lots!

If I may I will too have a little boast..... J was awarded 4 achievement awards from school a few weeks ago, with the exception of the award for 'overcoming adversity', all others were for academic achievement so it is no wonder he is exhausted when he comes home! He will finish the year with about 87% attendance but still in the top percent with his academic ability. Also, non IBD son just got a part in a local film and recall audition for lead in West End Show.

Love them to bits and so proud. This time last year J was initially in hospital and all was unknown. Life is hard every day still but we have pulled together and with the boys acheiving what they are I feel we must be doing something right!

Xxxxx
 
Congrats to your children for their awesome achievements! I'm sure there are some proud mommas and papas out there! My kids are still young, but the accomplishments of your children are very encouraging to me.

Having said that, and if I may also boast a little, my little ones did did well this school year, both receiving the citizenship award for their class, and straight As. Admirable for my IBDer, who felt miserable all winter and much of the spring.

We indeed have a lot to be thankful for, even amid all the misery Crohn's brings!
 
Oh wow Ands! How brilliant is Joseph! I bet your heart is singing and rightly so! :dusty:

And your other lad too! What a star! :ybiggrin::ybiggrin::ybiggrin:

So much for you to celebrate and smile about. Kudos to you all! :award2:

Dusty. xxx
 
Awww CKM that so fab! I am have a huge grin just reading your post! :ybiggrin::ybiggrin::ybiggrin:

Mega congrats and well done to your little ones, bless them. :award2:

Dusty. :heart:
 
Ands - congrats to both your boys!!! You are most certainly doing something 'right'... amazing what our kids can do even through their health challenges! And, your other boy... as Dusty said, what a star!! :D

CKM - that's great about both your little ones! They must be wonderful children winning the Citizenship awards (and the straight As)!!
 
I just want to give kudos to my non-Crohn's lil guy who is 9 years old. When DS #1 was diagnosed, DS #2 was only 4. He's been hearing words like Crohn's, Celiac, gluten free, colonoscopy, diarrhea, intestine, prednisone, etc. ever since he can remember.

Yesterday we were at a karate lessons and were going to the 3rd grade football weigh-in afterward. This is DS #2's first time playing tackle football, so even just the weigh-in is super exciting to him.

After karate, DS #1 went into the bathroom and DS #2 said, "We're not going to make it to football, are we?" and I felt horrible. There was a good chance we weren't going to make it since DS #1 has been having these marathon bathroom sessions lately.

I started coming up with alternate plans. Called the hubster to see if he could meet us, called a neighbor, called the football guy to ask if they could stay open a little later. Nothing was panning out. Thought about leaving DS #1 in the bathroom, running DS #2 to the weigh-in and then coming back, but it's a 15 minute drive each way.

DS #2 heard all of these conversations and just shrugged his shoulders and said it's okay. It happens. But the disappointment on his face broke my heart. Then he said, "When I'm a pro quarterback and super rich, I'm going to have enough money to find a cure for Crohn's... but it sure would be nice to make it to my first weigh-in."

Thankfully, we made it to the weigh-in... and I'm hoping I'm growing the next Aaron Rodgers.
 

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