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Glad he got weighed in. My younger son is playing his last year of Optimist (Peewee) tackle, the friend/other parents have been invaluable on that team the last 3 years.
We have a big start/jamboree to the football season every year at Boise State University where the kids get to play a short game on the blue turf and Jack was having some problems last year during it and luckily I was able to call another parent who swung by and picked up my younger son and got him down there in time and paid for his pictures because I forgot to send the picture envelope with them.
I don't know if your football program is like ours here but the kids play on the same team for 4 years. GO! FIGHT! WIN! Mehita's DS#2!:dusty:
 
OMG, don't know why but that just about brought tears to my eyes (and I'm at work! :eek:) What a sweetheart!! :ghug:

So glad you made it to the weigh-in!!! And, while I don't know who Aaron Rodgers is :redface:, I hope DS2 far surpasses him!!! :thumright:
 
Tears in my eyes too! What a love! And what a great mom! I was actually holding my breath reading about you trying everything in your power to get him there.
 
Oh, goodness. Sorry I made you all cry...

Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers.
Best. QB. Ever.

I'll let it go this time, Tess :)
Only because you live in Canada. Yeah, that can be your excuse.

***making mental note to send Tess a cheesehead for Christmas.
 
Born and raised in Packerland with cheese running through my blood.

Unfortunately, we have a split household here. I had the boys in green and gold until around Kindergarten before they converted to Vikings fans. Suckers for peer pressure apparently. There's no other possible explanation.

Too cold up here to ever go tp-ing during football season.
 
Okay... what is a cheesehead??? And what is TP?

Dusty - too funny re the article! :D Better keep working on my Aussie slang!
 
Having the carpets cleaned at this moment and when I came home from running errands yesterday, my sweet son had moved all the furniture out of the family room and picked up everything little throughout the entire house.
 
Amy2 said:
Having the carpets cleaned at this moment and when I came home from running errands yesterday, my sweet son had moved all the furniture out of the family room and picked up everything little throughout the entire house.
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Wow your son did all that!!!

I'd be happy if my son just picked his clothes off the floor!!!
 
Big summer for Ryan! First part...not so good: Ear surgery, whooping cough, sinus infection.

But he's come back like a powerhouse....He loved Camp Oasis, even sang in front of the camp for the first time ever! Survived 2 weeks of Marching band camp and made 1st chair of the wind ensemble saxophone section!! So proud of him for working so hard on the music he loves so much!
 
Wow jm! What a brilliant comeback!

Well Done Ryan, what a star! :award2:

Dusty. xxx
 
Has it seriously been since August? O.K. I will go...

O is having a terrific track season. Ran last night after an early morning Remi infusion and bone scan. Her relay qualified for counties and states. Got home at 11 p.m. Back to track this a.m. and qualified for counties and states in her event. Dropped 11 seconds to do it to.

A mom tells me she was telling O how amazed at her she is and congratulating her and how she wishes her daughter would be as gritty. O tells her "I have an unfair advantage" Mom asked what and she said, "I have Crohns". LMAO! She says, she is used to pain and used to fighting.

An advantage?! It's all how you look at it!
 
Wow, I know how proud you are of her.
She has been through hell and back and fought like a girl the whole time.
I'm proud of O and hope someday Grace will have as much courage and strength
to fight her battles like O did. She must be part country after all. Lol
 
Proud of my oldest son J. He got married a few months ago and will be heading out for deployment in the very near future.

Proud of my son D. He's visiting grandma and helping her sort out her internet issues. Not always an easy thing to do.

Proud of my Daughter. She's a Jr/Sr in High School this year (graduating a year early from HS). She took 16 credits at our local community college last semester and got straight A's. Awesome! All while teaching piano, taking piano, violin and harp lessons and making dinner most nights.
 
@ crohnsinct - That is brilliant O! Good on you and well done. :):):) And so happy for you mum that your lass is doing so well, you surely have loads to be proud of. :heart:

@ Naturelover - Wow! That is fab mum! Your children are very accomplished and have such drive and compassion. :) They must fair make your heart sing and rightly so! :heart:

Dusty. xxx
 
My turn... :lol:

So proud of both my kids!!

As many of you know, S delayed going to university to work for a year. One of his second semester courses is statistics and he was worried because it's been almost two years since he's had a math class and, what was supposed to be review the first couple of weeks, he said was, once again, just all new stuff to him. Because of his worry, he's worked really hard on this course, just got his first exam mark back... 90%! :D He said it took until university before he could manage a 90 in math! :lol:

And, my daughter (no crohns but have to include her too ;)), always struggled through school, ESPECIALLY in math! When I felt she wasn't getting the right instruction/support, principal even said to me 'well, some kids just can't master beyond a C level' (and this was in grade 6!!). :ymad: Well I didn't agree and we continued encouraging and supporting her... While her struggles have left her quick to stress and, at times, doubt her abilities, she's been determined and just works harder to overcome her weaknesses. She's now in her third year of finance! And also just got a stats exam mark back - 85% (again, highest she's ever had in math! :lol:).
 
That's awesome Tess, as someone who has always struggled with math. I admire anyone who can stick to it and understand it.
 
Woohoo, Well done Tess’ Kiddoes!

That is brilliant guys, well done to you both!
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Dusty. :dusty:
 
Wow Tess as someone with mathlexia I can certainly relate. That is amazing. Hopefully both kids continue on this awesome streak!
 
Oh I totally get the mathlexia!! :ybatty: It was my WORST subject ever. So, I am with anyone else who can only admire those who persevere through math! :lol:

I was once so lost in math in grade 10 or 11 that, mid-term, I just stopped going to class. When my teacher caught up with me and asked where I'd been, I told him I wasn't going back until the next semester, when we'd start on something new as I was going to fail anyway so I'd be better off spending that hour studying for another class! :lol: (Knowing when to take my losses was probably what got me into my career in the stock market... :ytongue:)
 
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Can I take a turn?

M is a high school junior and was accepted into a Saturday Scholars program at Washington University Med School in St. Louis. This past month she attended 3 hour lectures and 1 hour lab (w/cadavers, ew) They studied the cardiac, respiratory, reproductive and GI system. This Sat she makes a presentation and "graduates".

She worked hard to be accepted into the program and kept up with different demands of school and activities. I'm a proud mama. The past two years in school have been very hit and miss with multiple hospital stays and various other issues.

YAY M!!!
 
Wow, that is really cool! :D

Is she interested in going into medicine or health sciences?

Way to go M!!! :dusty:
 
Good for her!! I'm sure she would have lots of insight and compassion for kids with challenges to overcome. That's great that she was able to be part of this program! :D
 
I am proud of my girl tonight, (3rd year in college), because she spent 45 minutes chatting with me on fb, while she in the middle of Spain, on tour with her orchestra! The rest of the kids were out on the town and in the clubs, but she went to her room so she could check in to see how I feel!
 
I am proud of D because she created and is having a pajama day at school on Thursday. Kids bring in $1 and they wear PJs. All of the money goes to her Gutsy Walk pledges for crohns & colitis. She is being interviewed in the local paper too. She asked her principal & teachers to do this, made lots of signs and I hope raises lots of money! Glad she can put some energy into this, even though she seems to have almost none. Thought I would share a proud moment.
 
Great job D!! That's amazing that she put this all together!! :dusty:

Hope it was a fun PJ day today!
 
My D is amazing! Her schoolmates raised over $260, her teachers raised another $250! She went around to the classrooms and told the kids about crohn's & colitis, even the kindergartners! I am beyond thrilled. We may not be able to control how this disease affects us, but we can control how we can make a positive thing about having this!
 
I'm one proud mama tonight.

Getting her labs today I asked if she wanted her numbing cream and Buzzy Bee, she said no.
She walked alone into the nurses office and I could hear her say that she was brave and time to get her blood out.:cry:

Half an hour later we were at the hospital and Grace was in a gown laying on the x-ray table by herself (I had to stand behind the plate glass window) but she did so well and she followed direction for 25 minutes even though she was scared. I heard her whisper to the tech that she was brave and she wants her mom. :cry:

She came home with about 20 stickers, three rings and one writing tablet:yfaint:
She said it's nice the doctors give me things.:rof:

Thought I would share.:hug:
 
Farmwife said:
I'm one proud mama tonight.

Getting her labs today I asked if she wanted her numbing cream and Buzzy Bee, she said no.
She walked alone into the nurses office and I could hear her say that she was brave and time to get her blood out.:cry:

Half an hour later we were at the hospital and Grace was in a gown laying on the x-ray table by herself (I had to stand behind the plate glass window) but she did so well and she followed direction for 25 minutes even though she was scared. I heard her whisper to the tech that she was brave and she wants her mom. :cry:

She came home with about 20 stickers, three rings and one writing tablet:yfaint:
She said it's nice the doctors give me things.:rof:

Thought I would share.:hug:
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Grace is my Hero! :dance::dusty::pika:
 
DS played singles in today's JV tennis match (as opposed to exhibition where points don't count). I'd love to say that he won, but it came down to a tiebreaker and he lost. BUT... my little 5 foot tall 100 pound 14 year old sure gave the other guy, who was HUGE, a run for his money. I still pinch myself every time I see him so active and playing sports.
 
I'm proud of my 4 year old son, he has multiple life threatening food allergies, and when all the kids in class are eating something he can't have, he handles it like a champ! It breaks my heart, part of being a mom, but the way he handles it makes me so proud of him!
 
What a champ, Mehita!! You must have been so proud! Win or lose, the fact that he could take on a tough challenger and make him work for the victory is amazing!! :D

Lam123 - what a great little boy! Its tough to see things like that but, it's those moments that show us how great and special our little kids really are! :D
 
Very cool Mehita Glad DS gave his all! I'm not surprised & he is still a champion in my eyes!

Lam good to hear about knowing to stay away from bad for him food. Since it is life threatening is there a policy in school as well to keep him safe just in case? Accidents happen and he could eat something without knowing.
 
The school has a pretty good policy in place and has been very accommodating for him, but it's not perfect and 100% safe for him , nowhere in life will be fully safe, so he needs to learn how to handle it. I think he handles it all better than me! Lol
 
I'm proud of my fantastic ds who performed with his school choir tonight at our local theatre. It meant a long day for J, not getting into bed until gone 10pm and the whole thought of this had been making him anxious but he got through it and, I think, enjoyed it. Tomorrow morning will be hard but school have agreed he can go in after period 1 (games) so this will help a little.

Just wish this exhaustion would disappear so he would be more willing/able to cope for odd late nights.

Tonight, however, he did us proud.

Ands xxxx
 

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