I have been on this website since 1998. Our son got a near full ride by following this site. His final year was 4 years ago when he walked away from pro minor league ball. Still hurts but I would never give up the memories. Parents take lots of pictures and videos they are priceless. Ya"ll can see his picture on this short video, (sorry my arkansas tongue got away). paulw---defensiveplay you will have to get my last name off profile. Paul had a great college career, degree, and got a shot at going pro. Baseball gave us everything and taught us everything, baseball people are a step above GOD BLESS YA'LL
I pitched to the boy today for an hour and a half. He's been on spring break. Baseball trip to NOLA, most of which got rained out. Then a couple of nights on Crescent Beach with friends. They have a game tomorrow night, so we thought it would be good to get in some swings.
He hit a personal best 9 HRs at the local field. Which means I was ON!
Strikes! I only hit him once. 
4 hours later, I hurt all over. It was worth every molecule of lactic acid! What fun!
He hit a personal best 9 HRs at the local field. Which means I was ON!
Strikes! I only hit him once. 4 hours later, I hurt all over. It was worth every molecule of lactic acid! What fun!
What's your fastball velocity, 2Bmom?
quote:What's your fastball velocity, 2Bmom?
I'll have to ask 2B, but I'm guessing I cruise 40-42 and touch 45.
Senior night tonight. Our last home game. I've picked the music and played it over and over until I didn't get choked up when I heard it. I want my last lineup to be my best!
The way we do it is that each senior and his parents are announced. Moms get flowers. As they walk onto the field, the announcer reads a short bio, then a statement from the player, and a statement from his parents. It can be pretty gut-wrenching. Then photos are taken as a parent, usually the dad (but not in my case) pitches a ball to their player. Hugs all around, and we get back to baseball.
An announcer from a couple of years ago is coming back to read the statements for us, which is really great.
This is what will play during the photos: Drive
And if they take too long, this is next: Paul Simon: My Mamma Loves Me Heck, I'll find a way to get that one in some time tonight.
I wrote in the HS reporting thread that I am bummed that 2B isn't pitching. I am! This is a fairly weak team in our district that we already run-ruled once. But it's senior night, and I think he's earned the chance to pitch in front of a big home crowd for his last regular season home game! Am I wrong to think that?
There was another nice article in the paper about the team today:
Unprecedented start for Blue Wave Baseball
I want my last lineup to be my best!The way we do it is that each senior and his parents are announced. Moms get flowers. As they walk onto the field, the announcer reads a short bio, then a statement from the player, and a statement from his parents. It can be pretty gut-wrenching. Then photos are taken as a parent, usually the dad (but not in my case
) pitches a ball to their player. Hugs all around, and we get back to baseball.An announcer from a couple of years ago is coming back to read the statements for us, which is really great.
This is what will play during the photos: Drive
And if they take too long, this is next: Paul Simon: My Mamma Loves Me Heck, I'll find a way to get that one in some time tonight.
I wrote in the HS reporting thread that I am bummed that 2B isn't pitching. I am! This is a fairly weak team in our district that we already run-ruled once. But it's senior night, and I think he's earned the chance to pitch in front of a big home crowd for his last regular season home game! Am I wrong to think that?
There was another nice article in the paper about the team today:
Unprecedented start for Blue Wave Baseball
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Thank you.
Have fun tonight 2BMom and if you shed a few tears that is all right...you've certainly earned the right to do so!!
Pretty funny your season is ending and here in NH this week was the start of the season..opening day was Monday!!
Good luck to Josh and I look forward to keeping an eye on him next year at Santa Fe!!!!!
Pretty funny your season is ending and here in NH this week was the start of the season..opening day was Monday!!
Good luck to Josh and I look forward to keeping an eye on him next year at Santa Fe!!!!!
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Or more practically in the Granite State: "Give me (the coat) or die!"
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- "Live Free or Die"
Or more practically in the Granite State: "Give me (the coat) or die!"
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Nice write up! Enjoy tonight 2BMOM!
2BMom,
I'm sure you know why coach wants him as P for another game (sounds like tomorrow). Don't spend another minute with dissapointment that he won't be on the hill. Enjoy this to the fullest. The good thing is, not being on the hill, he will have a few extra moments to soak in the day and enjoy it himself!
I'm sure you know why coach wants him as P for another game (sounds like tomorrow). Don't spend another minute with dissapointment that he won't be on the hill. Enjoy this to the fullest. The good thing is, not being on the hill, he will have a few extra moments to soak in the day and enjoy it himself!
2BMom,
Have fun tonight and enjoy the memories that will last forever.
Have fun tonight and enjoy the memories that will last forever.
2Bmom,
You're not wrong to feel that way, but maybe the coach is saving his arm for the playoffs? Nice article too, BTW. Good luck tonight, and let us know how many tissues you had to go through?
Senior Day is going to be pretty emotional for us too. But even more so than that, it's the last game your son plays in his high school uniform. Last year after our playoff loss, I noticed that a number of the seniors were crying. My thoughts were, why? Most of them will be playing at the next level. Then I realized that it wasn't just about this year/season, or their four years of HS ball...but the entire ride with their friends/teammates in Rec Ball and Travel Ball and in some cases since the age of 5/6 years old in T-Ball! I'll tell you what, my wife and I are going to be a mess 3-4 weeks from now!
You're not wrong to feel that way, but maybe the coach is saving his arm for the playoffs? Nice article too, BTW. Good luck tonight, and let us know how many tissues you had to go through?
Senior Day is going to be pretty emotional for us too. But even more so than that, it's the last game your son plays in his high school uniform. Last year after our playoff loss, I noticed that a number of the seniors were crying. My thoughts were, why? Most of them will be playing at the next level. Then I realized that it wasn't just about this year/season, or their four years of HS ball...but the entire ride with their friends/teammates in Rec Ball and Travel Ball and in some cases since the age of 5/6 years old in T-Ball! I'll tell you what, my wife and I are going to be a mess 3-4 weeks from now!
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His and Her's!
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- "I'll tell you what, my wife and I are going to be a mess 3-4 weeks from now!"
His and Her's!
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quote:I think he's earned the chance to pitch in front of a big home crowd for his last regular season home game! Am I wrong to think that?
I hadn't thought about it before now, but you're right. I think they do deserve to pitch in the last home game, but my senior might not....
The schedule has us on the road 4/21 in an important game, he'll pitch that one. The next game is our last home game on 4/26. He could probably do both but that wouldn't be the normal rotation...
OMG...only six games left for sure...hopefully 10...
I'll have to be ready. Any one of the last four could be the end... quote:Originally posted by gotwood4sale:
."I'll tell you what, my wife and I are going to be a mess 3-4 weeks from now!"
His and Her's!
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Cool...his and her bonus wipes, thanks!
2Basemom,
As the mom of a college freshman, I still teared up just a bit reading your post. We were scheduled to have a Senior night last year but the skies did not cooperate. It was rained out which was a blessing and a curse. I would have been the blubbering fool who was audibly sobbing for the little boy who grew up toooooo fast! It still hurts a year later but life goes on and if the skies cooperate tonight and tomorrow, his dad and I are headed out early in the morning to watch him play! Life is good!!
As the mom of a college freshman, I still teared up just a bit reading your post. We were scheduled to have a Senior night last year but the skies did not cooperate. It was rained out which was a blessing and a curse. I would have been the blubbering fool who was audibly sobbing for the little boy who grew up toooooo fast! It still hurts a year later but life goes on and if the skies cooperate tonight and tomorrow, his dad and I are headed out early in the morning to watch him play! Life is good!!
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Oh, you're very welcome. My present job requires me to keep messes tidied up!
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- "Cool...his and her bonus wipes, thanks!"
Oh, you're very welcome. My present job requires me to keep messes tidied up!
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For some reason, the post date is April 15, but it's today, May 6.
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Hmmm? April 15th? Give these folks a call.
They can probably give you an explanation.
They're really good about stuff like that!
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Hmmm? April 15th? Give these folks a call.
They can probably give you an explanation.
They're really good about stuff like that!
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LOL! I can always count on you!
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And you can always count on them, too!
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And you can always count on them, too!
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Yes, I can. We had to pay this year!! But that doesn't minimize what my son did. He rocked.
quote:Originally posted by 2Bmom:
Yes, I can. We had to pay this year!! But that doesn't minimize what my son did. He rocked.
You and I are at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but I ask you to please, please respect the player.
I am done.
You mock me, you mock my son. You are an ***. Ýou care more about your political views than you do about baseball.
You have ruined this thread. Congratulations.
I deleted my previous post because I do not want my son's accomplishment to be subjected to further derisions.
You mock me, you mock my son. You are an ***. Ýou care more about your political views than you do about baseball.
You have ruined this thread. Congratulations.
I deleted my previous post because I do not want my son's accomplishment to be subjected to further derisions.
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No mocking at all 2Bmom. I apologize if I offended you or your son. No offense was ever intended. Life is too short for all of that! My only mistake, evidently, was assuming that the IRS was fair game for everyone regardless of their political persuasion. I guess my assumption was wrong. My comment was not about your son's accomplishments, but rather about the IRS being directed to collect from those who have achieved. And your son has achieved!
I was just trying to have some fun 2Bmom. I am aware that we are quite opposite in our political beliefs. I have many liberal friends and family members and we all get along. I disagree with them, but always respect them. And I respect you for your commitment to your beliefs. I really do. Do you respect me for the same?
I'm not offended by you calling me an ***. I know in my heart that I respect you and your son and no offense was ever intended. Perhaps you didn't know this about me before you responded. I am firm in my beliefs, but that does not make me disrespectful. It's necessary for all of us to pull together as much as we can to get our country back on track and chugging towards prosperity.
Everyone wants pretty much all of the same things. A good education, affordable healthcare, a clean environment, safe streets, a secure country, and a fair opportunity to make something worthy of their life. As always, the disagreement is the method by which we get there. But we'll overcome that. We have to. For your son and my children, we must.
And a little explanation is needed regarding my post at 10:12 PM. You were offended at 10:11 PM by something I didn't post until 10:12 PM. I don't even know how that is possible. There must be some glitch.
I started my 'rocked' post and was interrupted before I could complete it. I then returned to complete it and did not see your post above mine. Obviously you were upset. Again, the last thing I would want to do is upset you or disrespect your son. I submitted my post without seeing yours.
You are right about this: considering the troubled times we are in I do care more about what is happening in the political arena than I do on the baseball diamond. Politics, unfortunately, trumps baseball in my life right now. Let me explain.
Starting when I was eighteen years old I have been employed in jobs directly and indirectly dependent on new housing. This is nearly four decades mind you. Unfortunately that sector of our economy hasn't even been able to come up for air since 2006. And analysts are predicting that it is going to plunge even deeper. During my career it was battered in the early eighties and again in the early nineties and each time it was down for only a few years and then bounced back strongly. But it is getting battered beyond recognition this time around. I haven't read an encouraging headline for over five years now.
Am I frustrated? Some. Please understand that my dreams, and that includes the dreams I had for all four of my ball playing children have been somewhat scuttled. But we're doing as well as we can. We're learning some valuable 'life lessons'. It hurts to be in a position of not being able to help. Some opportunities in baseball and softball have been missed when, everything being equal, my children have lost out because I did not have the money to 'swing the deal' while other families could. We're not bitter or jealous. We continue to learn valuable 'life lessons' like that one. Life is not always fair. And that's a good one to learn early on.
My children all babysit every chance they can. Some nights they make more than I do. They know not to ask me for money like they used to. My older son is coming home from college soon. He's through playing in college now so he'll be able to teach baseball and babysit. My other son has had to take a job at a health club working in the laundry. His college plans have been slowed down considerably. He isn't complaining. He's grateful to be working and learning what it is like to start at the bottom. This experience will serve him well as he continues to mature.
My wife, God bless her, works every chance she gets as a substitute teacher at minimal pay and no benefits. Then she babysits every weekday for another couple of hours. She never turns down an opportunity to babysit. She's good, very good. In addition to all of that she takes on work doing calligraphy writing on wedding invitations and such. Somehow she manages to hold down the fort at home. I don't know how she does it. We are both college graduates. She worked for a Fortune 500 company for over 20 years before she was let go, through no fault of her own. But she sure is putting all of her skills to best use now. My family really appreciates that. By the way dear...Happy Mother's Day!
I have had to abandon the industry that has surrounded me for literally my entire life. The hospital room where I was born was within a Frank Thomas smack of a Douglas-fir veneer mill. Have you ever smelled fresh milled Douglas-fir? Absolutely heavenly...like a fresh cut Christmas tree a thousand times over! It wasn't an easy decision to walk away, but it was a necessary one. I enrolled in classes at a local nursing home to learn the skills needed to be a Certified Nurse Assistant. After twelve weeks of Wednesday theory classes and twelve Friday night clinical sessions I earned my CNA certificate. On the medical field pecking order ladder I am just above housekeeping. A bit unusual for a guy raised in the Christian Science faith.
I am now employed as my mother-in-law's caregiver. I earn enough to keep the Sheriff knocking on the neighbor's door, not ours. I did see a Sheriff's Deputy, wearing a civilian suit, last fall parked in front of our neighbor's house. He was serving papers on a bright Saturday morning. Fortunately he was just doing some paperwork. He pulled away from the curb and disappeared down the street. Whew!
This job has me working 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. I'm 'on call' all of the time. I'm able to run errands and such only when my mother-in-law is asleep. I see my children for an hour or so most nights when they come over for dinner. I rarely get out to watch my daughters play softball. They're both on their varsity team and I'm missing it. I was able to attend less than a handful of my son's college games. Now it's over. Maybe I'll have more opportunities with my daughters. Through their hard work in the classroom and on the field I'm confident they both will be playing in college.
I used to be self employed and always had alot of flexibility and freedom. That is gone. This lifestyle has required a big adjustment. I am really cloistered now. It sounds weird, but this website is now one of my few lifelines to the outside world. I do have time to get on here frequently, but like tonight I get interrupted. I don't want to use it to pick fights 2Bmom, but rather to enrich myself and others. Some playful 'back and forth' and lighthearted banter with fellow HSBBW members, be they liberal, conservative, or in between, I find to be very enriching and rewarding. And stress relieving too!
I know, I know. Too much information. But that is who I am. Warts and all. For the time being this is my world. I always try to stay positive. I don't know any other way. May we remain HSBBW friends 2Bmom?
For one thing I am thankful for...I've always gotten along well with my mother-in-law. I still do. I want to get along with you too!
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No mocking at all 2Bmom. I apologize if I offended you or your son. No offense was ever intended. Life is too short for all of that! My only mistake, evidently, was assuming that the IRS was fair game for everyone regardless of their political persuasion. I guess my assumption was wrong. My comment was not about your son's accomplishments, but rather about the IRS being directed to collect from those who have achieved. And your son has achieved!
I was just trying to have some fun 2Bmom. I am aware that we are quite opposite in our political beliefs. I have many liberal friends and family members and we all get along. I disagree with them, but always respect them. And I respect you for your commitment to your beliefs. I really do. Do you respect me for the same?
I'm not offended by you calling me an ***. I know in my heart that I respect you and your son and no offense was ever intended. Perhaps you didn't know this about me before you responded. I am firm in my beliefs, but that does not make me disrespectful. It's necessary for all of us to pull together as much as we can to get our country back on track and chugging towards prosperity.
Everyone wants pretty much all of the same things. A good education, affordable healthcare, a clean environment, safe streets, a secure country, and a fair opportunity to make something worthy of their life. As always, the disagreement is the method by which we get there. But we'll overcome that. We have to. For your son and my children, we must.
And a little explanation is needed regarding my post at 10:12 PM. You were offended at 10:11 PM by something I didn't post until 10:12 PM. I don't even know how that is possible. There must be some glitch.
I started my 'rocked' post and was interrupted before I could complete it. I then returned to complete it and did not see your post above mine. Obviously you were upset. Again, the last thing I would want to do is upset you or disrespect your son. I submitted my post without seeing yours.
You are right about this: considering the troubled times we are in I do care more about what is happening in the political arena than I do on the baseball diamond. Politics, unfortunately, trumps baseball in my life right now. Let me explain.
Starting when I was eighteen years old I have been employed in jobs directly and indirectly dependent on new housing. This is nearly four decades mind you. Unfortunately that sector of our economy hasn't even been able to come up for air since 2006. And analysts are predicting that it is going to plunge even deeper. During my career it was battered in the early eighties and again in the early nineties and each time it was down for only a few years and then bounced back strongly. But it is getting battered beyond recognition this time around. I haven't read an encouraging headline for over five years now.
Am I frustrated? Some. Please understand that my dreams, and that includes the dreams I had for all four of my ball playing children have been somewhat scuttled. But we're doing as well as we can. We're learning some valuable 'life lessons'. It hurts to be in a position of not being able to help. Some opportunities in baseball and softball have been missed when, everything being equal, my children have lost out because I did not have the money to 'swing the deal' while other families could. We're not bitter or jealous. We continue to learn valuable 'life lessons' like that one. Life is not always fair. And that's a good one to learn early on.
My children all babysit every chance they can. Some nights they make more than I do. They know not to ask me for money like they used to. My older son is coming home from college soon. He's through playing in college now so he'll be able to teach baseball and babysit. My other son has had to take a job at a health club working in the laundry. His college plans have been slowed down considerably. He isn't complaining. He's grateful to be working and learning what it is like to start at the bottom. This experience will serve him well as he continues to mature.
My wife, God bless her, works every chance she gets as a substitute teacher at minimal pay and no benefits. Then she babysits every weekday for another couple of hours. She never turns down an opportunity to babysit. She's good, very good. In addition to all of that she takes on work doing calligraphy writing on wedding invitations and such. Somehow she manages to hold down the fort at home. I don't know how she does it. We are both college graduates. She worked for a Fortune 500 company for over 20 years before she was let go, through no fault of her own. But she sure is putting all of her skills to best use now. My family really appreciates that. By the way dear...Happy Mother's Day!
I have had to abandon the industry that has surrounded me for literally my entire life. The hospital room where I was born was within a Frank Thomas smack of a Douglas-fir veneer mill. Have you ever smelled fresh milled Douglas-fir? Absolutely heavenly...like a fresh cut Christmas tree a thousand times over! It wasn't an easy decision to walk away, but it was a necessary one. I enrolled in classes at a local nursing home to learn the skills needed to be a Certified Nurse Assistant. After twelve weeks of Wednesday theory classes and twelve Friday night clinical sessions I earned my CNA certificate. On the medical field pecking order ladder I am just above housekeeping. A bit unusual for a guy raised in the Christian Science faith.
I am now employed as my mother-in-law's caregiver. I earn enough to keep the Sheriff knocking on the neighbor's door, not ours. I did see a Sheriff's Deputy, wearing a civilian suit, last fall parked in front of our neighbor's house. He was serving papers on a bright Saturday morning. Fortunately he was just doing some paperwork. He pulled away from the curb and disappeared down the street. Whew!
This job has me working 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. I'm 'on call' all of the time. I'm able to run errands and such only when my mother-in-law is asleep. I see my children for an hour or so most nights when they come over for dinner. I rarely get out to watch my daughters play softball. They're both on their varsity team and I'm missing it. I was able to attend less than a handful of my son's college games. Now it's over. Maybe I'll have more opportunities with my daughters. Through their hard work in the classroom and on the field I'm confident they both will be playing in college.
I used to be self employed and always had alot of flexibility and freedom. That is gone. This lifestyle has required a big adjustment. I am really cloistered now. It sounds weird, but this website is now one of my few lifelines to the outside world. I do have time to get on here frequently, but like tonight I get interrupted. I don't want to use it to pick fights 2Bmom, but rather to enrich myself and others. Some playful 'back and forth' and lighthearted banter with fellow HSBBW members, be they liberal, conservative, or in between, I find to be very enriching and rewarding. And stress relieving too!
I know, I know. Too much information. But that is who I am. Warts and all. For the time being this is my world. I always try to stay positive. I don't know any other way. May we remain HSBBW friends 2Bmom?
For one thing I am thankful for...I've always gotten along well with my mother-in-law. I still do. I want to get along with you too!
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2Bmom, when I saw your post, I read back to figure out which post it was that you interpreted as mocking you and your son. After reading back a couple pages, I concluded that one of the moderators must have deleted the offending post.
But now I see that you were reacting to Gotwood's posts!
Oh no! I can say without hesitation that his posts were simply his usual levity, and were not in any way intended to either stir up a political debate, nor disrespect your son.
We are all thrilled at your son's success this season. And I know I can speak for GotWood (because I have had the happy circumstance to have a few offline and on air discussions with him) that he too is thrilled by your son's success.
He was not in any way trying to mock you, your son, or even to insert politics into this thread. He was just doing what he has done ever since I joined this board: add his wonderfully offbeat, clever and good-natured (usually with visual aid) take on some tangent of the conversation at hand.
You have been a wonderful part of this board for a long time. I think you know that politics don't divide us here. But I think you misinterpreted Gotwood on this one.
He wasn't disrespecting you, nor politicizing anything. He was just doing what he has done for so long here at HSBBW, what has made him such an institution here: attempting to add levity in his own special way.
But now I see that you were reacting to Gotwood's posts!
Oh no! I can say without hesitation that his posts were simply his usual levity, and were not in any way intended to either stir up a political debate, nor disrespect your son.
We are all thrilled at your son's success this season. And I know I can speak for GotWood (because I have had the happy circumstance to have a few offline and on air discussions with him) that he too is thrilled by your son's success.
He was not in any way trying to mock you, your son, or even to insert politics into this thread. He was just doing what he has done ever since I joined this board: add his wonderfully offbeat, clever and good-natured (usually with visual aid) take on some tangent of the conversation at hand.
You have been a wonderful part of this board for a long time. I think you know that politics don't divide us here. But I think you misinterpreted Gotwood on this one.
He wasn't disrespecting you, nor politicizing anything. He was just doing what he has done for so long here at HSBBW, what has made him such an institution here: attempting to add levity in his own special way.
i agree,the woodman isn't a mean person. we all have our way of interpreting others post'.i've never read a bad thing written by woody.
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I'll let everyone in on my little secret...
...no MSG: Mean Spirited Gibes!
Thanks guys!
MSG...
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- "...attempting to add levity in his own special way."
I'll let everyone in on my little secret...
...no MSG: Mean Spirited Gibes!
Thanks guys!
MSG...
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Gotwood, thank you for your thoughtful response. I sincerely apologize to everyone, especially you. I was way oversensitive last night and was completely out of line. I was an ***.
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And by *** you mean G-E-M!
Through all of that we are better friends than before. And I like that!
Happy Mother's Day friend...enjoy your day!
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And by *** you mean G-E-M!
Through all of that we are better friends than before. And I like that!
Happy Mother's Day friend...enjoy your day!
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Yes, we are. You are a kind soul, and the world is better for people like you. Thank you.
You are a kind soul, and the world is better for people like you. Thank you.
Hey GW I just happened to see your post when I was checking out a PM I received !
I hope things turn around for you soon ! I also was self employed most of my life .I know how quickly things can change.
Good luck to you !
I hope things turn around for you soon ! I also was self employed most of my life .I know how quickly things can change.
Good luck to you !
After reading from the bottom I was very surprised to see 2Bmom go off a little. I'm glad you kids patched things up. You are two of the most positive poster on this site.
Good luck to you Woody. Your attitude and spirit will get you through your tough times.
Good luck to your son 2B, here's hoping his college career is as successful as his high school career was.
Good luck to you Woody. Your attitude and spirit will get you through your tough times.
Good luck to your son 2B, here's hoping his college career is as successful as his high school career was.
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Thanks for the well wishes everyone. About being positive...I guess when I was born, the doc at Tillamook County General Hospital put my battery in the right way. What other explanation can there be?
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Thanks for the well wishes everyone. About being positive...I guess when I was born, the doc at Tillamook County General Hospital put my battery in the right way. What other explanation can there be?
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quote:Originally posted by gotwood4sale:
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Thanks for the well wishes everyone. About being positive...I guess when I was born, the doc at Tillamook County General Hospital put my battery in the right way. What other explanation can there be?
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Staying positive for sure, with all that you have been through I would have lost my mind.
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That metal working shop class I took way back in Junior High is paying off for me. I got pretty good with a soldering iron. My mind is well soldered in there and not at risk of being lost. Not quite as strong as a spot weld, but close!
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That metal working shop class I took way back in Junior High is paying off for me. I got pretty good with a soldering iron. My mind is well soldered in there and not at risk of being lost. Not quite as strong as a spot weld, but close!
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GW,
All the best to you and thanks for all you provide here.
Frankly it's difficult to imagine how someone could be a regular here and make over a thousand posts and not have a good understanding of GW's sense of humor.
Senior year emotions can be raw I guess.
All the best to you and thanks for all you provide here.
Frankly it's difficult to imagine how someone could be a regular here and make over a thousand posts and not have a good understanding of GW's sense of humor.
Senior year emotions can be raw I guess.
quote:Originally posted by YoungGunDad:
Stay on them. Hold them accountable. Remind them often of staying ahead and working hard. It's not like high school where you can call or visit the teachers to ask about Johnny's class work. Nope. He's on his own. Hopefully he'll have a coach who focuses on their grades instead of giving lip service, etc. But at the end of the day the only one responsible for the grades is: your son.
YGD
It's good to hear that things have turned around for your son, wishing him a good summer and a chance in teh fall to get back to the college game.
It's post like these, that make the HSBBW special, if I wanted to see how a player was doing I could look it up (as they can look up mine), some of this stuff (and like what GW posted) only comes from one place and it's not found on the internet.
You know I actually cannot beleive that HS ball and for some college season is ending, it was just yesterday someone was complaining that it would be months before spring, now we are approaching summer.
If you think that the 4 years of HS went quickly, you haven't seen nothing yet. Enjoy each day, enjoy each outing good or bad, because that's the way that it is, it's never easy, or everyone would be doing it for sure.