Brag Board
Okay, I know we are all proud of something, many somethings, so tell us about it!!!!
We just got Casey's final report card. She was certain she was not going to make the Honor Roll again this marking period. However, much to her surprise, once again, she did indeed make the Honor Roll. She is an A/B Student just like her mother was!!!!! I'm so proud!!!!!
We have not gotten Jordan's however, theirs seem to take a little longer due to final exams. However, he did get into AP Bio, which he was completely psyched about!!!!! He was told he is certainly capable of taking all Honors courses, but his "lack of commitment" is what is holding him back. I think his Biology teacher is giving him the benefit of the doubt and allowing him to prove himself. He is now a Junior!!!!! Which in and of itself is something to brag about! 
Your turn........
for Jordan!!
You must have been beaming with pride. Good Job on raising such a great kid. Nothing will get in his way.
Last night we had the pleasure of attending another one of Jordan's award ceremonies. It was once again a humbling experience. Jordan's coach has shared with us privately how he felt about Jordan and how he felt about us as parents. However, it was extremely humbling to watch him share it with the entire athletic student body, directors, administrators, etc. We all must remember as adults that we too never stop learning, and sometimes, those lessons do come from those who WE are trying to teach ourselves. This was the speech that the coach gave last night, and published.
"Criticism can be easily avoided by saying nothing, by doing nothing, by being nothing. Special people, however, risk criticism every time they perform. The more that you risk in life, the more you accomplish, but with each risk comes the possibility of criticism. I have the utmost respect for Jordan Mason because this past year he showed me what character is all about. He did not want to play it safe; he was willing to go for it; to risk it all.
In 2007 Jordan Mason was cut from the Cedar Crest soccer team. When players are cut as underclassmen, they often find another sport to play. Then might find another interest. Or they might get into trouble. Not this young man. He loved soccer and wanted to play the sport that he loved, so for an entire year Jordan worked to make himself better. He showed up at every summer work out. He risked it all while others doubted him. Throughout the summer that uncertainty hung over his head, but there have been few players that showed me as much heart and character as this young man.
So was it worth the risk for Jordan? Not only did Jordan make the team, but on Senior Night, in front of his family, Jordan scored his first career goal. And he did it just hours after being released from the hospital with a broken arm that he had broken in gym class earlier that day... playing soccer. Jordan Mason was willing to risk it all, playing the sport that he loves!! Special things happen to special people. I am just proud to have been part of this young man's experience."
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I couldn't resist. Hey ME TOO! They said it was a wonder mine lasted as long as they did ;-)
BUT....not to brag but my oldest daughter just got accepted into college, my second oldest daughter just won another gold medal in swimming (wonder where she gets it from..Hmmmmm
My other daughters think they are superhero's..
LIFE IS GOOD!
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I couldn't resist. Hey ME TOO! They said it was a wonder mine lasted as long as they did ;-)
BUT....not to brag but my oldest daughter just got accepted into college, my second oldest daughter just won another gold medal in swimming (wonder where she gets it from..Hmmmmm
My other daughters think they are superhero's..
LIFE IS GOOD!
She was one of the better ones as I said, but mostly because of her height, she was placed on the development team....and she really looked out of place there. It didn't help that the coaches father would come and yell at the girls after each game saying what an embarrassment they were. 
I almost gave him a piece of my mind.
The wee one is very active and I always end up helping at the scorers table so we don't get to tape anymore. Luckily another parent shot this and sent it to me.
Alexa is a 6th grader so this is youth club stuff. How was your daughter's season?
Our 7th grader plays too, but I have yet to get a chance to video tape her playing. I am sure she will appreciate this later in life.
Not her best, but it is the only one that I have video of.
who told me to do that....but the stinkin fillings weren't gold...they were silver!!! 
now you can send your fillings to WWW.cashforgold.com!!
I got two more old MHS silver fillings torn out and replaced today!!!!!! Woo Hoooo yeah me, yeah me and my numb face and tongue!! I couldn't resist.
My 12 year old Alyssa who is in 7th grade this year has had straight A's the entire year!!!! Woo hoo, and 7th grade is a tough year in Manheim Central, everyone says 8th is a breeze compared to 7th. Sabrina is in 9th grade and got all A's and B's the second quarter, and A's B's and one C first quarter...I am glad she is not having the trouble I had in 9th grade. 
I had a lot of trouble that year. Isaiah got all B's and one D+ which was really good for him, and Vicky got all B's....she could def. do better, but B's arent bad.
My son likes to get daddy's soda out of the fridge for him, yes it is that cute.
BUT- you should have seen the look my wife gave me when he brought me a beer and even knows the differce,
it was acutally quite funny, but for some reason my wife does not see it that way???
can't figure out why?????
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you must be very proud.
let him know that the mlt family is also very proud of his accomplishment.
High Five for him. 
Scott
My oldest son (has special needs) just started back to REGULAR school!!! It's just a resource class so far but it is in hte regular High School! Pat has been out of regular school since Third grade. I wasn't sure he'd ever be able to go back. Not only is he in regular High school but he is receiving 100% EVERY day on behavior points!!!!
everything in the world is in correct alignment now
Next it will be, "pull my finger daddy"
He actually got a big High five and I got a dirty look from mom,
everything in the world is in correct alignment now
Don't worry about that. I didn't take it as a rant. Believe me I asked myself the same question about the TV. I talked to him yesterday and they hooked up our surround sound system that we gave him so they think they are pretty cool.
p.s. They probably won't even have any time to use any of that junk.
Her team Manheim Central played the horrible Hershey Trojans today and with the score of 1-1 in the last ten seconds of the game the ball was near Manheims goal...I mean right in front of the goal, and when the goalie was taking a nap, i mean looking the other way, Alyssa got the ball from right at the goal line and drove it out of the circle before the clock went out! it was a proud moment and a great game.
well the latter is very important to keep food on the table! well.... come to think of it, depending where you live the 1st one could be also....
It is to late to brag now but I can still remember when my daughter was 4 or 5 years old. As I was driving she could accurately identify road kill. My son wasn't that good at road kill but he was pretty good at identifying scat when we were hiking. Neither of these things impressed the wife.
sounds like your son has his head on straight. I'm sorry about the rant about the TV.
Scott and Steve, you made me laugh so hard I almost peed. Father's have a different sense of pride that's for sure.
Now THAT is what having a son is all about! You did give him high 5's and all right?
"daddy, I just farted, ooo stinky"
I could not of been any prouder....
sorry getting a little verclempt here....
ok, I'm fine
thanks for letting me share Lol
"daddy, I just farted, ooo stinky"
I could not of been any prouder....
sorry getting a little verclempt here....
ok, I'm fine
thanks for letting me share Lol
just made me want to share....
my wife had alexis with here picking up my son jonah from school the other day. i am not sure of the exact nature of what was happening, but she called the pre-school teacher a "stinkin-but" (stinkey but).....
but my son said and I quote
"daddy, I just farted, ooo stinky"
I could not of been any prouder....
sorry getting a little verclempt here....
ok, I'm fine
thanks for letting me share
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I'm a firm believer in retail therapy but a flat-screen tv? He's in college and roommates do stupid things. I hope the tv is Ok at the end of the year. Does he at least have a computer? That would be something he could really use.[/quote]
Yes, a laptop was the first thing we bought. He actually bought it with money he had gotten for graduation and has had all summer to get used to it. I hope the TV will be ok. He actually went to high school with one roommate and the other roommates parents actually offered to pay money towards it. I guess if something happens to it I will probably freak out.
Would that be called buyer's remorse?
I want to brag too. 
Maybe next year.
good for you Mike
Yeah, I know, I disappeared off the face of the earth again, I've become notorious for that. Just wanted to let people know I'm still alive... and I guess I have something to brag about. In fact, it's the reason why I disappeared. I finally started college again, after my first try 18 years ago ended in a rather disastrous fashion. I've only completed 5 classes so far, with a 3.8 GPA (Human Communications class was toughest for me, go figure.) But, with my previous college classes that I DID pass and military experience, I am considered to be a junior. Only 26 classes away from my BS in Fire and Safety Engineering.
That's all to brag about for now, everything else seems pretty much unbraggable (yes, I made up a word) 
Oh, and almost forgot that I have received new orders to a destroyer in Norfolk next year.
So far the school year has kicked off to a great start, except for the fact that they have drained us very quickly of all of our monies!!!!! I suspect with this being Jordan's Senior Year and going into College next year, I should get used to it?!?!?!? 
Let me just tell you!!! It is horrible!! You are right you better get used to it because it gets bad!! We just dropped our son, Jordan, off at college on Sept. 4th. We already had all of his financial stuff taken care of loans, grants etc. We really thought we would take him, fix his room up, buy him a few groceries and that would be it. OH NO NO NO!!! It's the stuff that you don't really think about that gets you like a landline phone, a fan, an entertainment center, a FLAT SCREEN TV. You can't just go to Walmart and buy a regular one anymore. So he ends up with a 32" Flatscreen TV. We were so distraught all day and had cried all day and his dad would only tear up when Jordan wasn't around so are wandering around the store just throwing all kinds of things into the buggy (I have heard of emotional shopping before but have never quite felt it at this level). I think we would have sold our house to buy him a Mercedes if he would have asked for it. He kept telling us he didn't have to have the TV. But he has been a good kid and always very appreciative of everything. But by the time we were done we spent $1051.00 and really thought I was having a heart attack. But we made it and now everything would be fine if we just had the money for his books. 
But in the end I know it will be worth it. He got into a fantastic school and he has turned into a wonderful young man. I hate calling him a man because he will always be my baby. 
I'm a firm believer in retail therapy but a flat-screen tv? He's in college and roommates do stupid things. I hope the tv is Ok at the end of the year. Does he at least have a computer? That would be something he could really use.
no matter how much we have saved, it just won't be enough......
And then we have Casey in another 4 years who will be going to Pre-Med and then off to Med School......and we thought we were "poo" now!!!!!!
But don't tell her I said that. :-)
Cyn,
I'm so glad to hear that the kids have adjusted well. They are so resilient and can make their way when they are given a good foundation!
and about those senior year costs, I have one word...UGH It only gets worse (read Meredith's post)! I went through last year with Ashley, and we did things relatively inexpensively (we didn't choose the most expensive picture package, etc). I now know what I have to look forward to with Brittany next year.
So far the school year has kicked off to a great start, except for the fact that they have drained us very quickly of all of our monies!!!!! I suspect with this being Jordan's Senior Year and going into College next year, I should get used to it?!?!?!?
Let me just tell you!!! It is horrible!! You are right you better get used to it because it gets bad!! We just dropped our son, Jordan, off at college on Sept. 4th. We already had all of his financial stuff taken care of loans, grants etc. We really thought we would take him, fix his room up, buy him a few groceries and that would be it. OH NO NO NO!!! It's the stuff that you don't really think about that gets you like a landline phone, a fan, an entertainment center, a FLAT SCREEN TV. You can't just go to Walmart and buy a regular one anymore. So he ends up with a 32" Flatscreen TV. We were so distraught all day and had cried all day and his dad would only tear up when Jordan wasn't around so are wandering around the store just throwing all kinds of things into the buggy (I have heard of emotional shopping before but have never quite felt it at this level). I think we would have sold our house to buy him a Mercedes if he would have asked for it. He kept telling us he didn't have to have the TV. But he has been a good kid and always very appreciative of everything. But by the time we were done we spent $1051.00 and really thought I was having a heart attack. But we made it and now everything would be fine if we just had the money for his books.
But in the end I know it will be worth it. He got into a fantastic school and he has turned into a wonderful young man. I hate calling him a man because he will always be my baby.
But don't tell her I said that. :-)
Cyn,
I'm so glad to hear that the kids have adjusted well. They are so resilient and can make their way when they are given a good foundation!
but I must brag. This move was very difficult for my kids emotionally and yet they never disappoint me in their school grades. They started here in Georgia without a friend in the world, and they are making good choices in the new friends they are making. We've been in school since August 4th, and progress reports just showed up. Both of my kids have straight A's!!! Yes I am sooo proud, they are both taking advanced classes, and Brittany who is a junior is really challenging herself this year! (I guess I'll just say it's amazing what a kid can do when the distraction of a boyfriend isn't around all the time!) But don't tell her I said that.
Since we are "one upping" I had totally forgotten (how dare I) until you guys reminded me........
Jordan is taking Physics, Honors Government, Honors Pre-Calculus (I'm not sure what he was thinking, it's his Senior year and he wants to Major in Environmental Education?!?!?!?) and Casey is in Honors Science, English and Math! (Did I mention this child is only in 8th grade, they only start Honors Courses in 8th grade here?!?!?) She is most certainly a go getter!!!!!
You almost made it sound like being "Worse Than Clay" is a bad thing.
Field Hockey just didn't work out. My kid is very left handed. We would have been out your way this weekend, but Olympic Development(Soccer) tryouts were cancelled. They would have been at East Pennsboro.
BTW if she makes the state select team for ODP I will be all up in here braggin.
She's in Honors Math, so that's good right???
just kidding, this is called the Brag Board. My daughter who is 12 is finally allowed to play on the junior high field hockey team, which we have been waiting for for two years now...I love field hockey, next to diving it was my favorite sport. Alyssa is very fit and works hard at school and home and on the field. I look forward to watching her games, that are on the nights i don't work...so far it has been mon. and weds, which i do work, but i did catch 15 mins of a game this week and it was so fun to see my kid out there. My daughter found a leopard frog today, does that count?
Clay thinks he's a braggart, but he knows he can't start any conversation with me without my bringing up my kid's accomplishments. I am proud of everything they do and would love to list all of their accomplishments, but there are probably space limitations here.
My daughter:
-first female altar server in the 150 year history of her church. The first. There've been some girls step up since she started, but she's the one who shattered the glass ceiling.
-Point guard for her team the last three years. Leading scorer and assist person for the last three years as well. Dragged her team into the Diocesian (sp?) playoffs last year.
-All-star 2nd baseman on a tournament winning team in a league that runs 13-18 years of age. She just turned 12. Two players got MVP votes on her regular season championship team: my 12 year old daughter and our 18 year old, 6 foot shortstop.
-Stopper on a travel soccer team that lost four games in three years. After leaving her travel team, helped her Diocesian team win a title in the school's first year of soccer by playing a vicious stopper. Did this on the varsity team made up of 7th and 8th graders, while she was in 6th.
-A's and B's student, with a lot more common sense than book learning.
-Cross country runner who finishes in the middle of the pack despite being built absolutely nothing like any of the girls who finish ahead of her and directly behind her. Out of her accomplishments, I may be most proud of this because she despises cross country and runs only for conditioning for basketball.
About the worst thing I can say about my eldest daughter is that she likes rap and really smells when she perspires.
My son:
-Straight A student, over and over, though he throws in a 'B' in religion now and then.
-Altar server, which is probably why he gets the B's in religion because he never listens to his sister and screws up the Mass.
-Point guard and leading scorer on a team that has won two straight year end tournaments. The first year we supposedly won because we had an ex NBA guy's kid on our team, but somehow we won again last year.
-Cross country runner who is shattering the school's records, despite only being in 5th grade. Just last Wednesday put up the best 2 mile time in school history, beating a 10 year old record held by an 8th grader. Possibly the best JV runner in Western PA Catholic school, which we'll find out in about six weeks at the championship...
-Shortstop, pitcher, and clean up hitter on his baseball team. Almost every team we faced, throughout regular season and tournament, said he was the best pitcher their team had seen during the year.
-Soccer, probably his best sport, where he's been playing out of his age group for three years now. I've been to one game in 6 years of his playing where he hasn't scored. One game, 6 years. And he averages three goals a game over the course of his playing time.
I could probably say a lot of bad things about my son because he's a pain in my arse, but he's generally a good kid (just a typical boy...geez, I really ended up liking girls as kids a lot better) and sure does make me proud A LOT.
Oh, and I have a 5 year old who thinks she'll be the next Shawn Johnson, .
Probably the greatest thing about my kids is that they get nothing through natural ability; they work their butts off and generally beat out more talented kids due to sheer effort. And, in direct contrast to their dad (who once punched one of his own teammates during a Milt intramural game), they are great teammates and easy to coach.
Okay, I'm done. But fall soccer starts tomorrow with back to back games....
I know this is a brag board but I miss field hockey.
I'm proud of my son 'cause he'll be going to a wake this weekend of a kid he doesn't know just to support a friend of his who was good friends with decease.
Jordan made it to his Senior year! (Yes, that is a brag!) He is also on the Production Crew (one of the managers) at school, and just got his "Production Pass" yesterday. He also made the soccer team this year! We have another college visit scheduled, this one is to Lock Haven University!
Casey is already extremely busy this year with Field Hockey and Student Council. She also just found out yesterday that she made Mixed Ensemble (that should mean better parts in Drama Club, but we'll see).
So far the school year has kicked off to a great start, except for the fact that they have drained us very quickly of all of our monies!!!!! I suspect with this being Jordan's Senior Year and going into College next year, I should get used to it?!?!?!?
Clay, of course you should brag to us that sounds awesome, I would have been screaming my head off, yelling....."Did you see that? " Way to go, and I agree it is sooo fun to watch your kids play sports and do well. i am so excited for field hockey this fall!
That is way cool for your daughter! I know you are so proud, and being an anabashed braggert on here is totally what this particular thread is about! Not one of us should be ashamed to share with friends the accomplishments of our kids whether they be sports or acacemics. This site is a family place, and who do you brag most to? Your family of course!
Thanks for sharing, and tell Alexa that I said "Way to go!".
So I have a real tough time staying off of this thread. Congratulations to anyone that posted prior to this post.
A day doesn't go by that my oldest doesn't amaze me. Obviously there are different levels of amazement. The most recent jaw dropping episode was 2 days ago. One of my close friends recently retired as the junior high boys basketball coach at Daniel Boone. He has always been involved with Alexa and suggested that I contact the girls coach and ask if Alexa could participate in the summer open gyms that she runs for the 7th and 8th grade teams. He felt that playing with older girls was better than having her play with girls her age. Alexa will be entering 6th grade this year. I asked the coach via email and she said yes. Alexa went to an open gym that day (2 weeks ago) and had good time. Due to her soccer schedule Alexa wasn't able to attend another open gym until this past Tuesday. She called me in a bit of a frantic state right after the open gym ended and told me that the coach had invited her to play with the 8th grade team that evening and for the rest of the summer league season.
Berks County has a summer league where schools can send their teams to play. They play at 3rd and Spruce or at Laurel Park in Reading. It rained on Tuesday, so they moved the game indoors at 3rd and Spruce. We get there and another game is in progress. I thought the girls playing in that game were high school age, but they weren't. Our girls ended up playing one of those teams. Pottsgrove had 3 girls that had to be close to 6 foot. Alexa is going to be tall, but she is only 5'3" right now.
The game starts and it is obvious that Daniel Boone is the stronger team. Alexa enters the game about 2 minutes in with her team up 8-0 already. First play in she cuts to the basket and draws the defender in. She then sprints back to the three point line receives the pass from the point and executes a perfect catch and shoot. Holy Cow she dropped a three! That was the only basket that she made the whole game, and I think she ended up taking about 6 or 7 shots. However she showed no fear amongst the trees and even attempted a couple of runners in the lane. More impressive was that she ended up defending the other teams point guard. An 8th grade girl should be able to blow by a 6th grader, but they weren't. Her team ended up winning 28-10.
It was pretty cool.
Congrats Steve. Work hard, Study Hard, and Play hard when you have time.
[quote=Steve]I start July 7th taking courses through Devry University to get my assoc. degree in network systems administrations. I'm exited yet "scared" I will be going full time and working full time so it will be trying on my nerves i'm sure....
that I'm going to Hawai'i? (46 more days!)
Linda and Murf, I hope you have a WONDERFUL time in Jamaica, but the only islands for me are the Hawaiian ones!
My baby said Ma-ma..for the first time. She has a few words under her belt already...but I have been waiting for THAT one..
