January Banter

[frazdaddy]

Eight years ago today, my wife and I were sleeping. About 4 hours later our son was born and taken immediately to the NICU with breathing and heart issues. There he stayed for 4 weeks. After 2 surgeries to open his airway, we happily took him home. About 2 weeks later, his airway closed again, and we for the second time, found ourselves back in the hospital.

Another surgery re-opened his airway, but he was going to have to have surgery to close the hole in his heart. It was the worst news in the world when the doctor told us that because of an ancillary condition in his heart, the surgery, which had before looked fairly straightforward, would only have about a 60% chance of success. There was nothing else they could do.

After about 5 hours of surgery, the surgeon came out and told us his heart looked much better than they had initially thought and that he came through with flying colors. Five weeks later, we took our boy home, on oxygen, and that was the last time we had to stay in the hospital.

Eventually, he came off the oxygen, and after having been fed via NG and G-tube for 3 years, he learned how to eat on his own. And aside from some language delays, due to his severe hearing loss, and some developmental delays, he is a healthy, happy eight year old who can run and play and laugh and cry and do all the things that little boys do. Life is not normal in the sense of what having a normal child would be, and it's not always easy (in fact, given great sensory disregulation, it's quite hard), but it's our normal and we have much to be thankful for. We praise God for Alex, and we treasure every moment we have with him.

Whether it snows or not or whether we sometimes disagree about things, there is much to be thankful for, , much to be happy about, and much to enjoy. I enjoy coming on this board every day and bantering with the same good people that also happen to show up every day. Whether we ever meet or whether our paths never cross, I'm thankful for this place, and in some weird way, I consider you all to be my friends.

Ok, mushy stuff over...back to weather and all the stuff that goes with it.

CR yousound like a great dad. I lost mine last week. He was a weather nut like me. We used to talk a lot about what I read on this forum. You guys make me laugh. Keep up the good work.

[chapelhillwx]

That feel..

 

CR: I don't really know what to say, but your son is lucky to have you.

[rduwx]

CR yousound like a great dad. I lost mine last week. He was a weather nut like me. We used to talk a lot about what I read on this forum. You guys make me laugh. Keep up the good work.

So sorry to hear about your loss fraz!

[Met1985]

Eight years ago today, my wife and I were sleeping.  About 4 hours later our son was born and taken immediately to the NICU with breathing and heart issues.  There he stayed for 4 weeks.  After 2 surgeries to open his airway, we happily took him home.  About 2 weeks later, his airway closed again, and we for the second time, found ourselves back in the hospital.

 

Another surgery re-opened his airway, but he was going to have to have surgery to close the hole in his heart.  It was the worst news in the world when the doctor told us that because of an ancillary condition in his heart, the surgery, which had before looked fairly straightforward, would only have about a 60% chance of success.  There was nothing else they could do.

 

After about 5 hours of surgery, the surgeon came out and told us his heart looked much better than they had initially thought and that he came through with flying colors.  Five weeks later, we took our boy home, on oxygen, and that was the last time we had to stay in the hospital.

 

Eventually, he came off the oxygen, and after having been fed via NG and G-tube for 3 years, he learned how to eat on his own.  And aside from some language delays, due to his severe hearing loss, and some developmental delays, he is a healthy, happy eight year old who can run and play and laugh and cry and do all the things that little boys do.  Life is not normal in the sense of what having a normal child would be, and it's not always easy (in fact, given great sensory disregulation, it's quite hard), but it's our normal and we have much to be thankful for.  We praise God for Alex, and we treasure every moment we have with him.

 

Whether it snows or not or whether we sometimes disagree about things, there is much to be thankful for, , much to be happy about, and much to enjoy.  I enjoy coming on this board every day and bantering with the same good people that also happen to show up every day.  Whether we ever meet or whether our paths never cross, I'm thankful for this place, and in some weird way, I consider you all to be my friends.

 

Ok, mushy stuff over...back to weather and all the stuff that goes with it.

Great story and God BLess you and your family!

[Stovepipe]

Eight years ago today, my wife and I were sleeping.  About 4 hours later our son was born and taken immediately to the NICU with breathing and heart issues.  There he stayed for 4 weeks.  After 2 surgeries to open his airway, we happily took him home.  About 2 weeks later, his airway closed again, and we for the second time, found ourselves back in the hospital.

 

Another surgery re-opened his airway, but he was going to have to have surgery to close the hole in his heart.  It was the worst news in the world when the doctor told us that because of an ancillary condition in his heart, the surgery, which had before looked fairly straightforward, would only have about a 60% chance of success.  There was nothing else they could do.

 

After about 5 hours of surgery, the surgeon came out and told us his heart looked much better than they had initially thought and that he came through with flying colors.  Five weeks later, we took our boy home, on oxygen, and that was the last time we had to stay in the hospital.

 

Eventually, he came off the oxygen, and after having been fed via NG and G-tube for 3 years, he learned how to eat on his own.  And aside from some language delays, due to his severe hearing loss, and some developmental delays, he is a healthy, happy eight year old who can run and play and laugh and cry and do all the things that little boys do.  Life is not normal in the sense of what having a normal child would be, and it's not always easy (in fact, given great sensory disregulation, it's quite hard), but it's our normal and we have much to be thankful for.  We praise God for Alex, and we treasure every moment we have with him.

 

Whether it snows or not or whether we sometimes disagree about things, there is much to be thankful for, , much to be happy about, and much to enjoy.  I enjoy coming on this board every day and bantering with the same good people that also happen to show up every day.  Whether we ever meet or whether our paths never cross, I'm thankful for this place, and in some weird way, I consider you all to be my friends.

 

Ok, mushy stuff over...back to weather and all the stuff that goes with it.

God there is so much dust in here... my eyes.  But seriously, thanks for sharing and best of luck, that was touching.

 

Also, it seems that Metallica kid finally went to bed.  Party on in banter?

 

[jburns]

Eight years ago today, my wife and I were sleeping.  About 4 hours later our son was born and taken immediately to the NICU with breathing and heart issues.  There he stayed for 4 weeks.  After 2 surgeries to open his airway, we happily took him home.  About 2 weeks later, his airway closed again, and we for the second time, found ourselves back in the hospital.

 

Another surgery re-opened his airway, but he was going to have to have surgery to close the hole in his heart.  It was the worst news in the world when the doctor told us that because of an ancillary condition in his heart, the surgery, which had before looked fairly straightforward, would only have about a 60% chance of success.  There was nothing else they could do.

 

After about 5 hours of surgery, the surgeon came out and told us his heart looked much better than they had initially thought and that he came through with flying colors.  Five weeks later, we took our boy home, on oxygen, and that was the last time we had to stay in the hospital.

 

Eventually, he came off the oxygen, and after having been fed via NG and G-tube for 3 years, he learned how to eat on his own.  And aside from some language delays, due to his severe hearing loss, and some developmental delays, he is a healthy, happy eight year old who can run and play and laugh and cry and do all the things that little boys do.  Life is not normal in the sense of what having a normal child would be, and it's not always easy (in fact, given great sensory disregulation, it's quite hard), but it's our normal and we have much to be thankful for.  We praise God for Alex, and we treasure every moment we have with him.

 

Whether it snows or not or whether we sometimes disagree about things, there is much to be thankful for, , much to be happy about, and much to enjoy.  I enjoy coming on this board every day and bantering with the same good people that also happen to show up every day.  Whether we ever meet or whether our paths never cross, I'm thankful for this place, and in some weird way, I consider you all to be my friends.

 

Ok, mushy stuff over...back to weather and all the stuff that goes with it.

Great story, thank you for sharing. In my years in education I have seen many young people with various disabilities and challenges accomplish some amazing and inspiring things. I always ended up feeling as if they taught me much more than I ever have taught them.

Fifteen years ago, wow time flies, we had a girl in my middle school with multiple severe spinal and neural problems. Her mind was sharp but she basically only had the use of one arm and spent the day sort of slumped in her chair. Over the course of 2 years the school had to get used to a 50 year old administrator running down the hallways making NASCAR sounds while pushing a wheelchair containing a tiny squealing girl who would wildly wave her good arm while yelling, "Lookout!! Here I come!!!" She especially liked our turns on one wheel. It's a top 10 career memory for me.

Best wishes to your family.

[NGaWxNerd]

God there is so much dust in here... my eyes.  But seriously, thanks for sharing and best of luck, that was touching.

 

Also, it seems that Metallica kid finally went to bed.  Party on in banter?

 

I got my dancin shoes on.

[POWERSTROKE]

Eight years ago today, my wife and I were sleeping.  About 4 hours later our son was born and taken immediately to the NICU with breathing and heart issues.  There he stayed for 4 weeks.  After 2 surgeries to open his airway, we happily took him home.  About 2 weeks later, his airway closed again, and we for the second time, found ourselves back in the hospital.

 

Another surgery re-opened his airway, but he was going to have to have surgery to close the hole in his heart.  It was the worst news in the world when the doctor told us that because of an ancillary condition in his heart, the surgery, which had before looked fairly straightforward, would only have about a 60% chance of success.  There was nothing else they could do.

 

After about 5 hours of surgery, the surgeon came out and told us his heart looked much better than they had initially thought and that he came through with flying colors.  Five weeks later, we took our boy home, on oxygen, and that was the last time we had to stay in the hospital.

 

Eventually, he came off the oxygen, and after having been fed via NG and G-tube for 3 years, he learned how to eat on his own.  And aside from some language delays, due to his severe hearing loss, and some developmental delays, he is a healthy, happy eight year old who can run and play and laugh and cry and do all the things that little boys do.  Life is not normal in the sense of what having a normal child would be, and it's not always easy (in fact, given great sensory disregulation, it's quite hard), but it's our normal and we have much to be thankful for.  We praise God for Alex, and we treasure every moment we have with him.

 

Whether it snows or not or whether we sometimes disagree about things, there is much to be thankful for, , much to be happy about, and much to enjoy.  I enjoy coming on this board every day and bantering with the same good people that also happen to show up every day.  Whether we ever meet or whether our paths never cross, I'm thankful for this place, and in some weird way, I consider you all to be my friends.

 

Ok, mushy stuff over...back to weather and all the stuff that goes with it.

 

My son just turned 8. You are right there is more to life than the weather.  On Feb 27, 2004 my wife ad a miscarriage when the snow started.  After she returned from the hospital that night I had to go plow.  In December 2004 God blessed us with a boy.  Then a little girl in 2010.  This is all after my wife beat cancer when she was 16 and then had heart surgery to repair hole in her heart in 2006.   Due to chemo doctors weren't sure she could have kids but God knew.  Kids are a blessing and definitely change our lives.  Now if we can get some snow for our kids and all the kids at heart to enjoy.  Thank you Jason for your story as it makes all of us appreciate what we have.  

 

I have an employee that his son had to have open heart surgery when he was one month old.  His arteries were in wrong place.  He is now almost three and wouldn't know anything was done to him

[dsaur]

Be honest - how many of us just asked ourselves if we were on that list? 

I'm at the top of her shorts list.  Women love my legs.  They often swoon when spring arrives.  I"ve been wearing shorts all week and the swooning has been epidemic   Of course, there is also a flu epidemic, but I think it's just coincidental   T

[Bevo]

I'm at the top of her shorts list.  Women love my legs.  They often swoon when spring arrives.  I"ve been wearing shorts all week and the swooning has been epidemic   Of course, there is also a flu epidemic, but I think it's just coincidental   T

Win

[dsaur]

Eight years ago today, my wife and I were sleeping.  About 4 hours later our son was born and taken immediately to the NICU with breathing and heart issues.  There he stayed for 4 weeks.  After 2 surgeries to open his airway, we happily took him home.  About 2 weeks later, his airway closed again, and we for the second time, found ourselves back in the hospital.

 

Ok, mushy stuff over...back to weather and all the stuff that goes with it.

  Well done, CR, well done!!!

   And remember it is raillery, or perciflage, badinage or repartee...take your pick...but it's our serious take on things that makes you feel better coming here   Oddly all these words are Olde English... go figure.   T

[Cold Rain]

Thanks guys. Really appreciate the comments. Glad to share it. I thought it would be nice, since it's his birthday.

CAD, I thought 4lbs was small! It's amazing how tiny that really is. I can't imagine a one pounder. It's an amazing thing watching them grow up.

Fraz, sorry to hear about your dad. My dad's getting older and he's not as big of a weather freak as me. But we both love the mountains, so every fall, we take a trip together, just he and I, to West Jefferson, NC. We do all the touristy things...you know, the Mast General store, the gallary crawls, walk up and down King St. in Boone, go to Shatley Springs for breakfast, hit up Blowing Rock. Fun times. Make the memories while you have the chance. I know you have some good memories with your dad.

Mr. Burns, that's a good story yourself. We've met of special needs kids and their parents over the last 8 years, and it's really something I would never have been exposed to otherwise. It's funny how life leads you down paths you resist taking, but somehow, you come out the better for it.

And Powerstroke, glad your wife beat cancer. Doctors don't always know. Glad we have them, but they don't always know. Glad things are well now.

Now for a cat story for Tony:

So my grandparents always had cats, as we learned last night. Well, one day, out of the blue, a big gray cat showed up. He was friendly, but he sort of tormented the other cats. My grandmother didn't like it. So, my grandfather got a bright idea about how to let the other cats get even.

My grandmother left to go to the grocery store. As soon as she left the house, my grandfather went outside and got one of the cats that the big gray cat tormented, brought him inside and put him in the bathroom and shut the door. Then he went outside and got the big gray cat. He taped his front paws up (PETA folks, I promise nothing bad happened...to the cats), and thought, "I'll put him in the bathroom with the other cat, and the other cat will see that he's got his paws taped, so he'll be able to get some revenge." If only cats thought like humans....

So, he went into the bathroom with the big gray cat with his front paws taped up and shut the door. As soon as the other cat saw the big gray cat, he ran behind a cabinet. The big gray cat started shrieking and jumped out of my grandfather's arms and ran after the other cat, who was also shrieking. All of a sudden, the other cat let loose everthing inside of him all over the bathroom, jumping up on the cabinet, running over the rug, jumping in and out of the tub...everywhere! My grandfather opened the door and that cat ran down the hall leaving a terrible stinking trail of who knows what behind him, with the big gray cat hot on his tail running right through it, tracking it all over the house.

Well, that was the end of cat vs. cat. Of course, my grandfather had a lot, and I mean a lot, of cleaning up to do, but he never did learn his lesson when it came to cats, apparently, because not too long after, he ran the cattle wire over the hood of his car, which resulted in his hood needing to be replaced.

My grandmother was none to happy about that, and I think he ended up doing laundry and dishes for a month after that.

The end.

[griteater]

Great story Cold Rain

[metalicwx366]

God there is so much dust in here... my eyes.  But seriously, thanks for sharing and best of luck, that was touching.

 

Also, it seems that Metallica kid finally went to bed.  Party on in banter?

 

lol chill.

[dsaur]

Does he really? seems everything he posts is just a rehash of what someone else already said.  Just a much smarter version of Brick. That's why he would play Moe in our Three Stooges of the forum. Obviously Brick is Curly. 

 I have a confession.  This is embarrassing, for sure.  I watched that new 3 stooges the other night, and it cracked me up.  Dam I'm so sad a case.  I hate the 3 stooges.  When they came on at the dime saterday movies along with the Swamp Cruiser or Flash Gordon, I felt cheated.  I'd rather watch Ma and Pa Kettle, or Ed the talking horse, but heaven help me I started watching and laughed.... a lot...  I"m really sorry...I feel all dirty.  T

[dsaur]

Great story, thank you for sharing. In my years in education I have seen many young people with various disabilities and challenges accomplish some amazing and inspiring things. I always ended up feeling as if they taught me much more than I ever have taught them.

Fifteen years ago, wow time flies, we had a girl in my middle school with multiple severe spinal and neural problems. Her mind was sharp but she basically only had the use of one arm and spent the day sort of slumped in her chair. Over the course of 2 years the school had to get used to a 50 year old administrator running down the hallways making NASCAR sounds while pushing a wheelchair containing a tiny squealing girl who would wildly wave her good arm while yelling, "Lookout!! Here I come!!!" She especially liked our turns on one wheel. It's a top 10 career memory for me.

Best wishes to your family.

Dang, Burns, just when I think all the Slushies have warped your brain, you come up with something like this.  Maybe nuclear isn't so bad after all, if radioactive freezies leave you like this   T

[dsaur]

So sorry to hear about your loss fraz!

+1 Fraz!!  Tony

[frazdaddy]

+1 Fraz!!  Tony

Thanks Tony. Funny you should mention Flash Gordon.My wife's grandfather was Alex Raymond the creator of Flash,hence my avatar

 

+1 Fraz!!  Tony

 

 

 

+1 Fraz!!  Tony

[chapelhillwx]

BRICK!

 

BRICK!

HEY BRICK!

 

 

[dsaur]

Thanks guys. Really appreciate the comments. Glad to share it. I thought it would be nice, since it's his birthday.

CAD, I thought 4lbs was small! It's amazing how tiny that really is. I can't imagine a one pounder. It's an amazing thing watching them grow up.

Fraz, sorry to hear about your dad. My dad's getting older and he's not as big of a weather freak as me. But we both love the mountains, so every fall, we take a trip together, just he and I, to West Jefferson, NC. We do all the touristy things...you know, the Mast General store, the gallary crawls, walk up and down King St. in Boone, go to Shatley Springs for breakfast, hit up Blowing Rock. Fun times. Make the memories while you have the chance. I know you have some good memories with your dad.

Mr. Burns, that's a good story yourself. We've met of special needs kids and their parents over the last 8 years, and it's really something I would never have been exposed to otherwise. It's funny how life leads you down paths you resist taking, but somehow, you come out the better for it.

And Powerstroke, glad your wife beat cancer. Doctors don't always know. Glad we have them, but they don't always know. Glad things are well now.

Now for a cat story for Tony:

So my grandparents always had cats, as we learned last night. Well, one day, out of the blue, a big gray cat showed up. He was friendly, but he sort of tormented the other cats. My grandmother didn't like it. So, my grandfather got a bright idea about how to let the other cats get even.

My grandmother left to go to the grocery store. As soon as she left the house, my grandfather went outside and got one of the cats that the big gray cat tormented, brought him inside and put him in the bathroom and shut the door. Then he went outside and got the big gray cat. He taped his front paws up (PETA folks, I promise nothing bad happened...to the cats), and thought, "I'll put him in the bathroom with the other cat, and the other cat will see that he's got his paws taped, so he'll be able to get some revenge." If only cats thought like humans....

So, he went into the bathroom with the big gray cat with his front paws taped up and shut the door. As soon as the other cat saw the big gray cat, he ran behind a cabinet. The big gray cat started shrieking and jumped out of my grandfather's arms and ran after the other cat, who was also shrieking. All of a sudden, the other cat let loose everthing inside of him all over the bathroom, jumping up on the cabinet, running over the rug, jumping in and out of the tub...everywhere! My grandfather opened the door and that cat ran down the hall leaving a terrible stinking trail of who knows what behind him, with the big gray cat hot on his tail running right through it, tracking it all over the house.

Well, that was the end of cat vs. cat. Of course, my grandfather had a lot, and I mean a lot, of cleaning up to do, but he never did learn his lesson when it came to cats, apparently, because not too long after, he ran the cattle wire over the hood of his car, which resulted in his hood needing to be replaced.

My grandmother was none to happy about that, and I think he ended up doing laundry and dishes for a month after that.

The end.

Well, I can't stop laughing at that one!  I believe he and I would have been buds.  Best laid plans that go to sheet, lol.  I would love to see Grandma's face when she came home....and the explaination, lol.  You are a man of depth, Mr. Cold Rain, and I salute you!!

 

 Now get me some danged sleet..storm guru!!   T

[dsaur]

Thanks Tony. Funny you should mention Flash Gordon.My wife's grandfather was Alex Raymond the creator of Flash,hence my avatar

  Now that is way, way beyond cool!!  Imagine the stories in her family!!!  I hope she knew him..

  My momma was one of only 1000 women to fly in the Women's Army Service Pilots ....Wasp's... during WW2.  She was one of a handful that flew B 17 bombers.   My momma really did wear combat boots   Familys are so cool, if you know the stories.  T

[frazdaddy]

  Now that is way, way beyond cool!!  Imagine the stories in her family!!!  I hope she knew him..

  My momma was one of only 1000 women to fly in the Women's Army Service Pilots ....Wasp's... during WW2.  She was one of a handful that flew B 17 bombers.   My momma really did wear combat boots   Familys are so cool, if you know the stories.  T

 

Sadly, no.  He passed away in 1956 in a tragic car accident.  Her mom and her Aunts have great stories and amazing artwork.  Very cool about your mom.  He was a Major in the Marine Corps during World War 2.  He was a Battlefield artist.  Some of his art is at the Marine Corps museum, the Commadants Home at Marine Corps Headquarters and at the Smithsonian. 

[buckeyefan1]

SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTPREFERENCE:  NON-NAM COMPROMISE WITH AVERAGE CONFIDENCETHE 12Z NAM WAS STRONGER THAN THE OTHER GUIDANCE ALOFT, WHICHLEADS TO A MORE NORTHERLY SURFACE LOW TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. THE 12Z NAM LIES ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE 00Z GLOBAL ENSEMBLEGUIDANCE WITH ITS SURFACE LOW SOLUTION (WITH THE 12Z GFS NOT THATFAR BEHIND WITHIN THE SOUTHEAST), AND EVEN THE 09Z SREF ARGUES FORA WEAKER SOLUTION ALOFT/MORE DEPRESSED SURFACE LOW TRACK, WHICH ISWORTH NOTING CONSIDERING ITS NUMBER OF MEMBERS WITH WRF PHYSICS(THAT WOULD OTHERWISE FORECAST A STRONGER SOLUTION ALOFT).  THESYSTEM SHOULD SHEAR OUT/WEAKEN AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST,MOVING UNDER THE BASE OF THE EASTERN TROUGH AT THAT TIME, WHICHARGUES AGAINST A NAM-LIKE SOLUTION.  THE PREFERENCE IS FOR ANON-NAM COMPROMISE SOLUTION (WHICH EFFECTIVELY DEALS WITHUNCERTAINTIES ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE) WITH AVERAGE CONFIDENCECONSIDERING ITS PROGRESSIVE NATURE.

 

Dear NAM,

 

I really thought we had something good going here. You were showing me your goods and got me all excited. Now you're saying things like shear, uncertainty aloft, and your weakening. I feel like you have one foot out the door after a day of foreplay. I'm hurt and frustrated.

 

Kat

 

 Bold Copied from Dacula on discussion board...posting here so I could make smart a** comments and not clog up the pipes.

I know that feeling   

 

Eight years ago today, my wife and I were sleeping.  About 4 hours later our son was born and taken immediately to the NICU with breathing and heart issues.  There he stayed for 4 weeks.  After 2 surgeries to open his airway, we happily took him home.  About 2 weeks later, his airway closed again, and we for the second time, found ourselves back in the hospital.

 

Another surgery re-opened his airway, but he was going to have to have surgery to close the hole in his heart.  It was the worst news in the world when the doctor told us that because of an ancillary condition in his heart, the surgery, which had before looked fairly straightforward, would only have about a 60% chance of success.  There was nothing else they could do.

 

After about 5 hours of surgery, the surgeon came out and told us his heart looked much better than they had initially thought and that he came through with flying colors.  Five weeks later, we took our boy home, on oxygen, and that was the last time we had to stay in the hospital.

 

Eventually, he came off the oxygen, and after having been fed via NG and G-tube for 3 years, he learned how to eat on his own.  And aside from some language delays, due to his severe hearing loss, and some developmental delays, he is a healthy, happy eight year old who can run and play and laugh and cry and do all the things that little boys do.  Life is not normal in the sense of what having a normal child would be, and it's not always easy (in fact, given great sensory disregulation, it's quite hard), but it's our normal and we have much to be thankful for.  We praise God for Alex, and we treasure every moment we have with him.

 

Whether it snows or not or whether we sometimes disagree about things, there is much to be thankful for, , much to be happy about, and much to enjoy.  I enjoy coming on this board every day and bantering with the same good people that also happen to show up every day.  Whether we ever meet or whether our paths never cross, I'm thankful for this place, and in some weird way, I consider you all to be my friends.

 

Ok, mushy stuff over...back to weather and all the stuff that goes with it.

Happy birthday to Alex  

 

I lost a sister(almost 40 years ago) due to issues like your son had, and I can't help but smile knowing how far medical science has come, so that today I can hear success stories like yours  

 

CR yousound like a great dad. I lost mine last week. He was a weather nut like me. We used to talk a lot about what I read on this forum. You guys make me laugh. Keep up the good work.

I'm sorry to hear this  Love, Light, Thoughts and Prayers 

 

Great story, thank you for sharing. In my years in education I have seen many young people with various disabilities and challenges accomplish some amazing and inspiring things. I always ended up feeling as if they taught me much more than I ever have taught them.

Fifteen years ago, wow time flies, we had a girl in my middle school with multiple severe spinal and neural problems. Her mind was sharp but she basically only had the use of one arm and spent the day sort of slumped in her chair. Over the course of 2 years the school had to get used to a 50 year old administrator running down the hallways making NASCAR sounds while pushing a wheelchair containing a tiny squealing girl who would wildly wave her good arm while yelling, "Lookout!! Here I come!!!" She especially liked our turns on one wheel. It's a top 10 career memory for me.

Best wishes to your family.

I agree with the bolded  btw....awesome visual  

 

I'm at the top of her shorts list.  Women love my legs.  They often swoon when spring arrives.  I"ve been wearing shorts all week and the swooning has been epidemic   Of course, there is also a flu epidemic, but I think it's just coincidental   T

 

 

Well, I can't stop laughing at that one!  I believe he and I would have been buds.  Best laid plans that go to sheet, lol.  I would love to see Grandma's face when she came home....and the explaination, lol.  You are a man of depth, Mr. Cold Rain, and I salute you!!

 

 Now get me some danged sleet..storm guru!!   T

That would have been priceless  

[jrips27]

What a blessing Cold Rain! Wishing a very Happy Birthday to Alex!

[lilj4425]

You are so beautiful to me.

[buckeyefan1]

GFS snow maps put down almost a foot around RDU. If Brick gets a foot of snow out of this I'm never coming back to the boards. 

[Shawn]

Not really sure why my post gets deleted for saying the sounding looked too warm for the Lexington/Richland county areas to get snow on the main thread...

 

Guess I'll just have to keep answering CAE people's questions in private messages.

[Poimen]

well I'll be very pleased if the GFS/NAM verify. Very pleased indeed.

[buckeyefan1]

Not really sure why my post gets deleted for saying the sounding looked too warm for the Lexington/Richland county areas to get snow on the main thread...

 

Guess I'll just have to keep answering CAE people's questions in private messages.

[Cold Rain]

BUT, the fog this morning is certainly encouraging. As it is said:

When fog appears on 1/11

The days till snow draw down to 7

We'll see if it works out this time.

Ahem! *cough cough*