The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[sharron]

small (short) people get to be people even though still short

 

[sharron]

DD That was a heart warming story. How's he doing today?

My story was so different. Dad was the first in the family to graduate HS, I was first for college. My HS counselor told me that I should give up my dreams of becoming an Air Force Officer and just take a mill job, since I was really too dumb to go to college. Right out of the gate I proved him right, but not from an intelligence perspective, but rather a maturity perspective. Went to Purdue when there was a huge push for female engineers. Got there and there were 13 females to every male and not the best environment for a hormonal 18 year old boy, especially one who had little understanding of girls.

When dad got the grade card, he informed me that I could go to the local community campus and pay for classes out of pocket. That worked for one semester, but I ran out of funds and just couldn't continue.

Fast forward: Met DW got married, got laid off, and enlisted in the AF. After my first duty assignment, went to Germany. My boss was one of the Iranian hostages and took 18 years to complete his BS. He made my life miserable until I went back to school. It worked out and I got my commission. I took great pleasure in attending the 20 year reunion as a Captain in the US Air Force. The counselor showed up as well, and I had the pleasure of telling him that this dumb kid graduated from the number one aeronautical institution on the planet with a 4.0 GPA.

Ironically in my professional life, I excel at those things I was weakest in in college.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I am still struggling to get all the animals ready for winter. The water in the waterers froze last night. I do not have the water warmers installed yet. I did get extension cords and lights set up in 3 more quail cages today and cut another piece of plywood. Still a ton to do.

 

[sharron]

I hope that both Cap & Sean are having pain free days!

Hope Sharron's hubby is back to his old self.

How's your back Blooie?

I’ll take it! Thanks!


Oh, good luck!!



I hope for all of that too, so much !

I’m doing much better, thanks. Moving is easier than it was. Still a little achy in the upper thigh, but now I’m not sure if that’s the back or if my hip replacement is giving me grief. It’s only 16 years old!

thank you both, we just got home from the dr, appt was 2:30, got in the room at 4:00, husband told him what was going on, dr showed us pictures on his phone of what he did as far as putting the stents in and how the artery was now open, and listened to husbands neck, arteries going up the neck to the brain are clear and heart is beating 69 beats per minute and blood pressure is perfect so dr gave him medicine for inflammation in the joints and also medicine for his stomach, dr wants husband to try these for 3 months to see if it helps, you know i think i like this dr. hes down to earth and has one terrific bed side manner
so now we will pack tomorrow and leave friday morning for florida

 

[ronott1]

She pretended to make nice nice, when I sent out birth announcements for my son. Said she would come right over to see him. I told her I just came home from ,my c-section and barely made it upstairs. Asked if she could wait a week. Never showed up.

The last thing she ever said to me was "what kind of future will your son ever have?" She has been pg and got an abortion - even though her parents would have loved having a grand child. She never had a second chance.

I never got to tell her (and wouldn't have anyway) that a head hunter met my son at career day at U of IL(Chicago) . had him fly out to the "Mother Ship,"for interview. They wanted to hire him on the spot but, he said he wanted to finish his education. Instead he interned for them two summers in a row. Third time they said they couldn't take him because after a 3rd.internship they hired. But, said they would hire him full time after he graduated - and they did.

They paid all his expenses involved in moving, even had his car sent over, and put him up in housing until he could find an apartment. Also after 5 years employment, got a tidy amount of stock shares. I had always told him "Bloom where you are planted."

He thought since he didn't go to U of I (Champaign-Urbana) that he would never get a decent job.

As for mama (me) I was always terribly shy and introverted until I discovered BYC.

That is still hard to believe!

 

[CapricornFarm]

thank you both, we just got home from the dr, appt was 2:30, got in the room at 4:00, husband told him what was going on, dr showed us pictures on his phone of what he did as far as putting the stents in and how the artery was now open, and listened to husbands neck, arteries going up the neck to the brain are clear and heart is beating 69 beats per minute and blood pressure is perfect so dr gave him medicine for inflammation in the joints and also medicine for his stomach, dr wants husband to try these for 3 months to see if it helps, you know i think i like this dr. hes down to earth and has one terrific bed side manner
so now we will pack tomorrow and leave friday morning for florida

Have a good trip!

 

[ronott1]

I am still struggling to get all the animals ready for winter. The water in the waterers froze last night. I do not have the water warmers installed yet. I did get extension cords and lights set up in 3 more quail cages today and cut another piece of plywood. Still a ton to do.

Do what you can but don't hurt yourself more

 

[N F C]

DD That was a heart warming story. How's he doing today?

My story was so different. Dad was the first in the family to graduate HS, I was first for college. My HS counselor told me that I should give up my dreams of becoming an Air Force Officer and just take a mill job, since I was really too dumb to go to college. Right out of the gate I proved him right, but not from an intelligence perspective, but rather a maturity perspective. Went to Purdue when there was a huge push for female engineers. Got there and there were 13 females to every male and not the best environment for a hormonal 18 year old boy, especially one who had little understanding of girls.

When dad got the grade card, he informed me that I could go to the local community campus and pay for classes out of pocket. That worked for one semester, but I ran out of funds and just couldn't continue.

Fast forward: Met DW got married, got laid off, and enlisted in the AF. After my first duty assignment, went to Germany. My boss was one of the Iranian hostages and took 18 years to complete his BS. He made my life miserable until I went back to school. It worked out and I got my commission. I took great pleasure in attending the 20 year reunion as a Captain in the US Air Force. The counselor showed up as well, and I had the pleasure of telling him that this dumb kid graduated from the number one aeronautical institution on the planet with a 4.0 GPA.

Ironically in my professional life, I excel at those things I was weakest in in college.

I have just one thing to say Bob...

Just goes to show, when you put your mind to it, many many things are possible!

 

[sharron]

Have a good trip!

thanks cap, we're just going to take our time getting there instead of pushing to get there

 

[N F C]

thanks cap, we're just going to take our time getting there instead of pushing to get there

I like the sound of that doctor! A good one isn't easy to find and to find one you feel comfortable with is wonderful.

Glad you're getting to go Sharron!