Author Topic: Kid braggin's (Read 8989 times)

94CougarGrad · « **on:** March 10, 2011, 08:15:05 am »

Please allow me to gush for a moment, because I'm really proud, and when I'm done, anyone else who has some bragging to do about their kids, feel free to join in.

Tuesday, Big Beavis and the 7th-8th grade boys' choir at his school went to UIL to compete with 15 other schools. There are 17 boys in our choir, which makes it the smallest Non-Varsity all-boys' choir in the area; most of the other choirs have twice that. They performed piano-accompanied arrangements of New River Train and She Walks in Beauty and an acapella version of Red River Valley, then sight-read and sang a piece they'd never seen before.

For anyone who doesn't know, at UIL, you are scored on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the best. You get 3 scores for your performance and 3 for sightreading. The boys earned three straight 1's on their performance and 1-1-2 on sightreading. Not to mention that the head judge for the performance actually gave them a standing ovation- which just doesn't happen. Ever. The boys earned the highest marks of all the 16 choirs in the division, winning Sweepstakes honors.

The choir teacher emailed us recordings of their performance. If I could post wma files on here I would, but I don't think I can. If anyone's interested to listen, shoot me your email addy and I'll pass it along. Red River Valley literally brought tears to peoples' eyes.

For the record and in the interest of fairness, the girls' Varsity choir from our school earned straight 1's across the board, winning Sweepstakes for their division.

Ron Brand · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2011, 09:27:14 am »

Very impressive. Congratulations!

EasTexAstro · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2011, 09:51:11 am »

Congrats. Very well done indeed.

sporadic · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2011, 11:30:52 am »

How cool! It seems that your situation is directly opposite of the one around my house. Our daughter is in the elementary choir (aka SCE Treblemakers). Fortunately for our young 'un, not a competitive thing. She will come in and sing to us for practice...mom and I have a VERY hard time keeping a straight face. Envision one of the chipmunks...on helium. Good times

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2011, 11:35:17 am »

Awesome!!! I love singing a cappella!

sporadic · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2011, 11:42:11 am »

Quote from: Mr. Happy on March 10, 2011, 11:35:17 am

I love singing a cappella!

how do those around you feel about it?

Jacksonian · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2011, 11:47:29 am »

My son won the 4th and 5th grade geography bee at his school, and finished in the top 8 of the 21 elementary school regional. He's a 4th grader and it was his first time to do something like this. He was a bit upset not to have won. But knowing him he'll study for the entire year until next year's bee.

NeilT · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2011, 12:05:57 pm »

My son got kicked out of the substance-free dorm at Trinity. It involved beer and campus security. We couldn't figure out why he was there in the first place--it is college after all--until his mom remembered he was dyslexic.

NeilT · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2011, 12:11:12 pm »

By the way, congratulations on the choir. Music is such a great discipline, and it's something he'll always do.

JaneDoe · « **Reply #9 on:** March 10, 2011, 12:21:58 pm »

Congrats!

My senior son scored straight 1s on choir ensemble and in band, so he is going to state in both. Last year, his one act play team won state, and that team is mostly together for this year, but competitions have not begun.

My eighth grader won district UIL Number Sense (no calculators, no calculations, answers only) for 6 years in a row. He outscored the second place person by 125 points. I don't know where he got it from, but he can do math in his head that no human ever needs to do.

My junior son decided not to play varsity baseball this year, but he is umping Little League. My 6 year old is playing T-ball for the first time this year, and he was playing first base, with his brother being the first base umpire. Well, the kids on his team are mostly 4 year olds and their throws often went wide and rolled past him, so he yelled really loudly to his ump brother, "Alex, stop the ball with your foot so I can get it!" The other team's first base coach almost rolled on the ground laughing.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #10 on:** March 10, 2011, 12:28:23 pm »

The other night, my younger dog, Sadie (who thinks she's a little princess), was barking at an owl in the tree and backed into the pool. She was pissed. I laughed my ass off.

Ty in Tampa · « **Reply #11 on:** March 10, 2011, 12:37:45 pm »

My male cat, Finn, is successfully fighting off (with antibiotics) his 3rd bout of giardia, stinky little fucker. The vet thinks it has just gone dormant the last 2 times we treated it so she doubled the antibiotics dose and the length of time he's taking it.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #12 on:** March 10, 2011, 12:38:32 pm »

I have nothing to report.

subnuclear · « **Reply #13 on:** March 10, 2011, 01:04:43 pm »

Quote

I don't know where he got it from, but he can do math in his head that no human ever needs to do.

If he wants a job where he has to calculate a lot of things, its a pretty useful thing. Its also good for when you have to divy up bar tabs.

chuck · « **Reply #14 on:** March 10, 2011, 01:06:51 pm »

Quote from: Ty in Tampa on March 10, 2011, 12:37:45 pm

My male cat, Finn, is successfully fighting off (with antibiotics) his 3rd bout of giardia, stinky little fucker. The vet thinks it has just gone dormant the last 2 times we treated it so she doubled the antibiotics dose and the length of time he's taking it.

Finn is my man. Tell him to hang in there and that I'll see him shortly. You'll be greeted with a distant gaze and perhaps a yawn, but he'll know.

Lurch · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2011, 01:14:50 pm »

My 3 year old had to go to the dentist today to get a sealant put on. She was a complete angel on what would have been harrowing to me, for all but about 2 minutes where she kicked, squirmed and fought keeping her mouth open. That 2 minutes? The time between Curious George finishing and the assistant scurrying to find something else (eventually Dora) on the TV she was watching. A proud moment, to be sure.

VirtualBob · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2011, 01:24:36 pm »

Somebody please drown this thread in maple syrup or something.

Guinness · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2011, 01:28:52 pm »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on March 10, 2011, 12:28:23 pm

The other night, my younger dog, Sadie (who thinks she's a little princess), was barking at an owl in the tree and backed into the pool. She was pissed. I laughed my ass off.

My dog has no nose.

NeilT · « **Reply #18 on:** March 10, 2011, 01:36:43 pm »

Quote from: PeteM on March 10, 2011, 01:28:52 pm

My dog has no nose.

That's just wrong.

Ebby Calvin · « **Reply #19 on:** March 10, 2011, 02:26:10 pm »

My 2-year-old son had two ear infections, took antibiotics and was cleared last Thursday by his doc. The next day, he got two more ear infections, plus pink eye. We didn't notice until we pulled into the drive of our rented cabin near Fredericksburg. The weekend was...fun.

Congrats on the choir stuff - I competed through High School and it's extremely competitive.

geezerdonk · « **Reply #20 on:** March 10, 2011, 02:34:07 pm »

Quote from: PeteM on March 10, 2011, 01:28:52 pm

My dog has no nose.

Mine does. It has aromas of sweaty fur, a bouquet of dried grass and leaves with subtle hints of Alpo.

Ty in Tampa · « **Reply #21 on:** March 10, 2011, 05:44:32 pm »

Quote from: chuck on March 10, 2011, 01:06:51 pm

You'll be greeted with a distant gaze and perhaps a yawn, but he'll know.

As long as I'm not greeted with a noxious cat box pile, I and he will be happy.

Col. Sphinx Drummond · « **Reply #22 on:** March 11, 2011, 08:16:17 am »

I have two cats, Silky and T-Bone, with a combined weight of 43 pounds, and a dog, Phoebe, that makes graceful leaping catches of frisbees in mid flight but wont bring them back if I don't offer a treat as a reward.

das · « **Reply #23 on:** March 16, 2011, 02:25:07 pm »

Quote from: Sphinx Drummond on March 11, 2011, 08:16:17 am

I have two cats, Silky and T-Bone, with a combined weight of 43 pounds

That's impressive. I have one cat that is 1 1/2 years old and weighs 22lbs and one that is 18 and weighs 4.5lbs. Guess which one is boss?

To shift gears a bit, my wife just hauled a 125lb sick and completely immobile goat 200 yards up a hill and into the back of her SUV to take him to the vet. I am proud of her and happy I was not there, all at the same time.

Lastly, my 16 year old foster daughter was just awarded a varsity letter for the indoor track season. This after having never run a competitive step in her life before she arrived in our home 5 months ago.

BudGirl · « **Reply #24 on:** March 16, 2011, 02:27:34 pm »

Quote from: das on March 16, 2011, 02:25:07 pm

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Lastly, my 16 year old foster daughter was just awarded a varsity letter for the indoor track season. This after having never run a competitive step in her life before she arrived in our home 5 months ago.

awesome

MusicMan · « **Reply #25 on:** March 16, 2011, 02:27:35 pm »

Quote from: das on March 16, 2011, 02:25:07 pm

Lastly, my 16 year old foster daughter was just awarded a varsity letter for the indoor track season. This after having never run a competitive step in her life before she arrived in our home 5 months ago.

No jokes - this is absolutely awesome. Congratulations to her, and to you.

EasTexAstro · « **Reply #26 on:** March 16, 2011, 02:29:39 pm »

Quote from: das on March 16, 2011, 02:25:07 pm

Lastly, my 16 year old foster daughter was just awarded a varsity letter for the indoor track season. This after having never run a competitive step in her life before she arrived in our home 5 months ago.

Wow.

JaneDoe · « **Reply #27 on:** March 16, 2011, 02:30:17 pm »

Quote from: das on March 16, 2011, 02:25:07 pm

Lastly, my 16 year old foster daughter was just awarded a varsity letter for the indoor track season. This after having never run a competitive step in her life before she arrived in our home 5 months ago.

That is incredibly impressive. Kudos!

JimR · « **Reply #28 on:** March 16, 2011, 04:32:46 pm »

I think I wandered into a PTA website. Congrats to all of you for your oh, so wonderful children.

MusicMan · « **Reply #29 on:** March 16, 2011, 04:40:49 pm »

Quote from: JimR on March 16, 2011, 04:32:46 pm

I think I wandered into a PTA website. Congrats to all of you for your oh, so wonderful children.

It's not like this was threadjacked (you know, like 99% of our threads).

MRaup · « **Reply #30 on:** March 16, 2011, 04:49:42 pm »

Quote from: JimR on March 16, 2011, 04:32:46 pm

I think I wandered into a PTA website. Congrats to all of you for your oh, so wonderful children.

AHEM, you jerk!

MusicMan · « **Reply #31 on:** March 16, 2011, 04:50:53 pm »

Quote from: MRaup on March 16, 2011, 04:49:42 pm

AHEM, you jerk!

SFN

JimR · « **Reply #32 on:** March 16, 2011, 05:40:25 pm »

Oh, I forgot. My son was nominated for a coveted award for calling me a jerk on a public message board.

MRaup · « **Reply #33 on:** March 16, 2011, 05:56:09 pm »

Quote from: JimR on March 16, 2011, 05:40:25 pm

Oh, I forgot. My son was nominated for a coveted award for calling me a jerk on a public message board.

And is in the running for an award for punching you in the arm when you get back from Spring Training.

JimR · « **Reply #34 on:** March 16, 2011, 06:19:22 pm »

Uh, oh

chuck · « **Reply #35 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:25:51 pm »

How can you tell if a goat is sick and, more importantly, what do you feed a sick goat?

MusicMan · « **Reply #36 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:35:17 pm »

Quote from: chuck on March 16, 2011, 08:25:51 pm

what do you feed a sick goat?

Turtles.

Lurch · « **Reply #37 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:43:04 pm »

Quote from: JimR on March 16, 2011, 05:40:25 pm

Oh, I forgot. My son was nominated for a coveted award for calling me a jerk on a public message board.

Tell us in 3-4 months if he wins.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #38 on:** March 16, 2011, 08:51:36 pm »

Quote from: Lurch on March 16, 2011, 08:43:04 pm

Tell us in 3-4 months if he wins.

He shoots; he scores!

chuck · « **Reply #39 on:** March 16, 2011, 09:20:57 pm »

Quote from: Lurch on March 16, 2011, 08:43:04 pm

Tell us in 3-4 months if he wins.

Too good.

das · « **Reply #40 on:** March 17, 2011, 08:04:16 am »

Quote from: chuck on March 16, 2011, 08:25:51 pm

How can you tell if a goat is sick and, more importantly, what do you feed a sick goat?

He tells you that he does not feel well enough to go to school that day, of course. The vet
mentioned something about oral antibiotics to my wife but I slipped him a tin can and some vodka. He didn't die last night so we're hopeful...

Author Topic: Kid braggin's (Read 8989 times)

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