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After 12 years of rep baseball, my son played his last game on the weekend. Got knocked out of the City Championships by a 3 run walk off in the last inning. I have been a coach / manager for years and just loved it. Harder on me then on him. He is off to University and the next stage of life.

 

Another child off to college!

 

It must be hard on parents when they have to watch a much loved child go out into a very scary world.

 

If he's a chip off the old block, you have nothing to worry about! :)

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After 12 years of rep baseball, my son played his last game on the weekend. Got knocked out of the City Championships by a 3 run walk off in the last inning. I have been a coach / manager for years and just loved it. Harder on me then on him. He is off to University and the next stage of life.

 

I have two sons who are a bit younger than that- but I’m holding onto all of the good things I can in these last few years before they’re both at the stage your son is.

 

My 15 year-old played soccer and basketball three seasons a year for ten years in a row- and that all just came to an end with his freshman year of high school, because he spent the whole year playing music. He is about to start his sophomore year, and is already talking about perhaps pursuing a career in music. He is responsible, mature, and intelligent, and at 6’6”, he is a larger man than I have ever been, or will ever be. It’s difficult sometimes to not treat him as an adult, but I have to remind myself that he is only 15.

 

My younger son is 12, and is just now on the cusp of the opportunities to get involved in the things that will spark his interests for a long time to come. For his age, he is growing at a faster rate than his big brother did, and is also involved in the same sports...but it will be a lot of fun to see how differently he develops, too. They are very different personalities from one another.

 

I am immensely proud of both of them, and enjoying everything that they both do, before they’ll venture out on their own.

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Nice post Blue J. People always say enjoy those years because kids grow up fast and it is so true. I was at my 40th high school reunion recently. WTF??! Where did all the years go? I remember thinking I will be 50 years old in 2011 - wonder what the world will be like in that so distant future. Seems like yesterday. There are many stages of your kids growing up, but leaving the house for University is real. Oh well, more time for me to play the drums in my band and go to concerts and try to hang on to the things that were so important to me when I was my son's age!
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We have been trapped on a plane at St Pete airport for an hour! We landed awhile ago but due to heavy lightning, no one can deplane. :( :( :( People are demanding free booze, I hope we get out soon! Or get the drinks! :LOL: Edited by blueschica
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We have been trapped on a plane at St Pete airport for an hour! We landed awhile ago but due to heavy lightning, no one can deplane. :( :( :( People are demanding free booze, I hope we get out soon! Or get the drinks! :LOL:

 

So, due to uncontrollable weather, people want free shit?! Don't get me wrong, if offered, I'd take a double :P but "demanding" it due to heavy lightning and being inconvenienced?! Hope you get out soon and away from the likes of those classy, booze demanding, travelers.

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We have been trapped on a plane at St Pete airport for an hour! We landed awhile ago but due to heavy lightning, no one can deplane. :( :( :( People are demanding free booze, I hope we get out soon! Or get the drinks! :LOL:

 

So, due to uncontrollable weather, people want free shit?! Don't get me wrong, if offered, I'd take a double :P but "demanding" it due to heavy lightning and being inconvenienced?! Hope you get out soon and away from the likes of those classy, booze demanding, travelers.

 

Thanks! Yeah you think once you touch down you're home free. . . . :LOL:

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We have been trapped on a plane at St Pete airport for an hour! We landed awhile ago but due to heavy lightning, no one can deplane. :( :( :( People are demanding free booze, I hope we get out soon! Or get the drinks! :LOL:

 

So, due to uncontrollable weather, people want free shit?! Don't get me wrong, if offered, I'd take a double :P but "demanding" it due to heavy lightning and being inconvenienced?! Hope you get out soon and away from the likes of those classy, booze demanding, travelers.

 

Thanks! Yeah you think once you touch down you're home free. . . . :LOL:

 

I think the longest I've been stuck in a plane on a runway is 2 hours

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We have been trapped on a plane at St Pete airport for an hour! We landed awhile ago but due to heavy lightning, no one can deplane. :( :( :( People are demanding free booze, I hope we get out soon! Or get the drinks! :LOL:

 

So, due to uncontrollable weather, people want free shit?! Don't get me wrong, if offered, I'd take a double :P but "demanding" it due to heavy lightning and being inconvenienced?! Hope you get out soon and away from the likes of those classy, booze demanding, travelers.

 

Thanks! Yeah you think once you touch down you're home free. . . . :LOL:

 

I think the longest I've been stuck in a plane on a runway is 2 hours

 

Wow! I thought it thunderstormed in the afternoons

here. Yeah, we are approaching 2 hours. Weather radar looking hopeful though, and I made a friend with an elderly man who needed my phone to call his daughter. (Better than the demanding guy!) :LOL:

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We have been trapped on a plane at St Pete airport for an hour! We landed awhile ago but due to heavy lightning, no one can deplane. :( :( :( People are demanding free booze, I hope we get out soon! Or get the drinks! :LOL:

 

So, due to uncontrollable weather, people want free shit?! Don't get me wrong, if offered, I'd take a double :P but "demanding" it due to heavy lightning and being inconvenienced?! Hope you get out soon and away from the likes of those classy, booze demanding, travelers.

 

Thanks! Yeah you think once you touch down you're home free. . . . :LOL:

 

I think the longest I've been stuck in a plane on a runway is 2 hours

 

Wow! I thought it thunderstormed in the afternoons

here. Yeah, we are approaching 2 hours. Weather radar looking hopeful though, and I made a friend with an elderly man who needed my phone to call his daughter. (Better than the demanding guy!) :LOL:

 

You can be like the demanding guy and say to the elderly guy, "Hey, since I generously allowed you to use my phone, why don't you hook me up with a six-pack for my hubby and I?" :P

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We have been trapped on a plane at St Pete airport for an hour! We landed awhile ago but due to heavy lightning, no one can deplane. :( :( :( People are demanding free booze, I hope we get out soon! Or get the drinks! :LOL:

 

So, due to uncontrollable weather, people want free shit?! Don't get me wrong, if offered, I'd take a double :P but "demanding" it due to heavy lightning and being inconvenienced?! Hope you get out soon and away from the likes of those classy, booze demanding, travelers.

 

Thanks! Yeah you think once you touch down you're home free. . . . :LOL:

 

I think the longest I've been stuck in a plane on a runway is 2 hours

 

Wow! I thought it thunderstormed in the afternoons

here. Yeah, we are approaching 2 hours. Weather radar looking hopeful though, and I made a friend with an elderly man who needed my phone to call his daughter. (Better than the demanding guy!) :LOL:

 

And oh, it's Florida which means torrential rain can come down hard at any moment...but then stop after 10 minutes which means that the steam will be rising off the streets like a fog machine working hard at a rock gig.

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We have been trapped on a plane at St Pete airport for an hour! We landed awhile ago but due to heavy lightning, no one can deplane. :( :( :( People are demanding free booze, I hope we get out soon! Or get the drinks! :LOL:

 

So, due to uncontrollable weather, people want free shit?! Don't get me wrong, if offered, I'd take a double :P but "demanding" it due to heavy lightning and being inconvenienced?! Hope you get out soon and away from the likes of those classy, booze demanding, travelers.

 

Thanks! Yeah you think once you touch down you're home free. . . . :LOL:

 

I think the longest I've been stuck in a plane on a runway is 2 hours

 

Wow! I thought it thunderstormed in the afternoons

here. Yeah, we are approaching 2 hours. Weather radar looking hopeful though, and I made a friend with an elderly man who needed my phone to call his daughter. (Better than the demanding guy!) :LOL:

 

And oh, it's Florida which means torrential rain can come down hard at any moment...but then stop after 10 minutes which means that the steam will be rising off the streets like a fog machine working hard at a rock gig.

:LOL: :LOL:

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Saw media release yesterday from the local police about a motorcycle traffic officer being involved in an accident. Karen and I commented, "OMG, could that have been John?" ( one of our BF's) .

 

An update confirmed it was him, and through another friend found out he's in a local ICU. We've reached out to his wife by phone, but at this point there's not much more to do than pray.

 

God, this sucks! :(

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Saw media release yesterday from the local police about a motorcycle traffic officer being involved in an accident. Karen and I commented, "OMG, could that have been John?" ( one of our BF's) .

 

An update confirmed it was him, and through another friend found out he's in a local ICU. We've reached out to his wife by phone, but at this point there's not much more to do than pray.

 

God, this sucks! :(

 

I hope he is doing better! Sounds like a terrible accident. ❤

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Saw media release yesterday from the local police about a motorcycle traffic officer being involved in an accident. Karen and I commented, "OMG, could that have been John?" ( one of our BF's) .

 

An update confirmed it was him, and through another friend found out he's in a local ICU. We've reached out to his wife by phone, but at this point there's not much more to do than pray.

 

God, this sucks! :(

 

I hope he is doing better! Sounds like a terrible accident. ❤

 

Hope he gets MUCH better soon!

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Rocky stepping very carefully on his right front paw, putting it down very gingerly and looking forlorn. Rubbed his paw with some of the veterinary liniment I use on myself, and gave him a slice of salami dosed with CBD oil. If he is still taking weight off that paw a trip to the vet will be needed.
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Rocky stepping very carefully on his right front paw, putting it down very gingerly and looking forlorn. Rubbed his paw with some of the veterinary liniment I use on myself, and gave him a slice of salami dosed with CBD oil. If he is still taking weight off that paw a trip to the vet will be needed.

 

Hope Rocky gets Better!

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Rocky stepping very carefully on his right front paw, putting it down very gingerly and looking forlorn. Rubbed his paw with some of the veterinary liniment I use on myself, and gave him a slice of salami dosed with CBD oil. If he is still taking weight off that paw a trip to the vet will be needed.

 

Hope Rocky gets Better!

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we shall see. I took him in to the vet this morning, and I noticed a swollen area on the undeside of his leg above his paw. The vet said after he put Rocky under and probed the swelling it burst, which released a lot of pus and small amount of blood. That's when the vet found a small solid mass under the initial swelling. He removed what he could of that solid mass, what with all the tendons and nerves back there, and is sending to a laboratory for biopsy. I pick Rocky up this evening and take him back Thursday for a follow-up. I doubt by Thursday the biopsy results will be back. Other than that Rocky is OK except for his annual vaccinations and tests, which are due next month. Between the two of these things I'll drop $1,000 easy.
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Rocky stepping very carefully on his right front paw, putting it down very gingerly and looking forlorn. Rubbed his paw with some of the veterinary liniment I use on myself, and gave him a slice of salami dosed with CBD oil. If he is still taking weight off that paw a trip to the vet will be needed.

 

Hope Rocky gets Better!

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we shall see. I took him in to the vet this morning, and I noticed a swollen area on the undeside of his leg above his paw. The vet said after he put Rocky under and probed the swelling it burst, which released a lot of pus and small amount of blood. That's when the vet found a small solid mass under the initial swelling. He removed what he could of that solid mass, what with all the tendons and nerves back there, and is sending to a laboratory for biopsy. I pick Rocky up this evening and take him back Thursday for a follow-up. I doubt by Thursday the biopsy results will be back. Other than that Rocky is OK except for his annual vaccinations and tests, which are due next month. Between the two of these things I'll drop $1,000 easy.

 

I sincerely hope it is nothing serious. How old is Rocky?

 

Vets are very expensive. It costs between $300-500.00 sometimes just to find out what's wrong with them, then add treatment on top of that - it all adds up quickly.

 

Rocky is lucky to have an owner who can afford to do such things.

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Rocky stepping very carefully on his right front paw, putting it down very gingerly and looking forlorn. Rubbed his paw with some of the veterinary liniment I use on myself, and gave him a slice of salami dosed with CBD oil. If he is still taking weight off that paw a trip to the vet will be needed.

 

Hope Rocky gets Better!

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we shall see. I took him in to the vet this morning, and I noticed a swollen area on the undeside of his leg above his paw. The vet said after he put Rocky under and probed the swelling it burst, which released a lot of pus and small amount of blood. That's when the vet found a small solid mass under the initial swelling. He removed what he could of that solid mass, what with all the tendons and nerves back there, and is sending to a laboratory for biopsy. I pick Rocky up this evening and take him back Thursday for a follow-up. I doubt by Thursday the biopsy results will be back. Other than that Rocky is OK except for his annual vaccinations and tests, which are due next month. Between the two of these things I'll drop $1,000 easy.

 

I sincerely hope it is nothing serious. How old is Rocky?

 

Vets are very expensive. It costs between $300-500.00 sometimes just to find out what's wrong with them, then add treatment on top of that - it all adds up quickly.

 

Rocky is lucky to have an owner who can afford to do such things.

We never received his actual age when we adopted him from the shelter, but Rocky has to be close to 13 or 14, up there a bit.

 

I've known about the cost of veterinary treatments for decades with Rocky, the three cats we had before we had him, experiences of other pet owners, plus my experiences back home in Detroit in the 70's and 80's as a dogcatcher.

 

One of my former co-workers here in FL breeds and shows Irish Setters as a hobby, and at one time she actually ponied up the $$$ to have her Vet make house calls. To her it was worth it. Her Setters are her babies, and she has some beauties.

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Rocky stepping very carefully on his right front paw, putting it down very gingerly and looking forlorn. Rubbed his paw with some of the veterinary liniment I use on myself, and gave him a slice of salami dosed with CBD oil. If he is still taking weight off that paw a trip to the vet will be needed.

 

Hope Rocky gets Better!

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we shall see. I took him in to the vet this morning, and I noticed a swollen area on the undeside of his leg above his paw. The vet said after he put Rocky under and probed the swelling it burst, which released a lot of pus and small amount of blood. That's when the vet found a small solid mass under the initial swelling. He removed what he could of that solid mass, what with all the tendons and nerves back there, and is sending to a laboratory for biopsy. I pick Rocky up this evening and take him back Thursday for a follow-up. I doubt by Thursday the biopsy results will be back. Other than that Rocky is OK except for his annual vaccinations and tests, which are due next month. Between the two of these things I'll drop $1,000 easy.

 

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Is that your pup, ORF? Anyway Rocky is back from the vet, and the most unerving thing is this growth the doc pulled out from behind the infected wound. It's hard and cratered, like a very small peach pit. That goes to the lab for biopsy, and Rocky goes back to the vet Thursday for follow-up and dressing change. Doc also gave me some antibiotics and pain pills, but all Rocky cared about was food, made a beeline for hif bowl once he got home. He's in good spirits! Edited by pjbear05
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