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Griff · 11-11-2011, 06:58 PM

Cool!

monster · 11-15-2011, 08:48 PM

SHUTOUT!!!!!!!!!

yes, I know, ..........but this time it was Thor! His first!

OK, they were playing the girls and he got really lucky, but ya know, he still stopped 4 and now he has a shutout under his belt he can feel like a real goalie. And he was the first of the two team goalies to get one. Which is confidence boosting, and that's what he needs.

glatt · 11-15-2011, 08:53 PM

Way to go, Thor!

ZenGum · 11-16-2011, 01:01 AM

Quote:

they were playing the girls and he got really lucky

how old is this kid?

but in this context "shutout" is no good.

monster · 11-16-2011, 07:26 AM

10. hush you.

infinite monkey · 11-16-2011, 08:01 AM

go Thor go!

Spexxvet · 11-16-2011, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

go Thor go!

Beeeeeeeaaat Odin!

Griff · 11-27-2011, 08:10 AM

Lil Pete just heard back from her #2 school, as they are on rolling admissions, she's in in if she wants them. As a Dad, I'm more excited by her 56K over 4 years academic scholarship offer putting her school costs ballpark with a certain blue and white state school.

Sundae · 11-27-2011, 11:06 AM

Baffled.
But you seem pleased, so - Yay Li'l Pete!

Griff · 11-27-2011, 11:42 AM

That wasn't my clearest writing.

She is applying to colleges and just heard back from her first. They are offering her $14,000 a year in academic scholarships to go there. This puts the price tag of this private college on about equal footing as our state's largest public institution. This school is presently her 2nd favorite, but we won't hear from #s 1 and 3 for a long time due to differing admissions processes.

classicman · 11-27-2011, 12:49 PM

Excellent for her. My daughter was in what sounds like a similar situation. She went to the private school. Bonus for Dad - Its about 15 minutes from home.

Griff · 11-28-2011, 08:23 AM

Thanks Classic. I'd been told/read that it could work out this way. My Sis-in-Law has been railing against private colleges. Its nice to know she got it wrong even if I'll never say a word.

Clodfobble · 11-29-2011, 07:54 AM

Hooray for scholarships! The private colleges I applied to offered me 1.) no scholarship whatsoever, and 2.) a whopping $500 per year. My dad just laughed and laughed as he shuffled me off to the state university (which, in their kindness, did give me a completely free ride, so there was that consolation.)

monster · 12-04-2011, 11:10 PM

Thor got the MVP award for his team in this week's tournament. So proud (and surprised but pleased and grateful). I almost cried. He's not a major goal-scorer, he's not better than the other goalie, but he does try so hard and he's improved no end in the last few weeks so it's lovely -and very confirming for him- to have this acknowledged so publicly.

infinite monkey · 12-05-2011, 07:24 AM

Good for Thor! That's quite an honor. That's what sportsmanship is, trying your best and working hard.

11-11-2011, 06:58 PM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Cool! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-16-2011, 07:26 AM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	10. hush you. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-27-2011, 08:10 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Lil Pete just heard back from her #2 school, as they are on rolling admissions, she's in in if she wants them. As a Dad, I'm more excited by her 56K over 4 years academic scholarship offer putting her school costs ballpark with a certain blue and white state school. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-27-2011, 11:06 AM	#9
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Baffled. But you seem pleased, so - Yay Li'l Pete! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-27-2011, 11:42 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That wasn't my clearest writing. She is applying to colleges and just heard back from her first. They are offering her $14,000 a year in academic scholarships to go there. This puts the price tag of this private college on about equal footing as our state's largest public institution. This school is presently her 2nd favorite, but we won't hear from #s 1 and 3 for a long time due to differing admissions processes. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-15-2011, 08:48 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	SHUTOUT!!!!!!!!! yes, I know, ..........but this time it was Thor! His first! OK, they were playing the girls and he got really lucky, but ya know, he still stopped 4 and now he has a shutout under his belt he can feel like a real goalie. And he was the first of the two team goalies to get one. Which is confidence boosting, and that's what he needs. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-15-2011, 08:53 PM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Way to go, Thor!

11-16-2011, 08:01 AM	#6
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	go Thor go!

11-27-2011, 12:49 PM	#11
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Excellent for her. My daughter was in what sounds like a similar situation. She went to the private school. Bonus for Dad - Its about 15 minutes from home. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

11-28-2011, 08:23 AM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Thanks Classic. I'd been told/read that it could work out this way. My Sis-in-Law has been railing against private colleges. Its nice to know she got it wrong even if I'll never say a word. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-29-2011, 07:54 AM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Hooray for scholarships! The private colleges I applied to offered me 1.) no scholarship whatsoever, and 2.) a whopping $500 per year. My dad just laughed and laughed as he shuffled me off to the state university (which, in their kindness, did give me a completely free ride, so there was that consolation.) __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-04-2011, 11:10 PM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Thor got the MVP award for his team in this week's tournament. So proud (and surprised but pleased and grateful). I almost cried. He's not a major goal-scorer, he's not better than the other goalie, but he does try so hard and he's improved no end in the last few weeks so it's lovely -and very confirming for him- to have this acknowledged so publicly. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-05-2011, 07:24 AM	#15
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Good for Thor! That's quite an honor. That's what sportsmanship is, trying your best and working hard.

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