“What Personal Accomplishment Are You Proud Of”

[kwalls]

I beat cancer.

Amazing, congratulations!!!

 

[Jack Ryan]

I married a woman 33 years ago who was smart enough to raise two kids who can now support themselves, pay their own bills, and don't smoke or drink. All that and I still manage to keep her. Must be my dashing good looks and charming personality.

 

[Dryden]

Amazing, congratulations!!!

Thank you. My wife and daughter were truly inspirational to me. After going thru all that, some of you may understand why I play a wise-*** and joker. It's my way of maintaining.

 

[42769vette]

Went from homeless to home-owner before I was 21.

thats impressive

 

[NEWMAN]

Besides my family.
Climbing Everest

 

[SirRealism]

I raised a puppy who ended up being a service dog and best friend to a teenager with cerebral palsy.

 

[longbow]

I made a difference for a few people and some other things...ask me, and I might share......

 

[CombatVet]

I've helped high school drop outs getting their GEDs, taught inner city gang bangers the finer point of cleaning a room, gotten rival gang members to work together to plan how to run their dorms, as a kid I peer counseled kids on probation. I've done a lot I guess. I never really think about it.

 

[Annie Oakley]

Caring for my late husband during his bout wtih terminal cancer at home to the end.

 

[theweakerbrother]

I made a difference for a few people and some other things...ask me, and I might share......

I'm askin'!

 

[Phil502]

I don't know what that means... but it sounds hard. Congrats!

Thanks.

 

[sartwell]

Making it thorugh the 15 months that my daughter was in Iraq.

 

[Dryden]

Caring for my late husband during his bout wtih terminal cancer at home to the end.

Annie, you're good person. It's hard to explain to others what it takes to do what you did. You've got that inner strength that cannot be seen.

As, you may have read in this thread, my wife took care of me during my fight with cancer. She's one of the toughest people I know. She went thru hardships while I was drugged out cold. Some of those I'll never know about, others I can imagine.
You couldn't separate us with a crowbar. We celebrated out 35th anniversary this last August.

 

[Annie Oakley]

You and your wife are lucky and I am pleased that things worked out the way they did. It is a tough thing but it is what you sign up for when you say "I do".

As hard as it was it really is the thing that I have done in my life that gives me the most satisfaction. I know he would have done it for me. It was my last gift to him.

Congratulations on your 35 years....it is no small feat!

 

[D-Ric902]

Annie has anything from me beat by a country mile

 

[turnandshoot4]

Raising my 3 sisters.

Surviving nursing school.

Argh, I've got to get off here and study for boards.

 

[Thumper]

I'm still alive.

 

[Jack Ryan]

Besides my family, kids, my parents and down to just projects I've done there is one DIY project I'm particular fond of.

I just finished putting sealer on this a couple hours ago to protect against the water and salt damage winter can do. With family obligations taking up most of my time when it's not raining the last few weeks I'm a little late getting this done this year.

It got me a little puffed up about it.

47 yards of concrete, 120 tons of limestone, 100 tons of gravel, 1/4 mile of rebar, 25 pounds of welding rods, started in August and poured the last concrete December 23.
That's my story and I'm stick'n to it!


This is a thread I wrote at the same time I built it that goes in to all the detail and "how to's" of it.
http://indianahuntingtoday.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=19&highlight=bridge