Just stopped in to say Hello

Slainte’ to the man of Steele... good to hear from you Bob!  B) 

Hi Bob, sorry to hear about your mom.  I know that's a tough road to be on.  My mom passed away late last November at age 85 from her battles of diabetes, kidney failure, and heart disease.  We had numerous trips to the ER, clinic visits, and we had to move her a few times from her apartment, to nursing homes, to assisted living, and then nursing homes again and again.  All this time she also was getting admitted and discharged from the hospital too.

It was a long year, and I was burned out.  But, given the chance, I'd do it all over again.

Good for you and your wife for doing the right things.  Hang in there, and good luck.

Skol!

My sympathies to you and your family.  I know how hard it is to lose you Mom.  My Mom passed away this past July 22nd.  She was 88 years old and she did live a good life.  Makes my time with my kids and grandkids all the more important.

Good to hear from you.  Truly sorry to hear about all you and your family are going thru.

Sorry to hear about your parents.  We all go through it at some point - I lost both of my mine.  It seems like once they reach their upper 70's all bets are off.
How old is your hockey playing boy?

@"Kentis" said: Slainte’ to the man of Steele... good to hear from you Bob!  B) 

Thanks Kentis.  Slainte' to you as well 

@"HappyViking" said: Hi Bob, sorry to hear about your mom.  I know that's a tough road to be on.  My mom passed away late last November at age 85 from her battles of diabetes, kidney failure, and heart disease.  We had numerous trips to the ER, clinic visits, and we had to move her a few times from her apartment, to nursing homes, to assisted living, and then nursing homes again and again.  All this time she also was getting admitted and discharged from the hospital too.

It was a long year, and I was burned out.  But, given the chance, I'd do it all over again.

Good for you and your wife for doing the right things.  Hang in there, and good luck.

Skol!

Thanks Happy. Sorry for your loss as well!  It gets tiring real fast especially as I live the furthest from where my mom now is and I am the only one with a kid still living at home (15 yo) and the only one of the three kids with in laws still alive (both actually) so we are pulled pretty thin

@"ArizonaViking" said: My sympathies to you and your family.  I know how hard it is to lose you Mom.  My Mom passed away this past July 22nd.  She was 88 years old and she did live a good life.  Makes my time with my kids and grandkids all the more important.

Thanks, but she is still alive, just doesn't remember me much going to see her. It's part of life though

@"1VikesFan" said: Good to hear from you.  Truly sorry to hear about all you and your family are going thru.

Thank you. It's not fun

@"Purplewhizz" said: Sorry to hear about your parents.  We all go through it at some point - I lost both of my mine.  It seems like once they reach their upper 70's all bets are off. How old is your hockey playing boy?

Thank you, agreed it's not fun, sorry for your loss!    He just turned 15. Playing Midget on a Club Team, High School and he plays in a Men's League. Yes. Mens League.  Has been to many other states for Tournaments as well. He is a goalie. 5'8 180 pounds at 15. Has only been playing goalie for about 13 months now. Went to a goalie camp last year that was run by Brian Daccord (look him up) he was a goalie consultant for the Bruins before. Has written a few books as well.  After his first session my boy went to go change and Brian came over to me and asked me how long he has been playing as he was doing pretty much everything perfectly, when I replied 4 months he couldn't believe me and gave us 2 more hour long sessions for free as he really wanted to see what he was made of and where he could go.  So my youngest playing hockey is my fun time and my relaxing time.  Lol

welcome back Bob!  You have been missed and its great to hear from you. So sorry to hear about your mom. But congtatulations on your boy’s Hockey prowess.  I have had to forgo the pleasure of this site as well.  This last year was without a doubt the worst year of my life.  My daughter almost died from a reaction to a medication and is now facing a number of surgeries to improve her health.  

I’ll say a prayer for peace for you mom and look forward to hearing from you again soon.

Sorry to hear about your & wife's parents, Bob. I know it's tough on all concerned. Especially when a loved one doesn't remember his/her loved ones. We just do what we can do & treasure all the moments we have. 

Congrats on both your sons. Proud parents, I'm sure.

Good luck with your dart team.

@"Caactorvike" said: welcome back Bob!  You have been missed and its great to hear from you. So sorry to hear about your mom. But congtatulations on your boy’s Hockey prowess.  I have had to forgo the pleasure of this site as well.  This last year was without a doubt the worst year of my life.  My daughter almost died from a reaction to a medication and is now facing a number of surgeries to improve her health.  

I’ll say a prayer for peace for you mom and look forward to hearing from you again soon.

Thanks CAactor. I will also say a prayer for your daughter's health and full recovery

@"Cricket" said: Sorry to hear about your & wife's parents, Bob. I know it's tough on all concerned. Especially when a loved one doesn't remember his/her loved ones. We just do what we can do & treasure all the moments we have. 

Congrats on both your sons. Proud parents, I'm sure.

Good luck with your dart team.

Thanks Cricket, it does take its toll on us sometimes, we don't get much alone time for just us anymore, usually I am heading in one direction and the wife is heading in another.
My youngests son hockey is probably my greatest joy now, for 1 1/2 hours it's my sanctuary where nothing else matters but watching him play. My oldest finally listened to his old man a few years ago and is now doing really quite well.
Darts used to be huge out here, still is big but more competitive now I think as well. I am on a team that has a couple of guys ranked in the top 25 in the country, my goal is to win the states and get ranked so I can have a sponsor for tournaments where money can be made but so can a really great time

Hang in there, Bob. Been thru similar. Its important to have distractions like darts and your son's hockey stuff. 

God bless, buddy!  Will be praying for you...

@"Sir Viking Bob VWO" said:

@"ArizonaViking" said: My sympathies to you and your family.  I know how hard it is to lose you Mom.  My Mom passed away this past July 22nd.  She was 88 years old and she did live a good life.  Makes my time with my kids and grandkids all the more important.

Thanks, but she is still alive, just doesn't remember me much going to see her. It's part of life though

Good to see you Bob, sorry to hear about your mom.  Stay strong I know it's easier said than done.   We are hear for you if you need to chat. 

Hoping the best for you and your family going forward, Bob.  You have a lot on your plate and I hope you do find some time for yourself, playing darts or watching your boys play hockey or squeezing in a Vikings game...take care and best wishes to you...

Thanks everyone, I am putting time aside for me for my sons hockey, darts and Vikings games. Need one more day in the week, wish I could add one  LOL