World Series Report 2018

This post could get interesting.  A huge lack of sleep due to last nights game.  The longest World Series game ever.  It finished at 3:30 am.  Coco and I stayed up for every pitch.

     Coco was so into the game, I almost didn’t care who won.  Almost.  Coco was looking up all kinds of baseball statistics.   The longest World Series game by time.  The longest World Series game by innings.  The longest baseball game ever.  I had to remind hi of seeing the score of the longest game in a mural at Pawtucket.  He told me about the two hall-of-famers who played in that game.  The effort by Nathan Eovaldi was epic.  The emotions of the game were intense.  And Coco and I were right there with each other until the bitter end.

World Series 2018 - Do Damage

The World Series starts tonight at Fenway Park.  The Sox take on the Dodgers.  Old school clubs.  Beat LA!
     I will say this again.  My sons have no idea what it is like to go without a championship for a long time.  Enjoy it now boys.  This is unprecedented for a city.
     I love that all the Boston teams stick together.  The Patriots, the Celtics & the Bruins have all wished the Sox well.  I have no doubt, players from those teams will be attending tonight.
     It will be different not having Caz here.  I hope he gets to listen to the game.  He does that now.  He listens to the Sox on the radio.  He told me it was a sign that he "is getting old."

Honors College

University of South Carolina sent emails and snail mail to Coco.  His test scores qualify him to apply to their Honors College and Scholarships.  The scholarships associated with the Honors College include in-state tuition.  That is huge.  Coco understands what that means.
     It is a little confusing.  His regular admission application is still under review.  We are taking it as a good sign.  I think it moved the Gamecocks up on the list too.

College Bound 2.0

Coco did it!  He was accepted to college today!  I am so proud of this kid.  He has come so far.  He has overcome quite a bit.
     It was only 3 short years ago, things seemed hopeless.  School was almost relegated to an afterthought.  The IBS and Anxiety were raging.  Coco was on his way to missing over a hundred days of school.  We were grasping at straws to get him into school and into grade 10.
     Now?  He is going to college.  Where is still up in the air.  We have two more applications being reviewed and one more to submit.  But Coco has been accepted by the University of Alabama.  Wouldn’t that make things in this house interesting?
     Well done, son!

Southern Tailgate Saturday

Caz and his girlfriend organized a great tailgate before the football game.  Caz’s girlfriend’s parent brought all the necessary accoutrements from Huntsville.  Caz got up early to secure a spot in the shade by his dorm.  It was a great spot.  We definitely needed the shade.  And having a bathroom handy was key.
     We started at noon.  There was pulled pork, several BBQ sauces, cole slaw, potato salad, cookies, brownies and lemon bars.  The kids were great.  They tossed a football around.  They stayed out of the beer cooler......
     The kids had to leave for the game around 4, to get their seats in the student section.  We got to hang around a bit longer.  Thankfully, the sun was behind the stadium by the time Coco and I took our seats.  Our seats ended up directly behind Caz’s girlfriend’s parents.  What were the odds?
     Demi stayed behind with Gizmo.  She did 3 loads of laundry for Caz.  She cleaned his dorm room.  What a trouper.  Fortunately, it was only a month after move in date.  The room hadn’t gotten that bad yet.  She also kept an eye of the food, keeping it warm for the post-game tailgate.  What a great day.  It’s one we can all look back on and smile, in the years ahead.  Family time.

The College Process

Coco submitted the next round of college applications.  Neither of these were on the common application..  One had addtitional short answers to write up.  But Coco has them in ahead of the deadline.  These two submissions are also SEC schools, Auburn and University of South Carolina.  These are the next two in the rankings behind FSU.  Both would be great landing spots for Coco.
     Sure, it would be easier on us to have them both at the same school.  But we want Coco to go to the place that is right for him.  It would also be cool if he and his buddy Tex, wound up at U of SC.  Columbia is a cool southern city.  The boys would have fun their.  And so would their parents.

Friday Night Lights 2018

It’s father/son night.  Coco and I are going to the Duxbury football game.  It is going to be the first fall night.  It is going to be football weather.  It is also Black Out Night.  The student section is supposed to wear all black.  Coco is in the spirit.  I love when he gets fired up to participate.  He even wanted to use my black Duxbury hat.  And he doesn’t mind riding to the game and being seen walking in with his dad.
     I don’t think Coco had seen Coach Downey in years.  He at least said hi and a few words about college.  We were up on the hill.  The students hadn’t arrived yet, so Coco wanted to hang with us for a bit.  Of course, as soon as some showed up, he took off.  But it was nice for a while.  I hope we get to go to a few more of these.  This is our last chance.  The Coco Senior Year Farewell Tour.