You know what is my favorite key on the computer?
This guy is amazing. He is my refresh key. And as of Friday night, he is my friend!
Let me back up.
Last year, the most awesome kid in the world became the very first Mascot of the new High School.
And, he rocked it!
Not that I’m biased or anything!
Mr. T also ended up joining the competition cheer team – even though he’s never cheered or stunted a day in his life.
He did great! He made major improvements and, he found a passion.
This kid has loved being a cheerleader.
It has been so neat to watch him grow and change along this journey. To see him realize that seemingly small decisions can have long reaching consequences and making changes in his life so that he can follow his passion has been amazing for me as his mother.
He decided over the summer that he wasn’t going to tryout to be the Mascot for his senior year.
He was going to try out for the Varsity Cheer Squad.
And this kid worked for it.
Friday after school they had tryouts.
Now, the girls all try out, and then the judges review the scores. The judges leave and after they’ve left the property the girls are then released to go home and the Coach goes to her office to post the results on line.
All of the girls went home and sat by their phone/computer/ipad and they kept hitting refresh.
Except Mr. T.
Mr. T walked across campus because he had a theater UIL performance to give!
Which meant, I was home all alone, not knowing when cheer got out, not knowing when I should start checking for the results… and hitting F5 every 2 minutes!!
I started seeing pictures on Facebook of other cheer moms posting their daughters staring intently at their phones… so I started hitting F5 every 1 minute!
Oh look – there is a new page set up! Click on that.
F5
F5
F5
Oh, the page now had headers!
F5
F5
F5
And then the moment I had been waiting for, and wearing out the F5 button on my computer for, had finally arrived…
My heart was overflowing with love and pride – and I grabbed my phone and texted Mr. T so he’d see it as soon as he was out of theatre, and then my friends and family that had been waiting – probably not on as many pins and needles as me, but waiting nonetheless!
When he got home that night, he was so pleased and in his own understated way mentioned how happy he was, and how glad he was that his hard work had paid off! He mentioned that he really felt he worked hard and practiced hard, and it was nice to make the team as a reward for all of that effort.
Me? I was doing my own cartwheels!
In my head at least!
So, yeah, that happened. I’m still a #CheerMom and will be sharing plenty #CheerIsLife posts during his Senior year! 🙂
Aren’t y’all lucky!
Congrats Mr.T / Mama! I know a child’s accomplishment often feels like your own! 🙂
So very true! It felt good to me – and I was so happy for him! 🙂
Yay Mr T!!!
Thanks!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Such awesome news!!!! Congrats Mr. T!!!!
Thanks so much Lisa! 🙂
That’s fantastic Kate!! Well done Mr T, what a star!!
Thank you Diana!! I’m very excited 🙂
Good for him. It’s great when a kid works for something and then gets rewarded. I like happy endings.
Btw, are you the official mom for the team? Go do those cartwheels!
I love that he worked hard and saw the reward, too, it means so much more to him because of that! 🙂
I love this story, this real live true awesome story! I’m doing cartwheels in my head now! Congrats to the both of you, his Sr. year is going to be off the hook awesome.
Thank you, thank you! I really did feel silly that night, but perfectly natural, too! Lol. It’s going to be such an awesome year! 🙂
Congratulations to Travis! He seems to be very involved in pursuing his interests and passions, and not afraid to be in front a group, which is great.
He is such a fun kid, thank you!!
We are so lucky, Kate! He inspires me across the miles 🙂
Thank you Kim! Thank you, thank you! I am feeling very thankful that I was picked to be his mom, he inspires me, too 🙂
That’s awesome for him, congratulations!
Thank you Fallon! I’m excited 🙂
Oh you are funny. You are the best #cheermom. So happy for you and your Mr T. 🙂 xo
Thank you! The other cheer moms laugh at me sometimes, cause I make them stop and explain what they are saying! They’ve threatened to get me some #cheermom bling, and I’m like “whoa, let’s just slow down here!”
As a former #CheerMom, let me admit that I have tears streaming down my face right now! I am over the moon with joy for Mr. T’s reward for all of the hard work he has put in! I did a few cartwheels in my home head (and my stomach) on his behalf!
Also, I love this version of “refresh”! It is refreshing in its own right!
Thank you so much Ortsofsort!! You’ve been such a supporter and I appreciate you so much! Especially since you did cartwheels with me! Lol! 🙂
awesome. congratulations to Travis
Thanks Jeff! It was an amazing day!
Yay! And again…yay! 🙂
😀 Thank you!
Oh this is so exciting and such a good example of how hard work can pay off. He will use this as a foundation for so much in his life. Brilliant. Congrats to Mr T (love his name by the way – Travis) and you as the proud mummy. x
Thank you! I don’t know who was more nervous the night before, but yes, it’s such a great foundation for him! I love he’s not afraid to gain some life experience!
Give me a T!
Give me an R!
Give me an A!
Give me a V!
Give me an I!
Give me an S!
What have you got???
Mr. T
Kicking ass and taking names!
Go team!
Rock on! That was Awesome! Thank you so much Nancy!
That is so awesome! Really Kate, you have a fantastic kid. I hope he does great this year.
Thank you so much naptimethoughts! I really enjoy him and after all the adventures I dragged him on, I love that he’s the one pulling me along now!
The way you talk about your son makes me so happy. What a terrific young man you’ve got there, and a great mother he has in return.
Awe, that you mewhoami!! I’m fortunate that (for the most part) we enjoy each other!
Love it!! I’m so proud of Mr. T and how far he’s come! I need to make sure I get to see him perform just once this year!
Oh you do!! I’ll make sure and send you a schedule!! And thank you so much for your support during this, you’ve shared some great info and helped me understand a lot! 🙂
Aww!!! So awesome for Mr. T! It restores my faith in humanity when hard work ACTUALLY pays off. Nicely done!
Thanks Nancy!! That was probably my favorite part, when he was commenting at how he worked for it! 🙂
You raised him right.