Skitzo 0 #1 December 11, 2002 I'm so proud of my daughter, Samantha, I just have to share! Her class had to give an oral report on any topic that they were proud of. She picked the Jump for the Cause event. I'll only type her first paragraph she wrote so you all can have an idea of how it went, her words, her spelling: In Paris, California they set a womens world record. There were 131 women on the jump. They had to practice 13 times. They practiced 6 days in a row. When they were finelly ready to go up it took 7 airplanes. In this jump they raised $400,000 for people with cancer! They were together for 10.73 seconds. To get together it took 53 seconds. To hold on for 10.73 seconds is a long time because you are falling at 100 to 111 mph. There's more, but thats the gist of it, Her teacher told her it was the best report out of the whole class! She gave her an A+!!! She took the copy of Parachutist with her and all the kids were freaking out over it. All the kids thought she was sooo cool. (And she is!) She said even the most shy boy in the class was fighting to see the magazine. I'm just SO PROUD of her, and to all that were involved with the Jump for the Cause 2002, thanks for giving my daughter something that wonderful to write and give a speech about!!! "How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TB99 0 #2 December 11, 2002 Way to go Sam!!! That's awesome ... great to hear such good news! :) I'm happy for her and it's nice to see her involved in both cancer reasearch and skydiving! She'll be in the air soon enough!! Good on her, again ... that's awesome! Trailer 11/12 was the best. Thanks for the memories ... you guys rocked! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverchick 0 #3 December 11, 2002 wow that was pretty cool! How old is daughter? Mother Hen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #4 December 11, 2002 How cool! Tell her that one of the women on that magazine cover says "good job" and she gets an A+ from me too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skitzo 0 #5 December 11, 2002 She is 11, and can't wait to jump! I'm going to get her a tandem as soon as shes allowed.- "How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skitzo 0 #6 December 11, 2002 Quote Tell her that one of the women on that magazine cover says "good job" and she gets an A+ from me too. Thanks Lisa! "How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 37 #7 December 11, 2002 Well, I'll give her a reply too- her report rocked! Tell her I think she's very cool because my 14 year old daughter is afraid to jump. But I do have a son who's 11 who wants to jump. Hey wait a minute....he's 11, your daughter is 11, they both want to jump, we both live in Fl....this could be cool! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skitzo 0 #8 December 11, 2002 Oh..Wow...yes really cool, we should get they're first jumps together, same time, same place, same sandbox! "How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #9 December 12, 2002 skybytch said: How cool! Tell her that one of the women on that magazine cover says "good job" and she gets an A+ from me too. Me too..........what Lisa said.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skitzo 0 #10 December 12, 2002 Sam says "Thank you so much Mary" you should see her, she can't believe that people actually on the jump are writing to her, she's so excited! "How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #11 December 12, 2002 I was not on the jump, but I wanna say: Sam, you rawk!!!!!!!!!!! Good job getting the word out about what women can do when they set their minds to something. We can move mountains....chicks rule! Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzdiva 7 #12 December 12, 2002 That's awesome!!I've worked in the cancer field for almost 10 years. I've always done the Relay for LIfe. I just started skydiving this year..it was so cool to hear about the Jump for the Cause! It was nice to see two things I'm very passionate about come together.Thanks to all the chicks who participated!!! My boss got a kick out of the picture and was impressed with how much money was raised!! Congrats to your daughter!! Peace- Diva"It's not just a daydream if you choose to make it your life..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky13500 0 #13 December 12, 2002 Way to go Sam!!! When your Mum says you can jump I'll pitch in towards your first tandem. (by the way first tandem.....mum, you get to buy beer) ~ it takes a minute to live....but a second to die ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skitzo 0 #14 December 12, 2002 That just rocks! She's so hopped up on excitement that shes never going to fall asleep, and its already 10 minutes past her bedtime. Quote (by the way first tandem.....mum, you get to buy beer) I guess I had that Beer reminder rule coming from you, didn't I? LOL "How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #15 December 12, 2002 That is very cool. Your daughter sounds awesome...just like her mom. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skitzo 0 #16 December 12, 2002 Quote Your daughter sounds awesome...just like her mom Awwww....shucks. Why thank you sweetie! "How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky13500 0 #17 December 12, 2002 Yep! lol ~ it takes a minute to live....but a second to die ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
