Team for my dad and me

[Stephenmh]

Hi - my name is Stephen. I've decided to join my dad in the thirty day challenge this year. I'm 10 - don't hold it against me...

We're looking for a team - we live in Northern Idaho in the USA. He knows more about what he's doing than I do - but I want to learn.

Hey, it's this or play video games all summer...

So - if you'd like to help me and my dad out, let's talk about a team

Good luck this year,

Stephen

[jooles01]

Hi Stephen.
It's really cool that you are doing TDC. I'm just trying to encourage my son (he's 12) to do the same - for the same reason too, but I don't seem to be having a great deal of success yet.

I was just reading through the forums and thinking about posting for a UK team. I'm based in the England so our time zones are out by about 5 or 6 hours. I did the challenge last year and our team was international - UK, USA, Austrailia and New Zealand. It was fantastic Stephen, we spent hours talking on Skype and I'm still in touch with the others. It's a wonderful experience and you really will enjoy it. There is so much to learn and these are skills that will help you in the future.

I'm going to have a good chat to my son about this Stephen. See if I can spark some interest.

I wish you every success with the Challenge.

Julie

[Stephenmh]

Hi Julie,

Thank you for answering my post. I've always wondered what it would be like to go to England - it would be really awesome to know some people there.

I hope you're able to spark some interest with your son, and he decides to join you. My 16 year old sister doesn't want to - I think she'd be good at it, but my Dad won't force her to do the TDC if her heart isn't in it. So it'll be him and me...

I had to ask my Dad about this - he says our time zone is Pacific Daylight Savings or GMT -07. He works from 8AM to about 6PM Monday through Friday, and is off on the weekends. (Which means he still gets honey-do lists from my Mom: yardwork, errands, dishes, etc.)

Maybe, we could Skype before he goes to work - or on the weekends. I think he gets home too late for Skyping (is that a word?) There's always e-mail and/or chat - and he says we'll be learning a bunch of ways to connect with people from all over the world.

So, if we can work around the time difference - let's give it a try.

Dad says he can get Skype installed on this computer. He already has it on his laptop. Our plan is to sit here at the desk together, with both computers - and go for it.

Let us know if you decide you'd like to team up.

Stephen & Steve (dad)

[Cait Hagar]

Hey there Stephen,
I am Cait, I am 14 and I am from Las Vegas.

I am also doing the Thirty Day Challenge (30DC). I decided to join in with my Mom, Sheryl Loch. This is our first year.

I joined the forum yesterday, and I am so excited. We have not found a team either.

We have been online for quite awhile, but we just thought this would be a good experience for us, to learn allot more. That can possibly work to our advantage.

Hope you have an awesome day, and good luck.


Cait Hagar

[SteveH2008]

Hey Stephen - it's your dad,

You're already in bed. I'm getting there. Tomorrow, we'll catch up on the rest of the pre-season training and get Flock all pimped out on your computer.

Then, we'll get serious about finding a few team mates.

Sound good?

See you in the morning -

Love, Dad

[jooles01]

Wow, this is too funny. You really made me laugh Steve! The things grownups do when kids are fast asleep.

I'm going to send a PM to Stephen - he was here first and I think he's doing a fantastic job setting up the team. Could be lots of laughs on this journey.

I'm sending my email address and Skype info - maybe we can make time for a chat this weekend? It would be great if we could.

Catch you later!

[SherylLoch]

Hello Stephen,
You will do great! You already sound like a pro!
It is great to see someone your age that can post a message that us "Old Folks" can understand.

Steve,
I leave Cait messages on her skype all the time. It works so much better than taping them to the door like in the old days!
We also got ooVoo so, now I have another way to leave messages for her. No getting "it must have got lost" story!

Cait has an older laptop so, we are still pimping out her step dads computer for her so, she can learn how to use all the cool tools. We have been busy getting her signed up to some of the programs & learning how to get around them.

If we can help you in any way just ask.

Have a wonderful day,
Sheryl Loch

ps. These kids may kick butt on us old folks!

[CrimsonWater]

Hey Stephen

I was planing on doing the challenge on my own but when i came across this topic it sounded like alot of fun so i was wondering if there would be room for another. I'm 20 and live in Nova Scotia Canada but timezones don't make much difference for me so i hope to hear from you.

[SteveH2008]

To all - time got away from Stephen and I tonight. I ended up having to work later than normal. He and I did make a point of logging onto the forum just before bedtime. He was surprised and excited by everyone's responses - and wanted me to thank you all.

He and I will take some time to respond properly in the next day or two

@Jooles - thanks for the PM - we'll get back to you with some time options to connect over the weekend. I'm sure you're right - there will be lots of laughs...

@SherylLoch - I'll get Stephen all set-up with Skype, hadn't heard of ooVoo before - but I'll do some exploring and figure it out. Thanks for your offer of help. I imagine we'll be needing plenty throughout the 30 Day Challenge.

@Crimson - there's certainly room for you. As Stephen's dad, I think this will be a tremendous learning experience for him AND it could be the best "What I did over summer vacation" story a 5th grader ever told...

We'll see.

Steve

[jooles01]

I'm really looking forward to our first chat on Skype. It will be great to get to know you all a little better.

It's really great that we have two young people in the team. I sometimes think that they have a different view of the world and often see things that we oldies miss! And yes, what a story there will be to tell at the end of summer! I certainly hope that one of the stories will concern friends for life!

I hope we will all be chatting Saturday or Sunday - Has everyone sent their emails and Skype usernames to Stephen?

I have lots of searching to do on the Internet so I'll log in tomorrow.

Take care

Julie