Winding Down

The craziness of fall sports is coming to an end.  Our evenings are freeing up...which means I'll have to be able to cook dinner for the 4 of us again.  No more rushing from the bus stop to the dinner table, into cleats and practice clothes, and out the door.  No more sitting outside in a lawn chair chatting with friends for hours each week.  No more soggy socks and mud-crusted cleats in the laundry room.  No more lost water bottles...no more late-night loads of rain-soaked uniforms to wash.

We'll get to sleep in on Saturdays again and laze around on Sunday afternoons.  We'll get to hopefully watch the Lions finish out the season as strongly as they've started.  We can make plans for dinner out with friends.  We can spend the weekend with family.  We'll be able to walk through the hallway and foyer without stepping over shoulder pads or a soccer ball.

Both boys have had fantastic sports seasons.  Jared started playing soccer again after a 2+ year break.  He jumped right into the competitive travel team with enthusiasm and a great attitude.  He's worked hard, and the boys have started really playing well together as a team. 

Owen's football team went undefeated this season.  (When you don't keep score, of course you're undefeated!)  It was his second year playing football, and he's really starting to grasp the game.  He's watching the plays develop.  He recovered a few fumbles this season.  He got to run with the ball.  And his "Back in Black" half-time dance is out of this world!!!  He's excited to play again next year!

My boys of fall are ready for a break...but they've both had fantastic fall sports seasons.