Jamboree

Noah's football team, the Blue/white Eagles, played a practice game against a team from Marysville. I don't know what they feed those boys in Marysville, but they're all big. Noah is one of the bigger kids on his team, the kids on the Marysville team start at Noah's size and go up. Noah is number 89. The Eagles struggled in the first half, but they battled back in the second half and played much better. This was considered an instructional game so the coaches were on the field with the boys.

This coming Saturday will be the first real game. Noah isn't starting, but he's one of the first boys off the bench. Since this is his first year he has a lot to learn. He's still over thinking. He doesn't want to make the wrong move, so by the time he makes a decision about the right move it's sometimes too late and he misses his block. The boy just needs some time to develop the type of instincts he has on the basketball court. It was hard to watch the boys struggle. The Marysville team had a dominating 150 pound running back who scored a touchdown on their first possession (Noah only weighs 124).

The weather sure feels like it's football season. It's cool and rainy. I have stadium coat picked out from Land's End that I was waiting to buy in a couple of weeks. I may need to order it sooner if it doesn't warm up. I was hoping to get in a few more hours reading in the sun on my deck before school starts. Hopefully the weather men are right and we'll get some high 70s temps before the end of the week. It looks like March outside right now. I hope the hot weather doesn't return just in time for the first week of school. That would be miserable.