She Blogs!

Where to begin? I haven't really intended to neglect my blog (or yours), but it seems as of late that we are busier than ever and every spare minute has been spent lounging in the hot tub (yes..hot tub, set at 104 degrees....safe for a pregnant woman for 15 mins or so) nursing my back, legs, and ever present sciatic nerve. Ahhhhhh!

Also, in our teeny little town, football season has begun. Now, I'll be the very first to admit that neither my husband or myself are huge football fans when it comes to the college level or above. During the weekly Alabama/Auburn games we are likely to be found sound asleep on the couch, playing outside with the kids, or completely oblivious to what time the game actually begins or what channel it comes on, or like this last weekend, at the Bull Bash (bull riding rodeo type event) just down the road. Which by the way, was SUCH fun!! Anyway, we're just not that into football.

Unless, it's high school. These kids work so hard and pour their hearts into the game....every week, with little to no recognition. In our almost 13 years of marriage (and before) we haven't missed many games. In the beginning we went to watch his younger friends who still played, then to watch the kids from church play. I fell in love with these kids all over again when they'd exit the field house just after the game to see who'd come to watch them play. Kyle & I worked with the youth during this time and I always left sticky after sweaty football player hugs from our boys.

THAT is love people.

We don't work as closely with the youth these days, you know, since we are birthing our own personal youth group and all, but we do still love on them every chance we get.....and in this town, football is the language of love. (which is fine by me...too much gushy mushy love mess, and I get all kinds of uncomfortable.)

Our boys have started this season off with a bang! After so many heartbreaking seasons they are 2 & 0. The first time since 2001 this has happened, I asked the coach. Also after the first week's game, our team won Team of the Week from THE radio station of high school football (first time since '96..I looked on the station's website), and one of the players won Player of the Week from the same station. All of this excitement was celebrated with a massive pep rally last week on the football field with at LEAST half the town in attendance. (yes, I went...ahem..my kids were dying to go:) While all this in itself is a huge deal around here, as I was gushing and mushing Saturday about how great they were doing and how proud I was of them, the coach's reply to me was humbly simple, "I just want to give everyone something to be proud of."

Isn't that the kind of coach you want to have influencing your kids? Wow.

So! Tonight is a whole new ballgame. We play THE most dominant team in our area. They have dominated for as long as I can remember. Win or loose, our town is alive with hope and determination and our football teams are too, all of them! From the pee wee, to JV, to the varsity.....anyone have a movie camera? I feel a blockbuster coming on!

So, I'm off to charge my camera batteries and find Carter's official "game day jersey" (A big thank you to his big cousin Matthew for that!), but first I'll be starting my day off in the hot tub....I know I'll need it!

I'll leave you with some pics from the past couple of weeks events.....

Charging onto the field for the first game!

Team of the week!

Hayden T with an awesome interception during the JV game!!

My nephew Matthew charging the opponent in the 11-12 game!! (#98)

Can't wait until tonight!! Go Team!!!