Has it really been 5+ years?

Saturday's football game resulted in a win and a trip to the ER. Morgan kicked off the ball with less than 3 minutes in the game. The other 10 players on his team failed to tackle the opponent in a timely manner, which resulted in the "kicker" having to chime in. In the process of tackling , he was tackled as well. Ouch. Mark carried him off the field. After the game we headed to the local ER. I was actually amazed when the registrar recited our address as 119 L... We haven't lived there since 2003. I couldn't believe that Morgan has not been seen in the ER since then. (Then I thought, wrong kid. Jonathan is the one who earns frequent patient miles...possible fractures, respiratory distress, just to name a couple of our last visits to the ER with Jon.) Back to Morgan...nothing was broken, just a strained, bruised and swollen left knee. Great news. He was back to normal Sunday evening. Oh, did I mention his stats from Saturday? He was 2-2 on extra points, and had a 20 yard field goal...and a tackle:) Morg's team had another game tonight, but they didn't need him. They never scored.

Backyard Science

My fourth graders have been learning about erosion, topsoil, subsoil and bedrock. After school today, I decided to throw on my water socks and climb down our bank to take pictures of all four vocabulary words mentioned above. I didn't have to go far. After I did my homework I even snapped a few pictures of the fall scenery that surrounds our home.

Season Ending

Today was the last day of regular season football for the boys. Jonathan's team won 20-0. Jonathan finished out his season scoring on an extra point conversion. Morgan went 4-4 on extra points. He ended the regular season 11-12 on extra points and 1-1 on field goals. Both boys have been selected to play on the all-star team for their grade. Jon graciously declined saying that he wanted to end his football season on a good note, and that he would rather watch his brother kick. Morgan will be kicking for the 6th grade all-star team.

Jonathan after the game


Morgan during a kick last weekend