Yeah! It's Soccer Time Again!

For years, ever since my brother Herbo played Little League baseball, I have loved kids' sports. When the girls were growing up, there were several years when on the weekends I simply ran from one soccer field to another, and I can remember running the lines on a freezing, rainy day when no one else would stay outside to watch the game. You know how bad it must have been if they had ME doing it! But I simply enjoyed watching the girls play. You can then imagine how much fun it is for the two of us to watch the grandchildren here at their sports. We haven't made all of the games they play, since all five of them sometimes have multiple games a week, between volleyball, basketball, baseball, soccer, and swimming. Today, it's the first soccer game of the season for us to watch the twins, and that is truly a delight! When they first began playing, the coach (daughter Kristy) had her doubts about Sarah, as during the first game, Sarah simply laid down on the field in the middle of the game. However, even Sarah has become pretty good, and as goalie, she saved some major points last year. We keep encouraging her, and it will be interesting to see how she begins this season. Lydia, however, is one of the stars of the Dynamite! team. She runs, dribbling the ball half way down the field, and sends the ball flying towards the goal. Sometimes it will miss, and the crowd of anxious parents and grands will groan audibly, but then she'll be right back in the game with another pass or goal attempt. What a joy to watch these two and their mama in this great activity! We'll let you know how the game and players do today!