Deep in the Heart of...

TEXAS. If anyone's looking for me during the week for the next few months, I will be in Texas. Austin to be specific. I started this week working on a project that will go for at least a few months, maybe more. I'm also working part time on a client back in Cinci, so I'll have my hands full for a while.

Tigers win/lose

Zach's football team won again on Saturday, beating the Lakota Tomahawks 30-12. Zach didn't get to play any tailback in the game but did get 5 or 6 nice tackles while playing defensive end.

Cole's game on Sunday wasn't as enjoyable for Tiger fans, as they fell to the Mason Comets 12-7. They scored first and were leading 7-6 until halfway through the 2nd half, but they couldn't hold them back on a hot day.

Cole's Game

Cole's football team took another tough loss today, as they dropped one to the Milford Eagles 20-13. Cole got to start on the first string D-line again, and played quite a bit, getting a couple of assists on tackles. But it wasn't a good day for the Tigers as they just couldn't come up with enough offense to keep up with the Eagles.

Zach's Big Game

Zach's football team rolled to an easy win on Saturday over the Mason Comets 26-0. That Comet team is the team that Zach's friend Ben Wendell plays on. The great thing about this win for Zach was that they got a big lead early. The first squad offense scored a TD on 3 of their first 4 plays from scrimmage. Because they were up by 18 or more, the league rule is they have to play their 2nd string until the score gets closer. So Zach got to play a lot at spots other than O-line during the game. He made 4 tackles, 3 for a loss, at defensive end, and also recovered a fumble. On offense he had 3 great running plays, and one he almost broke for a TD, but had to settle for a 25 yard gain. It was a fun game for Zach, but we did feel for the Wendells, as their team had a long day.

Toothless Wonder

It happened a couple of days ago, but I'm just now getting this posted. Zach lost both his top front teeth in one fell swoop. Both had been loose for some time, and one was just about ready to fall out, but each time I tried to finish the deal he wasn't quite ready for it to come out. So then one day on the bus ride home from school, his seatmate, Christian, elbowed him in the mouth on accident, and both teeth came out. (Luckily they didn't fly out of his mouth and onto the bus floor.) He thought it was pretty cool. And now he's sporting the classic look of a 7 year old getting some new teeth up front.

So How Hot is it in Phoenix, Andrew?

Andrew's just started his college career in Phoenix (Tempe, actually). August/September in PHX is like being in an oven, but I'm sure his newly built dorm has some pretty good AC cranking.

Here's Andrew describing how things are going so far.



And don't fret Andrew, there are lots of us who care.

Two Win Weekend

It was a great football weekend for both boys as their team each won.

Zach's team had the longest game of the weekend. They managed to beat the Milford Eagles 12-0 with a lightning delay thrown into the middle of the game. The delay was about an hour long and all told we were at the field for 3 hours. But the win made it worth the wait, and Zach also got his first rush attempt of the season. He got to carry the ball for the extra point attempt after their second score. He did everything right, but didn't get much blocking from his line and got stopped short of the end zone.

Cole's team got their first win of the season, as they topped the Indian Hill Braves 6-0. The Tigers scored a TD with 10 seconds to go in the game and held on for two more plays to win. Cole got to start the game on the D-line, and played all the snaps on D except for one series. He got assists on about 3 tackles.

Learn something new...

In addition to Cole's team losing today, there was another unfortunate event today. Zach was at the game playing with the other kids and he scraped his arm against a chain link fence. Nothing too bad, but it was about 6 inches long and was bleeding some.

We weren't sure from his immunization records for sure if he'd had a tetanus shot (they have lots of abbreviations on it), so we took him to the urgent care just to be sure. So we learned from the doc that he'd had one 3 years ago and they are good for 5 years. In the DTP and DTaP immunizations, the T stands for Tetanus.

The something new that I learned while checking into the situation was that association of Tetanus with rust is misleading. The tetanus bacteria can be on just about anything outside, and anything that punctures the skin, rusty or not, can transfer the bacteria inside the skin where it can grow.

Bonus Football

On this long holiday weekend, Cole's team got to play 2 games. This time it was at home against the same Amelia team he played yesterday. The Tigers definitely played much better but didn't quite get enough offense, losing 14-6.

Thankfully, both boys have a day off from games and practice on Labor Day. We need it.

Football Saturday

In addition to the big news today that the Michigan Wolverines apparently lost to some high school team, there were a couple of other games today that received a bit less attention from the media.

Zach's team started our day off with an 18-0 victory over the Edgewood Cougars. Zach had 1 tackle and also broke up a pass, but did not get any shots to "tote the rock."

Cole's team then traveled to Amelia and didn't fare so well. They went down 26-8 to the Barons. Cole got a couple of assists on tackles. Hopefully they can get back on track as they play another Amelia team on Sunday (at home this time.)