She's a star

My daughter, Emma, is a huge Pinterest fan.  She sent me this picture she found of her on Pinterest of her running bases during one of her Softball games.  Even though the other girl tagged her out, Emma felt like a star being on Pinterest.

By the way, this was the night our Lisbon Lions became Co-Conference Champions.

Are you ready for some football?

It's that season again, football season that is.  This past weekend I spent the day watching my boys play football.  Our youngest son, Sam, played in a 5th/6th Grade football league jamboree all day on Saturday.  Ten minutes after Sam's last game, we were on the road for a 2 hour drive to see our oldest son, Jake, play his first college varsity game.

What makes it easy for us to follow our boys, they both wear #90.

                                                              Go Lisbon Lions!

                                                Go Graceland University Yellow Jackets!

OK, I know this has nothing to do with re-purposing but this is my little "Proud Mamma" time.

First to leave the nest...

Well, it happened... that dreadful day that every mother goes through, sending my first child to college.  All summer I spent time gathering all the items my son Jake would need to live 9 months at his college that is over 3 hours away. 
After a great High School senior year for Jake, he was lucky to receive a scholarship to play football for Graceland University.  Jake had to report early for a two week football camp, this was the time he had to prove what he could provide to this program.  Was it hard to leave him behind, OH YES, but am I excited for him, YOU BET!
My biggest mistake was looking back as we drove off, it was supper time and my son was slowing walking to the cafeteria by himself, my heart was breaking.  A week later and it's getting better.  With Jake's schedule of 6:30am-9:30pm, he doesn't have a lot of time to be lonely but did state he wished his roommate was at school.  That will all come soon and then he'll be in the hustle and bustle of college life.
I can't say that I like him being away but I know it's an exciting new chapter in his life.  So now it's putting on the blue/gold attire and attending Saturday football games.  Go Yellow Jackets!