Robin wanted to go to the JV football game at school. I have been so frazzled lately that I had a very hard time getting organized enough to make it happen, but we did. The game was ugly. The other team gained more yards through our penalties than they did through plays. We left at halftime and they were only down by a touchdown, but apparently it got uglier after we left. Even though it’s hard making things happen in the middle of a tornado, sometimes it’s fun anyway.
Tag: team
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August 21
We went to one of Billy’s football games tonight. Luckily the storm of the day was during Robin’s dismissal and not during the game. Poor Robin got drenched getting into the car, but luckily not struck by lightning. The game was good – for our team – but I don’t understand why the home team side of the field is always directly facing the sun. It was so uncomfortable for the first hour we were there. The game itself was a blowout. The other team just started playing 11-man football a week ago. Before now, they were playing 9-man football. And they really only had about 11 players. They tried hard, but we beat them 51-0, and the third and fourth quarters were only one second long each. They had one fantastic pass of about 30 yards, but that came back for a penalty. Even our parents were cheering for them. I give them so much credit for playing, and staying in the game. That’s now two weekends of high school football in a row. And I don’t even have a kid in the game.
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May 2
Today’s Summit competition was one of those days that I think everyone probably wants back. The team did horrendous. Hands down the worst performance of the season, not just at competitions, but in practices too. To add insult to injury, the coach tore the team to shreds afterwards, throwing out hurtful insults and f-bombs, taking out all her frustrations on them. It was a day to forget and yet Robin is still going to bed with a smile on her face. For this I am so proud of her.
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March 5
Robin has a virtual cheer competition tonight. I can’t quite wrap my head around how that works. Apparently they record the performance and submit it online and then… get an email with their score? The gym has to be silent during the recording, which also goes against everything I know about cheer competitions. We’ll see how this goes!
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December 7
It wasn’t the best first outing, but they held up their pyramid and I’m proud of them. I hope this is the kick they need to bump it up a notch for the next one. They’ve got this!
