As summer winds down , and the temps are still scorchers ,we are  in  the soccer  swing of things up to four times a week .

Eddie's coaching a u 10 team with his kids in it as well .

 

I'm there too as admin, water jug filler, team photog and helping to keep the kids on a schedule after  they come home from school.

 

I was never a soccer mom, so who woulda thunk it could still happen at this ripe old age?

 

Anything Eddie and  I do together  works out well, it's really strange in that way.

Our combined energies match almost  seamlessly.

 

It's great to see Eddie doing things he loves so much-- teaching  and soccer.

 

I feel really good that I am able to  be a part of all of this  , there are days when  I feel a bit  hectic, but it's all good.

I've had  days  filled with  boredom,  pain,  anxiety,  sadness ( as lives so often contain), this is all good.

And the kids love  doing this as a group effort.

 

My daughter should be coming down to see them play a game  later next week.

I do miss her.Now it's mostly a daily phone call, and seeing her  once a month .

It's been quite the adjustment.

 

This is another of life's phases,  baby birds that leave the nest.

It's normal, and normally it's younger.

 

In this family , we tend to walk to the beat of a different drum apparently...

 

Late September and all of October  are  my favorite part of the year.

 

I so look forward to  the  dwindling temps,  pumpkins dotting  the landscape  and various festivals.   

 

My  injuries last Fall are not forgotten, they still haunt my every move , but  all in all  I am fairly mobile( I'm not saying I could  run a marathon but then heck  I couldn't do that before the accident either) and am still working on strenghthening my endurance and lower  muscles.

 

My  cheesecake bars for the church dinner tonight need my immediate attention,  so I'm outta here ...for now...