Football Scrimmage Today

John was up bright and early so he could get in a round of golf before the course got busy.  It was extremely humid this morning, so I opted to stay at home and I was glad I did as he said it was just steamy and not too enjoyable playing.

The Clearbrook Bears football team was invited to play in the Top of the State Conference Football Jamboree this afternoon.  The event was held in Argyle, MN which is about two hours north of us.  We left home around 11:30 a.m. and stopped for lunch at a Subway along the route.  We were half through our subs when Matt and Sara walked in and joined us.  Since Matt knew the way to the football field in Argyle, we just followed him the rest of the way.

There were nine teams involved in the jamboree.  Most of these schools will play each other sometime during the season.  The regular playing and practice fields were divided into two fields each so multiple scrimmages could be held at the same time.  For each scrimmage, the offense had 15 plays and then the defense did the same.  There was no tackling allowed of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage--the defensive player just had to touch him.  I think they had this rule to keep the quaterbacks from getting injured before the season started, which for most schools, is next week.

The Bears played well with no turnovers and only one or two fumbles.  There are a few areas that need a little tweaking, but overall I think the coaches were happy with how the kids played.

On the way home, we stopped at McDonald's for supper, and once again Matt and Sara ended up eating with us.  We were just about done our meals when the bus arrived with the Bears team.  After briefly visiting with Sam and Hanna (she's the team's manager) we hit the road home.

Sam #7 playing Quarterback

Work Day

There was no golfing again today because John was up and out bright and early to help Matt install a door.  While it was nice and quiet around here this morning, I was able to get some more cleaning done without interruptions.  I also got started on packing for our trip east--we'll be staying in a rental house in Ocean City, NJ, so we have to bring our own sheets, towels, beach towels, etc.  I got all of that packed this morning. 

John returned home early in the afternoon and did some weeding in the garden before calling it a day and relaxing in the AC.  Tomorrow afternoon we'll be heading north to watch Sam's football scrimmage.

Relish Today

It was our intent to play golf this morning, but the weather didn't co-operate.  The sky was overcast and the forecast called for thunderstorms, so we thought it best not to venture out to the course.

Instead of golfing, John did some more cutting, splitting, and stacking of firewood while I did some cleaning and laundry.   The garden finally yielded enough cucumbers, onions, and peppers for us to make our first batch of relish.  It took quite a bit of chopping from both of us, but we finally got enough ingredients for seven jars.  It was a unanimous decision to invest in a food processor as our hands are just too arthritic to be pounding on a food chopper.  The new gadget should be here before we have enough produce from the garden to make more relish.

Update from Wyoming--Caleb saw the orthopedic surgeon today and is now wearing a big, black air cast on his foot.  He will be on crutches for at least the next three weeks and hopefully back to normal in about six or seven.  At least he won't have to unload the dishwasher for a long time.

Busy Day

This morning John and I were up and out the door bright and early  headed in different directions.  John went to play a round of golf while I drove to Bemidji to get the car serviced.  Since we will be driving to the east coast in a couple of weeks, we wanted to get the car checked over, the oil changed, and tires rotated.  While the car was in the shop, I walked across the road and spent and hour or so browsing through Target and making a couple of purchases.  I returned to the dealership to find the car ready to go.  My next stop was the clinic to get the stitches in my arm removed.  The nurse said the report for the biopsy came back negative for any cancer cells.  I stopped at the mall where I did a little shopping.  From 
there it was on to BK for a quick lunch and then back on the road home.

John spent some time working on the firewood pile.  He picked up the splitter last night, so he spent some time splitting the larger logs.  The woodshed is just about full.  It's always nice to have that wood cut and ready for winter.  Both Matt and JD have their sheds full and are ready for the cold weather.  Hopefully it will be quite a while before we have to start burning wood.

Golfing Again

It was pretty foggy when we left the house to play a round of golf this morning.  By the time we made it to the course, the fog had lifted enough for us to see where we were hitting our balls.  We both had good shots interspersed with quite a few poor ones.  

Since the day was partly cloudy, John went out to cut more firewood when the sun hid behind the clouds.  I kept busy working on our trip east by marking out our route and making some motel reservations.  After supper, John headed up to Matt's to pick up the wood splitter so he can get to splitting some of the bigger logs.  That was pretty much how our time was spent today.

Busy Morning

John and I were up bright and early but not for golf.  This morning he had a doctor's appointment for his annual physical.  We arrived at the clinic right on time, but they were very busy with sports physicals and were running a little late.  We finally got out of there and headed over to McDonald's for some breakfast; however, they were finished with breakfast, so we headed across the street to Perkins.

After eating, we ran some errands and made a final stop at Wal Mart for a few groceries.  We were standing in the fruit section when we saw Dave and Valada Sandwick walk into the store.  The next half hour was spent visiting and catching up on how things are going at Fort Clark.

This afternoon John picked some green beans from our garden and we ate some for supper this evening.  The weather has not been the greatest for gardens this year and everything is coming later than usual.

Had some bad news from Gillett, Wy. this evening.  Grandson Caleb broke his ankle in football practice this morning, so his season is over before it even began.  Looks like we won't be watching any football in Wyoming this fall--we'll only have Noah's soccer this year.

Cooler Today

We were up bright and early yesterday so we could get a round of golf in before it got too warm and the course got crowded.  We missed out on both.  It was so humid we were both very hot and tired by the sixth hole.  It seems like most folks had the same idea about getting out early.  There were golfers on every hole, so that meant you had to keep moving right along.  Since the humidity hung around all day, we stayed inside and enjoyed the AC.

Today the temps were cooler but we still had the humidity, though it was a little lower.  After church we hung out around the house watching both the PGA and LPGA on TV.  John did slip outside for awhile to do some firewood cutting, but even though it was overcast, he still worked up a sweat.  I baked some bread this afternoon and got a few things ready to put on ebay.  Susie called from California and said the newlyweds are doing well and that she will be working fulltime as an aid in a combined fourth and fifth grade class.  Jesse and Maggie will be going to Bradshaw while Isaac will be taking classes at the local college.  Their family is going to be very busy come the last week of August.