I know many of you have been wondering about Matt. Well yesterday at 1:00 he heard from his recruiter - he has been selected for Officer Candidate School for the United States Navy. All he knows as of now is that he is in. His recruiter thinks that he will be going to Rhode Island either January or February. I think that everybody in the house is happy that Matt will finally be starting his own life - not just living in Mom and Dad's basement.
With every up comes a down. Nate is still not feeling any better. They took an X-ray after the game that showed nothing. He is waiting to find our when he is scheduled for a MRI. Until then he is doing his best to stay off his foot - when he is walking he is wearing a boot. I'll keep you posted.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
I feel like I'm on a gerbil wheel
Now that we are back in school and football season has started I feel like time just rotates like a merry-go-round. Monday through Friday - work, Saturday - spend the day watching football, Sunday - clean, laundry, get ready for another week at school.
First let me update on Nate's game last week. The Chargers played in Ashland Ohio. I absolutely love watching games in that stadium. It was a good game with the Chargers coming out on top. Nate was able to play, even with his ankle not being fully recovered. We had Max for the weekend. While he didn't watch much of the game, he did have fun playing on the baseball field with some other kids his age.
During the week we suffered a tragedy at school. One of my former students, who is now a junior at the high school, collapsed in the hallway at school and was later pronounced dead. Since the high school principal, assistant principal and counselor are all new, much of the responsibility of getting things in order fell upon Dan and the principal of our building. It was a very hard week for everyone associated with Hillsdale Community School, staff and students alike.
Yesterday the Chargers were home. Nate seemed to be playing better and running faster. He was having a good game - until the end of the first half (again) when he started experiencing pain in his (other) foot. He tried to play the second half but was not able to do so. Dan and I feel so bad for Nate. We don't understand why these things keep happening to him. Nate, of course, is devastated. He worked so hard this summer getting ready for the season and to be sidelined week after week with some sort of injury is so disheartening. After the game we took him to the hospital for yet another x-ray. He will hopefully get the results today at injury check.
I know that many of you are waiting to find out about Matt. As of today he is still waiting to hear from the Navy. That, too, has been stressful not only for him, but for Dan and I.
Sometimes I wish the boys were the ages of Ben and Neil - when they were that age I could fix all their problems. Now I can't - I just have to sit back and go with the flow.
I don't want to end on a down note - We finally won the 50/50 raffle this week at the Charger game. We all pooled our tickets together: me, Dan, Norm, Al, Paige, and Meg. Matt was too cool to sit with us-too bad for him. We won $340.00 and split it (no mom it wasn't $840.00 - we were messing with you). Just for the record, though, I had the winning ticket. And yes we have already given some of the money away, just to keep the good vibes going.
First let me update on Nate's game last week. The Chargers played in Ashland Ohio. I absolutely love watching games in that stadium. It was a good game with the Chargers coming out on top. Nate was able to play, even with his ankle not being fully recovered. We had Max for the weekend. While he didn't watch much of the game, he did have fun playing on the baseball field with some other kids his age.
During the week we suffered a tragedy at school. One of my former students, who is now a junior at the high school, collapsed in the hallway at school and was later pronounced dead. Since the high school principal, assistant principal and counselor are all new, much of the responsibility of getting things in order fell upon Dan and the principal of our building. It was a very hard week for everyone associated with Hillsdale Community School, staff and students alike.
Yesterday the Chargers were home. Nate seemed to be playing better and running faster. He was having a good game - until the end of the first half (again) when he started experiencing pain in his (other) foot. He tried to play the second half but was not able to do so. Dan and I feel so bad for Nate. We don't understand why these things keep happening to him. Nate, of course, is devastated. He worked so hard this summer getting ready for the season and to be sidelined week after week with some sort of injury is so disheartening. After the game we took him to the hospital for yet another x-ray. He will hopefully get the results today at injury check.
I know that many of you are waiting to find out about Matt. As of today he is still waiting to hear from the Navy. That, too, has been stressful not only for him, but for Dan and I.
Sometimes I wish the boys were the ages of Ben and Neil - when they were that age I could fix all their problems. Now I can't - I just have to sit back and go with the flow.
I don't want to end on a down note - We finally won the 50/50 raffle this week at the Charger game. We all pooled our tickets together: me, Dan, Norm, Al, Paige, and Meg. Matt was too cool to sit with us-too bad for him. We won $340.00 and split it (no mom it wasn't $840.00 - we were messing with you). Just for the record, though, I had the winning ticket. And yes we have already given some of the money away, just to keep the good vibes going.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
injury update
Nate called yesterday - he practiced yesterday for the first time since Saturday and said he felt ok. As of today he is planning on playing on Saturday.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
2nd game curse
I don't know how many of you remember what happened in Game 2 of Nate's season last year. He sprained his ankle severely and was out for a few weeks recovering.
Well yesterday was week 2 and, you guessed it, he twisted his other ankle. He was having a good game. The score was back and forth between Hillsdale and Grand Valley. In the middle of the second quarter Nate went to tackle a guy, fell on him, and then on the ground, twisting his ankle as he fell. To make matters worse he got flagged for a personal foul-late hit.
After that Nate had his ankle taped and did play a few more series before calling it quits for the night.To make matters worse Hillsdale lost the game. It wasn't your typical loss either.
With 1:16 left to play Hillsdale is up 35-34. Hillsdale has the ball on the 3 yard line. They decide to score; the score is now 41-34. The extra point was blocked and a Grand Valley player ran it all the way down the field for 2 points. Now the score is 41-36. Hillsdale kicks an onside kick-Grand Valley gets great field position and ends up winning the game 44-41. Talk about a night of roller coaster emotions. Needless to day no one here is in a very good mood.
Well yesterday was week 2 and, you guessed it, he twisted his other ankle. He was having a good game. The score was back and forth between Hillsdale and Grand Valley. In the middle of the second quarter Nate went to tackle a guy, fell on him, and then on the ground, twisting his ankle as he fell. To make matters worse he got flagged for a personal foul-late hit.
After that Nate had his ankle taped and did play a few more series before calling it quits for the night.To make matters worse Hillsdale lost the game. It wasn't your typical loss either.
With 1:16 left to play Hillsdale is up 35-34. Hillsdale has the ball on the 3 yard line. They decide to score; the score is now 41-34. The extra point was blocked and a Grand Valley player ran it all the way down the field for 2 points. Now the score is 41-36. Hillsdale kicks an onside kick-Grand Valley gets great field position and ends up winning the game 44-41. Talk about a night of roller coaster emotions. Needless to day no one here is in a very good mood.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Chargers win home opener
And I thought Friday night football was reserved for high school. Hillsdale College had their first game of the 2010 season last night. It was a great game. Hillsdale won. But even bigger than that (ok I'm being a bit proud here) Nate played very well.
After three years of patiently waiting to get his change - he was finally able to show what kind of football player he is. He had a great game. He was relaxed, confident, and a leader on defense.
What I loved most about the evening was that after the game the first things he did was look for his mommy (me) to give her a big hug.
This is the weekend of Nate's birthday, and over 20 people came out to cheer on Nate and the Chargers. For some of the posse this was their first exposure to Division II football. Needless to say they are hooked. Great football at a great price, with no TV time outs and ample room in the stands.
Sorry there aren't more pictures - I just couldn't get it together-I guess the players aren't the only ones who had first game jitters
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