Boys and Weapons

You teach them right, you tell them to appreciate peace, and by the time they're 4, they bite their toast into the shape of a gun! My boys aren't the type to enjoy jumping in mud puddles, skateboarding on guardrails, or wrestling each other. They ARE the type who:

- raced down a huge hill from the barn to the driveway on anything with 2 wheels while dragging their feet, putting new holes in the toe of new shoes every few weeks
- took off at 2 years old during a party to drive a tractor away from the house into the center of Papa's yard while all the men looked on and the women were busy in the kitchen
- while the adults were giving supervised horse rides around the arena, one boy took off on his own horse to the other end, a good 200 feet away!
- went out for a day with Papa at the horse farm and came back with blood all over his chin and shirt because he wanted to "swing on the electrical tape"
- now in their teen and pre-teen years, they still play with toys - like a blowdart gun and air soft rifles

And that's just the way they were made - I wouldn't have it any other way - Ahhh, fond memories.

Say it isn't true!

Is the football season really almost over? That's so sad. I wait all year to watch football on Sundays (and Mondays, and Saturdays...), then it's gone so quickly! All in all, it's been a good year. The Cardinals did better than most people expected. Before the pre-season got started, I called that they'd end about half wins/half losses. I was pretty happy. I also still like the Patriots. I figure if I had to live through 30 years of them being so awful - I can live out of New England and still share in their victories. But my favorite team of all - the Indianapolis Colts - did great this year! #2! Thier coach Tony Dungy is great. I was thrilled when Payton Manning finally got his superbowl win last year. The guy next door roots for Dallas (I can't stand their coach, therefore, I don't like them). Last year he told me they were going all the way and I told him it'd be the Colts. This was about 2 weeks into the season...I was right! Woo-hoo!

I've loved watching football as long as I can remember. I think it's because it reminds me of happy times. My family never watched football. I used to watch with my friend Sue's family when they'd gather for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and the SuperBowl. We even followed Boston College when Doug Flutie was their quarterback! As I got older, my best friend Michelle and I used to watch football together too. She liked the Steelers and either the NY Jets or the NY Giants. I like the coming together for a common cause, I guess. It never was about the cute little pants they wear like some girls. It's all about the game.

Now in my house, I watch my 3 favorite teams and whoever else may be on (except Dallas). The rest of the family isn't into it like I am, they just "tolerate it" I guess. I'm the only one yelling at the TV and coming unglued over bad calls made against "my" team. And now, it's almost over.

What am I going to do on Sunday afternoons for the next 6 months?