DE JA VU, FRIDAY NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Dear Family,

Had a bit of De Ja  Vu recently when we went to watch Highland High School play Brigham High School. We went to watch Madeline cheer lead.  We were up in the bleachers again as we were 20-30 or more years ago watching our kids play various roles in Andover High School football games.

There were the guys who played football.  There was Bryan, Doug, Jeff, Rob and John ( whose team went to State). We were the obnoxious parents cheering our sons as if they were the only players on the team.  Bryan was great and could catch a pass if it came withing six feet of him but he got permanently injured when he was hit from the side.  I was the team Doctor having to bench Bry when he injured his knee.  He has since had several operations on that knee.  All played their hearts out.

Rob played tough football and he was big and strong from doing some work at the farm.  John played almost every position and it was so great to watch our sons play.

But we also went to watch Andover cheerleaders as several of our daughters were Cheer leaders. There was Emily, Cheryl, Mary, Al and for a short while, Julie. Al was going out with her future husband, Paul, in High School and she used to cheer for him.

 

And now this has shifted a generation.  Here is Madeline, Cheryl's daughter who is cheer leading for Highland High School. She is into ballet and is very graceful.  It was so much fun watching her with the others.  They have to be athletic for all the tricks they do now.  Way to go Madeline.

Our other daughters did a sport each term of school.  They were all runners and still are.  Mary and Cheryl are going to the Boston Marathon next year.  Becca and Suz are still doing marathons.

Life is a marathon as well and we have such good runners in the family.

Love you all, Dad