Football and It's Benefits . . .

As one of MUS's 8th grade running backs, he was given a hand off and headed right through the middle making over 10 yards before being taken down by boys 100lbs his better. As Logan was slammed to the ground his left hand unfortunately got between his face mask and the ground. Snap. The old thumb gave way. He also gave his helmet the ultimate test as his head tried to keep going after his helmet stopped at the ground. Ugh.. Getting your bell rung I think they call it.

Good thing it was the 3rd Quarter ofthe last game of the season. This will give him 6 weeks to rest up for Indoor Lacrosse.

Football has it's benefits no doubt. And those benefits go to the player and a host of others.  In particular, the medical profession as we experienced last night.... 

Yes we made a visit to the EMERGENCY ROOM

As you can see, the Brave Grid Iron Champion made the best of a challenging situation.  And there were no Drugs to get this face out of him.....Amazing what humors these fellas isn't it......


He SURVIVED.... Now on to the Orthopedic Professionals.  Another benefactor of the great game of football. Sport  medicine.
Their moto:
Play as hard as you can, we'll always be there to Glue you back together . . . For a

Oh yeah... He broke his thumb. Nice clean break. 
Quite the wrapping for a broken thumb.  Too bad it couldn't have gone all the way over his mouth. . . :-)

Here he is with the official cast and collection of signatures.

You know, this blog thing has a mind of its own. It doesn't look anything like I layed it out.. Oh well.  It's FREE.

Cool October Weekend

The weather has turned really cool here in Collierville. Nice. We headed to the Memphis Zoo again today to check our all the neat things.  A new exhibit opened only a few days ago. The Tetons with Grizzley Bears and All.  Since we're not big readers here are a bunch of photos. Enjoy.

 

 

 

Name That Person !

Ok, here are a series of photos taken some years ago.

Can You identify each of the people in these pictures.

Isn't this great!

Our Temporary Home In West Tennessee

Logan's AREA. . .  This is the kitchen area as part of the 'living area' below.

We have been keeping our true location a secret here in west Tennessee because we live in a different ward than we are attending... You LDS followers know that's a No-No.... But we've now signed a contract on a new home in Collierville, within the boundaries of the ward (congregation) we have been attending. We have been living in Germantown, Tennessee since August.
This hasn't really been much of a secret around here but we were trying to keep a low profile.
Judy has been working ever so hard to find a home that would suit our needs and desires AND be in the right location. Just last week she announced that we're going to have to look elsewhere. So we attended the Germantown ward. There we met and formally introduced ourselves to the stake president who knew all about our dilemma.
Well, low and behold we agreed upon a price and closing date for our new home,Today.
(This is really boring isn't it?)
If you want to see a few pictures, just email me and I'll give you a link.
Anyhow here are a few of pictures of where we now live. NO, not the large house with the USA flag but in the cottage behind.
Beth and John Mullis have been wonderful 'landlords' helping us with stuff and just being nice friends. We're especially appreciative of their son's dog Bell who loves to play with Logan and Fred. She loves to play 'fetch'. I have never seen a dog with so much energy no matter what time of day.
We'll be here until the end of October then on to our new home... Of which is a picture of the back -  right there.....

Catching Up

Going back a few months..... One of the most wonderful days I can recall was the day Judy and family surprised me with a visit and a happy birthday. Yes, it was 7 months ago and and why haven't I already posted about it? Don't forget, I'm the Procrastinating Laurette of all time. but the photo is now ready. Pictures take a long time to develop you know. Here's the entire first generation clan with their wonderful spouses. We're so lucky to have added such wonderful men and women to our family. We're so fortunate.
Thanks again to all. I only wish we could have done it for more time, more days. Some day, when I retire, my goal is to have another 'multi-day' reunion with Every One there! Some where Away from where we are now. Like, Hilton Head. Or even better, a cruise. Could we handle a cruise? The money ain't there no more but if everyone paid their own way with all the kids... we could handle our own way.... Just think about it. Where do we go? Doesn't really matter. The ship itself is a destination.
Love to all.
Papa, Dad, Fred

Ok, So we were ahead 28 points . . .

Another Foot ball opportunity presented itself on Tuesday. No practice since the last game. But the boys did great. Final Score 40-12. The other team only had 15 boys! They were real champions. And boy, could the little tail back run!
This time around Logan got to play some serious Defense. It's another New Ballgame.

Long Road to the River

We took a Long Road to the Tennessee River today. We're no longer in a 'boating community'. Yes the "Big Muddy", Mississippi River is only 20 miles from us, but it's no place for casual boating. And from what I've been told it's no place to take a dip in either. So, the closest place we can go boating, wake boarding, or tubing is about 100 miles to the Tennessee River! Actually we set out heading for Pickwick Lake on the Tennessee River but ended up downstream from Pickwick Dam. Don't ask. But we had fun. Logan said, "This is weird. There are no mountains around the river only high banks of sand and dirt". There were actually small sandy beaches along some parts of the river where people settled to enjoy the sun and water.

We took along a few 'fellas' who also had fun, Quintin and Nick. Both the guys got a taste of the Friday Wicked Tube Ride. But we went easy on them, at first. Nick did a great job driving the boat too. Logan was back in heaven on the tube and the wake board as you can see by the pictures.


















There are times when you've just had enough for the day and decide to go out with a splash.

Don't know when we'll make this trek again. But it was a first. The first time I spent more gas getting to the water than I did at the water. We're trying to be positive here. . . Really.
Judy enjoyed the day without 'the boys' looking at neighborhoods, beginning to form her plan of action for a new home. She's tired of our Cozy Cottage. Logan and I love it.