Recovering

Thought I would do a short update - amazing that it is such a short time since the last one! Surgery on my left knee went well Tuesday. Starting to put some weight on it and hoping the swelling keeps going down. Kids have been great - wanting to get me anything I need. Too bad it isn't that way all the time!


Kids have both had soccer games so far this week and have played well. Both lost but their teams have made great improvements.


We are gearing up for this weekend - BOILER UP!

Another Soccer Weekend

We have survived another weekend of soccer - Garrett on Saturday and Kaylynn on Sunday. Garrett played goalie his whole game and was quite busy. We did learn we need to tie his shoes tighter as each time he punted it, he also punted his shoe off! His teammates would run it back to him as he would run back to get into the goal to stop any attempts the opponent may take!

Kaylynn's travel team played at Fishers this Sunday. Aunt Stephanie, Uncle Andy, Olivia, Nana and Papa got to come and watch this game. She was excited about that. She played well, even with some heel pain. Later we found a small blister on the lower part of her heel-ankle area. We lost 5 to 3 - same score as last weekend. However, we had some awesome plays and seemed to hold our positions on the field much better. Kaylynn even had a kick on goal that was just to the right of the goal. Had it been a little to the left, it would have been too high for their goalie to stop - DARN IT!

That is all the news for now. I headed to bed as it was a busy weekend. Surgery is Tuesday morning. I'm sure it will go smoothly.

I leave you with some photos of the kids and I enjoying our short visit with Olivia.

Guess Olivia was tired of pictures!

Dribble - Kick - Score!

School is in full swing and as tradition has it, I take pictures of the kids the first day. The pictures above are some of those pictures - my how they change in a years time!

The title of this entry has become our motto as of late. Most week nights and weekend days find us at a soccer game. Garrett is playing PAL soccer and unfortunately his team has not won or even had a score yet this season. However, they are playing better and yesterday we even had some attempts on goal. Huge improvement. Garrett has played half back a lot - which covers both ends of the field and thus is always running. He has also played goalie as of late and loves to do it. The goal is pretty big but he does his best to cover it.

Kaylynn is playing PAL scocer and Marion Lightning Soccer which is a travel team that is playing weekend games against club teams from around the Indianapolis area. The Lightning team is a girls only 11 & under team. We are 1-3 but look pretty good against these large city teams. We have played Centerville once (south of Muncie near Richmond) - our win, Carmel twice and Fishers once. In PAL Kaylynn plays a half back position often and even does some time at goalie. On Tuesday last week, she played goalie for her PAL team the second half of the game and was amazing! She plays half back (we also call it MAD DOG) for her Lightning team most of the time and gets very little rest. She had a great game today despite our loss.

Judo has been on break but started up last Thursday and we are working to mix it in with soccer. We have some competitions coming up for Judo in the near future and have to get back at it.

Well, I better get the kids started with baths and packing up gear for tomorrow. By the way, I went to a sports doctor in Indy on Friday and will be having "clean up" surgery on my left knee on Tuesday, Sept. 22nd. It will be done arthoscopically and as outpatient. I will be on crutches for a few days and then have therapy. Once the left one heals, we will go back in and do the right one. This is to help get rid of the "popping bubble wrap" sound when I bend and help with the pain associated with it. They will be cleaning out scar tissue. Should buy me 5 to 10 years before I may have to have more surgery to reposition my knee cap, which is crooked and off center. Wish us luck!

Kaylynn fits for the ball against Carmel on Saturday, 9/12.

Kaylynn's Marion Lightning U11 Team

Kaylynn races the Fishers player to the ball on Sunday, 9/13.

Garrett charges toward the goal at his game on Saturday, 9/12.

Garrett does a corner kick Saturday, 9/12.

Kaylynn fights for position on Wednesday, 9/2.

Garrett punts the saved ball away on Wednesday, 9/2.

Garrett, the attentive goalie on Wednesday, 9/2. Note that this is the first time he has played goalie this season and did it with a swollen hand from a bee sting earlier in the day at school.