It's all a blur...

The last few weeks that is! This usually happens every football season as we head into the mid-way point. It's been a hard road -- two division losses (one being from the defending 1A state champions) and the loss of our 14-year-old cockerspaniel, Rock.

We had to put our sweet puppy to sleep on a Friday afternoon. We believe he had cancer. Paul says before he and I got married, he had Rock -- his companion, friend and roomie. We miss him very much and I've shed many tears and I'm not a dog person!

So last Thursday, Paul found a 14-week-old black and white cocker spaniel and we took him home. We named him Scout. It's been a long time since I had a puppy and I think it's worse than having a baby! Scout thinks I'm his human chew toy!

Week 4: Region play begins

What a game! We lost our region opener to West Lowndes 27-14. We didn't win the ball game but we put in some solid effort. It's been a long time since I've seen an Ethel team with that much "want to."

Then, as after all home games, we had a time of fellowship with our coaching family. As always, we had too much food. I got Paul a birthday cake.  His birthday is today (September 12).

Week: 3 County Clash with McAdams

We took on the other county high school, McAdams and won easliy 57-0. Paul said in 24 years of coaching, he's never score that many points in a game. And, as a rule, coaches don't typically run the score up and he really didn't try too. We are no 2-1 on the season with our first divison game tonight against West Lowdnes.

I actually didn't take photos for The Star-Herald of the McAdams game. So all I had to do was sell football programs and watch the game for a change.

Week 2: And so we went back "home."

We traveled to South Pontotoc for our second game of the season. Last year, I was a nervous wreck over the game. I even became a girly girl and shed a few tears. (Yes, I'm a girly, girl most of the time. I guess cry baby would be a better term.)

Paul coached there for 10 years and we lived there as a newlywed couple for the first two years of our marriage. I miss our friends there terribly but the Lord works in mysterious ways!

Denise Chism, wife of SP head coach Roger Chism (both are our dear friends), and I have agreed that this game is not going to take place again. It's just makes us sick all week.

We held on until the 3rd Quarter. Final was 34-20 South Pontotoc. I was proud how hard the boys played against a 3A school.