Winning Team - Hunter 41 West 3

What a great night for a football game!  Hunter HS wolverines played in the middle of Salt Lake City at Salt Lake High School West (now some 122 years as a public high school).  The field and stands were decorated in black and red, but Hunter pretty much ruined the West High Homecoming 2012! (Follow the link for details.)

Our Hunter football team came onto the field in control of the game from the opening kickoff - scoring in the first 3 minutes!  It was a great game and I am so proud of the kids for keeping their behavior in check and playing a well orchestrated game (only two penalties).

On a sad note -- Hunter's #1 running back/fullback, Hyrum Purcell, went out of the game with a serious knee injury.  Hopefully, he'll be back soon -- he is amazing and the team needs him.

Happy Birthday, Mom

Mom would have been 82 last Thursday.  Oh, how I miss her!  I know others do, too.

I would love to see her face to tell her I have five (5) grandchildren.  She would start to cry and tell me how blessed I am.  She would want to hold my two new babies at the same time -- she would know they had just come from heaven and had probably been given a kiss on the cheek by a loved one in heaven before being born into our family.  Holding babies helped her feel close to heaven.  As the great grandchildren started to come into her family, she told me that "all of her grandchildren were 'great' not just the new generation". 

I would love to watch her give Willie and Parker a bad time for making fun of their "old" parents.  She would shake her finger at them and tell them to be good "or else". (No one ever experienced "or else" that I'm aware, but it was not a good thing.)  She would be amazed at what handsome young men they are! 

She would love to hear from her missionaries -- Eddie in the jungles of Samoa; Rubie in the desolate Russia's Siberia; and, Meranda in the desserts of Paraguay.

She would be proud of her college grads and college students -- all grandchildren (of age) have or are working on postsecondary degrees/certificates (Annie, Haley, Melinda, Maddie, Alex, Peter, Lauren, Meranda, Chloe with degrees/certificates and Preston, Rubie, Natalie, Eddie and Emily in progress).  Education was a top priority!

She would be glad to know I have a car with leather seats.  Oh, how she complained about riding in the Trooper and trying to slide into it on a cloth seat.

If still here, I know I would have gotten a phone call from her at 12:10 a.m. this past Sunday morning so she could scream with excitement about Utah's insane win over BYU. 

We had a nice birthday remembrance for Mom on Sunday evening -- most of the family came to Dad/Grandpa's for cake and ice cream - it was nice -- white cake, white butter cream icing, with pink roses.

If something good has come from Mom's passing, it's been getting to know Dad in a close and tender way.  I don't know if he loves me like Mom did, but he's getting there and I love him.

Mom, whereever you are in heaven, please know that we miss you and will always remember your love for us and our love for you.

Losing Team -- Hunter Zip (0) Davis 23

Oh my!  What a game!  This week's football game was cursed from the beginning -- Parker lost in the sophomore class election; Marie Sharapova lost at the US Open; and . . . Hunter could not get their offense or defense going.  The kids appeared to me to have flat energy -- basically they didn't have the excitement and momentum like other weeks.  The game was filled with penalties, interceptions, and lost opportunities.  Had we not thrown interceptions and capitalized on a few Davis penalities the outcome may have been different.  I really think Davis is overrated -- not a top 5 team in the state.  Our kids actually handled them pretty well but not without some injuries -- knees, ankles, tail bones, pride, and more . . . .

This week Hunter has a bye.  That means a time to heal injuries and take time to sort through the offense and the defense to put a good game plan together for the next game -- Friday, September 21 @ West High.

On a positive note, the weather was absolutly beautiful -- perfect football game watching weather.  Willie had a strong cheering section and the studentbody showed up dressed for a "blackout" game.  It was fun!

Winning Team -- Hunter 23 West Jordan 21

It was a nail biter, but the HHS football team took the lead with "an only seconds on the clock touchdown."  West Jordan got the ball back, rushing to score, Trevon Johnson got an interception to seal the HHS win!

Key players this week were Hyrum Purcell and all of the other kids.  Way to go Hunter!