Friday Night Lights Report!

I know you've all been waiting for the cheer

report for the first Friday Nights football game, haven't you???

YES!

It happened last Friday and it was not only the first home

football game, but it was also Homecoming!

The freshie cheerleaders cheered along with the JV and Varsity

for the first half of the game!

Can I be the first to report

they were . . . 

Fabulous! Adorable! Spirited! Incredibly Cute!

I'm not biased, at all! :)

Back row - 2nd from left

Prior to the game, the school had a "tailgate" 

(sorry, no beer or alcohol, of course!)

with  food and bouncy houses and cotton candy

for littler fans!

My sons and Philip's family both came to the game and my 

cousin's daughter did too!  

She recently moved to our fair city after she graduated

from law school and is clerking

for the Supreme Court Justice.  

We are so happy to get to know her better!

So, cheering at various sports has started!

This week she's cheering at softball and volleyball; next week tennis and football!

Miss M has a very busy schedule as does her driver!  

It's all good -- we are having so much fun!

GO BOLTS!

P.S.  The Bolts won that first home game - 31-13!

A Little Bit of Cheer

Hello all -- I didn't fall off the face of the earth,

I'm just in a slow blogging mode.

But, I wanted to share a little cheer with you all.

Last Friday night, my granddaughter, Janie Boo (kindergarten)

got to cheer at a high school football game!

She was so excited!  

Janie cheered the entire 1st Quarter and

while some of the kindergartners stood around

wondering when to cheer, not Janie.  

She cheered the entire time and even harder when a touchdown occurred.

Sadly, most of the touchdowns were made by the opposing team!  

Maddy participated in a Thunderette dance routine

at halftime that was pretty cool and was over very fast!

Dancers really have to move and get off the field in a hurry.

Even though Janie kind of wanted a ring-pop, popcorn, cotton candy or Gatorade --

 I suggested she wait ( I hate sticky messes), 

so promised 

 ice cream after the game.  

I also may have reminded Janie that 

ring-pops cause cavities and are sticky, messy and icky.

Janie agreed and then informed a 

couple of 9 or 10 year old girls

 who did have ring-pops that those things were really bad for them 

and maybe they should throw them away.

The girls looked a little puzzled by such a wise-beyond-her-years

5 year old and smiled at her!

The real cheerleaders

And yes, we did stop and get ice cream and french fries

after the game -- gotta have a few treats, right!

Friday Night Lights 2015  -- we are there!

Friday Night Lights and a Chance to Help Our School!

It's high school football time again! While I am not a huge football fan, I do enjoy some high school football. I think it's because it's fun to see the students, the parents and feel the excitement in the air. It's not quite "hot chocolate and cool temps" football weather yet, but knowing Nebraska, that's not too far off. Maddy and I went to the first game last Friday evening ... and our team won -- in double OT!! Woohoo! Go Bolts!!

For Maddy, it was more of a social event than a sporting event. She watched like a hawk for her friends to arrive and then spent most of her time with them on the sidelines, chatting and doing some of those hand-clapping things that little girls do.

And here's where your chance comes in to help our school out. I'm not one to ask for favors -- at least not very often -- but I'm asking for one now. Would you, could you, go on FB and vote for our local high school in the Kohl's Cares campaign. It is still in the top 20, but losing a bit a ground as the campaign nears an end on Sept. 3.

Have you heard of the Kohl's Cares campaign? Twenty schools around the country will win $500,000 from the Kohl's Cares campaign! Isn't that incredible! Both of my sons graduated from Pius X and received incredible educations. Maddy will be there too when her turn comes. More than 90% of their graduates go on to college and graduate from college! That's a great statistic for any school!

Plus, for all you Nebraska people, Pius X is the only Nebraska school in the running that has a chance of winning! We need everyone who is at least 13 years old to vote!

Anyway, here's how to help. Go to www.facebook.com/kohls. Click on "Vote Now -Find My School. When prompted, click "Allow" to the Kohl's link. On the drop-down menu, enter Pius X High School Lincoln (Lancaster) NE. Select our school and then click "Case a Vote." Click "Like" and then click on the x in the top right-hand corner. Cast your vote 5 times (the vote counter will keep track and your vote will go from 20 votes to 15 votes left). You will see a facebook share link underneath where you case your vote. Click on this and then in the box say "Vote for Pius X for a new kitchen." Select publish to share with your FB friends and hopefully find some more votes for Pius!

Thank you for helping!

Rain-- Not Always A Bad Thing!

Rain is not always bad news . . . not when you've got a cool umbrella! What do you do when it looks like rain for the first "home" football game of our local Catholic high school??

Find your accessories, of course! Grab that umbrella, a doggie and a little lamb and you're all set. Well, if your Miss M, you're ready! And since it hadn't actually started raining yet, just getting the umbrella out meant that someone needed to put it up and prance around with it a bit! Leave it to a 7-year old to make an umbrella fun!

While we don't have any kids playing on the team or even in the high school, the home football games are a social occasion for the grade-school group! Finally, last Friday it was time for the first home game, so you can bet we made plans to attend.

So, here's what we did at the game . . . ate hot dogs, popcorn and ring pops. While Mr. Tennis watched the game, I kept an an eye on Maddy and her friends - they joined the other kids and did cartwheels and handstands on the track surrounding the field. Yeah, they were really paying attention! ;) Our team was ahead, so when it really started to rain and lightning (!) at half-time, we booked! But, it was loads of fun. Next Friday evening -- homecoming -- we'll be there! :)