GHOST OR GRANDDAUGHTER?

We've been to many volleyball games, but haven't put Jenna's picture on yet, because she moves so fast, she looks like a ghost!

I finally got a good one. She's #22.

WILD TURKEYS

As we were leaving Lake Manawa, some of the wildlife came out to say goodbye. Between the turkeys and the deer, you have to be careful driving, especially at night. It always tickles me when I see these turkeys, because at a place I used to work, the administrator and maintenance man used to go hunting. Their biggest problem was trying to find a turkey. Well??? Then there's the old story about one trying to chase a relative of ours, but ask Don about that one. Here are our friends.

Here's a closeup.

I guess they couldn't bear to see us leave, so they showed us their "better end".

MORE SPORTS

We had a busy week with many volleyball games, a cross country meet, and two football games. They all played well, and we saw smiles-one from ear to ear when Brian recovered a fumble in the other teams end zone and scored-and frowns when Jake was winning at halftime and slaughtered second half. That team won state last year. Needless to say, our grandchildren have learned several things about life this week. And, they taught each other. Jenna thought she could have done better in one of her games, so Jake taught her how to focus. A little imaging helped and she improved. Now it's a new week with new lessons to learn. We'll hope for all smiles!

LAKE MANAWA

We've been at Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs for almost two weeks, and since you can only stay 2 weeks out of a month, we'll be moving on Wednesday. It's not as busy at this time of the year, but this weekend we found a place for Kathy Fitzgerald. For those of you who read the blog all the time, you know that she would like to be a squaw. Just look at this teepee!

Kathy has a pond behind her house, but this was sitting on a whole lake!

I'll bet there aren't any sailboats on her pond!

Hope you're envious Mrs. Fitz!

BRIAN'S GAME

Brian is playing in the Pop Warner League, and yesterday, he played a team from Kansas City. He also plays center,#55 like his brother and father, and middle linebacker on defense. He loves football, has a sturdy body, plays hard, and is hoping to grow taller soon!

BURKE H. S. WINS 55-22

We finally made it to Jake's varsity game, after missing the first two, which they won. We wondered if we were going to have to wait another week, as it started to rain right beforehand, with a lot of lightning. We sat in the car and waited until 9 o'clock, when it finally began. Later, it rained again, but the game continued. The refs must love late games in the rain, because they threw flags everywhere, frequently! The third quarter lasted an hour! By the end, the wet, tired fans were not happy! We barely made it out by midnight. Don't get me wrong-it was fun-yet another interesting experience! Jake did very well-he plays center-#55.

CROSS COUNTRY

Dan decided he was too small for football, so he's trying cross country running. This was our first experience watching. He did well even though he didn't feel well. He's the one with the black knee bands.