Weekend Recap + Football thoughts

Dear James, Daniel and Emily,

Had a really good weekend, despite all the chaos and Emily being under the weather. The soccer games went well, despite the weather. And the birthday party went very well, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Unfortunately Emily got progressively worse, so we had to stay home yesterday, and get her to the Doctor.

Daniel played his soccer game indoors, and only Kim went so I could stay home and keep Emily. Then we ran some errands, picking out some last minute birthday gifts etc. Then we left the younger 2 with Connie so we could watch James play on a field better suited to ice skates. But he had a good time, scored 2 goals, and managed to stay warm in spite of everything. Then it was home to get some cleaning done, including a couple of little projects.

The Birthday party on Sunday was good. Thanks again to everyone who came. I understand why we didn't run as late as usual or go play some football, with the weather making travel kind of dicey. But it was a good time (even if we did have to watch Dallas win...). And James enjoyed his presents (as did I).

Sunday night Emily gradually got worse, ending up in our bed, with a spiking fever and cough. So I stayed home with her yesterday and took her to the doctor. Where she got some antibiotics for an ear infection, plus some breathing treatments so she can sleep better, hopefully clearing all of the congestion out of her chest.

Football

Well my pro teams are polar opposites: the Broncos are the surprise of the league at 5-0, while the Rams are one of the duds of the league at 0-5. I am not as surprised at the Broncos as I am at the Rams. I really thought there was more talent on the Rams, but it is clear it just isn't there this year. I think the thing most fans forget is the Broncos were in the playoffs, with a seeming lock on the division, until they lost the third starting running back of the season and ended up blowing their last 3 games. And could have won 2 of those if they had any kind of consistent running game. So while I am a little surprised at their success, it doesn't shock me as much.