Mr Papa’s World

No, they didn’t win either. Technically, I guess they did lose as they had to forfeit only having 10 players for the game today. The weather has been pretty rough today – on and off rain – and several kids didn’t show up or did other things because they didn’t think we would play in the rain.

That kind of thought pretty much sums up the team – not really football players. Sean was disappointed. He was ready to go and with only two more games after today, he really wanted to play. It wasn’t even raining that hard and definitely no thunder and lightning, so not sure why you wouldn’t even bother to check.

Its been a fun day other than driving out for the game and then coming right back. The temperature has been wonderful, hovering around 70 all day. We shut the … READ MORE

Yesterday being Saturday meant another day on the road for a football game. Sean’s game yesterday was in Willcox, AZ. Willcox is about 75 minutes away, so we planned make it most of a day trip to Willcox, which is another small rural town in SE Arizona and beloved home of deceased cowboy Rex Allen.

Willcox is also the location of Apple Annie’s orchard and vegetable farm. During football season, we usually make a trek out to Apple Annies after the football game and pick our own pumpkins for Halloween. We usually walk the farm too and pick our vegetables. If time permits, we also head over to their orchard and pick our own apples and pears. It makes for a fun day.

This year, however, the game coincided with Rex Allen Days festivities in Willcox, so our game was scheduled to be played at … READ MORE