P-day FoOtBaLl

Getting the teams situated - now let's play ball! Go Olmstead Zone. Yeah! we came out ahead and won!!!!!!!!




This morning bright and early, 4 robust elders were at our door hitching a ride to the turf park right next to Yankee stadium to play football. All others had to find their own way there as our Zone was playing the Kingsbridge Zone in touch football. (Actually we had two get lost, they had never been to this area before, they came about an hour late. Experience is a great teacher, now they know how to get here.) There was about 25 total. Doug was the odd man as his comp chose not to play but to watch. The day was perfect for them as they played, I was a little cool sitting watching. It was great fun for them. They played non-stop for about 3 1/2 hours. We had brought a couple of cases of water and gatorade. After we were done, they picked up all the empty bottles and threw them away. As we were just gathering our things there was this man who had been walking around the perimeter, (It is a track) he came up to Doug and said how nice it was to see a whole bunch of clean cut boys playing and having fun, he was so impressed that there was not any bad language and that they had picked up after them selves before leaving. He said you just don't see that any more. He was very impressed

Later during the afternoon after being home for some time, President Searle called and wanted us to pick up an Elder from the hospital as his companion had jumped over a garbage can right outside their apartment after getting back and fell weird and broke his pelvic bone. These were the two who had gotten lost when trying to get to the football game. Elder Bishoff is in bad shape. I'm not sure if he will have to go home to re-coop. Tomorrow and the next day, I'll bet everyone is a little sore from the game. I know Doug is.