Cheers!

   There were grunts. There were groans! The pressure was on!
   The clock was running. The Offense was running! The Defense
was running!
    It was tough for all of us. And none of us were on the field!
    No. The sounds I'm writing about were all coming from the
fans....not the players!
     And make no mistake about it! One of the most frustrating
"jobs" in sports is.....being a fan! This is especially true when
you are a parent of grand parent! 
     We watched on Saturday as one grand daughter took to the
Soccer field while a grandson joined his team on the gridiron!
      Another grand daughter was busy elsewhere trying to help
with a new "hand stand record."
      The 4th grandchild gave us a break by postponing his BMX
Bike racing till Sunday afternoon!
       You want to cheer your head off for your kid or grand kid
       Still, you don't want to hurt the feelings of kids on "the other
team" while they're standing right in front of you!
       Then there's the parents of those "other kids"....usually
sitting just a few feet away and trying to "outshout" you on
every single play!
        We did hear from a few "fans" whose voices were well
above the rest of us! They were undoubtedly former referees
as they were able to tell the on-field officials everything they
were doing wrong! In the case of the Football game they
did it for all 60minutes!
      The Soccer and football players all shook hands with their
 opponents as their respective games ended.
         I didn't catch any of thee parents or grand parents doing the
same thing!
         As I said, one grand daughter was away trying to set the new
"Handstand record."  We saved a little of our voices on that one!
        Hopefully we'll have some left for the BMX races!
        Win or loose....being a fan is rough!!!!!!!!!!
        Hope you're not all cheered out and that all your NEWS
is good!