We couldn’t have asked for better weather for our Spring Soccer Opener. It has not been unusual in the past to be freezing our little tootsies off but today was bright, sunny, and warm, with a fairly substantial wind. The boys did well but you could tell they were not totally in the program yet. Since both North Branch teams are dark blue we wore the red pennies. The other team lost a few guys to injuries and were lower in numbers to begin with so they did not have any relief at all. We miraculously made one goal but the other team really gave it their all. Ben mostly played offense which he liked but didn’t really get in any dazzle this game.
After the game Rob, Ben and I headed over to the Water Tower to walk the longer abandoned railway trail. This time we threw Ben’s bike in the trunk so he could ride and Rob and I could walk at a faster pace. I noticed some spring woodland flowers popping up as well as some beautiful bulbs, this was in contrast to the area of trail that went past the sewage treatment center. We only went as far as the trail ended at Imlay City Rd. deciding not to take the sidewalk down to Crampton Park but instead turned back and took the loop around the pond up to the parking lot. The comic book store was open and having free comic book day so of course we had to jump in there for a minute so Ben could grab a few freebies. Made a quick stop at Walmart after the walk, and I remembered to bring my own bag with me this time! The sky grew dark as we began the ride home so we checked in with Alex via cell phone who was in charge of taking Ethan up to the high school for a baseball clinic, thankfully they had pulled the boys in to finish their training exercises in the gym. Ethan said he had a great time and got a few good hits off in the batting cage. Fox decided to opt out of the soccer game and hanging with Alex to have a few hours at home alone to relish in the quiet and work on some Lego creations. He is very interested in becoming involved with battle-bot competitions, does anyone out there know of any Robotics teams in the Lapeer area? Rob did some searching online but the closest one so far was in Oxford or Ann Arbor and the info provided was sketchy.
Now there is a steady rain coming down, the chickens are nestled back in their coop, everyone has found something to eat, and we’re all settling down to watch a few “Family Ties” episodes. Fire up the way-back machine!
After the game Rob, Ben and I headed over to the Water Tower to walk the longer abandoned railway trail. This time we threw Ben’s bike in the trunk so he could ride and Rob and I could walk at a faster pace. I noticed some spring woodland flowers popping up as well as some beautiful bulbs, this was in contrast to the area of trail that went past the sewage treatment center. We only went as far as the trail ended at Imlay City Rd. deciding not to take the sidewalk down to Crampton Park but instead turned back and took the loop around the pond up to the parking lot. The comic book store was open and having free comic book day so of course we had to jump in there for a minute so Ben could grab a few freebies. Made a quick stop at Walmart after the walk, and I remembered to bring my own bag with me this time!Now there is a steady rain coming down, the chickens are nestled back in their coop, everyone has found something to eat, and we’re all settling down to watch a few “Family Ties” episodes. Fire up the way-back machine!
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It was a lovely morning for soccer!
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