football again

Last home game--and we started off so well! The other games we've seen, it's like the guys have wandered around on the field, only slowly conscious of the fact that a football game is going on. This time, oh, they started out so well! Every pass complete, every pass-off just beautiful. But the other team managed to score ahead of us, and every time we nearly caught up (we got the extra point but they got a two point conversion after our first respective goals, so they were always a point ahead), they scored again. The worst--after just a great, solid run down the field, getting a new set of downs every time, all the way to a lovely score--they scored a touchdown on the kick! (In lay terms: we scored, it was their turn to have the ball. Our kicker kicked as far down field as possible so they'd have to start as far from the goal as possible. But they caught it and while everyone was counting stars or something, they ran it all the way to their goalpost in one play.) We left after half time because the girls were freezing. (Son 2 was actually in the choir that sang the national anthem, but he hates football so he left immediately afterward.)

The highlights: the band played! They haven't played at the other games, so it was good to see them. (Even if the band I was in was better.)

Also, a winner was announced for the sssshhhhhotgun rrrrrrrraffle! Uh, yeah. Well, the PTA sold hot spiced wine in Germany as fundraisers (sold and consumed at elementary school events). So I guess in Idaho the thing to do for fundraisers is to raffle off shotguns. At least it wasn't intended to be used at the school event.