Thursday August 24 Was A Great Day

Thursday August 24 was a great day - sort of.

Wil called home! Unfortunately we weren't there to get the call. He wanted to tell us that the scrimmage was on for Friday and that he wouldn't be playing but he would really appreciate it if we would come anyway. (as if we wouldn't)

Now you might be asking why weren't we home at 8.30 at night to get a call from Wil? Well, I would answer, it's because we were in the emergency room with Charlie preparing for an emergency appendectomy. That's why it was a great day. God got us in the right time to the right hospital and the right doctors and Charlie is now appendix-less, but very healthy and doing great, but I get ahead of my self.

So, here we are in the emergency room checking voice mails and we get the most pitiful sounding message from Wil that it makes his dad cry "but, why isn't he playing, is he alright?"

Soooo, while we waited on test results I was busily trying to get into the phone in the coaches office to inquire about Wil and to let him know about Charlie And to see if maybe Wil could come home to see his brother. Again, it was a great day. I was able to get through (the phones are on for only 30 mins for cadets to inform thair parents of the scrimmage) I actually got to speak to a coach and indeed Wil can come home after the scrimmage on Friday. Yea!


So, Wil didn't play in the scrimmage. He has suffered shin splints in his left leg and a bum right knee. They are painful but he will heal. Wil came home with his sister and dad after the scrimmage. They stopped at McDonald's and Wil said it tastes like Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.

Charlie was so glad to see him. Charlie got into mom and dads bed where Maggie and Will joined him so they could see each other and catch up. It was great to see them all together. We had a barbecue at the house on Sat afternoon so the neighbors could come and see Wil and wish Charlie well.

It was good to see Wil and touch him and love on him. It was hard to have him away and be hurt but I got to see him and encourage him in person so taking him back on Sunday first thing in the morning wasn't so bad.

It was a great day indeed.