Football Legends

My daughter was at a friend's house on Halloween this Monday. Trick or treaters came and went while the starting lineup for our high school's football team played poker in the basement. It's become a big trend amongst the teenage set in our town--playing poker at each other's houses on a weekly basis. It reminds me of "Bridge Night" we always heard about on Leave it to Beaver. "Oh, Ward."

After a while a little boy with a cast on his leg came to the door. "Trick or treat!"

Diane, the mom of the house, went to pass out candy and asked, "How did you break your leg?"

The boy answered, "Playing football."

She could see that he was feeling down about not being able to keep playing for the season so she said, "You wait here."

She disappeared down the hall while the boy and his folks waited. A few minutes later the starting lineup for the football team came to the door. The boy's face lit up. In a small town like ours the players on the high school team may as well be NFL members--they're famous! Even I say "hi" to boys who have no idea who I am because I've seen them on the field.

The team signed the boy's cast with wishes for a good recovery and lots more football to come. He left with a grin on his face that candy could never have brought.

More later,
Traci