Saturday in Fall = Soccer

Both kids are well into their soccer seasons now. Michael's Team Spain is a spirited bunch, although they have yet to win a game. They played to a 1-1 draw last week, and were down 4-0 at halftime this week. With just a little coaching on proper positioning, though (ahem), Michael scored a hat trick in the third quarter. It wasn't enough to pull out a victory, but it brightened up the day for everybody.

Kelly's team is very well coached and undefeated so far this year. They went up against an extremely disciplined Orinda squad today at St. Mary's College. It looked like Team Italy was going to fall to their first loss until Kelly broke the tie midway through the first half with a textbook breakaway goal. A penalty shot off an Orinda handball in the penalty box completed the scoring for Italy's 2-0 victory.

Through it all, I get to play with my new toy.