Friday Night Lights
The first full-dress halftime show of the year happened on a perfect September evening. Warm but not too hot, clear skies. While the home team fell apart in the third quarter, even that did little to damper the spirits. The halftime show was only one part of the full performance they are working on this year, and I guess they cut it down due to time. They played well, but it was a little underwhelming seeing just part of the routine. My heart filled with pride to see my little boy, now so tall (and 15 years old!) executing a complicated maneuver while playing all the right notes. Son #2, as a member of a middle-school band, got join his big brother for the pregame show, along with other local Catholic middle-schoolers. Hundreds of kids, each wearing their school t-shirts, marched out under the setting sun with the big high school band and played three songs. Son #2, in part due to his shortness and in part because they put the flutes up front, was in the front line. The combined ...