Poor AJ - the last soccer game - and he gets clobbered! It was a good game - they won 3-0, and AJ played most of the game. In the last 5 minutes of the game, he collided with another guy, and limped off the field. This was at least the third injury of the game that had the player leaving the game. The other two were ankle injuries, so I wandered over to the team with some cold water after AJ's injury, just to check him out. He had hit his shin with another kid's shin, so no ankle injuries - just deep bruising!

After the game, one of the parents had all the kids over for a BBQ and pool party. I think the kids had a blast! They had a pool, and a spa, and the kids played in both, along with all the other things they were doing (eating!) I picked AJ up at 6:00 p.m., about 2 1/2 hours after the game ended, and after two hours of water sports, and he still had the imprint of a soccer ball on his leg - and this wasn't even the injury that sidelined him! He seemed fine after the party, so no lasting damage from his shin (so far)

AJ has another hard day in front of him. One of the Scout Leaders has offered to have the boys going on the canoe trip up to his house to work for him, earning money for the trip. I think he is landscaping his yard, but I'm not sure. I'm all for it, as it is estimated to cost about $1,000 for the trip, and so far, we have only paid in $500.00 - another $500.00 to pay before the end of July. The troop has not been very active in fundraisers lately, so AJ's scout account is pretty drained. He will be working the parking lot for the fair in a couple of weeks, but that will only be about $50.00 to his account, not the other $500.00.