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Where We Can Play Football

It's football season! The air is crisp, the sun is bright, and we live for the sound of shoulder pads thudding into opponents and the WaHi fight song. It's a season that will forever be bittersweet, a time when we feel close to Dave, and feel his absence so sharply.

My two boys, a study in contrasts, each carrying a different part of Dave with them.
Kenny, outgoing, open, enthusiastic, dramatic, friendly and fun.
Zach, serious, competetive, powerful, athletic, spirited and intense.
Here are pictures, you can see what I mean.

And up there, in my Father's house, I know that Dave is playing football, arms raised high in victory, shouting, "That's my boy!"










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  1. Sue9/23/2006 2:37 PM

    Oh Michelle, Dave is watching, he is cheering, he is loving and boy is he so proud of his two football players . . . . . .

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  2. Anonymous9/23/2006 7:29 PM

    No dought, he sure is!!!!!!

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  3. CB9/24/2006 11:24 PM

    Go Team Meyer!!! Hope its a good season. Dave is with you, he is. He's in that huddle and he's on the field. He's there, and he's cheering for all of you.

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  4. Anonymous9/29/2006 9:20 AM

    Ahhh, Michelle. Your descriptions of the boys are beautiful and you can just "see" your words in their pictures. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy.

    Taylor's Mom, Patsy
    www2.caringbridge.org/mi/taylor
    Scotts, MI

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