September ended fairly quietly for the Riordans. On Sunday (the 26th), we went to Aunt Mary’s church for lunch and had a very fine potluck dinner. Mer and I also approved that they had pretty much full-sized paper plates next to the massive dessert spread, which was tasty. After lunch, Mer graded while I helped Aunt Mary clean up the cardboard boxes in her old condo – I helped her break them down and loaded them in my car to drop off at her work place’s recycle bin. Mer and I then headed home, where we both cooked, and I was able to deliver some bread to some friends, which I like to do on Sundays. Granted, I had to let myself in Nate and Rachel’s house, but the Bread Fairy must deliver bread.

The only other social action of the week (until the weekend) was on last Thursday. Last week was Spirit/Homecoming Week at CVCA, which is both fun and crazy. A tradition of Spirit Week is that the 11th and 12th grade girls play football; it is called (quite proudly by the girls) the Powder Puff Game. This year was special in that the girls were getting to play in the stadium under the lights, and there was a $5 admission charge, with the admission going to a family who is trying to adopt a baby, to help defray the adoption costs.

Mer and I showed up at halftime. This year, because of a rash of injuries over the last few years, the game was changed to flag football, about which I was a little disappointed (I like to see people break tackles, which is hard to do in flag football). The stadium crew was funny – the announcers had very little idea about football, and the scoreboard often said things like “1st and 23” or “1st and 3” with no real pattern to it. Mer and I wandered about and chatted with a few fellow teachers who were there, and we laughed at the commentary. Sadly, the game ended after 40 minutes of play in a 0-0 tie, which I’m of the opinion is the fault of the flags – I’m quite sure the game would have been much higher scoring if it had been tackle. While I would not necessarily want a humorous-style game every year, it was novel and fun this time around, and it was for a good cause.

That, of course, still left the Homecoming game on Friday and the Homecoming Dinner/Dance on Saturday.