Your commitment to the game, HS and NCAA

[HLin NC]

I started out calling Little League baseball and some of the umpires were also FB officials and they asked me to try. I did both for seven years but when my son was born, my wife told me to pick one sport and live with it. Since I found myself beginning to hate baseball about district tournament time and hate the fact that football season was over, I stuck with FB.

This season will be interesting as my mother, who was our "on-demand" sitter, recently passed away. I'm also planning a HS class reunion which may knock me out of a Friday nite game. I'm getting the feeling that I might miss some games this year.

[irefky]

My wife continues to be my biggest fan. She's so supportive, went to the NFLRA camp, stayed in Orlando while I drove to Sarasota each day. I could not ask for anyone to be my best supporter than her. I think I will buy her something really nice this weekend.

With this little discussion, lets do that for our wives. This is the one time of year that my officiating is less, just after baseball. It's JUNE 1, football meetings start next month. I have one camp this month, and little league post season soon. I challenge each of you who have responded to this thread to do something good for your wife this weekend.

I don't mean let her prepare the salad, set out the plates, prepare the meat for grilling, bring you the plate of marinated meat to grill and you finally getting up and putting them on the grill. It does not mean after dinner, you set back down and she cleans up the table, prepares the scraps for you dog and feed your dog nor for her to wash and dry then put up all the dishes either!

This will be a good thing... Have fun and cannot see what some of you do this weekend.

[BigJWalt]

Originally Posted by irefky

My wife continues to be my biggest fan.

Wre in the same boat. I make sure that football is incorporated into things we do so she likes it as well. I take her to clinics with me at the shore, and took her to Florida last year for the Pop Warner SB. She loved it, and wants to go this year as well.