After four weeks of jumping around on crutches with a cast, it was finally time to remove the cast! Dad and I went to the Hospital to have the deed done. It went fairly quickly, but the Nurse managed to give me a nice gash with the “saw” used to remove the cast. Good thing I’m young so the traces will be minimal!
Now there’ll be a few more weeks with crutches, and then we get going on the road to recovery and Football!
During what seemed to be a very normal Football practice session on Thursday, I sustained a very painful fracture in a small piece of bone between my lower leg and my foot. We were playing a 4-on-4 match and I was going for the ball when a loud “thack!” could be heard. I fell down on the pitch in some serious pain. After many painful hours at the hospital, Dad and I went home, accompanied by a set of crutches and a cast. In a little while, we’ll do another X-ray and then have the cast replaced with something bigger and heavier (another cast). So, no more Football this year seems to be the verdict 
Today, the package finally arrived! I have been nagging at Dad about “Börlig” for about a month now, and early this week we sat down at his computer to try to find it on the Internet. It turns out that my information was a bit out of touch and that what we really should been looking for was “Bear League”. What’s a few letters here and there, right? Anyway, I settled on Mascot #7 in the Liverpool FC outfit. Dad also got me an accessory package and a Locker Room; all from BearLeagueStore.com. So now I’ve got a fully equipped “Bear League Mascot”! Sweet! Maybe I should also try to get into the action on BearLeague.com
Today, it finally happened; we won our first tournament game (S:t Eriks Cupen). The match ended 3-2 in our favor, and it was a truly sensational experience! We played very well and were all very focused on the mission. We scored the first goal, and then the other team went to 1-1. We scored again to 2-1, and then we let them back into the game at 2-2. I felt fairly certain that we were going to score the next goal, and when we did, it was fantastic! Victory sure makes the post-game ice cream taste so much better!
Today was a long and sunny day. First we went to the Sollentunavallen Football pitch to watch Alexander’s Karlbergs BK P00 team play against Sollentuna. The, unfortunately, lost the game 1-4. After that, we hit the Sollentuna Mall to look for new shin pads for Alexander and some new shorts for Filip. Dad walked around looking for shorts and sunglasses, but he couldn’t find any that he liked – he’s quite picky, despite his appearance 
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We had a nice meal in the food court at the Mall, and then we went for some coffee and cake at Wayne’s Coffee. When we came home, we spent a few more hours outside before rounding off the evening with a light meal. All in all, a tremendous Sunday.
Today I played my first real football game ever! I don’t mean the kind with friends or at school, but with my team Karlbergs BK. It was a gray and windy day, but it was quite an experience. There were kids and parents all over the place (I was, of course, behaving very well as usual – just ask Mom and Dad). I got to try playing outfield and as a goalie. Outfield was more fun (and more action), and I almost managed to score a goal. I think the Football future is looking bright! I could get used to this.
This last weekend was a blast! On Friday, I went to stay at Marcus’ because I had a game on Saturday. Since Mom, Dad, and Filip had to go to Blidö to drive the boat to its winter storage, this was the only way I could be sure to get to play in the game. And I did, and we won 7-2! On Sunday, we had another game, which did not end quite as nicely for us (0-6 loss), but we had a good time and it’ll be a weekend to remember for sure!
If my career as a Swedish language teacher doesn’t work out, I’m going to be a football player. I’m never going to stop playing football.
We’ve just completed a full week of football at the Karlbergs BK’s Football Academy! It’s been a week filled with fun, laughs, hot and awesome weather, and of course, football!
At one point, there was just a little bit too much sun to handle, but what can you do .. it’s a lot better than 12 degrees and rain
This weekend, we’re heading out to the cottage .. and we’re staying for six (!) weeks! Summer Holidays, here we come!
Today was the last day of organized football practice for Karlberg’s BK-00 (that’s my team). It’s been a fairly long first part of the season, but I’m thinking I’ll miss football in a few days anyway! Of course, the World Cup is about to start in little less than a month, so that’ll offset some of my withdrawal.. and, Week 26, it’s football camp, for a whole week!
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