From a Family of Athletes...

A recount of a story told by Annette Stroud to Granddaughter, Sydney, after getting two goals in her first Soccer game of season this past Saturday.

Syd, congratulations on the goals! You do know that you are from a family of athletes. I played basketball, tennis and softball, even after high school . Willa and Connie also played as well as your Mama and Uncle Aaron on high school teams but my favorite story is about Tudy. She played in her day, with her children, and with her grandchildren up until the time she lost her leg. She had a great long shot! When I was in high school, a ball was knocked out of bounds at the half time and went into the bleachers near where Mama was sitting. The man that caught the ball knew that Mama played when she was young and threw her the ball as he hollowed, "shoot it Eliz-a-beth", she did and stripped the net from the half way mark, but 3 seats up in the bleachers. The crowd exploded with a standing ovation. Keep practicing one day you may be better than all of us. I love you. Gam-Mommy