The short list

Zach's soccer coach has a son a year older than Sydney. That should send up the warning flags right there.

I don't want to embarrass Sydney by sharing the story that spans the entire soccer season, so the only thing I will say is that soccer is now over and "Whew!"

Hours after our soccer party, Sydney made a vague comment about her hair being windblown after she took it down at the party. The wind blew like crazy, with plates, food, cups full of ice, and boxes of pizza all attempting to fly away. I asked why she took her hair down in all that wind; apparently a certain young man had never seen her with her hair down and wanted to see what she looked like.

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Still speechless, right?

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In his defense, he is a good kid whose parents have taught him how to treat others respectfully. He calls all the soccer moms "m'am" and during practice, loves to play soccer with the siblings from the team. Not just Sydney. They're always team captains since they're the oldest. Zach thinks he's great and loves to follow him around. His dad let Audrey be the assistant coach during warm ups and the referee during scrimmage so that she can be a part of the team. His mom is the team mom for the three teams that her kids play on and her husband coaches. From what I can tell, they are a close knit family.

I might consider putting him on the short list: one day when Sydney is in college, I will arrange for her to meet all of these boys I approve of and whose families we love. So far there are five boys on that list for Sydney. Ainsley has two and Audrey has three. It's a great plan to end up with my friends becoming family, right?