The One Where Basketball Ruled

March 8 - 10, 2019

I think this weekend solidifies even more that we are a round-ball family.  I am not even sure how many games or teams we watched over the past few days.  at least 5 teams, 2 with our kids as players, 3 gyms, 6 games?  I don't know - it's all a blur.  What I do know, is there was lots of family time and lots of what Grandpa Larry calls windshield time!

Emma's junior class is responsible for organizing and planning the Mulhall-Orlando Senior prom this spring.  Each class member has a task to manage or complete, including bringing food and such to the venue.  Emma volunteered us for the invitation.  She knew I had some skill in that area, and she sent some inspiration pictures, so this weekend we finalized the invitation.

Also on Friday, I had to send Emma and Lara one of the scariest texts I am sure they have ever received.  Around 1pm that afternoon, their Nana had a single car accident just outside of Perkins on her way home from the dog groomer in Stillwater.  She rolled (TWICE!) her little Mercury Mariner SUV but miraculously walked away.  Completely unscathed aside from a small cut on her left arm from broken glass.  The beloved white car was totaled, but Nan was fine.  I texted the girls after we got the all clear from the ER.  She was back home by 4:30 that afternoon.  Sore and even painful for a few days, but back up and about by Thursday of the next week.  We are all so lucky this turned out the way it did.  She has THE BEST guardian angel...

Saturday really started our basketball weekend palooza with Finn's final Upward game of the season.  Emma and Lara were both in attendance (as well as Nana and Grandpa - Nana should have been home resting!), and he had a blast.  He is already ready for next year!  Emma spent the day with Nana and Granpa, and Finn joined them late in the afternoon so he didn't have to stay out late for the adventure the rest of us were on.  That evening, The Weavers and Lara traveled to OKC Fair Grounds to watch 2 state championship high school basketball games.  3A Heritage Hall was up first; they lost.  Next 2A Millwood; they also lost.  Heritage Hall has the amazing Trey Alexander on the team - son of Jake's AET coach (he also coached for HH), so we all decked out in AET gear for this outing! Then, the head coach of Millwood has a son on Jake's AET team, so we had to stay and support them as well.  Silver balls are great, too!

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Sunday was Jake's final weekend of jr. nba 3v3 at Solid Rock.  We had a game at 2, and if we won that one, we got to play in the Championship at 3:30.  WE MADE IT TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!  Came up a little short, but Jake will be back next year!

Everyone is looking forward to the start of Spring Break next week!  BRING IT ON!