The One With The First Snow of 2020

January 10-12, 2019

There was a lot of time this weekend spend in basketball gyms!  'Tis the season, I suppose.

This week was the annual Mulhall-Orlando basketball tournament.  We go to go see Emma cheer one night, and the next night we got to see her play ball.  Her teams did not come out victorious, but it is always a fun atmosphere at the Mulhall school and to see everyone all decked out in Black and Gold with Panther Pride.  They have a wonderful concession stand too; I can still smell all the unique smells.  Oh - and this was the first time this season Jake got to see Emma play!

We woke up on Saturday to a blanket of snow here in Stillwater.  Most of the surrounding areas didn't have as much as we did!  Finn's season opener basketball game was canceled, Lara called into work because we didn't want her driving on the slick roads, and we hoped it cleared up soon because Jake had a tournament in the city that started late in the afternoon.  Luckily for him, the sun came out and melted everything so we got to play.  Lara stayed back with Finn and helped out in that way.

Sunday Lara stayed home due to the early departure needed for Jake's tournament.  So she was in charge of laundry and Evie.  That second one didn't work out so well for her.  We got a text as we were driving in from Edmond from a neighbor asking if our dog was out?  In Lara's watch, Evie dug under the fence!!!  Lara was able to apprehend her pretty quickly, and when we returned home, she had been in her crate for an hour as punishment. Thankful for good neighbors!

We ended Sunday night with a family meeting and some TV time.  It was another busy weekend, but finishing it with the family all on one couch was definitely the cherry on top.  Since everyone is back in school and the spring semester is humming along with basketball on the downhill slide, spring sports around the corner, it was nice to have a moment of calm.

On to the next weekend!  18 to go!