Friday Saturday Sunday Monday RECAP

Friday
I got home from work so tired. Friday is my early day and both jobs day so I was tired. Jing brought me a cool glass water bottle with two different purple straws filled with red popcorn! What a sweet gal! I was pretty busy with receipting when Teresa came in to do the popcorn, what a load off! Even though I like doing it, Friday it was nice to have that part of Friday taken away.

The afternoon at Hy Vee was ok I saw a guy I knew from 46/47 years ago. Steve Early who used to hang out downtown. It was so weird all we did was stare at each other not believing what we were seeing. He looks the same that was really strange, but cool at the same time. He wanted to talk but I was busy with customers, so couldn't stop and talk to him. I imagine he will be back.

When I got home I was so tired I lay down on the couch to watch the news, always a dangerous thing to do! ha I was just getting comfy when Hannah called and asked what I was doing and said she and her mom were bringing pizza and coming to watch Christmas movies. We ended up watching Christmas with the Kranks  - I had seen it I think at the theater with Doug but not sure . . . anyway I did way more laughing this time than the first time I saw it. After they left I watched some M*A*S*H* then went to bed before I ended up sleeping on the couch.

Saturday
I got to sleep in YAY then a nice leisurely quiet time, wrote some Christmas Cards and got them in the mail, a Birthday card sent and a Card and letter to my folks. I got my apple dump cake in the oven and got in the shower. I got ready to go downtown to hear Sheila sing. That was fun I got to see Matt, Isaac, Jillian Ashleigh, Liz & Ben, JoAnna and Hannah. Sheila asked JoAnna and I if we wanted to sing with her so we sang Silent Night and Away in a Manger. That was fun! We also saw Jenn and Randall from the Y.

I got home in enough time to pack the Apple Cake, and change my clothes then it was time to pick up June and head down to Johnson's with the group we have met with for over 40 years! It was a smaller group than ususal but what a blessed time. Great food wonderful fellowship, worship through the carols and a great time of sharing. Marilyn had asked us to think about what we wonder about with the Christmas story that the Bible does not really tell us. It was a great discussion, made us think a little more deeply about His coming. I think I will save that for another post.

I was getting ready to leave Johnson's they live out by Solon so it was going to take a good 25 minutes to get home, plus I needed to drop June off, when I looked at my phone JoAnna texted and said she and Hannah were home watching the Big Ten Championship game if I wanted to stop by and watch with them I could, so since June lives close to Mantz's I went there and watched part of the second half. The game was getting good but Hannah needed to rest because she had three games the next morning, so I left and came home.
Watched the disappointing end to the football game then went to bed.

Sunday
I was up till midnight and had to be up by 5:30 so I could be over to JoAnna's by 6:45 to go to Mt Vernon for the games. the first game was at 8 while we were waiting for the game to start Kristen Shaw came up to me and said hello and we chatted for a bit her daughter played on the opposing team. It was nice to see her she said she has 4 children her husband was with their older son at another game another place. Warrior girls beat them handily. I felt bad but not too bad! ha It was FREEZING in the gym. I thought about opening the outside doors just to get it warmer in there! Shesh!!!!

During the game Hannah had a girl on the other team land on her knee and she was crying pretty bad. I was pretty worried when JoAnna pulled her out and had her sit and flexed it, had her up walking around then sitting with ice on it. She played a little more but not much. I prayed and prayed and I know JoAnna had prayed over Hannah because that's what she does for the girls when they get hurt.

After the game I was sitting over at a table away from the girls reading Leota's garden (which I do not remember at all so it's great!) when JoAnna came over and you could tell she was shaken. She said, ' I just don't know what to do about Hannah, do I play her or rest her.' One game is not worth her really injuring her knee more. So we prayed together asking for wisdom and healing again for Hannah and peace for JoAnna. All this time Hannah sat with the girls with her leg propped up on the table with ice on her knee as they played with dice. (on the way home Hannah said when she was on the floor the other girl kicked her in the knee) I don't like players who play dirty.

One of Hannah's teammates had a knee brace in her bag so Hannah wore that the second game and played more. That seemed to help. At one point there was what we thought was a simple jump ball we we heard techincal foul on number 1 - wait that's Hannah! What the?????? I am still not clear why she had a technical foul called on her, but what happened according to Hannah when she and the other girl went for the ball they ended up on the floor and Hannah's hand was under the girls head. When she pulled her hand out the girls head went down and hit the floor, the other girl rolled over and slammed the ball on the floor. So I am still not sure what was up. Well Marion got two free throws plus the ball due to the T. Hannah was so upset! She was on the court in front of the bench talking to "Coach Jo" crying saying she needed a sub and "Coach Jo" said Hannah Sue, you are not coming out of the game you are not getting a sub, you are a much better player than this now get out there and do what you know to do. Well that did it because Hannah got a missed shot rebound and she came down the court her eyes flashing, her nostrils flaring - daring anyone to stop her and that was that. No more fear in that girl and she played like a Jr Warrior the rest of the game. AT 2 minutes left in the game the other coach was yelling at our time keeper and the ref because the clock was supposed to stop and it was running, Faith had never run the clock before and the coach whose team was down by 12 was having a hissy fit. Ref said calm down! I am trying to get this and she is new to the clock I will fix it! When the assistant coach said something and the ref  T ed him up! Ha! JoAnna looked over at me and said, payback!

The third game was a glorified practice, which was nice so the girls could run some plays at game speed which they can never really do in a practice. The other team was no competition at all . After we were done with getting T shirts for winning and taking pictures we went uptown to a pizza place with Hannah's team mate Paige, her Mom ,Kate and Kate's mom but I don't know her name. I wish I would have asked her yesterday, duh, my mind must have been just lazy because I didn't ask her anything I wished I would have after our lunch. She knew Doug she was a couple of years behind him at Regis.

Dedric and his team came in after we had ordered, to eat the pizza's they had ordered by phone. They had been at a tournament in Tipton.

Sunday evening I went to Dubuque with Dale and Marlys Starlight Carols at the Marble Chapel at Emmaus College. What beautiful music! Several songs with different arrangements it was truly wonderful! When we were waiting for the concert to start there were three girls one playing piano and the other two playing violins. We were sitting by a gal who worked in the business office who knew Mr Glock our bible study teacher from Monday nights. I was just sitting there minding my own business when a girl came and sat down in the seat in front of me and unbeknownst to me my foot was in where the bottom of the seat and the back came together like in an old movie theater (only wooden seats) oh man! It hurt so bad, I thought my big toe was broken! but Praise God when I got up this morning it did not hurt as bad but it will have a bruise! Thank you Lord, that it was not broken!!!!! On the way home we stopped in Peosta and had Dairy Queen. I was so glad to finally get home, since I almost fell asleep in the car ;)

Monday
Late night early morning today was a good day. Pretty uneventful but that's ok, I did some grocery shopping after work, got some gifts wrapped and other tasks done, now I am ready for bed!