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Posted on Sunday, November 04, 2018
Stacey's Indiana Birthday
We went to Daleville Tuesday. Turned the water on and the heat up then
relaxed the rest of the day. Linda made several trips to visit with her
Mom, Stacey went most of the times and I went Friday. We visited about
two and a half hours with Reba. It was good to see her doing so well.
Saturday
was Stacey's Birthday. Linda K & Imon came over to the Daleville house
and they gave her a birthday card. Gay & Uncle Bub stopped and we all
drove to Denny's for breakfast. While we were waiting on our food, Brent
called with Julie & Kyle chiming in with Happy Birthday wishes on
speaker phone. After breakfast we stopped and bought an old stereo at
the "ReSale" store. Linda & Stacey visited with Nana once more. At 5 PM
we left for the Pacer game in Indy. The Garmin GPS took us right to our
regular parking lot, we walked in, they scanned our tickets, then the
girls headed to the gift shop. I made a pit stop and headed to the
seats. IMO - Great seats! Stacey and Linda joined me just before tip off
with popcorn and drinks. The Pacers jumped out to a 10 point lead, but
immediately lost it and were down 8-9 points. Tough defense and extreme
quickness on both teams.
At
halftime, the game was tied, 45 all. Stacey was happy the Pacers had
caught back up to the Celtics. Each team had a tough defensive player
guarding the other teams' star. So, the teams were battling on the
boards for those second shots. Good game, tied several times.
Victor
Olidepo won the game for the Pacers. He hit 4 free throws and a three
pointer. The 3 point shot came while they were 2 points behind the
Celtics and only three and a half seconds left in the game. Boston tried
to toss the ball in from the center court line, but Victor stole the
incoming pass. Pacers won 102-101. The place went wild from the bottom
to the top of the Field House with a roar that filled the place after
Victor hit that 3 pointer till a couple minutes after the final horn. We
loved it! We left the game, walking with the crowd and it was still
buzzing, everyone talking about how it ended. Back towards Daleville,
stopping at Steak n Shake for sandwiches.
Sunday morning, we set the
clocks back 1 hour, then packed up and headed to King Fish for lunch on
the patio. Then on home to the farm.
Posted on Monday, November 26, 2018
Julie On Basket Ball Team
Kyle & Julie went to Daleville with us a few times over the summer and
at holidays. During those times we've went to a parking lot and played
basket ball. Recently, Julie tried out for the 7th grade Edmonson County
girls' basket ball team. She is a sixth grade student, but made it on
the team. As the season moved along, she wasn't getting much playing
time, but I could see improvements in her endurance and skills from just
the team's practice time.
So,
Monday evening, after driving home from Daleville, Stacey & I went to
watch Julie play the 7th grade's final season game. When we arrived, the
game had just started 30 seconds earlier and Julie was in the game
playing. She was now a 'starter'? We sat down with Brent and watched.
The coach took her out a couple times during the game, but she played
3/4's of the game. Julie got a few rebounds ,some tie ups and stole a
pass or two during the game. Edmonson lost the game, they all slapped
hands and after a locker room talk, Julie came up to where we were
setting on the bleachers. She was still hyped up about her playing time
and told me that a few of the girls had been disciplined by the coaches
and were not allowed to play. I told her that was what happens when
players mess up and she would have to keep her nose clean if she wanted
to play. We talked about how she played and what to do next time she has
a game. When Stacey & I walked outside with the kids & Brent we
discovered it was spitting snow. I unlocked our car and we headed for
the farm. The snow turned to a mist on the way home.
