Our basketball game started out pretty well. Both teams were competitive. Four minutes into the game though, the tide turned as Jagger, while going for a rebound, was knocked to the ground and elbowed in the head. They stopped the game and the ATC (Certified Athletic Trainer) from Lori’s office pulled him out right away to check for a concussion. ATC’s from The Steadman Clinic all rotate through high school sports as part of their training. Anyhow she decided to keep Jag out for the entire first half to evaluate him. During this time, the other team scored 29 points! In the second half, after he was cleared to play, through various tests at half time, the other team only scored 9 points! Clearly Jag made a big difference but it was too late. He did play the entire second half and was the leading scorer on his team but our team needs to pass better and run our plays more consistently.
Our Varsity team came out to loud music and ran around the court, and the other team, in an intimidating fashion as you do when the game is on your court. We won that game 60 to 48 but it was tough with hard fouls and a dad from the visiting team was even thrown out of the gym by the refs. Before the game started, the whole gym stood for the playing of the Stars and Stripes, our National Anthem. It was like being in some Kevin Costner movie in the middle of small town America. The other team came from over 150 miles away but so did a large contingent of parents and fans to support them. It was quite the atmosphere.
One more thing, on one play Jag stole the ball, scooped it up from about 2 inches off the court and drove the length of the court for a breakaway basket. We thought he was going to try to dunk the ball, and it crossed his mind too, bet he’s never been able to do that yet. I thought with the adrenaline of the game he might just go for it. He was pushed from behind and the refs didn’t call it, so the ball rolled off the rim but his team mate who was trailing the play, put it in. Nevertheless, it was a great play and Lori and I were amazed at his ability to scoop up the ball and dribble down the court. He does have some skills!
We made it home by a little after 3:30 and it was time for him to get ready for Marcella’s surprise birthday party. Their new house, is pretty spectacular, more than you could ever imagine, as it’s one of the nicest and largest in Vail, which is saying something. Her dad is the rock star I mentioned a few weeks or a month ago. We picked Jag up about 11pm during a nice light snow fall like it was out of some movie scene. Even though their family (or dad) is World famous, you wouldn’t know it as they’re super nice and if you met them and didn’t know it, well, you wouldn’t know.
Today Lori is at the clinic for 4 hours unpacking boxes for the official start in the new digs tomorrow. The doctors are still arguing with each other over who gets which office and stuff like that. Ty has theater practice from 1 until 2:30 and I will be cleaning the house for the whole day. We’re supposed to get 2 more feet of snow by Tuesday and we already have a lot of snow! I think Ty wants to get on the mountain before theater practice.
That’s about it, time to run and get moving as it’s almost 8:30. Isn’t it nice that politics is basically over? It is time for Obama to just go away. He probably won’t though as he thinks he’s somehow above the rest of us and is the first President to now stay with his family, in Washington D.C. No President has done this as long as anyone can remember. Then you also have some de
ms that still won’t accept that Trump won and Hill lost. Again, you never saw this childish behavior from the other side when Obama won and trust me, we all were just as pissed off and disappointed. Grow up! I need to stop and change the channel as O is on tv spewing falsehoods to make himself and his legacy look good. You lost! Go away already, enough said.
It’s snowing and a bit foggy or cloudy outside. An Amber Alert just made all our phones ring as some kids must be missing again. It’s getting hard to go anywhere these days without being subjected to some potential crime or harm. Be prepared and alert where ever you are these days as there’s too many nut jobs out there. Don’t even get me started on the four black losers who kidnapped a disabled white kid and tortured him for days. It’s just sickening and I hope they rot in jail for their entire lives. Gotta love Chicago, O’s hometown, highest murder and crime rate in the Country once again in 2016, hmmm. Time to go as I’m drifting into politics and as I said before, we won!
God Bless