ranchwife
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good morning, all!!! Figured I had better get this posted before I check the cows one more time before heading off to bed!!
Spent the afternoon and evening watching our Ennis High school boys and girls basketball teams lose in loser-out action in Belgrade!! The boys went completely winless this year, but they are a very young team and the next 2 years will be interesting!
My daughter ("Gus") played all but a few minutes of the Ennis game against Manhattan!! Darned good game and they kept it close til they got into foul trouble in the last few minutes!! My heart came to my throat however, when in the 3rd quarter, Gus collided in mid-air with another player!! Even the folks in the nosebleed sections of the bleachers could hear the sound of their skulls colliding..... :shock: My Gus lay very still for one heart-stopping moment at which I found myself tearing out of my seat....then she stood up and told the coach "no, I am fine....do NOT take me out...let me stay in!!!"....and that was exactly what she did...she did not cry...she did not whine...she stayed in and scored and stole the ball a few more times just for good measure!! The tears stayed in check til the girls got onto the bus for the long drive home....then, she cried "for the seniors who just played their last game...should have won this one for them if for noone else"...what memories she will have now!! Yes, I sure am proud of her!!! Will post a few pictures tomorrow when she has recovered enough to help her computer illiterate mama!! Til then, I will be waking her every few hours, just to make sure she did not give herself too much of a head injury!!
Spent the afternoon and evening watching our Ennis High school boys and girls basketball teams lose in loser-out action in Belgrade!! The boys went completely winless this year, but they are a very young team and the next 2 years will be interesting!
My daughter ("Gus") played all but a few minutes of the Ennis game against Manhattan!! Darned good game and they kept it close til they got into foul trouble in the last few minutes!! My heart came to my throat however, when in the 3rd quarter, Gus collided in mid-air with another player!! Even the folks in the nosebleed sections of the bleachers could hear the sound of their skulls colliding..... :shock: My Gus lay very still for one heart-stopping moment at which I found myself tearing out of my seat....then she stood up and told the coach "no, I am fine....do NOT take me out...let me stay in!!!"....and that was exactly what she did...she did not cry...she did not whine...she stayed in and scored and stole the ball a few more times just for good measure!! The tears stayed in check til the girls got onto the bus for the long drive home....then, she cried "for the seniors who just played their last game...should have won this one for them if for noone else"...what memories she will have now!! Yes, I sure am proud of her!!! Will post a few pictures tomorrow when she has recovered enough to help her computer illiterate mama!! Til then, I will be waking her every few hours, just to make sure she did not give herself too much of a head injury!!