Somehow I thought it was a good idea to leave Jake in charge of Reece and Drew while I attended Morgan’s Olathe Northwest basketball banquet this week.  Several calls from home and multiple text messages later, I was regretting my choice.  Nothing a little bribery couldn’t fix (double cheeseburgers and frosty’s from Wendy’s)!

This is actually my first high school sports banquet and I wish someone would have given me a heads up to bring a box of kleenex.  I had been told by multiple people before the season that the ladies head basketball coach was nothing short of amazing.  They were right.  As it turns out, every word he speaks is enlightening and he was tearing up 5 minutes into the banquet thinking about his senior girls.  Shortly after our meal, each senior had written a letter to her parents and read it aloud.  I don’t see how there was a dry eye in the place!  I, for one, was a mess, and these girls were perfect strangers to me!  Imagine how I will be when my own kids actually are seniors!  I’m scared of how I might behave and no doubt I will be an embarrassment to them.  Guys, this is your first warning!  Thankfully I still have some time to pull it together.Despite the fact that Morgan didn’t even show up to the first day of tryouts and was coerced to play by the coaches, she had a successful and fun season!  We absolutely loved watching her play.  MoMo, you should be so proud of yourself.  You handled this high school sport, that you were unsure of, with grace and determination and impressed all of us!You moved right into a week of soccer tryouts, a new season awaits, and we are once again excited to see how you grow in your 3rd high school sport.  You are the most fantastic freshman…you go girl!