This morning, I got up early and needed to get a gift card for the kids’ friends’ oldest sister. She’s turning 14 on Tuesday, and we were going to see her possibly today. I walked to the starbucks, after getting the okay from her mom, to get it for her. I thought I had more time, as Peyton had her basketball game at 8 am, but it was 15 minutes away and we were to show up at 745 am, and it was already 730 am on my walk back, I quickened my pace. As I was within our complex, Dave texted “I’m leaving.” Just then, the car turned the corner, and I hopped in with my coffee in hand, stuffing the envelope that I’d made with my card. We made it in time for me to do Peyton’s hair, because I left before doing that. The kids warmed up, and I got the roster all set with the scorer’s table. The game got off to a start, and the girls were hitting every part of the rim except the bottom of the net. Hope had asked her dad if she and Peyton could play on the same set of five on the court. He was only going to have the girls play a minimum amount of time, as they were going to be getting enough basketball in the afternoon, but the other team was hanging in. Peyton and Hope played much more time than expected, and in the end, the team lost 10-11. It was so close, with a shot put up by their tallest teammate with seconds to go. The girls were in good spirits, knowing they’d see each other in “a couple of hours”. They had snacks, and then everyone headed home in a hurry. Peyton ate quickly, changed, and got into her girl scout gear – her cookie shirt, vest, hat and glasses. We went to the store to sell cookies for two hours. I had lubed her up in sunblock (it was unseasonably warm, in the mid-70’s or warmer!), and she was a bit sluggish for the first hour. She did come around for the second hour, and they sold quite a few. We were relieved first, since we had arrived to our shift first. Yay for being early!
We came back home, and she finished up what food she started before cookie sales, and then changed again, this time for team #2. We picked up H and her dad, and all headed to the city together. We found parking and found the team up at the college. Since they are college courts, they are SUPER long for the girls. They played here last year, and they were winded then.
Coach asked Brandon to help him with lineups and gave him pointers as to how to keep things organized. It was a logic puzzle as some girls were coming late (without an exact amount of time HOW late), and then one, not at all. That threw him for a loop. He was strategizing, which girls could play where, and P and H were trying to get him to let them play together. He was trying to not have Peyton play at all, like reverse “daddy ball”. “Brother ball” is vindictive, and purposely put the two point guards on separate teams, so that they couldn’t feed off each other. There were a few 5 minute periods where they played together (out of 40 minutes total), but most often, they did not.
Brandon stayed on the bench for the most part, though my dad came to watch game #1, so he ran to get him some food. He didn’t stay long, as he was just leaving work to stop by briefly.
The girls had roughly an hour and a half before the next game. The first game finished at 330 pm, and the next one was 530 pm. I told H and P that if they slept, I’d give them $5. They actually tried, but there were teammates dribbling the ball around them. I thought if Peyton had five minutes of quiet time, she’d actually go to sleep. H was right there with her, telling me she’d be okay sleeping, too.
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She didn’t score at all in the first game, but with on-lookers from our other teams, cheering the team on, she turned it up to another gear. She scored 4 baskets in the final few minutes! The team finished with 16, and Peyton had half the points. H had made three baskets in the first game. They really play well together, and it shows on the court with cleaner passes, and recovery should the pass be errant. H has the most hustle in her, with lots of soccer conditioning! By the end of the second game, the girls all had rosy, pink cheeks. They were all going to sleep well tonight.
Here’s what I captured:
I thought the girls would fall asleep in the car like they had before, but nope, they were quiet initially, then super chatty and singing with Brandon.
Brandon had practice at 730 – 9pm, so we dropped him off, took H and R home, and then got poke bowls, before Dave dropped us off, then went to get Brandon. Peyton read her 30 minutes while eating dinner, while I practiced piano with her after her shower. She was just finishing up by the time the boys came home, and then Dave quickly ate and headed out to see his friend. Peyton missed a softball friendly today, but hopefully that’ll be the last thing she misses for awhile. FOMO is real.
