Sal was better on Friday night and begged to go to basketball on Saturday. We got up at insane o'clock and got to Oak Lawn by 7:30 a.m. As they started to warm up Sal started crying. The coaches weren't there and a parent had taken over at the basket and had evidently said something to Sal. Ohhhhh - we WILL have words about *that*. So when the coaches walked in Sal was ALL smiles. We lost the first game by one point. God, they played well! The other team had absolutely no visible handicaps - nothing like our team - but we stayed within 2 points of them the whole game!
The second game wasn't as close and it was a team we had beaten before. I think we were all tired and just not into playing. Our guys are so much more physically handicapped then a lot of teams - but they did well, really well.
Our last game was at 11:30 and then we headed home. Because there aren't enough teams from this area - our team has been invited to the Special Olympics in Bloomington in March. Bill and I are both vacillating on if we want to go or not.
Saturday night Bill and Sal went out to a daddy/daughter dance. We had to talk pretty hard to get Sal into a nice pair of slacks and shirt and then I put her necklace on that she got from Susie in remembrance of "her" Sally. But she looked SO nice. She even let me curl her hair. Bill said they had a really nice time and Sally danced with him and had a great time. Plus her buddy Liv was there with Uncle Eric. So she had a really fun evening.
Jack - not so much. Man, he's a booger sometimes. I realize now we should have planned something for me and him to do - like a movie or something. But that boy sure can suck the fun right out of life. He'll be lucky to live till his next birthday, the way he's going lately.
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