HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHER SCOTT

Sending my brother #3 Birthday Wishes tomorrow!!!!!

Kansas City

Here are a couple pictures from Meghan's and my Kansas City trip for another volleyball tournament.  The one of her is not the best because I took it....the other pic posted last time was by another mother with a much better camera.  Anyway, there is one of the hotel we staid at too.  It was the Hilton President hotel and very old and historic.  It has been redone and is very nice except the elevators are very tiny.  Oh and the windows opened to let in the nice breeze! We had a good time but didn't win any games.  It was chilly too but sunny.  Now she is off to Washington DC for the 8th grade trip.  I have to have her at the airport at 5:00 a.m. Tuesday and she will be coming home late Friday afternoon.  Then we are off to another volleyball tournament.

Easter at Jackie's and Art's

Mother

Gail and Thomas

Judy and Marshall

Rhoda, Jackie and Doris

Marshall and Diane

Big South, Atlanta

Meghan had a big volleyball tournament in Atlanta this past weekend.  They played Friday, Saturday and Sunday (3-games each day).  It was hugh!  Imagine about 130+ courts, 4 teams per court, about 10 players per team, usually 2-coaches per team, and at least 1 (maybe average of 2+) family members per player.  We stayed in downtown Atlanta & walked each day to the World Congress Center (about a mile 1 way).  Meghan's team had a rough start but they finished strong qne won the last 4 matches. It was a stressful weekend.  Sunday was single elmination.  They played at 10:00 and won so they played at 1:00 and won and then had to play at 2:00 (which by then everything was running 30-minutes behind).  So we won & finished about 3:30, ran back to the hotel to pick up our luggage, got a taxi van with 2 other girls/mothers, and got to the airport in time to check a bag, get thru security AND have a nice relaxing meal & an adult beverage (for the mom's) in time to catch our 5:49 flight home. 

I have learned a couple lessons:  1) pack lighter and don't check my bag (this will be hard); 2) go with the flow and don't get stressed (this will be harder).

Meghan is a great volleyball player and a wonderful girl.  Yes....I'm saying that as her mother so I'm biased.  I was very proud of her this weekend, not only for the way she played but for the way she handled the whole weekend.