8:37 a.m. - Yesterday was a long day. The games at Orion were horrendous. I just don't understand why some girls basketball players feel the need to fall down intentionally in order to perhaps draw a foul or gain sympathy or just to seem like they are giving an effort. I don't get it, but I do know that they hurt themselves and others. In one situation, the Orion girl literally gave herself a concussion. In the other situation, a different girl took out two of her opponents by falling down which resulted in me calling a travel. Stay on your feet girls! After that show, I traveled to Aledo to work the third-fourth place game of the Lincoln Trail Conference Boys Tournament. The game went fine up until the final .6 seconds of the game - .6! Annawan's best player is shooting his second free throw, while Annawan is up 3. The shot looks good...I'm not really paying attention because I'm tired and for all practical purposes, the game is over. The player goes running into the lane before the ball gets to the rim. Before I even process what happens, Wethersfield gets the ball, passes it in, time runs off, and the game is over. What the hell just happened? Well, the Wethersfield coach saw what happened, and he yelled at me - deservedly so. That was a lesson for me...the game isn't over, until it's over. I talked to the Annawan coach after the game, and he even said "it was bad." Geez, Louise, give me a break. Stay at the free throw line, make the shot to go up four, and don't cause me grief with .6 seconds left!
Today I'm hoping for a quiet day. I need to get a few things done, but all are reasonable and doable and still can encompass a quiet day. I need to go to the bank and deposit some officiating checks; I need to get a haircut; I need to pick up some things at the grocery store; I need to finish my book; I need to visit mom and dad and get some hay down for the horses; I need to clean my car and get my officiating clothes back in; and I may change the water in the hot tub. And I'd like to do all of that and get back to watch Illinois basketball at 5:30 p.m. That's not really a bad day if I can pull it off.
Things for School
- Feb. 7 SPED meeting for JM
Things to do
- write a letter to Chase and mail - 2/4
- for professional development principal academy training
- complete #3000 (June 17, 2024) register by 6/10
- complete #1865 (June 13, 2024) register by 6/6
- March 25 - Colonoscopy appointment at Digestive Disease Specialists - 309-601-2800 Stacey 309-601-2901
- For Summer Camping Adventure
- get camper wheels inspected at Mutual Wheel
- get truck inspected at Slayden's
- purchase national park pass
- purchase car pass for the days we are staying at Glacier (vehicle registration ticket)
February
5 - GBK at MonRose - 5:30 p.m. with Marcus and Tony
Tony drives - leave Marcus’s house at 4:15 p.m.
6 - BBK at A-Town - 6:00 p.m.. with Marcus and Kraig McPeek
Marcus drives - leave Marcus’s house at 4:15, Kraig?
7 - GBK at Wethersfield - 5:30 p.m. with Marcus and Tony
Jay drives - leave after school, pick up Marcus and Tony at Tony’s office
8 - GBK at Rock Island - 7:00 p.m. with Marcus and Shawn
Marcus drives - pick up Jay/Shawn - TBA 5:15? location?
9 - BBK at AlWood - 6 p.m. with Marcus and Braeden
Jay drives - pick up Marcus at 4:45 at Aledo WalMart
10 - Girls regionals begin - TBA pending game assignments and availability…possibly at least at EP
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