Saturday we came home from Winterfest. We left for Winterfest yesterday. We arrived in Oakbrook(?) at about 6:00 and went directly to Panera Bread. I had the you pick two Sierra turkey sandwich with the creamy tomato soup in a bread bowl. Dad left to check us into the hotel while the rest of us finished eating (we took the car and the van). I was really glad that he checked in before the rest of us arrived, because what usually happens it Dad parks the van in the unloading lane, we all jump out and then stand in the lobby looking silly and definitely out of place with all the college students while Dad stands in line for fifteen minutes or so waiting for our room key. This time, however, we were able to all take our stuff and go right up to our rooms. After we brought enough stuff for (almost) a week up, we pretty much just watched t.v. until bedtime. Nobody got very much sleep because nobody conceded to sleeping on the floor. Julia slept in a pack n' play, but everybody else slept in four full (no pun originally intended!) beds. Needless to say, the little sleep I did get wasn't very deep. I also punched the headboard in the middle of the night and drew blood. It really wasn't very bad though. In the morning we went swimming. For lunch we had Little Caesar's pizza.

We (as in everyone except Dad, Katherine, Anna, Mary Ann, and Kristian) went right to the basketball game from Winterfest. Unfortunately, we lost again. By 29 points. However, we keep getting better. For some reason, I was wondering how that was possible, until Mom pointed out that the other team is getting better too. Duh..... I shot approximately four times during the game and made one easy lay-up. I think I got about four rebounds and I blocked at least one pass forcing a turnover. My guy tried to pass it to a teammate and I got a finger on it. Consequently, the desired recipient had to reach for the ball and essentially knocked it out of bounds. I'm still holding out hope that we can win the next 6 games and have a winning record....