Put an "X" in the "W" column, people!!!!

Roy's girls played in the Saratoga Tournament tonight. They played Bradley's girls. I was a little nervous about the game because Ashdown has had....um, how shall we put this.......a run of bad luck? Bless their hearts - they play sooooo hard and have ended up losing all of their conference games by 4 or 5 points. The Backus household needed a "W" tonight!

BUT - with every good comes the bad......because they won tonight, they will play Nashville in the Saratoga tournament on Thursday night and then turn right around and play them in a conference game in Ashdown on Friday night. UGH! Roy hates hates hates losing to Nashville.......watch for updates on the games on Thursday or Friday.......or Saturday if it's really bad! LOL

Coach Backus hosts the Team......with one day notice!

Roy greets me yesterday with a message - oh yeah - I forgot to tell you that the basketball girls are coming over tomorrow to eat hamburgers and hot dogs. Of course - I'm like - excuse me? Tomorrow? My house is a wreck and I really planned to spend my Saturday getting ready to go back to school on Monday. BUT - I've learned that it's easier to just go with the flow and enjoy whatever life brings......We really enjoyed having them. Here are some pictures from today.......

Roy with some of the girls and Coach Welchell, his assistant coach.

Always have to have a goofy picture with the serious.....(duplicate that I can't get to delete)

Nicole (above) and Shaniqua (below) on the four-wheeler with no brakes........

Jerica signs with UA Monticello

Coach Backus, Jerica and Debra Hubbard

Proud Momma and Daddy
all of the basketball girls

Senior Night

Last night was Senior Night and the last home game for these five girls. L-R: Jamie Fleming, Shavonna Latson, Brittany "Peanut" Alexander, Coach Backus, Jerica Hubbard and Whitney Owens. They are all absolutely precious to us and we will miss them as if they were our own kids! Good luck to all five of them and our prayer is that they will continue to be sweet young ladies that we have grown to love and that they will fulfill all of their dreams and aspirations!

WE WON!!!!

Go Pantherettes!!!!

What a win vs. DeQueen!!!! Way to go Ladies!!!

It was another loss!

Last night, Ashdown's girls played Nashville's girls - always a big game. Although we were leading at half time, Nashville came back and won the game! To say that my husband hates to lose would be an understatement.....a HUGE understatement. He's trying to do better about not taking it out on us at home, though and he's doing a tremendous job! We love him, win or lose!!

Ms. Rylee Grace got to stay with her Nan because her Bec Bec was playing Bunco. Nan was upset because Ms. Rylee Grace went to sleep at 6:00 and did not wake up until I got there to pick her up. Of course, I was worried that she would be messed up in her most important schedule of sleeping all night. WRONG! She went back to sleep when we got home and slept until 7:30 this morning.

It IS a wonderful life!