Oklahoma City- where the streets have no names!

Trust me.... I'm not comparing OKC to heaven. The streets really don't have names there. How many numbered streets can they have? Just changing the directions in front of it doesn't make it less confusing -NW 23rd, SW 23rd grrrrr.... I had someone driving all over Oklahoma City looking for a gym on 36th before we realized they were talking about Edmond!! I thought of several bumper stickers while we rode around the city-

Did I just blow out a tire or am I driving in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma- where merge does not exist!

I've just blown in from Oklahoma

I paid toll for this?

Colton's 10 and under basketball team

I have been in OKC for the last week for one of the largest homeschool basketball tournaments in the nation. They had over 300 teams participating which means a little over 3000 players, when you add all the family for those players (and these are typical homeschool families) you have between 15,000- 20,0000 people descending on Oklahoma for the week. This was our 8th year to attend and one of the most exciting. Colton played on the 10 and under team for the first time, Heather's team (coached by Chris) battled their way into 6A with a miracle shot at the buzzer that put them into overtime which they then won by 5 points. 6A consists of the top 8 teams in the nation. Caleb's 12 and under team was undefeated and won the whole thing- a 6A National Championship. Caleb won a Christian Character award.

Caleb's team getting the "gold ball"

Here is a link to a great NY Times article on the tournament.



http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/16/sports/16homeschool.html?ex=1206244800&en=eef2f54b52fd0a32&ei=5070&emc=eta1



The highlight of the week was on Wednesday night when they had the first ever Showcase- a time to show off the best talent in the homeschool community. Our own Heather was chosen out of over 400 girls to play in the All-Star game. The 5000 seat gym at SNU was overflowing and Heather was nervous but she played great and got the attention of a recruiter - this has been a pretty big thing around our home and has caused us to make some major changes for the upcoming year.

Heather getting a kiss from her Papa at the Showcase

Before the start of Caleb's championship game we stopped and watched the kite surfers at Lake Hefner. The kids were thrilled at the sight and Colton wanted to try it right then and there.

"That's why God made wind!"- Colton

We came home exhausted and without voices but after 3 straight days of sleeping we are recovering. We are also not taking our smooth, well lit roads for granted ever again.