I celebrated my birthday at school with donuts on the 18th because of Valentine's Day and all the days off. Our Valentine's parties were actually canceled because of snow.
I had a great parent teacher conference. Mr. Higgins said I have made a lot of growth and he is recommending me for honors math. I think I am ready for middle school-I just need to know where I am attending!
I have had a lot of volleyball practices and did some extra clinics when they were offered. One of them was with 13 years old, and I was really intimidated by one of them! We had two tournaments this month. The first one was in Lawrence Kansas. We went and visited Jill and I got to meet Ale! It was amazing! He licked my face so much that I couldn't move it after it dried! I had Fazoli's lasagna and it is now my favorite restaurant. The volleyball tournament was really rough though. Our coach Libby was called away to coach another team and we only had Bob. We did not play our best and he was really angry with us. I'm not sure our team ever got over that. We only won one set that whole day. We had our last tournament in Parkville and we also only won one set. Our season came to an abrupt end due to the cancellation of all volleyball because of the Coronavirus. We were supposed to have regionals and qualifiers-the two biggest tournaments, and our team just started to play better. We never got to do a team picture or even say good-bye to each other.
So many other things have been canceled because of the Coronavirus-our school choir, Honors choir, the other volleyball league were were going to be in, and now school! I have been really interested in the talk of the virus and have asked a lot of questions. So far, I am not scared. I am excited about school being canceled. It is hard for Mom to believe that this is how my elementary school years are ending.
Before everything closed, I got to celebrate Taylor's birthday with her! We were supposed to do it at a tournament, but it was canceled. We had so much fun though! We went out to eat at Madison's, I spent the night at her house. The next day, we painted pottery, ate frozen yogurt, went out to lunch, and got a manicure! I think I am hooked on them because of the hand massage! I really enjoyed the day and Taylor is quickly becoming one of my best friends!
Our last day of "outings" were a bridal shower for my mom's cousin's daughter Rachel. It was awkward for me because I really didn't know anyone. We then went to Jacob's birthday party and headed home early. It was weird to not have Nana Arden and Papa Rodney there, and to not hug anyone. It is hard telling what the near future will bring, but I hope to make the most of it!
Reading our biographies at the Murder Mystery party
