It’s Tournament Time!


It’s Monday, but I’m stuck in a time warp because I’m at a basketball tournament in Sioux Falls, SD. Basketball tournaments do that to me. I forget what day it is, what time I’m supposed to go to bed and what I should to eat to stay a human in reasonably good shape.

So it’s Monday and thanks to the diligence of my Kindness Team, I know I’m expected to write this blog because I got a text message reminding me of the day of the week.

The problem is, I don’t feel like it. I feel like putting on face paint and maroon and gold clothing and jumping up and down — which I will do today at noon when the Northern State University Wolves take on the Moorhead State Dragons.

I don’t feel like writing. So I won’t. Instead I will show you the cute posters my kids made for today’s game. And by the way, if you need an excuse to skip something you don’t feel like doing today, just tell them you’re taking Nicole’s lead. I’m not sure if it will work, but it’s worth a shot.

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