Eli and Laila

Friday night was a contrast to Wednesday. The gym had been packed on Wednesday, but few were in attendance last night. Pete, who's a freshman at nearby Loyola University, came in but he was gone after an hour or so. Carla and Deb came in, but that was it.

Steve brought Eli with him when he came in. Little Eli kept wanting to pick up the medicine balls, and he was a bit frustrated when he couldn't move the heaviest ones. He did manage to pick up a couple of them, which surprised me.

Barry stopped in with his daughter Laila, who's about the same age as Eli. I hadn't seen Laila since she was an infant. I was surprised to see she had become a tall girl for her age. Barry had taken her to the Daddy/Daughter Valentine's Day dance that's held every year in the the fieldhouse. The little girl was pretty in pink. I asked Barry if he was planning to go to an upcoming coaches' clinic that is happening on March 8th, and he said he was. Steve was thinking that he may not go. After all, he won't be coaching for awhile once he starts his new professor's job in July. The location of the coaches' clinic hasn't been announced, but the last few times, it was out in Harvey, IL.

Jordan didn't show up again. Steve told Barry he compared Jordan to how JJ was when he first started coming to the adult's gym. I'd like to think JJ wasn't that bad.

Eli became fussy, probably because the toddler had become tired. Steve opted to leave early to take him home, and I stayed behind with Carla and Deb to close up the gym.