Our boys were both members of the band program at the high school, and on this particular day the band was to visit the local junior high schools to recruit members for the next year. We found out later from some of the other band students that Curtis had had a very fun day, laughing and joking his way   through the tour of the junior highs. My wife picked up the boys after school that day because Curtis had an appointment at the doctor's to get his allergy shots. Curtis had also made plans to attend a basketball playoff game at the high school that evening. He asked his mom if he could go. At first, she said no because it was a school night, but when Curtis reminded her that there was no school the next day due to Lincoln's birthday holiday, she told him she thought it would be all right to go. They discussed who else was going and how they would get to the game. Curtis said that the neighbors would drive them to the game, but that we might have to take him if he didn't get out of the doctor's office in time to go with them, and that we would probably have to pick them up after the game.