Cheering me and mom on , as always was Grampy and Gram Shattuck and Trudy . The absence of Grampy P was felt , as he has been there in the past . It was a good event for mom and me and Grampy P would have been proud of Becky .

Question: Why may the narrator have performed better than normal at the event ?
The narrator was looking to do well in front of Grampy and Gram Shattuck .