UConn is the national champion, and Grandma is our family champion! Damon conducted the official trophy presentation this afternoon, but he forgot to notify the media so there is no photographic evidence of the presentation. But the trophy now is
We were on the edge of our seats last night as we thought Florida Atlantic was going to beat San Diego State in a tight matchup. But that was quite an exciting last-second shot to bring the victory to the
An exciting Elite Eight brought about an unusual Final Four! The remaining two No. 1 seeds (Houston and Alabama) lost within hours of each other on Saturday night. And there was much rejoicing. The remaining teams are UConn, Miami (FL)
What an unbelievable Sweet Sixteen round! For the first time ever, there will not be any No. 1 seeds in the Elite Eight. It was difficult for me to choose winners in my bracket this year because I didn’t feel
Who would have guessed that Michigan State would be the only Big Ten in the Sweet Sixteen? Well, that’s where we are as IU miserably lost their Second Round game last night. Grandma is leading the our bracket pool. Chris
What a crazy first round! For only the second time ever (and the second time in five years), a #16 seed beat a #1 seed. Unfortunately the defeated team was Purdue, although we Hoosier fans were silently happy with the
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – bracket time! Damon insists that this is his year to finally put his name on the trophy and display it in his room. But now that Avery has figured out the
Last night Damon and I attended his annual well-child checkup. Here are his current stats: Weight – 51 pounds, an increase of 3.5 pounds since last year (20th percentile)Height – 47.5 inches, an increase of 2 inches since last year
Friday is an extra special day in our family. Besides being Damon’s birthday, it is his golden birthday! 8 years old on the 8th. Per tradition, here are Damon’s answers to our annual 20 questions. Check out his previous responses.
It’s suddenly the last day of school! What an incredible year it has been for both Avery and Damon. They both grew tremendously academically and socially. And we inched a little closer to 100 percent normal schooldays. Being part of