Weekly Email

Hi Mom and Dad,

It's been a few weeks.  With the men's retreat and being on call over the president's day weekend I just didn't get my emails written.

I'm still gutted over the outcome of the big game yesterday.  I saw the tail end of the Arizona game.  They hung on against UCLA.  We had Jeff and Teri Markland over to watch the game.  Jeff M. usually has the Super Bowl party and makes amazing wings.  We invited him over to show us the secret recipe.  So we made a big ole pile of buffalo, lemon pepper and parmesan garlic wings.  They were so good.  Then we watched the game - it went well for a while.  Up by 19 pts. in the second half.  How did Mizzou manage to lose that game??  To add insult to injury, we were watching the game a little delayed on DVR and ran out of recording with 9 seconds left in overtime.  We missed the final to KU free throws to go up by 1 and the no-shot by Dixon/Denmon at the very end :-(  Oh well - you win some you lose some.  That surely knocks Missouri out as a #1 seed in the NCAA tourney.

Fiddler on the Roof was great.  Those kids work so hard and put on a good show.  Theresa went for Thursday opening night. And again with Chloe and I on Friday night.  The show ran for 1hr15min straight without an intermission.  There was a big cast party on Friday night that went 'til 11pm.  I think Theresa ordered the DVD of the show that we can share with you when we get it.  Megan also had a volleyball game on Friday afternoon before the play.  She made it back just before the show.  Unfortunately they lost the game :-( They won their first match last week so they are 1-1.

We watched "The Ides of March" last night and are watching "Mr. Popper's Penguins" right now.  Both are pretty good.  We also have the red carpet and the Oscars taping for later tonight with nacho dinner.

Megan has a big project due of Friday - historical events that happened on the day she was born - July 17th.  Wild Bill Hickok killed John Kyle in Hays Kansas in 1869.  The Spanish-American war ended in Cuba after Roosevelt's rough-riders won San Juan and Kettle Hill battles in 1898.  The Royal Family changed their name to Windsor in 1917.  Disneyland opened in 1955.  Apollo-Soyuz docked in 1975.

And that's the way it was....

luv u,

Jeff