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We
knew it was going to start sooner or later. Yes, Mitchell's big
news is that he has lost his first tooth! It was just a coincidence
that it came out while he was eating some of Robin's homemade bread.
(The bread was good, but the tooth was already loose.) And yes,
he excitedly put the tooth in a special pouch and placed it under
his pillow. Fortunately, the Tooth Fairy was aware of the situation
and arrived right on schedule, leaving a gold coin, a dollar, and
some gold "dust".
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that strange time of year -- Christmas, New Year's and Mitchell's
birthday are behind us. The weather has just been plain cold...no
fun snow. So, we have to make some fun! Mitchell's birthday
party was great -- a swimming party at the Faith Community Center.
We had a nice visit from Steve, Mary Luz and Nicole Perry from Oklahoma
City. Gracie came to spend the night and "campout" with
us. And Mitchell played in his first organized sport - a basketball
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Allen's good friend Steve Perry and his family
were back in West Lafayette for a visit |
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Mitchell blows out the candles on his
SpongeBob cake while his buddies look on |
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Gracie Pearson spent the night and was able
to experience one of Mitchell's "campouts" |
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Mitchell warms up with a few shots
before the basketball game at the YWCA |
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took about a month and a half off here after the holidays. I had my
sixth birthday, discovered Ben 10, lost a tooth. You know, important
stuff. But the sports world marches on, even during the slowest time
of the year. Kurt Warner and the Cardinals made it to the Super Bowl
(don't forget that I told you here that it could happen!) and came
close to winning it. NCAA men's basketball keeps marching toward the
Big Dance with only one dominant team (North Carolina, and they are
only ranked #4). The Purdue men's team keeps us on an emotional roller-
coaster with all their injuries, looking like a Final Four team one
week and losing to Michigan the next. Oh, and Tom Brady married his
girlfriend, Gisele Bundchen! |
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John Smoltz is now on the Red Sox team
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Speaking
of the Patriots... it was interesting watching the fickle media
do another 180 and suddenly be sympathetic towards New England last
season. Given no chance whatsoever with Brady out, Matt Cassel proved
his worth and led the team to an amazing record of 11-5. Suddenly,
the media cried out how unfair it was that FOUR teams with worse
records were in the playoffs and the Patriots were not. Just a year
before they were ready to put an asterisk next to their record because
of one videotape.
And, so, we are now in Spring Training, getting ready for another
exciting season of Red Sox baseball. Coco Crisp and Curt Schilling
are gone. Brad Penny and John Smoltz are now Red Sox. If we can
just get Big Papi healthy! I need to find a way to swing a trip
to Boston this year.
That's it for this week. Check back next week for more hard-hitting
sports commentary!
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02/28/2009 |
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