March Madness has arrived

This year March Madness has a completely new meaning in our family. Usually March Madness is associated solely with the NCAA Basketball tournament. Not this year, my youngest brother, A Division III Assistant Basketball Coach, and his lovely wife welcomed the arrival of their first child, Grace Ann, to the world early in the month of March.
Another of my brothers and his lovely wife celebrated the arrival of their granddaughter, Gabriella, within the last week. My sister and my brother in law celebrated the 18th birthday of their son, my nephew. (I was there the day he arrived and still can’t believe that much time has elapsed.) Duncan Hines and the Great American Cookie Company will be able to achieve their future P&L’s this month each year with the contributions from the family.

What a great family time! We can’t wait to meet all of the newest additions to the family. The pictures are beautiful.

On the basketball side of the house the last week has been very interesting. All of the planned first seeds in the NCAA tournament have lost. Pitt, North Carolina, Oklahoma, all dropped games in their conference tournaments, oops! This year’s tournament should be lots of fun. This will also be a tough week. There are over 364 Division I basketball teams. Two Hundred and ninety nine of the basketball teams will be on the outside of the event looking in. It should be fun. Time to develop the brackets. Let the basketball madness commence.

Happy Birthday Boodles

Happy Birthday to you.

In the winter snows with Maria. The friends that do spend the nights, soda and whales.

Ms. Rock band hair. When she saw David Cook, the American Idol, winner and Randy Jackson.

With her friend Kennedy. Two of Charlie's Angels.

At age 2 1/2. The intense look with her dad before she was the flower girl in a wedding.

Becca the multi sport athlete. Gymnastics, Soccer, Cheerleading. She is competitive at every sport, game or even a staring contest.

Here she is at her 9th birthday party at the Flip shop.

It's the surfer girl. She is also a great student, avid reader, and a lover of music and her computer time.

Yep, eleven years ago today in St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, Miss Rebecca A. Wilson came into the world. My world is better because she is here.

This little lady is 5

Today is a special day in our house. Below is the arrival of the youngest member of our family five years ago today. Here is how our Princess arrived.

This is the picture that appeared on the cake of the five year old. We celebrated this evening with cards, gifts, cake and candles.

Tomorrow is also the first day of school for this lady. Happy Birthday, beautiful.

Happy Birthday!

I have hijacked Busy Dad's blog to leave him this photo card from his children. Please leave him your Birthday Wishes!!

Happy Birthday honey! I love you!!

There is a Teenager in My House

I can't believe it. The young lady in the picture is a teenager. Its not that she can't handle it. I'm the one who is having to believe that many years ago this little tiny thing joined us at 2:47 p.m. in the hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.

Happy B-day Sweety.

The Birthday of Dr. Seuss - Literary Genius

Oh! on this day back many years
there was a genius born to us heres,
his cat and his hat did a many of us read,
for green eggs and ham did we beg and plead. (Sorry, I had to try)

That is where I will stop on this great and wonderful day as we celebrate the birth of Dr. Seuss. The inventor, author, of The Cat In The Hat.

On March 2, 1904, Theordor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Mass. Isn't that great. He attended Dartmouth College then went on to Oxford University.

His most famous book, and my all time favorite, The Cat in the Hat was in response to a challenge from a friend who said the good Doctor couldn't write a book with less than 50 words. He not only achieved his goal but sold millions of them.