Ok here is what I need to finish the family reunion scrapbook hopefully before the next one so you can all enjoy it at mom's. Joe and Kati, I need a family picture of you right after the twins were born so that it is close to July because you weren't there and I would like a page of what was going on in your life. Jeff and Kristen I need a family picture as well emailed to me. Thank you all and hope life is treating you all well.

Issues

a member showed me this and i thought i would share

Pretty Cool!

3 Minutes of "The Duke"

Thank Kristen's brother Dallan for this one, but I liked it.

The results are in, and with a 2-point victory by Duke, (picked only by Weston), the final scores are:

Option 1
42-Kim
39-Kati
38-Jolyn, Weston
37-Christy
36-Joe Buck, Tamara, Kristen, Jeff
33-Marshall, Val
32-Rem, Kirk
29-Joe
26-Ian

Option 2
65-Kim, Weston
61-Jolyn
58-Kristen, Jeff
57-Kati
55-Joe Buck
54-Rem
51-Marshall, Tamara
49-Christy
47-Val
45-Kirk, Ian
37-Joe

So, congrats to Kim (for the second time in 3 years) and Weston for his first time on the winning podium.
Until next year...

There are some cute pictures on my blog if you want to see them. I thought I would tell you because I update it so rarely that when you go you usually see the same thing but it will now be different.

Down to the Final Four!

Okay, only four teams left until the championship. Best pick of the last round: Kim with Butler over Kansas State. Those with their chosen champion still left in it: Ian (Butler), Kristen, Rem, and Weston. I may not update things until after the finals because most people's teams are now out, we'll see. Here are the standings now:

Option 1
42-Kim
39-Kati
38-Jolyn
37-Christy
36-Joe Buck, Tamara, Kristen, Jeff, Weston
33-Marshall, Val
32-Rem, Kirk
29-Joe
25-Ian

Option 2
65-Kim
61-Jolyn
58-Kristen, Jeff
57-Kati
55-Joe Buck
54-Rem, Weston
51-Marshall, Tamara
49-Christy
47-Val
45-Kirk
40-Ian
37-Joe

Good luck to those with teams still in it!

Round 3 Scores

Best pick of the round... Kim with Butler over Syracuse. Here they are:

Option 1
40-Kim
38-Kati
37-Christy, Jolyn
36-Tams
35-Joe Buck, Weston
34-Jeff, Kristen
32-Kirk, Val, Marshall
30-Rem
29-Joe
23-Ian

Option 2
57-Jolyn,Kim
53-Kati
51-Joe Buck, Tamara
50-Kristen, Jeff, Weston
49-Christy
47-Marshall
46-Rem
45-Kirk
43-Val
37-Joe
32-Ian (who also picked Butler, but over FSU)

Until Sunday updates...

Round 2 Scores

We are down to 16 teams left, meaning there are two rounds done.
The winner of this last round was... Jolyn with 12 of the 16 games guessed correctly.
Best pick of the round... Kim picking St Mary's over Villanova (She also got old dominion, washington, and murray state upsets right in the first round)
Here are the updated scores, and we begin to see some separation:

Option 1 (Total # Correct)
37-Kim
36-Christy
35-Kati
35-Tamara
33-Jolyn
32-Joe Buck, Weston
30-Jeff, Val, Kristen
29-Marshall, Kirk
28-Joe
26-Rem
21-Ian

Option 2 (Graduated points)
48-Kim
46-Christy
45-Tamara, Jolyn
44-Kati
42-Joe Buck
41-Weston
38-Marshall, Jeff, Kristen
37-Val
36-Kirk
34-Rem, Joe
26-Ian

Who will win? Stay tuned until new scores posted Friday night.

Round 1 Scores

Okay, same as last year: two options: 1 is the total number of correct choices, and in 2 you get more points for later rounds you got correct. On Round one, both options have the same scores, and here they are:

26-Kim, Kati, Christy
23-Tamara, Val, Weston
22-Kristen, Kirk, Joe Buck, Jeff, Joe
21-Jolyn
20-Marshall
18-Rem
16-Ian

Good luck to you all in round 2!

optimistic

I did not pick BYU to win the 1st round game this year--not as a lack of faith, but superstition. They have lost every game that I have watched, and every game that I have picked them to win. Therefore, I thought it might be best, for the team, if I picked Florida. Right now, it looks like my plan worked. 8 minutes left, BYU is dominating.

It's That Time of Year... No, Not Christmas

Okay, Everyone print out the bracket and email it to me, or email me your predictions for each round. Kim won the first year, dad the second. Who will take the crown this year?
The first picture is what the bracket looks like, but the second one (sideways) prints better on the page. Just click on the second picture and after it pulls up the picture, right-click and hit print. Remember that it is much more fun when everyone plays.
Also, make sure you pick a winner for the game on the middle-right of the page (Arkansas-PB vs Winthrop) as that is a play-in game for Duke.
Emily will give a kiss to the winner (I know she's not a vixen like Maid Marion but...)

Canning Butter for your food storage

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Hey just letting everyone know that I just put some pictures on my blog so feel free to look. Hope all is well with the family. We are getting a little warmer around here after the four inches of snow that we got (and the entire city shut down). It is funny to think about everything shutting down for a few inches of snow but they aren't used to it around here so don't have the equipment to help with the roads and the ice. Anyway just plugging along and we did find out that we are having a boy for those of you who don't know yet. Love you all!!

....I'm dumb...

the posts are in reverse order, so hopefully you still get those feel good sensations, even if you have to read them like a person of an oriental nature. don't worry, it doesn't make you a communist... i checked to make sure.