"Wii"re in March Madness!

Luckily - or rather unluckily - Lad is finally done with basketball. Being the basketball announcer for BYU-Hawaii, he's pretty busy throughout the season which usually begins in November and ends with the Madness in March. This year, the team was really good and were in line to go to the championships in Massachusetts. They hosted the Western Regionals in Laie and got to the championship game only to lose at the last second by 1 point. How heartbreaking! So, Lad's home for now.

At work every March, Lad offers $100 to the person who successfully picks the national champion in NCAA Division I basketball. It's not really a pool, rather a fun way to earn some extra cash. Since I wasn't there, Lad picked Memphis for me. He picked Pitt. They are both out.

But, since I didn't really make a pick - I told Lad that I unofficially picked UConn. So, we'll see how I do.

Why, you may ask? I was watching TV and they did a spot on one of their players Hasheem Thabeet who is originally from Tanzania. He was orphaned and was taken in by a family here in the US while still in high school. Anyway, because I saw his spot - I decided on UConn. Lad laughed at me when I told him I was choosing UConn and he asked if it was because I enjoyed watching Thabeet's story. I said 'yes'. I'm really not a sports person, can you tell?

I finally broke out the Wii that I purchased about a year ago since it's spring break but the kids are sick and we've been pretty much stuck at home and they are driving me mad. So, I thought they could do something fun but it's a little bit too difficult for Austen and Brennen, although they really WANT to play - so Dallen's been begging for Wii time everyday. Most times, you'll see Dallen playing while his brothers eagerly watch and cheer from the "sidelines".

I keep telling myself...only a few more days!