Dallas Mavericks - Part II

Heard about the Mavericks "new" logo this morning, thanks to Slim Pickin's From My Brain. I "borrowed" it from her son-in-laws post. Thought it was really, really funny - at least if it wasn't so sad.

Dallas Mavericks

It's been almost 24 hours. I still cannot get over it. The embarrassment. The dashed hopes. The nerve.

Our family comes from Ft. Worth. We had a three year detour in Indiana. Basketball is to Indiana what football is to Texas. Our son's obsession with basketball as a young boy rubbed off on us. Our University here has an awesome basketball team. The coach is a member of our congregation, and my husband is the unofficial team chaplain. We go to every home game. We yell...we shout...we make a scene. It is honestly the only fun thing to do in this town. They're winners.

We live in Spurs territory, but are huge Mavericks fans - we know about the players, read the stats in the paper, the whole thing. We rarely get to see a game though, because they air Spurs games here. The playoffs - those we get to see. They were the best team in the NBA. Going all the way this year. Basketball to watch until June. And then they choke. I've never seen such bad basketball being played. Now - nothing left but to learn about the Spurs and root for them. ICK - it wasn't supposed to turn out this way.

It's only a game...it's only a game.

A Funny Story

Last night, our son's school held their Spring Sports Banquet. One of his friends needed a ride so the four of us went together. On the ride home, we were asking his friend, David, about his upcoming State UIL competition - which is being held in Austin. David is a very bright young man, and is competing in the Spelling event at the State level. He was telling us about the test: that they have a list of words (think spelling bee), but they also have to watch the news and read magazines and newspapers. Some of the words are random words, taken from these sources. He was telling us one of the random words at the regional meet was ewer. My husband immediately said, "Oh, that's a jug." Davids eyes got big, and he replied, "WOW - pitcher or jug - that's impressive." Our son, replied, "You are such a jerk - why do you know everything." *This said in the spirit of fun after witnessing his father's mental shock and awe moment* David was amazed that my husband knew that word. I don't think anyone has ever asked my husband a question he didn't know the answer to - he's VERY well read. It was a nice ending to the evening, with all of us laughing as we dropped David home.

Granddaughter Gift #2

This is a crocheted afghan that I've just completed (finally) for my soon to arrive granddaughter, Jessa. I got the pattern from Bev's Country Cottage, and it's called 'Bev's 5-Day Newborn Lovie. She said she made it in 5 evenings. Whatever - how about 5 months! It was also supposed to measure 34"x37". I used the right size hook, but maybe my yarn is thicker, or I just don't do it right (very likely!) Mine measures 46"x42" - go figure. But it is complete, and once I wash it, it will be ready for the shower. I still have several things in the works.

Dead Watch

Finished "Dead Watch" by John Sandford yesterday. Sandford is one of my favorite authors. Love the 'Prey' books with Lucas Davenport (just noticed a new one due out mid-May - can't wait!) This book was a bit slow to start, maybe because the characters were all new and required some set-up. The 'hero' of the story is Jake Winters. He considers himself a 'forensic bureaucracy specialist.' Basically, the federal government hires him when something is really messed up - to figure it and and apply pressure to those who can fix it. A former senator has disappeared and his wife suspects the Virginia governor of the kidnapping. Jake is brought in to find the senator and find who is at fault. This book turned out to be a really good read, despite the slow-ish start. Well worth your time. Enjoy:)