Happy March!

Congratulations to Sgt. Leigh Ann Hester, the first female Silver Star recipient since WWII! Wow! I have tears of pride in my eyes!
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Today is March 1st and you know what that means.......
Let the March Madness begin!
Spending several years in Durham NC has prepared me for this annual event as no other method possibly could. Moving to this basketball mecca when my children were 5th, 7th and 10th grades was very difficult. Only my husband and son were familiar with the basketball dynastys which call the NC triangle home so needless to say, my children, especially my girls were, totally blindsided by the fact that the moment they stepped into their classrooms at school they were required to "pick a side". Living 5 blocks from the Duke campus, me working at UNC and my hubby working 1 block from NC state, made for some difficult choices. Well, not for the girls...they didn't know any better so they just "picked" a team. Believe it or not, all these years later, they all still stand by those first uninformed choices....:) ahhh childhood loyalties die hard don't they? One is a Duke fan and one is a UNC fan, naturally. :) My son...well he's not as committed and loves them all unless they are playing each other or Temple. haha
Each year my hubby, son and brother-in-law eagerly await the brackett pages to appear in the newspaper. They each fill in their choices and then call each other almost daily to compare notes and do so all the way up to the finals. Its really a blast, very exciting and fast moving...especially as teams are playing on top of each other and falling like flies. Exciting stuff! this year Duke is definitely in there as a contender, as usual...Coach K is amazing, isn't he? and UConn is very strong too. (booo)
UNC lost too many players last year to make a comeback but we're watching Villanova just for fun (did I mention my brother-in-lw was in school there during their "Cinderella" year when they won it all?) ......Yeah, come March, we're all basketball fans.
do you play the bracketts? what are your picks?

.... hang on...its always a fun ride...

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As for American Idol......
Both of our local Christian radio stations had AI contestants on the phone this morning to dish on last nite's show. ;)
As you may know, Paris Bennett and Kinnick Sky are Georgians... and we are all so proud. :) But of course Southern girls can sing!
All I can say is Paris is showing her age...and I don't think she's a very mature 17. She will be awesome...one day.
I thought Kinnick rocked last nite with her "I'm Here for the Party" perfomance and her cowgirl garb. Very cute.
I think both of them will survive this week.