Last nights game was a nail bitter that's for sure!! Lakeguy had too much lake yesterday...LOL (at myself) caught the second half and was a aspleep on the couch with my laptop... LOL at myself again! Not a big fan of the NBA but I'd had my eye on the Thunder. Our first NBA team for OK. Couldn't pass up a bet with EJ so here you have have it folks.....thankfully NO Speedos involved Cathy..LOL...that was fun too. I'll be ready for College and Pro FB again. EJ, not sure about those biscuits....found them in the cheese section of WF. I'm thinking they were a special thing as I've not noticed them there before. As far as packing up one of those boxes....I've had practice sending them to Justin. Keep the Gold too! It's next on the list of canning. David

here's the schedule for the final 4 CBS Sports 2009-10 College Basketball Schedule Date Time (ET) Saturday, April 3 The Road to the Final Four: Outside the Games 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. The Final Four Show(HD) 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Butler #5 vs. Michigan State #5 (HD) Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN 6:07 p.m. West Virginia #2 vs. Duke #1 (HD) Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN 8:47 p.m. Monday, April 5 Prelude to a Championship 9:00 - 11:30 p.m. NCAA Men's Championship (HD), Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN 9:00 - 11:30 p.m.

Well miss_sistersue....Duke is going to the Sweet 16... susanwv....I tried to yell hard for WV last night 'cause we are in the same conference. Jasdip...getting ready to watch UK so will keep an eye on Murray....wow, just saw that he is only a freshman!...we are talking "pro" material... Chisue....will be watching Hawaii play...hope you beat Maryland. My son and wife went to Maui in November to watch KU play in a tournament....and we won! Now, Brushworks...won't be cheering for UConn...'cause you are playing my Jayhawks!

My parents method seemed harsh to me at the time, but it proved quite successful and I intend on (mostly) repeating it with my own children. I was told from an early age that once I graduated high school I had to either move out or, if I was attending college, I had a room. If I wasn't going to attend college then I would be expected to pay rent. Furthermore, once I made the decision to move out, I would not be allowed to move back in under any circumstances. There was no safety net, I had to make it or break it on my own. They would also not pay for any college so if I wanted that, I had to either excel in my grades and apply for grants and scholarships or I had to work to pay my way or get loans. Most people I've told this to feel it was overly harsh, bordering on cruelty to basically tell an 18 year old that they were in charge of their life. It was very much a tough love mentality BUT, it's not like it was suddenly sprung on me at the last minute. (THAT would be cruel in my eyes) My parents spent YEARS not only driving home the message but ALSO teaching my brother and I that nothing in life is free and if you want something, you had better be prepared to work for it. They also taught us how to cook, clean, manage our finances, etc. We both had jobs during high school, balancing school, work and extracurricular activities. I chose to move out 2 weeks after I graduated high school due to an acrimonious relationship with my parents. My brother chose to live at home while attending college. We are both successful adults with no debt from schooling. The only other real world examples I have to go off of are my friends and my husband. My husband was actively discouraged from working while in school because "you should focus on school!!" (Yeah, because real life and bills will just stop for you to focus on only one aspect of life). We spent years paying off his student loans which were acquired because of the "only focus on school" mentality that his parents instilled in him. Real life doesn't work that way and the sooner you learn that lesson, the better. My closest friends came from much wealthier families than I did and they all screwed around and wasted their parents money for a few years before getting their acts together. One figured it out soon enough that she was able to finish college and get her degree before the cash flow stopped. The other took a bit longer and by the time she had her head on straight, she had burned through all the money her parents had set aside for her education. She is a very skilled and competent lawyer now, but she has almost 200K in student loan debt. I don't really blame either of them. It was their parents fault. Their parents didn't prepare them to be adults; they treated them like kids and mommy and daddy took care of their problems. Children aren't forever children; they are future adults. Talk to them, teach them and prepare them for that role because that is the role they will have for the vast majority of their lives.