Victory for the Wildcats!!

Wildcats beat the Jayhawks 84-75!!!

The streak ends tonight. The Cats were leading at half time and remained in the lead until the very end. The crowd was going wild. It was so loud! Students were rushing down to the floor. The security staff had no idea how to handle the chaos. The floor was so crowded that nobody could move. The crowd had Willie out there body surfing, along with other people. It was an amazing night!!

BTW, the Cats have lost at home to the Hawks for the past 24 years. So this is definitely a victory worth celebrating.

Go Cats!! We are having "chicken" for dinner tomorrow. ;o)

Lots of love out to you "Hawk" fans.

Ski Trip Countdown

One week from today we will head out towards Angel Fire New Mexico for our first family ski trip.

Here are today's weather/snow conditions at Angel Fire.

Mostly Cloudy
13 degrees
low today 1 degree
high today 27 degrees
snowfall in the past 72 hours = 21 inches


Wish us luck!

Let's Go Wildcats!!

Tonight is the KSU vs KU men's basketball game at 7 pm.

At 9am this morning there were 1,000 KSU students waiting outside Bramlage Collesium to be the first students into the game tonight in hopes for the best seat in the house! The temperature outside is 39 degrees, they are lucky the snow came yesterday and will hold off until tomorrow.

Let's Go Wildcats!!

Citizen's of the Year

Last night Chad and I attended the Tri-County Annual Chamber of Commerce dinner in Herington, KS. My sister is on the Chamber board and the event was a big deal in our family. Unbeknown to my mom and Butch, they were getting presented with the Citizen's of the Year award. First they couldn't figure out why Chad and I were there for dinner, so we tried to pull that one over on them. But as soon as the speaker started introducing the couple, mom looked over at us right away and knew something was up. My grandma, Kelly, Pat, and Bailey were all there to see them accept their award. Of course Butch's speech was short and sweet, "Go Jayhawks, Thank You!" We are very proud of them.

City League Basketball

At what age does one realize they are too old to be doing things they used to do and thought they were good at? Well 36 isn't it yet.

Chad has joined a men's city basketball league. Along with his friends, the same friends who think the WWS (Wide World of Sports) is a way to prove their manhood, Chad's basketball team hasn't won a game yet this second season. But who's counting! ;o)

Sunday night they had an early game, so the girls and I and Uncle Jeremy went out to support the team and rally up some cheerleaders. We were pleasantly surprised at one point when they were ahead in the game, but again in the end they lost the game.

I can't grumble too much, as Chad is exercising and doing something healthy. I don't think his body wants to agree with his methods though.

Lazytown

Here at the Lohman House, we love when Trice comes to visit because our weekend turns into a little something we call "Lazytown." It's everything you can imagine; sleeping in, eating, napping, watching tv, napping again, eating again! It's lots of fun and Cooper loves Lazytown and loves Trice. They usually end up having a pillow fight, wrestling around, or planning the next slumber party. ;o)

The Hitchings were nice enough to watch the girls while Chad, Trice and I went to the KSU Men's bball game. This kind of weekend usually involves ordering Pizza Shuttle, of which we did. A good discussion usually evolves about the upcoming football season, future trips, and life in general. A good weekend was had by all.

A Big "Thank You"

As we prepare for the Seventh Annual "Colgin Tanner Lohman" Memorial Golf Tournament I thought I'd ask the Foundation how much total money has been donated in Colgin's honor over the past 7 years. Margie got back to me today and I was delighted to see the total. Thanks to so many thoughtful family and friends a total of $39,567.07 has been donated. Which means on average each year we have raised $6,594.51. Not too bad for a two parents who'd never hosted a golf tournament before, but just had a lot of connections and generous people on their side. So a big "Thank You" to everyone out there who have donated, participated, contributed, volunteered, and been there for us through this process.

The End of Harry Potter

I have finished the 7th Harry Potter book...finally. Chad and Cooper bought the book for me back in August when it came out, but I couldn't start reading it until just this month. For me to finish a 759 page book in less than a month is a triumph. I'm a slow and intense reader, especially with something as detailed as this book. For those of you who enjoy Harry, man what a good book! I keep telling Chad that the movie will have to be in two parts, because there is just so much information to put into it. It was an amazing book, the best of the series by far. I love how the ending still leaves hope for more to come or a new "war" to start. I was sad to see it finished, but happy with the outcome and pretty darn proud of myself for finishing it. Now I've just got to wait for movie six and seven to come out. ;o)

Watson's Visit

This weekend the Watson's came for a long-overdue visit. Kayre and I were working on a plethora of things; decorating, organizing, crafting, etc. The kids were excited to spend time together. Their imaginations are great and they got along very well. Dylan was nice enough to bring his new Wii game system so we all took a try at bowling, baseball, and tennis. The guys were satisfied to drink the beverage of choice and take in some K-State basketball. We all took an excursion to the ice skating rink, which was a first for the Watson's. It was a busy and productive weekend. We look forward to spending time together again in about 3 weeks as we are all going skiing in Angel Fire, New Mexico.

Look at Me

Curious George or Dennis the Menace

Well we can't decide if we should nickname Campbell "Curious George" or "Dennis the Menace." She is always into everything without caution, without hesitation, she is there right in the middle of whatever you don't want her in. Dirty laundry, dishwasher, kitchen drawers/cupboards, cat food/water, toilet paper roll, trash cans, toys, shoes, staircase up/down, etc. She is so different than Cooper. With Cooper we'd say "No" and she would listen and not look back and never question a thing (we wish she was still like that.) We never had to worry about Cooper, she was always overly cautious and as long as there was a routine she was happy. Now Campbell seems to be our trouble maker. She is not afraid of anything. She wants to learn and explore anything she can. So in the pictures you will see her standing on the chair/table in the dining room at her attempt to look out the window. Also, she gave mommy a nice scare on Friday when she was helping me unpack groceries and fell flat head first onto the canned goods. Boy, it's a nice bruise. Good thing we didn't have pictures scheduled. Chad keeps telling me there will be more bruises, bumps, and broken bones to come with this one. I don't think I'm ready for it.

Colgin's Golf Tournament

Colgin's Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, May 31st, 2008.

We tried for June 7th, but that date was already taken. More details to follow and you can always check the website.

www.colgintanner.org

We'll update the website soon.

Chris

Times are a changin'

I think we'd all agree that forms of communication have changed. No longer are we excited for the postal service to bring us a hand written letter or impatiently waiting by the phone for that special someone to call. Those ways of the past require time, and today that's just one thing we all don't seem to have a lot of.
Today we are in need of instant gratification with a quick message and a few details. We have become email and text junkies. I agree it's easy and it does get the job done. But when it comes down to it, aren't we just spending the same amount of time as we would if we'd taken the time to really converse.
Anyhow, here it is. My attempt at keeping everyone updated in this busy thing called life. Or really just my need to keep talking even though there isn't time to do it normally. A real conversation about the happenings at the House of "C's". Hopefully it will be as enjoyable for all of you as it is for me to post.