Wake Up Service

I no longer need to set my alarm. For years my alarm has been set at 7 am. Over the past month, I never make it to 7 am. My alarm is silent, as I am generally up between 6:15 to 6:30. Have I turned over a new leaf? Has my work schedule changed? Am I getting to an age where I just can't sleep? Nope, even though I really can't sleep in any more. The answer to our early morning can be summed up in two words - daylight savings.

Alex is like clockwork. Every morning he wakes up and wants to get started as soon as it gets light outside. Once he's up, Kennedy is right behind. Her schedule is set: Use the potty (she's getting better), a glass of milk, and it's off to watch Curious George (he's such a curious monkey). There's nothing we can do to change our AM wake up service. I guess we'll just have to go to bed earlier.

ABC

Our first foster care experience is nearing an end and I'd be lying if I said we ever really felt like foster parents. Alex has been our son from the first day we held him - it just took a few months to convince the State of Utah of that fact. A few weeks ago we finally received the date we've been waiting for, May 11th. Yep, on May 11th Alex officially becomes Alex. To be honest it can't come soon enough.

A week later we'll seal the deal as we head back to Manti to wear the whites. Even though it's a bit of a drive, it' s worth it for the opportunity to unite our Eternal family where it all started 10 years ago. Adoption has it's ups and downs, but having your children come into a room dressed in white and being sealed has no equal. It is a glimpse into Eternity and gives you a feeling that you're all in it together. We couldn't be happier with our little family and we can't wait for Alex to become a Covili.

Diary of a Jazz Fan

I guess I better write about the Jazz while they're still playing. A season that started with so much promise is fizzling to a heart breaking end. The Jazz won the Northwest Division in March and then proceeded to bomb for the last month of the season. We lost home court in the first round and barely made it to 51 wins. Somewhere we lost our confidence, and it hasn't returned.

This leads us to the first round matchup with the Rockets. I don't know that we have an answer for T Mac and Yao. Problem is - as soon as you start to double team the stars, guys like Battier and Hayes start knocking down 3's. It reminds me so much of guys like Byron Scott, Jim Paxson, Andrew Toney, Devean George, Bruce Bowen, and on and on... When average players get wide open 3's they have a decent chance to make them.

As frustrating as we are to watch on defense I think our offense makes me even more frustrated. What happened to Memo? Can he even make a shot? Isn't Derek Fisher supposed to provide veteran leadership? Can he even protect the ball? Should Andrei Kirilenko even play? Will we even score in the 3rd Period?

I know that many of these problems will be remedied when we play games 3 & 4 at home, but I don't know that we can win a game on the road. I hope we right the ship on Thursday or this season will be over. It's been a great year and I'd hate to see us drop out without putting up a fight.

Diary of a Red Sox Fan

I can't believe I haven't taken the time to talk about the 2007 season for the Red Sox yet. So far, the Sox are HOT!! They're 12-5 and leading the AL East after completing a weekend sweep of the Yankees. I know it's early and I shouldn't get too excited about the season, but I think this year's team has a lot of talent. Last year we had too many injuries and not enough pitching. The jury's still out about the injury bug, but we've solved a lot of the pitching problems. And it only cost $102 million dollars - what a bargain.

The weekend sweep was awesome! Each game was a huge comeback with the climax coming last night. With Boston down 3-0 the Sox hit four consecutive home runs to tie the game. How often do you get the back to back to back to back homers! Needless to say the Sox appear to have the Yankees number this year. We'll have to wait and see where the final New York roster ends up (the Rocket is coming - mark my words), but this Yankee team is in trouble. We have another big series with the Bombers coming up this weekend and it's a great chance to build an early season lead. Let's go Red Sox!!!!!

SIck, Sick, Sick

Tara and the kids have been going non stop this week, so the inevitable finally happened a couple days ago - everyone got sick. Alex started us off with a cough and some congestion, but before you knew it he had a little case of "pink eye." It didn't take long before everything spread to Kennedy and she was down and out. When I went in to wake her up yesterday her eyes were closed due to the "goop" in them and she had "boogers" all over her face. It was quite a sight to behold.

She seemed to feel okay throughout most of the morning, so Tara and I decided to join the fun up in Park City. It didn't take long to realize that Kennedy just wasn't up to it. As soon as we got there she came over to me to relax. I can't remember the last time she and I snuggled, so she must be really sick to fall asleep in my arms. I'm sad she doesn't feel well, but I'll take a snuggle with my little girl anytime! After a little nap Kennedy was in better spirits but she still wasn't quite right. The rest of the evening we heard the following:

"I've got boogers, Daddy."

"I puke in my bed." (Thank goodness this was just a memory from a week ago.)

"I've got goop in my eyes."

"I don't feel so good, Mommy."