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Time of Transition

Posted on April 21, 2012 by scott

Yesterday was a milestone day for Alan.  He left the nest for the first time in his young life and went to an outside-the-family babysitter.  Following Wai Po’s return to Shanghai on Wednesday, Alan will have to get used to now spending … Continue reading →

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Alan’s New Car Seat and First Haircut

Posted on April 15, 2012 by scott

In late March Alan started using a forward-facing car seat after out-growing the old car seat that came with his first stroller.  I could tell that Alan enjoyed the new perspective when riding in it for the first time!  He can see … Continue reading →

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Buckeye Basketball Top 15

Posted on March 30, 2012 by scott

In honor of OSU’s trip to the Final Four, here are my top 15 favorite Ohio State Basketball games: 1.) OSU 77, St. John’s 74 in the ’99 Elite Eight on 3/20/99 2.) OSU 78, Xavier 71 in OT in the ’07 Round of 32 on 3/17/07 3.) … Continue reading →

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Next Stop: New Orleans

Posted on March 24, 2012 by scott

I’m always proud to be a Buckeye, but today it’s even sweeter.  For the 3rd time in 13 years, Ohio State is in the Final Four!  It’s the 11th Final Four in school history for the Buckeyes, good for 6th all-time (not bad for … Continue reading →

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Alan at 18 Months

Posted on March 23, 2012 by scott

Our little guy is 18 months old!  Alan celebrated on Wednesday by walking/running all over the neighborhood thanks to the surprisingly nice weather!  Here are some updates on what he’s been up to lately… Alan is really getting into his new … Continue reading →

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John Glenn at CSU

Posted on March 2, 2012 by scott

Today at the Wolstein Center, Cleveland State University and NASA put on a fantastic program to honor John Glenn.  I was one of about 3,000 people who were there to take part in the celebration and hear John Glenn speak.  It … Continue reading →

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Golden Anniversary

Posted on February 20, 2012 by scott

John Glenn, one of the most accomplished Buckeyes ever, became the first American to orbit the earth 50 years ago on this day! Cleveland.com is doing a nice job of reliving 2/20/1962 as it unfolded: http://www.cleveland.com/friendship-7/ And on Twitter, the … Continue reading →

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Meeting Jim Tressel

Posted on February 2, 2012 by scott

Tonight I had the honor of meeting my favorite coach of all-time, Jim Tressel.  Our meeting occurred at the Browns Training Facility as part of a fundraiser for the Berea Education Foundation.  My parents bought me a ticket to the event as a gift about … Continue reading →

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Alan’s Walking Timeline

Posted on January 27, 2012 by scott

I’m proud to announce that Alan has officially started walking this week!  Here is a look back at the steps he took to reach this big milestone in his life: November 2011:  Alan begins to be excited about walking and practices with … Continue reading →

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V’s New Job

Posted on January 20, 2012 by scott

This month V started a new job! Make that two jobs actually. She was hired as a full-time attorney at Brennan, Manna & Diamond LLC in Akron and as a part-time instructor at the University of Akron! At BMD she’s working … Continue reading →

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New Blog Name

Posted on January 11, 2012 by scott

As evident above, the name of this blog has changed.  It has obviously evolved into a journal about our lives–with the occasional comments on Ohio State or Cleveland sports mixed in–but I hadn’t formally changed the name until now. As I’ve … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2011

Posted on December 25, 2011 by scott

This year’s Christmas is a bit different.  V and Wai Po are in New York City while Alan and I are at home.  It’s trip #2 of 3 that V has planned for her Mom during this visit, following their trip to … Continue reading →

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Big Week in Columbus

Posted on December 4, 2011 by scott

The spotlight sure was on Ohio State this week.  On Monday Ohio State hired Urban Meyer, and then on Tuesday #2 Ohio State beat — make that routed — #3 Duke 85-63 in the biggest nonconference basketball game at the Schottenstein … Continue reading →

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Family Updates

Posted on November 15, 2011 by scott

First, V’s big news. On October 28th V found out she passed the Ohio Bar Exam!!  Now she’s an attorney in not one, but two states.  So nice that her Mom was here to share the big news with us too.  The day after … Continue reading →

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Halloween 2011

Posted on November 3, 2011 by scott

This year on Halloween Alan went trick-or-treating for the first time!  He went as a tiger.  I took him to a few houses and then V and Wai Po took him to a few more.  We took turns so that … Continue reading →

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Wai Po is Back

Posted on October 25, 2011 by scott

Today V, Alan, and I drove to and from the Detroit airport to pick up Wai Po, who is now living with us again!  She’ll be staying for 6 months through April.  It seemed that Alan remembered her from the early months of his life … Continue reading →

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Happy 1st Birthday Alan!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by scott

Our little guy turned the big ONE tonight at 7:13pm!!  To celebrate, V, Alan, and I walked to Dairy Queen, picked up a mini ice cream cake, and videotaped us singing happy birthday to Alan.  He nearly slept through his birth time (7:13pm), … Continue reading →

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Alan’s First Birthday Party

Posted on September 6, 2011 by scott

On Sunday Alan celebrated his first birthday [a little bit early] with family members at Grandma and Grandpa’s house!  Alan did a good job dealing with a larger-than-normal crowd of about 20 people, including during the perplexing moment that everyone suddenly broke into … Continue reading →

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Columbus Trip and Alan Updates

Posted on July 29, 2011 by scott

We’re back from Columbus, where V just took the bar exam.  We didn’t have a chance to do much while we were there, as the trip was all business.  But V and I did try Skyline Chili for the first … Continue reading →

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Albany Trip

Posted on June 22, 2011 by scott

We’re back from a successful 48-hour trip to Albany.  V is officially an attorney in the state of New York and Alan is no longer a rookie air traveler. V passed her character and fitness interview Monday morning and then took an oath with … Continue reading →

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Alan Updates

Posted on June 10, 2011 by scott

Time for another post about Alan’s development. -Alan now plays on two foam, alphabet-themed mats that we keep upstairs and downstairs.  He’s become a lot more mobile as he rolls around from stomach to back to stomach with ease now. … Continue reading →

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Jim Tressel’s OSU Career By The Numbers

Posted on May 30, 2011 by scott

JT’s final OSU stats: 106 wins to 22 losses in 10 seasons.  1 National Championship.  7 Big Ten titles.  7 top 5 finishes.  9-1 vs. Michigan.  5-3 in BCS games, including wins in the Rose, Fiesta, and Sugar Bowls.  66-14 in Big Ten games. … Continue reading →

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Alan Updates

Posted on April 25, 2011 by scott

With Alan turning 7 months old on Thursday, I thought I’d provide a few Alan updates. -After having his bottom two front teeth for the past several weeks, Alan is now getting his top two front teeth.  He doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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WHAM with the right hand!

Posted on April 13, 2011 by scott

Real time blog update:  Right now I’m listening to Joe Tait on the radio during his 3,381st and final Cavaliers broadcast after 39 seasons.  I always enjoyed listening to Tait while riding in the car and whenever the Cavaliers weren’t on … Continue reading →

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Beating the Heat

Posted on March 30, 2011 by scott

The Cavaliers put together their best performance of the season last night in beating Lebron and the Heat 102-90, and I’m glad to say that I was there to experience it.  From the opening tip to the final buzzer to the celebratory … Continue reading →

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