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Of course March Madness is basketball.
How could I not watch basketball with 5 Indiana teams (IU, Notre Dame, Butler, Purdue and Valparaiso) and 3 Iowa teams (University of Iowa, Iowa State and UNI) in the tournament?
And yes, I was crazy enough to wear my favorite Iowa sweatshirt while watching the IU game at a local pub...
But man does not live by basketball alone. So we create our own March Madness...
Mike and several of our friends have March birthdays, and when I asked Mike if he wanted a party, without hesitation he said "hell, yes"!
So we cooked up 3 pots of soup and chilled beer, wine and margaritas. Let the party begin!
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Kevin, Kathy, Chuck and Melanie |
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Jane, Stacy and Brian |
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Brian and Jane |
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Melanie, Bryan, Pat, Chuck and John |
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A second cake for recent retirees. Quitters.
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Words aren't necessary, are they?
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Mike and I enjoyed an afternoon at the Flower and Patio show. We were trying to get ideas for building a new deck and patio, but we found some craziness along the way...
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One water feature |
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And another
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This can't be good!
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Eye candy
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And the neighborhood kids have their own version of March madness...
Have a great week!
Diane
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