Weekend at the Capitol

February also included a three-day, state-wide youth conference in Santa Fe. The students spent all day Saturday and Sunday learning about the legislative process and then Monday we spent our final day at the State Capitol building talking with legislators. We had conferences with all of our six. Shown are Senator Gay Kernan, Rep. Jose Campos and Rep. Brian Moore.

Meanwhile, Back at the Farm.......

Last night at Clovis High Phil reports the Wildcat Basketball game featured Hank Baskett Night and retired his Wildcat jersey. It was a neat time and I wish I had a picture but even the paper did't post one on the net. Of note is the fact that not only was Hank a great kid, he graduated with a 4.0 G.P.A. from high school and a 3.79 from college! He was and is a model citizen and a Christian.

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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver and former Clovis High standout Hank Baskett had his No. 18 Wildcats football jersey retired during halftime of the Carlsbad-Clovis boys basketball game Tuesday night, with a packed Rock Staubus Gym cheering on his achievements. A proclamation declaring Tuesday “Hank Baskett Day” from Clovis Mayor David Lansford was read to the crowd, listing all of Baskett’s accomplishments from high school to the present. “It’s amazing, it's almost like playing in the NFL,” said Baskett of being honored in his home town. “There’s so many greats to come through here, and just to be chosen to have this day and my jersey retired — it just shows I’ve earned a lot of people’s respect.” A white Clovis football jersey was hung in the main lobby of the gym, along with Baskett’s Eagles jersey. Clovis football coaches Eric Roanhaus and Darren Kelley also presented a purple Wildcats jersey to Baskett and his parents, Hank Jr. and Judy.

High School information:

HIGH SCHOOL Baskett, a 2001 graduate of Clovis High School in New Mexico, was an extremely versatile and bright student-athlete who competed in football, basketball, and track, and also had a 4.0 GPA. Hank played six games at QB and 4 at WR for Coach Roanhaus. He was a second team all-state punter and receiver as a senior. He punted all three years and was considered one of the nation's top schoolboy high jumpers with a state-record lead of 7 feet at the 2000 state track meet in Albuquerque. Baskett also won the title as a senior at 6-11 and jumped 7-00.25 at a meet in May. During the basketball season he averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds a game for the Wildcats. Baskett earned second team all-state honors on the court as a junior and also the Wildcats athlete of the year.

Grammy to the Rescue!

Actually, this was a joint effort all along.

This baby swing looks like a space ship. I hope it doesn't send her into orbit! Actually, it does everything but feed and change diapers. What they don't have for babies these days isn't worth talking about: play mats, bouncy seats, swings and mega saucers; all with animation, music, sound effects, vibrations and movements... and, Diaper Genies, warmers for baby wipes.....Kaylee's other Grammy and I made it clear "WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THAT STUFF WHEN WE WERE NEW PARENTS!".....wish we did!
..Jana just informed me Kaylee does NOT have a diaper wiper warmer. OH, MY, call child protection agency! (We told Lesli we used sandpaper on OUR babies to toughen them up and see how great they turned out!)

How Many Lawyers Does It Take To Assemble a Baby Swing?

And the instruction specifically states, "Put the round rod in the round hole and the square rod in the square hole." No joke!

"That's o.k. Daddy, I love you anyway! We can just rock!"

(Notice the sweat on the brow...)

...just kidding, Josh. You did a great job! BE SURE TO READ COMMENTS!

For all you snow bunnies in New Mexico, Kansas and Alaska....

Hey! Give me my glasses back!

Me and My Gramma!

"Why Gramma, what big eyes you have!"

"Gramma! What a BIG nose you have!"

Super Bowl Fixins'

Can't have one Kaylee entry after another so here's what son-in-law and I did for our Super Bowl supper: Pansit and lumpia!

Kaylee at 2-1/2 wks

Kaylee will be three weeks old in two days. It is just so amazing to see how much she has changed in just the week I've been here. She is so alert and of course cuddly and precious! She is a really good baby but does not like to be changed and dressed. Tonight Jana was changing her on the couch. She was holding her legs up and suddenly I heard Jana let out a loud shriek! Kaylee had ejected a projectile poop of about 1-1/2 ft across the couch!! My, my, I hope she can long jump like that! As we were cleaning things up Josh was re-dressing her, she resumed her little fusses to let us know she did not like to be changed. In the middle of it, she let out a little quick scream as if to say, "Can you hear me? I don't like this!" It is such fun to be here! What a doll!!

Guys Night Out With the Clippers!

After an exciting day of "Jeopardy!", Phil got treated by son-in-law Josh to an evening at Staples Center to see the Chicago Bulls get "Clipped!"