The changing of the guard

It's nothing like the winged Hawkeye uniforms or the Bulls going all-green to out St. Patrick the Celtics last year, but there was nonetheless a certain sense of elation when we were able to put the old Iowa T-shirt to rest this weekend.

Barely a week has gone by this summer without Owen wearing his yellow Hawkeye shirt. The collar is stretched out and there's a could-only-be-covered-by-a-dickie ring of grime.

As you can see, his new Iowa shirt brought great smiles. It features a be-shaded Snoopy and Woodstock, perfect for our sunglasses loving son.



Iowa gear also figures into one of my favorite memories of the week. We received our new Iowa Hawk Shop catalog in the mail early last week. Owen wanted to look at it during dinner the next night, so I gave it to him. He pointed at the picture at the top right (see insert picture here) of the catalog and said "He is rooting for the Hawkeyes."

We had a nice weekend celebrating Grammie Ives and Auntie Pam's birthdays in Iowa City. Owen and I spent some good time at the playground downtown, where we met new Iowa basketball coach Todd Lickliter on his way to get a paper Saturday, then had some fun with friends Jeff and Melissa and their daughter Olivia on Sunday. And, of course, Owen had a great time chasing the cat and playing with the dogs at Grammie and Grampie's.