The kids have been totally wrapped up in the Olympics this week. Peter likes the Romanians because they have a cool national anthem. Moon observed, “I like men’s swimming because it’s all about hot guys with their shirts off.”

But music and hotness couldn’t capture our attention like last night’s bid for the gold by awesome Wisconsin gymnast Paul Hamm. Pete knew the outcome before we did (he’d been on the internet) and he said something dramatic was going to happen. When Paul fell, we thought that was it. Then when the Korean fell, we thought, okay, that was it.

Paul’s comeback took us by surprise and made us believe in Olympic glory, even more than the men’s or women’s swimming relays. I’m always telling the kids that it’s never too late… there’s always a chance… don’t give up. It’s nice to have a role model to back up my words.