Both of my daughters are very good students. Occasionally, I get upset with A & B report cards because I believe all A’s is what they are both capable of. So far in 2012 Hannah and Hailey have exceeded my expectations twice.

Hannah made the JV team for softball. I had expected her to make the Freshmen team….. because she is a freshman. This week she worked out with the varsity squad which was cool. I think it was a temporary thing but again it exceeds the assumptions I had made.

Hailey played in her first basketball game today because of her extended Arkansas vacation. I expect Hailey to keep up on the court. I expect Hailey to take a couple of shots, I expect Hailey to shoot free throws. I do not expect her to play aggressively on defense, drive the ball up the floor weaving in and out of traffic, pull down rebounds and go right back up with them. Today, I could not believe how much she had improved in her game.

I didn’t score (keep a book) the game, but I will next weekend. I am sure she had 10 defensive rebounds and more than that on offense. She scored 6 points. She hit two free throws. She kept a very tall girl in check all day.

So far 2012 has been the year that my beautiful girls have exceeded their father’s expectations. Unfortunately for them, that just means I have adjusted my expectations.

I expect straight A’s this semester. Hannah should be starting for JV and batting over .300 as a freshman. Hailey should be scoring 12 points a game and hitting at least two shots outside of 10 feet. Let’s see if they can meet their dear old dad’s expectations.