Well, it’s 2008 and it’s off to a great start already! Tanner & Tucker got a special, although just a little belated, Christmas present in the mail on the last day of 2007. They are now officially on the Green Bay Packer Season Ticket Waiting List! Now, most of you know the list is quite long from an earlier post (actually, it’s ridiculously long) and it will be years (see below) before the boys get their chance to buy tickets (Tanner is number 76,700 and Tucker is 76,701), but it’s still pretty neat to be on the list. Here are their official letters from the Green Bay Packers:
Tanner’s Tucker’s
Click ‘em to read ‘em!
And of course, that’s not all… Tucker got a tooth! He “cut” it chewing on a fortune cookie at a China Buffet after church last Sunday. Don’t worry, Tanner is working very hard on his first tooth too. We’re so proud! And the fortune was great too. I know we saved it… if I can find it… ok, here it is:
“A financial investment will yield returns beyond your hopes.”
I guess it’s time to make another deposit in their college funds!!
We had a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year’s Eve. The boys really enjoyed opening their presents. There were so many presents the boys even had to take a nap before finishing! Whose fault is that? I think you know who you are! 
Anyway, here’s a link to a photo gallery of some Christmas pictures.
We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and the four of us wish you a joyous, healthy, and prosperous 2008!
Oh yeah, the Packer waiting list is now (obviously) more than 76,701 names long. According to the Green By Packer organization, on average, approximately 70 sets of tickets that aren’t willed to family members turn over and become available each year. Now for the math portion of the lesson… Lambeau Field currently has 72,928 seats. About 5,600 seats are “box seats” and 4,000 seats are limited to a lottery for residents of Brown County (that’s where Lambeau Field is located). That leaves 63,328 seats available for season ticket holders. Now, assuming all the sets that turnover are sets of four, there are about 15,832 (63,328÷4) sets of four tickets available. Divide that by the number of sets that turn over each year (approx. 70) and the boys can expect their tickets in about 226 years! Actually, I don’t think this is really that accurate of a calculation and we can always hope for better results, right!? Do you think I’m crazy? If you’re still reading to this point, you’re probably just as crazy as I am!
Roland
