So Saturday was my birthday...my best present is seen here in this picture! It's hard to beat good times with Abby for a present. If you wanna see more cute pix of Abby, your time has come! Just CLICK HERE and you'll be whisked away to Cutetropolis.
For about a 10-day stretch, we had BIG TIME trouble with Abby obeying...especially at bed time. Unfortunately for my darling wife, I was in Vegas for three of those days. (Love you!) But we've divised a new system. It adds up to this: 1 spanking + TONS of love, encouragement and INCENTIVES! For the last 5-6 days, it's working! We're pumped, because it was starting to get crazy! At the climax, Abby jumped out of bed 30x and rammed her head against her door so much that we had to remove her door handle.
Well, we're happy to report that her door handle is back on and she's voluntarily cooperating. True, she doesn't EVER want another "ow-ie on her bottom" and she loves that she can now earn sweet stuff by getting 10 precious points on her little white board. Once she reaches ten, she gets a fun "outting" such as a boat ride on "Little Toots" or a trip to the Merry-Go-Round or Baskin Robbins. We're amazed that somehow, by God's grace, it's working.
We're thankful. Abby has always been super sweet and a really easy kid. The sweet part never went away...but the easy part was starting to get to be hard to remember. We're back to pretty much a cake walk with pure cane sugar now though. phew....
In addition to new ABBY PHOTOS, I've posted some new scenic photos HERE .
Monday, March 27, 2006
Friday, March 24, 2006
Vegas Baby, Vegas!
I'm back! Back from a great trip to Vegas to celebrate my buddy Brad, back from a nasty flu virus, and back to reality! It feels swell to be back...let me explain.
My faithful friend of fourteen years, Brad Lounsberry, is getting married this June. Brad and I went to Westmont College together and found ourselves living in the same room or suite most of the time. I knew then, that he was the type of quality person that I would want to be friends with for the rest of my life. Thankfully, I know this will always be true. Sadly, we only get some serious hang time once or twice a year. The amazing thing is how we're always able to pick up where we left off. Even more phenomenal is how I have become a close friend to many of his friends who live in various parts of the country.
I'm thankful. In fact, we were all SO thankful for Brad this weekend, that we decided to truly share our affection for him by providing him with some "unique" outfits to wear in four of Vegas' finest casinos. Our hope was that instead of just a dozen bro's adoring Brad, thousands of casino dwellers would cast their gaze in his direction. Well, news flash...IT WORKED! I took the liberty of documenting the occasion. However, I must warn you, unless you appreciate men's European swimwear (Speedo's), this photo show might not be for you. However, if laughing at a dude in crazy, public humiliation (all done in the name of Christ's love of course!), then this might be for you! Click HERE.
Yes, sadly, I did come back from my trip for one measely day of work and then proceed to toss my cookies. Serious 180 from PURE FUN to NO FUN. Oh well, the good news is, I did finish the mixing and mastering of the SBCC album before I started blowing chow. So, it looks like the album will out by mid-April now. After about 9 months in the making, I am relieved and excited. Thanks to everyone out there for contributing to the compilation. The songs sound great!
How's Abby? Cute as ever. She's been a little combatitive with bed times but I think we're making headway. We've found that "special outings" can be highly motivating! :) More news and Abby pix to come soon...and she'll probably be found in skirts only. She refuses pants these days.
My faithful friend of fourteen years, Brad Lounsberry, is getting married this June. Brad and I went to Westmont College together and found ourselves living in the same room or suite most of the time. I knew then, that he was the type of quality person that I would want to be friends with for the rest of my life. Thankfully, I know this will always be true. Sadly, we only get some serious hang time once or twice a year. The amazing thing is how we're always able to pick up where we left off. Even more phenomenal is how I have become a close friend to many of his friends who live in various parts of the country.
I'm thankful. In fact, we were all SO thankful for Brad this weekend, that we decided to truly share our affection for him by providing him with some "unique" outfits to wear in four of Vegas' finest casinos. Our hope was that instead of just a dozen bro's adoring Brad, thousands of casino dwellers would cast their gaze in his direction. Well, news flash...IT WORKED! I took the liberty of documenting the occasion. However, I must warn you, unless you appreciate men's European swimwear (Speedo's), this photo show might not be for you. However, if laughing at a dude in crazy, public humiliation (all done in the name of Christ's love of course!), then this might be for you! Click HERE.
Yes, sadly, I did come back from my trip for one measely day of work and then proceed to toss my cookies. Serious 180 from PURE FUN to NO FUN. Oh well, the good news is, I did finish the mixing and mastering of the SBCC album before I started blowing chow. So, it looks like the album will out by mid-April now. After about 9 months in the making, I am relieved and excited. Thanks to everyone out there for contributing to the compilation. The songs sound great!
How's Abby? Cute as ever. She's been a little combatitive with bed times but I think we're making headway. We've found that "special outings" can be highly motivating! :) More news and Abby pix to come soon...and she'll probably be found in skirts only. She refuses pants these days.
Monday, March 13, 2006
Where Have I Been?
Sorry that I have not been posting for a while. I have been trying to make a deadline for a recording project. Every free moment has been tied up, but I promise to keep this blog alive...just sit tight. The SBCC album will be mastered on Tues so it won't be long before I'm back at it.
Here's a fun picture from a recent coffee break with Abby. I also stuffed a few fun gymnastics pictures in my FLIKR photos RIGHT HERE .
The respones to Tad Wagner's photos have been overwhelming. Don't worry, we'll be ordering some prints for friends and family. If you have not yet enjoyed the slideshow from the Tbone photo shoot, CLICK HERE .
Here's a fun picture from a recent coffee break with Abby. I also stuffed a few fun gymnastics pictures in my FLIKR photos RIGHT HERE .
The respones to Tad Wagner's photos have been overwhelming. Don't worry, we'll be ordering some prints for friends and family. If you have not yet enjoyed the slideshow from the Tbone photo shoot, CLICK HERE .
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