In hopes it hasn't died...

It's been a while since there has been any activity here! Sorry. Hopefully people havent' given up and will check it from time to time still, so with that said, I'll get on with it.

Turkey day is just around the corner! I can taste the food already. It is by far my favorite holiday in regards to food. Christmas is a close 2nd. Well, Christmas should maybe take 1st since it's actually 2 days of great eating. Hmm...tough one. The Kortan kitchen is demolished in the midst of an extensive remodel, so we are going to go out to eat with the Kortan clan at noon. MacTavish is the destination. They generally have great food, so I'm assuming their T-Day buffett will be tasty. The we will be off to the Shallman's, hopefully in time for round 2.

With Friday off, it might be a good time to get the Christmas lights up on the house. Many of my neighbors are ahead of me on it this year. Oh well. Although I have wednesday off, and it's supposed to be 60...so sounds like a nice day to run around on my roof.

Speaking of roofs, that reminds me of when we were kids (Mom, you might want to stop reading now as you probably won't like what I'm going to say :) ). The house we grew up in had easy access onto the roof via a wooden sunshade thing over the deck. During the summer, we'd spend a ton of time up there, for nothing else but because it was high up and it seemed cool. We'd throw stuff at kids down on the ground, stuff like that. Mostly all in fun. But we'd make it over to above the garage, where it wasn't as dangerously high...and the fun thing to do was to Jump down from there, and then get back up and do it again. No matter how many times we did it, each time we were just as nervous, but we'd do it again anyway. It was about a 9ft drop. Suprised nobody broke a leg ever, but we did hit our chins with our knee's quite a few times. And yes, even Karen made the jump on occassion if i remember correctly! something tells me I wouldn't be brave enough to do it anymore.

Ava is now standing on her own and getting close to taking legitimate steps! Mostly just standing though. She does that a ton. She's also mastered crawling up the stairs, and is working on figuring out how to get back down (under close supervision of course). She's become somewhat of a picky eater in the last couple of weeks. Generally the only thing she'll eat no matter what is cheese, mac and cheese, and bread. Here and there she likes the fruits and veggies, which used to be her favorite, but she's turning them down more often now. She's also figured out how to spit food out she doesn't want, so that's a lot of fun. Great game.

Anyway, there's some filler to make it look like this blog is active! I'll try to keep it going, but don't expect much again until next week since this week is short. Although I do need to add Ava's Halloween pictures to our website, so i'll try and do that this weekend. Have a great Thanksgiving!

Strictly to annoy Justine.

Did you know that 3 is a magic number? Because 2x3 = 6. And 6x3 = 18. And the 18th letter is the alphabet is "R".

There are 3 R's that I'm going to talk about today: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

If you are going to the market to buy some juice, you gotta bring your own bags an you learn to reduce your waste. We gotta learn to reduce.

And if your brother or your sisters got some cool clothes, you could try them on before you buy some more of those. Reuse. We gotta learn to reuse.

And if the first 2 R's don't work out, and if you gotta make some trash well, don't throw it out...Recycle. We gotta learn to recycle.

Reduce...Reuse...Recycle.

Because 3...it's a magic number. Yes it is...a magic number...and I said it.

ding ding dong-dong, ding...dong-dong (repeat that a few times just for fun).

No time to write anything useful, enjoy your weekend!

That's a lotta dimp....

In the spirit of not letting my blog go dead again, I figure I better post. Still haven't figure out my halloween costume...the ideas given were...how can i put it...piss poor?

We had a group activity for work on Tuesday at Gameworks in block e. 75% of the time I spent playing big buck hunter or Extreme Hunting. It got me to thinking...why don't they have these games out for PS2 or XBox? They have light guns for PS2 I know, but i'm not aware of any good hunting games that work with them. And that cabela's video game crap is crap. I don't want to spend 1/2 hour sitting in a tree stand and putting on deer scent to shoot at one lousy animal. If i wanted realism, i'd actually go hunting! I just want a fun, don't shoot the doe, drink some beer kind of game. WOuld be a hit! I'd actually break down and buy a ps2 just for the sole reason of a game like that...if it existed. If only I knew how to write video games. But i don't. Maybe i can write a nice data entry web app that you can use a light gun on to enter the letters...that would be sweet, right?

Anyway, nothing much new to talk about...but onto the trivia. The title of this entry is from a movie...anyone reading this SHOULD know the movie...so that's not the question...a virtual beer goes to the first person to explain what it means...i.e., what is 'dimp'. Good luck...if you are great, you'd just know this. If you have to look it up, you might get credit for the right answer, but you'll have to live with knowing you cheated. Cheater. Steve, out.

Chomp...chomp.....pa-chewy chomp.

So Tenielle and I had a weekend away...just the two of us...to Bayfield, Wisconsin. Weather was great, and we had a nice relaxing time. Ate some great food, hit some apple orchards, played some cribbage...sat and did nothing. Colors were great, but not quite at peak. And we had a nice, cozy cabin right off of the lake. Ava spent the weekend with G&G Shallman, and I think they all had a great time. We missed her of course, but it was nice to have our own schedule for a day or two.

Halloween is on it's way, and i better start thinking of a good costume. Please comment with any good suggestions (i'm sure all of you clowns that read this will take it seriously and give good suggestions, right?)

The twins play game 2 against the A's today...i'm gonna take a half day and go...hopefully. Sucks for those of you stuck at work NOT watching it. Yay for me!

Ava has tooth #3 coming through...one of the side top ones. She had her 9 month appt. on monday and the results are:
Weight : 17 lbs. 8 oz. (25th Percentile)
Height : 28 3/4" (80th Percentile)
Head : 16 3/4" (5th Percentile)
So still a tiny head compared to average baby these days. But that's what we love about her. Big heads are dumb.

I better work so i can get out of here and hit the game today...so gimme some suggestions on costumes.

Welcome back, me! (And Shane's Man-crush)

This post is to welcome myself back to blogging. It's been a couple of weeks and I feel really bad about that. This one might be quick as I will write more later in the week to catch up. But I want to touch on an important topic...Shane's man-crush on he-man guy at the twins game.

Man-crush's are an odd phenomenon which I personally have never experienced (unless you can have a man-crush on yourself...which i think i might...since i'm pretty freakin awesome). However, i am often the target of one. Many of you reading this blog have probably had a man-crush on me at least once...if not more. It's ok! Really! People understand. I'm friendly...people think i'm awesome...and i drink man drinks. It's cool...i'm ok with it.

Justin made me aware of these 'man-chushes' a while ago when he declared his crush on me. It was quite nice. Made me feel really good about myself.

But enough about me...let's get onto the topic...Shane's man-crush. We were at the twins game last wednesday for a work outing...and in the row in front of us this hippie lookin guy sits down. Shane instantly locks in a stare. He couldn't take his eyes away! After a few minutes of oogling, he speaks....'Man, that guy looks just like He-Man!'. Well, he had longer hair...and was in better shape than myself...but He-Man? So he then made me take pictures of him with my phone for a reason i may not undertand...but he said it was for 'his memory book'. Rrrrriiiiiigggghhhttt. So while the rest of us watched the twins game, Shane spent the remainder of the afternoon dreaming of being rescued by his new found hero. Attached is the best picture i could get of the guy for him. You make the call.

Go see Beerfest

Ok, so most people reading my blog tend to be Super Troopers fans. So even despite Club Dread being a little disappointing, trust me when I say that Beerfest will NOT disappoint. How could it? It's about beer, drinking beer, drinking games, Oktoberfest, drinking TON'S of beer, hangovers, college parties, and more stuff about beer. Plus a slew of lines that will be sure to be as memorable as the plethora of Super Troopers quotes we sling out there. So if you haven't seen it on it's opening weekend (loser) and you don't have plans to see it yet...get with it...and go see it. Cause i said so.

In other news, we are hitting the State Fair on wednesday afternoon. Even though most people realize that I hate the state fair, i'm going strictly because I know Ava will like it and that Tenielle likes going as well. That's the type of guy I am...whatever it takes to make people happy! I'm such a great guy.

Labor day weekend is only a few days away, and the weather forcast SUCKS. Highs in the Brainerd area are predicted in the upper 60's with scattered rain. Wow. Good fishing weather, but we might just stay in town for a change.

Ava has been crawling like crazy...mostly army crawling, but she's now begun to get up onto her knees better and makes it a ways like that. She also started meats this week...BAD idea. Wow, that makes her stink. Icky.

Anyway, let me know if you want to hit the Schitzengiggle some night this week.

A Numb Mouth is a Dumb Mouth

So I had a dentist appointment this morning to get a couple of fillings. They gave me a shot of novacaine and let me sit for a bit while it set in. 10 minutes or so later, my jaw was numb, but my lips were totally unaffected. He started drilling anyway and he could tell right away that I had full sense of what was going on. So on to dose #2 of novacaine. That finally numbed me up more than well enough.

The problem is that it is lunchtime! I had a very small breakfast and I'm starving! The novacaine has MAYBE just started to fade, but hardly. My tongue and lips feel 3 times their normal size, and I keep biting my tongue and cheeks. No way I could manage to eat right now without completely destroying the inside of my mouth, so here I sit, growling stomach and all. This is dumb. I would rather have kept my two cavities.

In other news, Ava is sick with some sort of nasty cold and has been very cranky with a fever that won't go away. She has a doctors appointment today, so hopefully they can give her something to help ease the discomfort. Tenielle just got over a cold and pink eye. I amazingly have been fine, but i'm sure my days are numbered.

BeerFest comes out this friday! Go see it! It's bound to be good. Mike Evans gave it a horrible review. Said there was untasteful humor, nudity that wasn't sexy, etc. He gave it 1 star. Sounds pretty dang good to me! It's broken lizard...i spose if you aren't a fan of the guys or know of them, maybe there isn't as much in it for you. Who knows. I'm convinced it will be great. No doubt in my mind.

So I have the #3 pick in the draft this Sunday. Who cares? Not me.

Sounds like Liriano will be back in the rounds soon! After Silva last night, we need him.

That's all for now...comment away.

Nice Vacation!

Ok, with the wedding and family reunion going on, I was only around for a couple of days in the past couple of weeks. And with putting together websites for both events, that has taken up my 'slacking time' at work. (Just kidding Wade...but not really).

So the Kuder reunion went great! We got up there Tuesday afternoon and took it easy until Thursday when most others arrived. We had a great bonfire gathering at my parents place that night! It was a great way to get things started (Although Nick Watson was a little slow the next morning...)

Friday I decided to do the golfing. Bad idea. Easily the worst round of golf I've played maybe ever. I had a few so-so holes, then it all fell apart. Let's just say I had to take a 10 on 3 holes...and we only played 9. I only had 2 bloody mary's the whole time, so I can't blame it on that. Maybe I just wasn't that motivated to play? Or maybe I should just admit that I suck at golf. If I remember correctly, Tom Kuder won the golf outing.

Tenielle and Ava went miniature golfing. I'm waiting to get a picture of it, as Tenielle carried Ava around on her back all morning in a fancy carrier thing that we had never used before. Sounds like it worked great! I believe Hunter won the Miniature Golfing contest.

Other friday morning events included birding/hiking, which had a decent size group attending. SOunds like the birding was slow, but I think they all had a good time. Mike took a few of the Cali folks fishing! Judging from the pictures and stories, they didn't have a TON of luck. But they didn't get skunked. Jesse failed to land a Bass on Ox somehow...Set the hook! Just kidding Jesse :) He did manage to catch a few tiny little northerns...which Ox is full of.

Friday for lunch we had an awesome Walley fish fry! Everything was great! We spend the rest of the afternoon hanging out on Ox with the JetSki and boats...was a good time and the weather turned out to be pretty nice. Friday's dinner was at the campground...grilled salmon and bbq ribs...excellent again! Hung out at the bonfire at Manhattan Beach for a bit that night.

Saturday was our day on the chain. We had a couple of really nice 25' pontoon's to tool us around, and marty brought his boat along for those who wanted to kneeboard, wakeboard, etc. Ate lunch on an island in Island Lake...it was a great spot. (Might have been private but oh well). Had the big dinner at Manhattan Beach that night which was awesome. Spent the night at the Ox Tavern with a bunch of the cousins. Always a good time.

Sunday brunch was the end of it! Food was great, but we were all concerned about Grandpa who had to go to the hospital Saturday night. He's back in town at North Memorial today, and hopefully they can get feeling better. Keep him in your prayers!

Check out the Kuder Reunion Website for pictures!

Spike in activity¿

What's the deal! 15 comments! that's a record so far! Unfortunately that doesn't mean i have 15 readers :( But good stuff none the less. I will keep up the movie quote at the end of each one...no beer prize...as that will get rediculous...but how bout bragging rights and maybe some 'props' from time to time.

New pictures are up on the site! Check em out.

We hit the cabin this weekend...all done on the inside (pretty much anyway) and looking great! It was quite warm, but felt great on the water. Ava did quite a bit of swimming and tried out her new life jacket, which she seemed to not mind as much as the old one...but she still wasn't a big fan of it.

I have a pounding headache today so this will be short. We have a busy week coming up and some stupid wedding to go to this weekend. Reunion is just over a week away!

I'll write more again this week at least once i hope...if not everyday (not likely).

So last weeks quote was fairly easy...and of course google makes it basically impossible to make it difficult...but i'll try. This week we'll keep it simple and easy...and i'm guessing at least one of you will get it without having to cheat...so good luck..here goes:

"I must've drunk 17 Dr. Peppers"

Piece owt.

Bumblebee Tuna

It's been over a week...so sue me. Last weekend we hit the Como Zoo...the FREE zoo! They still have some cool animals there and quite a few things that the MN zoo doesn't have, so it was a good time. Most of the animals were sleeping so Ava did mostly people watching. It's not near as big as the MN zoo, so we weren't there for all that long. My personal favorite....some little mustached monkey thing...that only showed up for a second and then hid. But it was cool for that quick moment.

Joe finally got me some of his wedding pictures from their photographer, so I have the pre-ceremony pictures up on his website...which if you can get to by clicking HERE.

I should be updating some pictures of Ava on our site after this weekend. We are heading to the cabin again, and it's sposed to be HOT...so i'm sure we'll have some new pics of Ava in one of her cute little swimsuits.

How bout those Twins, eh? I gotta say that even though Nathan does his job most of the time, he sure makes me nervous....some questionable 2 strike pitches from time to time. But in honor of the Twins current hot streak...and in the fasion of Bill Swerski's Super Fans...I'd like to say the following:

Daaaaaaaaaaaa Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins.
Daaaaaaaaaaaa Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins, Da Twins.

Oh yeah...and shame on all of you for not beating justin to the punch last week. I guess i'll buy him a beer at his wedding or something. Game is still on so somebody better win this week.

P.S. Bonus beer to the first person to respond with what this entry's title is from.

The Zoo

So we got up early Saturday morning and hit the Minnesota Zoo! We checked out all of the outdoor exhibit things first before it got too hot, then saw the inside stuff. A lot of the animals were pretty boring for Ava...just laying there or sleeping. However a few of them were plenty active and she got pretty exciting watching them. Her favorite were the Bison, Prarie Dogs, the Monkeys with the red butts, and the fish in the coral reef fishtank.

We also saw the 3D show at the Imax called 'Deep Sea'. Really cool. Ava slept through the first half but woke up and stared through the 2nd half. All in all, it was a great time!

We also saw the new Pirates of the Carribean movie. Good stuff! Plenty entertaining.

I'm not too talkative today apprently since i'm speaking in generalities. Oh well. I'm golfing in the Lyon's Pub scramble today so my work day is done shortly. Have fun at work suckers!

And the tallies are:

T = 2 beers
Jim = 2 beers
Justin = WNBA Fan.

Bye Bye Qwest!!!!

So for quite some time I've been looking into getting rid of Qwest as our home phone provider and goin hi-tech with VoIP. Well, after a rather stressful grouping of phone calls with PITA Qwest reps over a recent improper charge on my phone bill, I decided to make the move.

As of today, our home phone will be utilizing VoIP!! (Voice over IP for those of you who live under a rock). Our home phone number remains the same (although it may take a day or two for it to switch over...right now we have a temp number until the switch is complete...just call our cells if you need us for now).

So I ran out...bought a Vonage phone adapter...and a few minutes later, I was up and running! One reason i didn't do this earlier was that I read that it wouldn't work with our home security system...Well that may have been true a couple years ago (maybe), it is no longer true at all. I found enough info online to ensure me that I wouldn't have a problem, and after running my system diags, everything is connected up perfectly.

One of my favorite features is that it will email me a .wav file of any voicemails we get. So no matter where i'm at, i can check mail on my treo and get my messages that way without using any cell minutes or making any phone calls...pretty slick.

Plenty more features that it comes with..and for only 14.99/month, it beats the 40/month i was paying for Qwest for an inferior package. So my suggestion...FOLLOW ME! I'm the coolest! (Although I'm following plenty of other people...Joe...Shane...but that's just part of what makes me so cool).

And congrats to jim on winning his first beer....the count stands:
1st Place - Tenielle (2 beers)
2nd Place - Jim (1 beer)

Not much new....

Not a whole lot to write about, but to make my blog appear active I'm going to write something anyway. Had a busy weekend...bachelor party and all. My team won the golf tourney...Darrell was on my team...first time EVER playing golf...and did really well! He might be a natural...if he gets out routinely, his game will really pick up quick.

Ava is expanding her diet still...adding peas and pears to the mix. She's fighting off a little cold (that she either game me or maybe i gave mine to her...who knows).

It's our 6 year wedding anniversary this Saturday! We're going to have a family weekend of just eating good and hanging out. Sounds like it's gonna be dang hot, so our Zoo plans are probably postponed...but we'll find something to do...preferably indoors...or involving water.

Got any good topics to discuss? Throw em in a comment and i'll start an entry on it if I find it worthwhile....

Game is still on...Tenielle is 2 for 2...nobody else has gotten close. Justin is usually shortly behind T in her comments.

Big girls roll over and have teeth too!

So Ava has decided to just start throwing new things out there daily. Over the 4th of July weekend she started rolling over both from front to back and from back to front! She literally rolled herself accross our office!

She also has a tooth in her mouth!!! It's still just poking through, but it's there! She was a little cranky during the day because of it, but she handled it pretty well. It's on the bottom, and the other one is just under the surface so i'm guessing that one will cut through any day as well.

As for the 4th, we had a great time! Ava did a lot of swimming in the lake, which she loved! She had a little tube thing that she sits in so her feet hang in the water and she kicked like crazy trying to swim around. It was pretty cool! She also did a lot of just sitting and splashing on the beach in less than a foot of water too. We didn't get a bike ride in, but between Mike, Karen and me, we fed the family with some tasty sunfish one night. Mike and I hit the bass one morning and had a pretty decent outing as well.

Only had one night at the bar with our pal Big Buck Hunter 2006. I did poorly. It had been a while so i was a little rusty. However, Tenielle came out guns a blazin and really made me look bad. Mike and Karen still won by a longshot.

Justine's bachelor party is coming up this weekend! Although i'll probably be buying him plenty of beers/cocktails, the offer still stands that any person who responds before JB get's a free beer on me next time we're out! Tenielle won last week! Congrats! (Yippie...basically buying herself a beer). Look for some updated pics on the website after the weekend!

Big girls sit up by themselves...

Yup, Ava is now easily sitting up on her own! She can't get to that position by herself yet, but once she's there she can sit forever! The occasional flop onto her back here and there, but she's got it pretty much mastered. We are so proud! :)

She's also expanded her diet to include Carrots, Green Beans, Sweet Potatoes...as well as a little banana and apple sauce! Tasty.

We had a good weekend up north last weekend. Weather was great! The guys got a little fishing in, Ava took a pontoon ride with G&G Shallman, and we went on another bike ride! She had a blast but it really wore her out. Another 6 days of it coming up this weekend for the 4th!

Speaking of fishing, Justin caught his first fish ever! He didn't know what kind it was..he thought it looked like a crappie. None-the-less, we were very happy for him, and as you can see, he was pretty proud of himself. It was actually pretty cool...he caught 2 fish at once. He first caught a small bluegill, and while reeling it in the northern ate it! he got it in and the bluegill's tail was still sticking out of the northerns throat. Pretty cool stuff. Way to go Justin...fish(s) on!

Cristin passed her boards! Nice work! Finally done with school and makin the big bucks. Too bad Justin will spend it all on ugly haircuts.

Going forward, there is a standing offer of a 'free beer' for anyone who manages to comment on a new blog entry BEFORE Justin does. And i'm guessing Justin will have plenty to comment on for this one. Good luck!

Tiny heads are cute!

So Ava had her 6 month checkup/shots yesterday afternoon. She did great! Cried for about 5 seconds and then was fine! She's a trooper. So the numbers...

Head was 16" around....still the 5% range! While this is rather small compared to the slew of huge noggin babies out there, it's right on par with where she's been percentage wise...Her 5% head is what makes her so cute I think. If you think otherwise, buzz off.

She was 26" long. Right up there with the average....50% range.

She was 14 lbs. 13 oz...in the 25% range.

So she's still a little lady but quite a bit bigger than last time! Kind of a skinny bean like her daddy and mommy are (or was in my case).

She had her portraits taken as well. Check out our website to get a glimpse at how they turned out!

We ordered up a bag-o/cornhole game...whatever your crew calls it...for part of my fathers day gift...we should have it early next week..so start practicing. I'll be challenging you soon.

That's all i'm willing to tell you right now.

Back in business

Ok, after a couple week break, I'm back. I had a valid excuse though...i was really busy..out of town...at a conference. As you can probably guess from the picture, I was in Boston, MA. Pretty cool, town...at least what I got to see of it. The highlight was by far the evening event at Fenway! Check out my website...I should have all of the pictures from Fenway added later today...if they aren't there...check back later.

As far as the actual conference...pretty decent. A lot review/updates from stuff we hit pretty hard at the PDC, but all worth it. And coolest of all, the GAT! It rules. Service Factory is by far what I'm the most excited about, but there is plenty more than that. And of course, WF is still pretty sweet stuff. Hopefully our group will get over to Visual Studio soon enough to make use of it before it's all yesterdays news. For now i'll just have to play around with it at home...that's how I roll. Super nerdy.

How bout those Twins! 2 sweeps in a row! Was pretty nice being in beantown during the Twins/BoSox series...too bad they weren't in Boston for the week. Hanging out on a perfect night at Fenway (It was probably 75 degrees...perfectly sunny, and no wind) makes me realize how long overdue an outdoor stadium is in MN. Too bad we have a few years more to wait.

Ava has her 6 month appt. Tuesday night...so we'll have the new numbers then. Pretty exciting. We think she's starting to teeth...teath....teeeeeth...?? How the hell do you spell Teath? Is it like Teath, or Teeth? Or what? Whatever. Let me rephrase....We think Ava's teeth are starting to come in. Much easier. She's also started eating Carrots! They stain like crazy. But she sure likes em.

Back to work! Lot's of catching up to do after being out for a week. Expect another post midweek. And don't forget to check out the Fenway pics (once i get around to posting them :))

Website Update

After my IP address change and the fact that my web server is running low on disk space, i finally decided to host my website offsite...and in the process decided to finally break down and spend the 2 bucks to register a domain name...so, our new website address is:

http://www.shallman.com

I know...it will be hard to remember...but deal with it. Shallman.com. Shallman.com. Shallman.com. There...now it's stuck, right¿ Good.

Hopefully the site runs a little faster now too. There is a new link or two on the menu with links to the other sites i host for people...so check those out if you are REALLY bored. Look for new pictures on our picture page anytime! Once I get around to it.

IN OTHER NEWS: Ava has her first ear infection(s)...and she made it a double...She's pretty cranky and really doesn't like her medicine...but she still behaves better than most other babies on their good days! At least we think so. She figured out that she can get her feet in her mouth...so that's a fun game. See how many times daddy can pull my feet out of my mouth in 1 minute. So far her record is 8 (unofficially).

Happy start to the week...check back later for more exciting blog content!

A nice Memorial Day weekend¿

So the weekend forcast is saying mid 80's and only scattered t-storms for the weekend...can it be true? sure would be nice for a change! We're heading up to the cabin's this weekend...maybe coming back early to get some things done around the house. I better make up some Bloody Mary mix! it's been a while.

In other news, the photo shoot for Ava (and Tenielle) is tomorrow! Pretty exciting? Yup! Hopefully she wakes up for it or doesn't have a big poop right in the middle...same goes for Ava ;) Wish her (them) luck!

We set up an ING Direct Orange savings account for Ava. If you don't know about them, might be worth checking out. The current rate on them is 4.15%. The only catch is that it is strictly an online account. No banks, no atms. Everything is strictly online and all deposits and withdrawls go through your current checking account...wherever it may be. The government for whatever reason limits the amoiunt of online withdrawls per month to 6, so if you make more than 6 withdrawls in a month you will get a fee...but we should only be depositing money into it, so that won't come into play. Pretty sweet deal though!

Well, i know it's early in the week, but have a fun and safe weekend! Bye bye!

(I'll post more tomorrow if anything exciting happens at the shoot)

*** Entourage Needed ***

Ava got the call back. ********** photo shoot next week. So if anyone wants to be in her entourage, you better start kissing some butt real soon...

Also, if anyone knows a good booking agent...she doesn't have any west coast representation as of yet.

Bye.