my experiment isn't a total loss...

Well, my little experiment in discipline and blogging has turned out to be a failure. 4 days into it I experienced my first major setback - Misti came home. Though it was cause for great joy, it also got me to bed much earlier than I had been bedding down before. With great gusto I prepared to announce my defeat but bravely soldier on to the finish line the next evening. All that soldiering on was totally intended but the follow through was lacking once I got ill after Sunday night's youth group message. As the minutes counted down I found myself sliding deeper and deeper into the dark abyss of "OH No... Not Strep!" which turned out to not be strep and instead has manifest itself into some very wearisome head cold. Therefore the last two days have kinda' been a wash.

But here I am moving forward - head cold and all - to complete the task before me.

It has been wonderful (even considering the aforementioned illnesses) having Misti and Ella back. I LOVE my little daughter. She smiles all the time and it brings me immeasurable amounts of satisfaction that Ella will do her "Ohh..." trick for me, and not Misti. And I am continually astounded at my wife's innate ability to mother. She's astounding! At any rate, time for some Chick-Fil-A.