Freeze Tag

Holly "tagged" me a LONG time ago and here are my extremely late and lame responses....

4 things about me you may not have known:

1. I've flown a stunt kite out of the back of a moving truck.
2. I was in a wetsuit catalog.
3. I was severely burned when I was about 11 and was hospitalized for a week.
4. I almost drowned while surfing one of the biggest swells of my life. I was only a few feet from shore in a crazy huge rip tide...very scary.

4 Jobs I've Had:

1. Pet Store
2. Warehouse guy/forklift operator
3. Busboy
4. Engineer

4 Movies I can watch over and over again:

1. Star Wars (1-6)
2. Nacho Libre
3. Napoleon Dynamite
4. Home Alone

4 Favorite TV shows:

1. The Office
2. Anything Discovery Channel (Mythbusters, Survivorman, etc.)
3. Seinfeld
4. AFV

4 Favorite Hobbies:

1. Surfing
2. Ukulele
3. Photography
4. Fixing stuff

4 Places I have lived:

1. The LBC
2. The OC
3. The Phil
4. The Lone Star State...Tejas

4 Favorite Foods:

1. Gisa(sp)
2. My Dad's Ribs
3. Lobster
4. Sushi

4 Places I would rather be right now:

1. Surfing in Hawaii
2. Surfing in California
3. Snowboarding in Utah
4. Snowboarding in Washington

4 Websites I check daily:

1. D Fam
2. Google
3. Frys
4. Hotmail

4 People I tag:

1. I've taken so long to respond to this that I think it has reached it's expiration point...

I Love Lucy

As many of you know, we have had some very sad news in our family. In my sister's own words, here is what transpired as they anticipated the arrival of their new baby:

"We returned to the hospital next morning at 6:30 am and at that time they were no longer able to find a heart beat. More and more Doctors tried to find it and soon our room was filled with so many that we knew that things had gone very wrong. We were told that at some time during the night our precious angel's heart had stopped beating. There is no explanation that could be found at that time. "

"At 3:38pm Monday, August 27, 2007 our perfect angel arrived:

Olive Lucy Kawecki

Aug 27, 2007 3:38 PM7 lbs, 8 oz.

22 1/2 inches long

And she has great big clown feet."

I flew out Wednesday to be with my family and to attend the services for Lucy. Everything about the service was a lovely tribute to her and the impact she has in our lives. At a moment when the strings could have come loose within our family, she pulled them tight. She helped me to understand that I should call a little more, stay longer on my knees, dance and not care, and not be afraid to share my talents. As we (Me, My Dad, Noodle, and Jeff) played "You are My Sunshine" on the ukulele for her, Lucy taught me that it's okay to let her memory and laughter occupy the same space.

Thank you so much Watson and Christine for letting me be a part of the services. I truly became acquainted with Lucy as I had the honor of creating her slide show. I feel like I was able to experience "Lucy's Journey", as Watson titled it.

I know that we'll see her again and that her memory will never fade from our hearts. As Christine mentioned during the service, Lucy will continue to giggle at the fact that we can't help but say, "I Love Lucy."

Pink Ladies

A few Sundays ago I had to take a picture of my Pink Ladies. They all had on cute skirts and were color coordinated with pink and white. I'm sure this wasn't planned, right honey? ;o)

I feel so honored walking into church each Sunday with this string of pearls.

I Hate Risk

Ok, Holly just worked me at Risk tonight. She has reclaimed her spot at the top. That game is an emotional roller coaster for us. It has been two years since we played last, so that is an indicator of how much we get into it. Holly lost the last two times, so she vowed to never play again. I think it is actually good that she won because the game probably would have ended up in the trash.

The record is now Holly: 4, Joey: 2.

Cali Girl

As promised, here is Cali's spotlight. Isn't she just adorable? I think all my girls are. I feel so blessed to have these little angels in my life.

Adobe Fun

We took some pictures of the girls yesterday. It was fun, even though I'm a little rusty and I'm getting acquainted with my new toy....a Canon 30D. I love it. I was a Minolta guy for many years, but they've sold their camera division to Sony, so that ended that....sorry, I digress.

So, here are my sepia toned girls...OK only two of them, but I can't find one yet of Cali with the same orientation. She'll be spotlighted later on for sure! Anyway, enjoy the cute pics...

"Daddy Day"

I spent the day with two of my little girls, Aubrey and Ella. We had breakfast together (Barbie Pop Tarts) to start the day off. We then took a trip to Home Depot for our traditional monthly workshop. We build all sorts of cool stuff on the first Saturday of every month. Today we built an "Art Caddy". I have to say, it was one of the more difficult projects. The girls did great though and didn't smash any fingers, so that was good.

After Home Depot, we drove back home rockin' out to Barbie Magic of the Rainbow (can you tell I love my girls). I have to admit, that dang CD is pretty catchy. We then ate some lunch and hung around for a bit. Later on we went to the pool. When we were at the door waiting to leave Aubrey was really cute and said, "This is a fun day...it's a Daddy Day!" That made me feel loved :o) . When we were at the pool the girls were both swimming the best ever! I was so proud.