Congrats to Lovelady! Though down by six strokes going into the final day of competition, Dame d'Amour stirred a rousing comback and took the day by eight strokes giving him a 1 day victory and a repeat BLT championship! I'll customize the website in a few weeks, but here are some photos of the weekend.

Cinderella a big hit. Michelle and Madison saw Cinderella on Thursday at IU. It was a lot of fun for them both. Madison went dressed up as a princess. I think it was terrific. You'll have to ask Michelle for the skinny.

Happy b-day Cindy Newland! Monday was Cindy's b-day. She's officially getting older.

BLT begins this week! That's right. It's been nearly two years since the last BLT, and we are finally ready to start again. This year, we are determined to do Davis in! He just had hernia surgery, so that has to favor The Big Load and I. Stay tuned for pictures, scorecards, and trash talking...



Michelle is still beautiful, despite her age! That's right. Michelle turned 37 this week. (4/20). It's hard to believe. She still looks like she is in her mid twenties. I'm so lucky. :) For her birthday she got a "Vaughanberger" basket as well as tix to see Cinderella with Madison and the new "Left Behind" book. Plus some treasures the kids picked out from the dollar store.



Dissertation progress is going very well. I'm hoping to defend my proposal in the next month or so. That means lots of work. But so far, I'm really enjoying it.

Absolutely nothing to say! That's right. THere is absolutely no news in my life right now. I just feel guilty that I"ve not put anything up here in over a month. So I decided I'd add this blurb. BORING.



New website I'm the new managing editor for MISQE magazine. I dont' officially start my job until the fall. However, I"ve already been working on building a new website. You can look at the current version, then see my new one here . I should have it up for good within a couple of weeks.



Birthdays... My birthday is Wednesday (March 5). If you want to get me something, I recommend a gift certificate, or a new knife (I prefer the 10' version), or the Xbox Live enabled hockey game. Also, we're having a co-Party with my good friend Phil. His birthday is Friday. Feel free to send him your best wishes here.



Dissertation news Things are going pretty well there. I've made a lot of progress, but still have a ways to go. I'd like to get it to committe for proposal within the month. We'll see. There is still a lot of work to do.

New photos! You've got to see the photos Michelle took over the weekend. They are really terrific. You can find a link to them from the Photos link on the home page. Great job, Michelle!

Second monthly GFGT was a big success! I highly recommend the tequilla-marinated beef fajitas from my recipe section. Whoa, they are yummy! For added flaver, after 24 hours of marinading in the tequilla sauce, I cooked the beef on my George Foreman grill, then boiled the marinade. I added the beef, marinade, some soy sauce, and some "Fajita seasoning" to a ziploc bag. Tossed it all together for about an hour. Then dumped the meat into the frying pan with the onions and peppers. Y-U-M-M-Y!

Pray for my friend Rita and Mike. I just got an email this weekend and Rita went into early labor on Friday. I think she's about four months early, but it may be less. Keep them in your prayers as do I.

SUCCESS! My great friend, Phil got me a breadmaker as a post-Christmas gift (ain't that sweet!). He also gave me a family recipe for white bread. Well, it took SIX attempts with the same recipe, but FINALLY, I did it! I made a loaf of white bread that was TERRIFIC. I mean it was so stinking good. Michelle and I ate it right away. If you want the recipe, just email me.