Once upon a Potty

The only thing for sure that I can tell you about potty training your child is that the title of the book 'Potty Training in Less than a Day' is a lie. At least, it is for us. We courageously followed the books instructions expecting Ashley to be fully in control of her bowels by the end of the day and were sorely disappointed.

Actually, we decided that the principles didn't match our parenting style....err something....and we chose to continue helping Ashley learn how to keep her paints dry without a diaper.

That was ten days ago. And, even though she's not perfectly dry at all times, Ashley is getting better. She made it almost all the way through church without any major catastrophes. Credit goes to Ashley and Amber for that feat. I have had little to do with the whole process as it happens mainly while I'm at work.

Speaking of work, the project that has been keeping me busy since August is about to wrap. We have been developing an application called Tree Browser for the USU Forestry Extension. We used a brand new technology - brand new to us anyways - called Flex to build it. Take a look at our development site. Now, because it's a development area I can't promise it will always be up and working, but it should remain usable at this point. However, if you could let me know if you have any problems with it, that would help us greatly.

Amber concluded her season of church basketball yesterday. You could always spot her on the court as the one wearing the biggest smile during the games. Her team played well enough through the season to earn a spot in the area tournament. The played hard in an intense, but still fun, game in the opening round and lost. Even in defeat, Amber was still beaming as the teams shook hands.