Kissing Through Fences Submitted by: Jim Ford - 05/23/08 3:33 pm

Kissing Through Fences There she is, my baby Haley Beth. 8 1/2 years old on deck to bat for her winning season softball team. I've driven to Ruston to catch one of her games. She's so beautiful, so incredibly vibrant, happy, focused, smart, loving baby girl. I'm so full of pride watching her get ready for her time to play. I yell words of encouragement and coaching to her. Then I remember I haven't had the best kisses in the world in at least 5 minutes, so I call her over for a quick smooch. She grabs onto the chain linked fence and puckers up big-time. We both lean in with the metal links pressed against our faces, and get the sweetest little Daddy/Haley kiss. I tell her I love her, she bounds off to the plate and runs out a single to first. I'm ecstatic. Full Article

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Some day...I'll meet her, I still have faith Submitted by: Jim Ford - 05/12/08 8:38 pm

Some day...I'll meet her, I still have faith I've dated a true gift from God, His pure light in my arms. I've dated the most hateful cold succubus ever to scourge the earth. I've been everything to a girl, and I've been the biggest chump and lowest priority for a girl. I've learned so much over the years. I've been an incredible boyfriend while at the same time being the worst of what that girl needed at the same time. I've had to learn who I am, what kind of man I am, who I am naturally and who God made me to be. To let the sad little boy who lost his Mom..... finally find peace and tranquility after years and years of being tormented by feelings of survival mode and never letting one of my spinning plates drop. Full Article

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New Glove Submitted by: Jim Ford - 03/30/08 8:56 pm

New Glove Picked up a new softball and batting gloves for Haley Beth. We tried working on her catching skillz this weekend with her glove from 2 years ago and it's WAAAY too small now. Moved up to an 11" which "isn't a little girl glove... Daddy". Going to rub some oil on the glove, put a ball inside, wrap a rubberband around it, and put it between my mattress for 2 weeks till she gets here again. Full Article

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Music Weekend Rawwked Submitted by: Jim Ford - 03/03/08 9:59 am

Music Weekend Rawwked Had a great weekend of music.  Saw Sharpe Dunaway and the Blue Meanies at West End in LR Friday night.  It's just amazing how incredibly awesome a bunch of goofball buddies from Conway sound on stage.  High energy, incredible guitars, vocals and hot drums licks.  Everything from Bon Jovi and Poison to Kiss, Def Leppard, and Guns N Roses. If you dig 80's rock... go check 'em out.  You can search my myspace friends list for them or click the picture above. Full Article

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Job Search Is Over! Submitted by: Jim Ford - 02/13/08 9:36 am

Job Search Is Over! If you've kept up with me over the last year you know it's been a struggle job-wise. My last permanent job was last June and my temp/contract job at Alltel ended in early January. I've had my resume on Monster.com and have been researching and applying for jobs all around Little Rock. It's just been a very tight market for senior level positions. The tough part was I was getting plenty of interviews but the jobs weren't exactly what I was looking for. I want a career, not just a job. Something I can be excited about and make an impact while earning good money. Full Article

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Letter to Santa 2007 Submitted by: Jim Ford - 11/26/07 9:10 am

Letter to Santa 2007 Haley and I will spend Christmas together this year and I'm just so excited to have her. She's 8 years old now and I can definitely tell by what she asked for that she's growing up. The great thing about being her Daddy though, is she will always be MY little girl. Here's what Haley wrote... Full Article

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Haley's 8th Birthday Submitted by: Jim Ford - 11/15/07 1:12 pm

Haley's 8th Birthday My little baby had her 8th birthday last weekend and I can't believe she's growing up so fast. Since she moved to Louisiana 5 1/2 years ago, this is the first birthday she's had in Conway. I haven't thrown a little girl party and needed lots of help. Thank goodness for friends! Haley was very excited as she'd had a miniature party at school and a big party at her Mom's the day before. Now on to Daddy's for the actual birthday! Full Article

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Pumpkin Patch Pics 2007 Submitted by: Jim Ford - 11/03/07 8:50 am

Pumpkin Patch Pics 2007 Haley and I visited the Johnson Family Pumpkin Patch in Greenbrier, AR last weekend. It's our 2nd year in a row and it is so much fun. Just a few miles outside of Conway and you get into rural farm land. Being in the outdoors is wonderful and we love it. Could we have gone to Walmart to buy pumpkins faster and cheaper? Sure, but you miss out on all the fun of searching for the perfect one, all the neat things to do, being on the land, seeing the animals, taking a hayride... and making lots of memories. Full Article

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2nd Annual Grave Party 2007 Submitted by: Jim Ford - 10/22/07 3:52 pm

2nd Annual Grave Party 2007 I'm a huge fan of Halloween. Ever since dressing up as Peter Criss (drummer for Kiss) as a little kid or putting a strobe light in the eves of our little house, I've thought of Halloween as a fun time for kids and adults. I'm "that guy" in the neighborhood who goes all out to entertain and scare. So for the second year in a row, I held my now annual Halloween party, or this year called Jim Ford's Grave Party. Full Article

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Homecoming 2007 Submitted by: Jim Ford - 10/16/07 2:52 pm

Homecoming 2007 Louisiana Tech Homecoming 2007 was this past weekend and I rarely miss going down to see everyone. It's been almost 10 years since I graduated college but remember it's my hometown, my Dad taught at Tech, my Mom was the director of campus ministry for Presbyterians, and I feel very much a part of the university. Full Article

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