We’ve put 2008 in the books. Overall, it was a very good year. We entered it with high hopes… reaching our goal weights being high on the list. We didn’t make that, but that’s okay because we still had good results. For the year, Suzy was down 20.4 pounds and Todd was down 25.2 pounds. That is pretty darn good!

Not only is that a lot of weight lost… but that’s also weight that wasn’t gained. There were some ups and downs during the year, but we stuck with it and earned some nice results.

Now, we have to admit that the results could have been a lot better had it not been for a difficult summer. But, like we said… that’s done and over with. We’re focused on 2009 and putting together another solid year.

We’re off to a good start too. We’ve been busy having fun with our friend Amber (from Amber’s Spanking Journey) so haven’t really settled into a regular daily routine. Still have been doing well though. Have been focused on eating 3 healthy meals a day… and there has been plenty of walking. It’s helped planning things out. We figure out what to eat in advance and that makes it easier to pick healthier foods.

So, it’s been a good week. Was one issue though…

Suzy has been taking a new medication. The one side effect it has is dehydration, so drinking plenty of water is highly recommended. Given the fact that Suzy has a history of kidney stone issues… and dehydration greatly increases the chances of developing a stone… drinking that extra water is a must.

Drinking water became a rule and Suzy did good with it the first couple of days. Midweek though, she got very-very naughty with her water. She actually went most of the day with NO water… before drinking a few glasses with dinner. But she still came up short… and earned a discipline spanking for it.

So she got her first discipline spanking of 2009… and it was a hard one. Very serious issue. No room for messing around. The bathbrush made that point quite well and Suzy has been drinking her water like a good girl ever since.

Drinking that water will help with her diet efforts too. So it’s a win-win… which is better than a spank-spank!

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Diet Friends Update

Carye: Carye starts 2009 with what she calls a “Yikes!” moment. That yikes comes from the 5.9 pound she found at the scales when she got back from enjoying the holidays. She had a wonderful time, but obviously overate a little. That she didn’t exercise probably wasn’t a help either. Like we said, she had a good time!

The holidays are over though and Carye tells us she’s ready to work hard at her goals. She’s getting back to healthy eating choices and regular exercise. The hope is that at least a few of the Christmas pounds will fall off quickly. Either way, Carye is feeling good and has lots of motivation.

There still is a price to pay for the naughty choices made to close out 2008 though. Hubby Papa Shrek said 2 spanks have been earned for each once gained. That’s each OUNCE. So, let’s see… 5.9 pounds, 2 spanks for each ounce… hmmm… yea, that equals out to OUCH! We’ll call that another “yikes moment.”

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Elis (from New Beginnings): PK missed getting her update in last week. She was busy with her trip to see Eva (Nothing Random) for a mostly vanilla friends and family get together. Too bad we didn’t get her update… because she was down 0.6 pounds. Very good news given it was Christmas week.

Unfortunately PK gained that 0.6 pounds… and 1.4 more to go with it… at Eva’s house. She didn’t go crazy with her eating. There were a few snacks and some bigger meals though, and there wasn’t time for her normal exercise routine. It all added up to a gain. So, not so great news on the diet front. But, PK had a wonderful time visiting with her twin.

PK tells us she’s back home now and already working hard to get back on track. She’s excited about 2009 and making her goals. We feel the same!

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Michelle (from Brat Out Of Control): Didn’t get an update from Michelle this week… so we haven’t heard from her in a couple of weeks now. Hope everything is okay and that we’ll have some good news to share next week.

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Amber Grey (from Amber’s Spanking Journey): As we mentioned, Amber has been here visiting us this week. She’s been relaxing and enjoying the sun. We’ve certainly enjoyed her company too. There have been a few spankings… but this has mostly been vanilla fun.

Speaking of vanilla fun… this photo was taken in Cedar Key. Amber was playing on the swings, with the beach and Gulf of Mexico at her back. It was a lovely day, and we’ll have a fun post about it real soon. Will say that Amber got lots of walking in though. We all did.

Amber has been working out with Suzy on our new exercise equipment too. She’s also been eating healthy meals. Well, for the most part. She was more than a little naughty at Red Lobster the other night. But… it was her birthday dinner, so that was ok. Have to allow a little naughtiness! Overall Amber has been a very good girl here in Florida. She’s down a little on our scale too… so all good news this week.

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Jean: Jean is starting to settle back into her regular routine. Her knee is still sore from her recent surgery, but she is feeling better. Good enough that she’s returned to work. So things have gone extremely well. We’re relieved about that, because there was a chance that there would be complications.

Part of Jean’s new routine is doing special exercises for her knee. 45 minutes worth a day. So, that’s a new rule for her… with the obvious consequences for not doing as her doctor instructed.

Some more good news on the health front. Jean has been doing so well with her diet that she’s able to reduce the number of blood sugar tests she needs to take a day. She’s real excited about that… as are we. Her keeping on top of her diabetic issues has really been making a difference. Not only are her testing numbers better (far better)… but’s she’s feeling better… and she was better able to recover from her knee surgery. So lots of good news to start 2009. We know it’s going to be a good year!

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Mister G: Mr G was pretty sure he’d earned himself a discipline spanking heading into his weekly weigh-in. Even though he’d had a bit of a cushion to play with, his mid-week peaks at the scale showed he was headed for trouble.

Turned out he squeaked by, barely… and avoided a spanking. Didn’t totally avoid a punishment though. Since he was up slightly at the scale and had made some bad choices, Mr G earned 190 lines. 17 word sentences… so 190 is no small number.

Usually he’d have gotten even more lines than that, but Mr and Mrs G took a suggestion from the Yahoo Spanking Diet Group and added 2 hours of cardio work. This workout wont count towards he normal weekly exercise requirement. It’s just an extra punishment for a lack of effort… and it’s a punishment that will actually be a help to the diet. Sounds good to us!

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Italian Gal (from Spanked Italian Gal): IG had a busy last week of 2008. Several meetings at work and company over for the holiday kept her going almost nonstop. Diet issues sort of got pushed to the back burner and it showed at the scale. Up 2 pounds.

IG wasn’t at all happy with that… and hubby J wasn’t exactly thrilled either. We know how it goes though. The holidays are tough! But they are over and it’s time to get back that focus. That’s exactly what IG plans to do too… and we know she can do it.

She’ll get help with that focus too. IG tells us that J’s feeling better and spanking is most definitely back in the picture. That’s not good news for IG’s backside… but it no doubt is exactly what she needs to make 2009 a big diet success. We wish her lots of luck… and are sending her a cyber hug and pillow for what she has coming.

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Sandy (from This Cat is Crazy): Sandy closed out 2009 with a little break from her diet… so she could relax and enjoy the festivities. It was pretty close to the only break she’s taken since starting her diet a few months ago, and it was well deserved. Sandy had a great year. Very dedicated and it paid off nicely for her.

Sandy tells us she is right back on track now too. Always worry about diet ‘breaks’ because it can be really hard to start back up. Does help to know there will be immediate consequences if that happens. Was especially helpful to Sandy… given that she’s been enjoy some playful spankings with friends and at parties. Definitely didn’t want to miss out on that with a sore hiney!

Should add that while Sandy did take a break from her diet… she didn’t miss any of her workouts. We know we’re working hard to build that same habit. It will make a big difference. Not only allows for more calories in a day, but it tones the body and builds energy levels. We’re sure that all these new healthy habits will have Sandy at her goal in no time!

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Heidi: The end of 2008 was rough on Heidi’s diet. It was a busy time for her, which is something we all understand. Heidi had trouble getting her Emails done on time though… and for the final week of the year, she was up a pound.

That effort earned Heidi a spanking with the hairbrush… which we have pictured here. Looks a lot like a paddle! Heidi tells us it feels an awful lot like one too. It was an ouch filled spanking that left her bottom red and sore.

The spanking did clean the slate though… and it’s time to make the most of it. 2008 was a good year overall, but we know 2009 can be even better. We’re confident Heidi will reach her goals this year and we’re excited for her.

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Good luck to everyone this coming week. Motivation is usually pretty high at the start of a new year, so we’re hoping for some good results.

And for those of you that are thinking about starting a diet… and think a Spanking Diet might be an option… we welcome you to take the plunge. We’d be glad to help in any way we can too. You can join the Diet Update group right here where we’ll share your progress every Tuesday in our Diet Update posts. Knowing that you’ll be sharing your results can be an extra motivator… to say the least! If that interests you just drop is a line at ToddnSuzy@yahoo.com.

Also have the Yahoo Spanking Diet Group. This is a private group in which members share tips and advice… offer and receive encouragement… basically a friendly place for like-minded adults to get together and enjoy the benefits of group support. If you’re interested in that, just click the Yahoo page to the right and join. You do need a Yahoo account (which is free) and you MUST list your adult age in your public Yahoo profile. That’s a Yahoo rule that we have to follow… and unfortunately, people try to join without that age listed… and we have to reject them. Sorry, but list that age!

You can drop us an Email any time too. Like we said, we’ll help in any way we can. So don’t be shy. Take that plunge!

Enjoy a healthy and happy 2009.

The Secret Life Of Andrades Girl
Andrades stumbled into spanko blogs not all that long ago. She was fascinated by much of what she found. Domestic Discipline and Head Of Household relationships, submission, spanking for fun and pleasure. Most of all though, she was drawn to blogs that shared how spanking had helped couples reconnect.

It’s not that she was in an unhappy marriage. That wasn’t it at all. It was just things had fallen into routines that often felt distant. Communication seemed to be lacking a bit too. So blogs that showed how spanking could help with these issues really appealed to Andrades. Got to love those ‘positive light’ spanko blogs! They really are a big help to our community.

In pretty short order, Andrades started her own blog. She wanted a place to explore her thoughts… get feedback… vent… question… wonder. Was extremely interesting following along on journey just starting out.

That journey has taken a few more steps since Andrades started blogging a couple of months ago. She had ‘the talk’ with her husband, and it went extremely well. In fact, there have even been a couple of spankings… with more to come.

Things are very-very new, but that’s one of the great appeals to this blog. We can tell it’s going to be a ‘positive light’ blog… one that offers wonderful insight into introducing spanking into a relationship… and one that is going to be a wonderful asset to our friendly little community. We hope you check it out… and please leave a comment!

Suzy Spanking Union
With all the fun Todd has been having with his About Spanking picture blog… Suzy decided to start a blog that was just for her. Well, actually just for her and her spankee friends. The Spanking Union is a lighthearted blog that lets members poke a little fun at their spankers.

There are 9 members right now, many of whom have blogs of their own. Our good friend Amber (from Amber’s Spanking Journal) was the first to report a spanker. Seems that Siege (of Random Mussing fame) gave her a spanking at the Kentucky Christmas get-together… a spanking Amber felt was more than just a little unfair. According to Amber, Siege deliberately tempted her by leaving his coat unattended… even though he knew full well that this would lead to misbehaving (ie.. hiding the coat and thus forcing Siege to track it down before heading out into the snow).

Amber was setup for a spanking… and she wants everyone to know. Siege is free to apologize at anytime. Honestly wouldn’t hold your breath though, lol. A re-butt-al is no doubt in Amber’s future.

All tongue and cheek, of course. It’s a funny post and it includes a couple of pictures.

Future posts will follow the same basic format… spankees basically being brats about the spankings they’ve been given. Also can be a place for spankees to share ideas and enjoy some camaraderie.

Promise too that this is the last blog we’re doing, lol. 

Dallas Spanks Hard
If you’ve read here for any length of time you know we enjoy spanking parties. The chance to mix with like minded people, see old friends and make new ones, the vendor fair… the spankings! … there is lots to like. Another fun thing about spanking parties is the chance to see ‘celebrities’ from within the scene. That is, people with well known sites and recognizable faces.

At our first spanking party in Las Vegas a couple of years ago, the first ‘celebrity’ we spotted was Dallas from DSH. He was hard to miss, lol… walking into the ballroom with several stunning beauties on each arm. We got the chance to chat with him for a bit… and he definitely has a friendly sense of humor.

After that first party we started to check Dallas’ site out more often, and we’ve been big fans ever since.

Dallas has two hooks that grabbed us. He first of all does indeed spank hard. Very hard! We’re talking hand spankings too. More than a few models have told his hand compares to a wood paddle. No doubt about that fact when you watch his videos.

The other thing we really like about Dallas’s site is… the spankings he gives are often real discipline. He has a real talent for getting into a girl’s head and tapping into her spanko head-space. Makes for some intense scenes. Dallas does a good job keeping it comfortable to watch though. Lots of old fashioned discipline courtesy of his hand.

DSH updates twice a month. There are close to 100 models featured on the site… all of them beautiful. Videos can run on dial-up connection if need be, and some of them are over 30 minutes in length. Also lots of pictures. The cost is well under $1 a day. And… Dallas is very generous with free content, including some sample videos. So, you can check things out for free.

So you haven’t had the chance, take a peak.

We’ve been having fun with our ‘Hand Print’ contest the last several weeks. Several folks gave it the proverbial whack… but unfortunately getting an actual spanking hand-print to show up proved to be difficult. Had some interesting discussions as to why that was. Seemed that getting a reddish blotch to show wasn’t too much of a challenge. One really hard spank to the bare bottom could accomplish that. Getting the outline of a hand to show though… not easy to do.

As a result, we didn’t get too many pictures sent in. We did a get a few though, and with contest now at an end… we need your help picking a winner.

There is a prize on the line too. The couple with the most votes will win a ‘Been a Bad Girl Hand Paddle’ (from Rosy Bottom). This is a very nice paddle. It has a soft suede side for fun good-girl type spankings, and a stingy leather side for some more ouchie play.

As you can see, it’s shaped like a hand… so the perfect prize for the best hand-print.

All we need you to do is look at the three photos below and decide which hand-print is the best. Very simple criteria! Vote for your choice, and most votes will win.

We’ll share where the photos come from and who the winner is next week.

Thanks! 

Photo A

Photo B

Photo C

Which do you think is the best hand-print? Photo A Photo B Photo C Current Results

We posted this last January after watching ‘The Notorious Bettie Page’. Betty Page passed away a couple of weeks ago… so we thought we’d share this post again in hopes that you’d look for the movie.

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We watched ‘The Notorious Bettie Page’ (starring Gretchen Mol) on HBO tonight. Very interesting movie. For those that might not know, Bettie Page was a pin-up girl back in the 1950s that did a lot of ‘fetish’ work. Most spankos probably at least recognize her from the different black and white spanking photos she did, even if they don’t know much about her. And we have to admit that’s the category we fell into.

The movie was more biography than drama. And it should be noted that Bettie Page said she disliked the movie, and claims it is inaccurate (notably the rape scene early in the movie, which she says absolutely never happened).

While some of the details may not have been totally accurate, the legal and moral pressure that spankos (and other kinky folks) faced in the 50’s is very fairly depicted. In fact, the congressional hearings depicted in the movie come straight from the records of the actual hearings.

It boiled down to… depicting a spanking was okay in the mainstream media (movies, Broadway plays, etc)… but pictures made to titillate were a big no-no. The people that took spanking pictures for spankos faced very real legal threats, as did the models and those that purchased the pictures. This is in addition to some very harsh indignation and scorn from society.

Gave us a new appreciation of those old black and white spanking pictures we see floating around on the internet.

If you haven’t seen it, we recommend you watch ‘The Notorious Bettie Page’. Gretchen Mol is fabulous as Bettie Page. She looks exactly like her, and she acts the part out superbly. We really enjoyed getting a feel for an era that occurred before we were born… and like we said, it gave us a new appreciation for the spankos that came before us (even though apparently Ms Page herself had no interest in anything kinky).

Plus, the spanking scenes in the movie are fun. Can literally recognize some of the photos being posed for during the movie. So if you get the chance, check it out!

Happy 2009! Hope you had a fun… and safe… New Year’s celebration. Hard to believe that this is the last year of the decade. Seems like just yesterday we were doing the Y2K thing. But here we are already closing out the ‘oughts’.

As fast as time flies, it makes sense to make the most of it… so we hope you’ve gotten to enjoy your first spanking of 2009 already. We can tell you that we sure have!

Our good friend Amber (from Amber’s Spanking Journal) is here spending a few days with us. The three of us had planned to fix a nice dinner for New Year’s Eve, but we ended up watching ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ instead… and by the time it was over, time was a bit short. So, we decided to push the dinner back a day and have Taco Bell instead.

The movie was lots of fun though. Amber had never seen it before and she got a big kick out of it.

After the movie finished up we flipped the TV on to the Times Square celebration. There was about 30 minutes to go still, so we got some drinks. Suzy and Amber had some wine… Todd some cranberry juice… and we toasted away 2008 to the sights and sounds from New York City.

We also shared some New Year’s resolutions. All of us picked exercising more as one of the things we’re going to work on. Also joked that ‘more spanking’ would be a good idea too.

To that end… we all decided that it would be fun to ring in the New Year, spanko style.  So the girls positioned their knees on the couch with their elbows on the coffee table… so they could see the TV.  Todd sat in the middle… in perfect position.

With 5 minutes to go in 2008… Todd started to spank the girls over their panties. Suzy was on the left, Amber on the right.

The spanking was light at first… building in intensity as the year came closer and closer to a close. With a minute to go, panties came down… and the spanking definitely got more intense.

As Todd spanked, he lectured… playfully… that he expected nothing but good girl behavior in 2009. That any naughtiness would earn a spanking. The girls pointed out that they’d already had a perfect 2008… yet here they were, being spanked anyway.

Clearly there was a difference of opinion as to what ‘good girl behavior’ was… lol.

The massive crowd in Times Square counts out the last 10 seconds of the year. It’s a fun vanilla tradition. As they counted down to 2009… Todd spanked to each number…

10… 9… 8… 7…

… the spanks were getting harder as each second was counted…

6… 5…

getting really hard now….

4… 3…

…bottoms are wiggling…

2… 1

WHACK… a very hard spank…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

… and as the crowd cheered, Amber reacted to her last spank of 2008 by opening up the year 2009 by dropping an F bomb…

“Fuuuuuuuck…”

Suzy gasped, “No you DIDN’T!”

Amber laughed, which completely sealed her fate.

Two seconds into the new year… and she was already getting spanked for being naughty!

Suzy found this all very funny. When warned to stop laughing, she pointed out… “I didn’t say fuck!” Of course, in doing so… she’d dropped an F bomb and thus earned her first spanking of 2009. She did MUCH better than Amber though, having gone nearly 10 full seconds without getting herself into trouble.

Given the immediate naughtiness of the New Year and the trouble Suzy and Amber found themselves in, you’d think they’d be very-very sorry and take their spanking like good girls.

Not so much.

They started throwing plastic fruit at Todd… *during* their spanking.

That earned them both a spanking… with a plastic banana. That has to be a first, lol.

It was all in fun and we really did enjoy ourselves. A wonderful way to start the New Year.

2009 is going to be a good one filled with lots of spanking.

We wish everyone the very best in the coming year!

Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! We’re back from our trip and online again. Seems we always run into internet issues everytime we’re in Alabama to see Suzy’s dad and step-mom. We planned to use the wireless at McDonalds… but, lol… that wasn’t working.

Anyway, we are back home and working on catching up. Have about 200 unread Emails to go through. Also have our friend Amber (from Amber’s Spanking Journey) here for a few days. She’s celebrating her birthday and we’ll be going to a New Year’s party later tonight. So busy-busy… but we’re having a great time. Making the most of the Christmas break!

On the Diet front, we weren’t able to weigh-in this week… which is probably a good thing given how much time we spent away. Some good news to share though. Santa brought us a Stair-Stepper and a Treadmill for Christmas. Exercise is going to very much be part of our efforts in the New Year.

It’s silly to wait for the New Year to make healthier lifestyle changes… well, unless it’s New Year’s Eve! Since that is indeed what today is, we’re resolving to follow through on our exercising plan. We’re going to have that be a part of the Spanking Diet in 2009 too.

We’ll share more details next week when there is a bit more time.

Didn’t get all of our friends Diet Updates this week… they’re just as busy as we are. We’ll get a full Update next week though.

Happy New Year!

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Diet Friends Update

Carye: Didn’t get an update from Carye this week… at least we don’t think we did, lol. We did get a nice Christmas wish though and know she’s doing well. We’ll update the diet stuff fully next week.

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Elis (from New Beginnings): PK is off on a road trip of her own…to see her evil twin. We know she’ll have lots of fun and look forward to reading about her adventure on her blog. We’ll catch you up on the diet news next week.
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Michelle (from Brat Out Of Control): No update from Michelle this week. Busy with the holidays, no doubt. We’ll have an update next week though.

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Amber Grey (from Amber’s Spanking Journey): Amber missed her weigh-in this week… but we can tell you first hand that she is doing really well. She’s promising to focus even more on exercising in the coming year too. She also is working hard to drink more water. The goal is 8 glasses a day, and right now she is… uhhh… 6 or 7 short, lol. Getting her hydration where she needs it will be a big diet help though, and it will make her feel better too.

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Jean: Jean is back home from her knee surgery… she was staying with family while she reciprocated… and she tells us she’s feeling much better. Getting the stitches out was a big help. One the diet front she has been a very good girl. We were a bit worried that she’d get a little stir crazy with all that sitting around and resting and get herself off track… especially with all those Christmas treats at hand. She avoided the temptation though and we’re very proud of her!

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Mister G: Mr G’s week got off to a really bad start. Two days in, he was up 2 pounds thanks to lots of snacking. Realizing that he could be headed to a horrific week, he quickly shaped up and started making good decisions. The change sure made a big difference. He saved the week and actually recorded a big loss. The early snacking did cut into his reward a bit… but to record a loss during Christmas is a wonderful accomplishment.

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Italian Gal (from Spanked Italian Gal): IG tells us she had a nice and naughty Christmas. Lots of fun with friends, family and Santa… but there was a little naughty with food choices. The naughty worked out to a 2 pound gain for the week. She’s not happy about that. But she did make it to the gym almost everyday of the week, which shows a dedication that is going to bring lots of success in the New Year.

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Sandy (from This Cat is Crazy): Sandy did her once a month weigh-in a day early… she has a busy New Year’s planned, … and the results were fabulous. She was down for a second straight month, losing 2.5 this time around. What a good girl! That’s the way to tackle the holidays. Sandy is now within 6 pounds of her overall goal. 2009 is shaping up nicely.

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Heidi: We didn’t get a chance to talk with Heidi this week because of ‘net issues and our busy schedules. Her daily food journals were good though… even if they were a bit late, ::cough-cough:: We’ll talk with her soon and see what caused the late Emails. We’re guessing it was the holidays. Things should be back to normal come the new year though.

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Again… we want to wish everyone a Happy New Year. As we mentioned, things will be back to normal around her next week. Hopefully there will be lots of good news to share.

If you’re interested in joining the Diet Group here… or just want to talk or ask a question… please feel free to Email us at ToddnSuzy@yahoo.com. Also have the Yahoo Spanking Diet Group. That’s going strong. Some excellent discussions and lots of support. If you’re interested in being a member, you need a free Yahoo account and it *must* list your adult age in your Yahoo profile (or we aren’t allowed to let you join). You can go to the Spanking Diet Group… or you can just drop us an Email and we’ll help you out.

Hey all… we’re having trouble getting online. Should be back to normal in a day or two… but until then… Happy New Year!

Todd and Suzy