How Appropriate

The caption over Reagan could not be more appropriate. About 5 weeks ago Reagan decided that she didn't need to eat anymore. She went from being a great eater who would try anything to eating only crackers, yogurt, frozen waffles (toasted), and miscellaneous pieces of bread. Not only would she not eat anything, she would take whatever you put on her tray and immediately throw in onto the floor with a look that said "screw you". And since we took her off the bottle cold turkey two weeks ago, she would barely drink anything out of her sippy cup.

All of the sudden on Sunday, she decided she was hungry again. Now she is eating and drinking like a champ. Hopefully now she will start to gain some weight and people will stop mistaking her for an 8 month old, or as my sister thinks, my grandma.

The Great Mustache Race of '08

Last week my entire family went up to Higgins Lake for a week of fun in the sun. My Dad rented two cabins for us and we all had a ball, even though the weather didn't always cooperate. You can read more about the week here. But the most important thing that happened was my brother Dave and I decided to grow mustaches. It was dubbed the "Dirty, Dirty, Mustache Race".

My brother connected his mustache to his sideburns while I went for more of an old fashion "zapata".

Here are a few things I learned about having a mustache:

• It never hurts to ask for a mustache discount. We got extra laps while go-carting and 2-for-1 miniature golfing.
• I tend to wear more denim when sporting a 'stache.
• My wife was sorta able to fulfill her teenage dream of making out with Burt Reynolds by kissing me.
• Women don't like it when you offer them free mustache rides.

All in all having a mustache was a great experience. I look forward to next years race, we are considering doing it for charity.

The mustache is now history as Beth made me shave it before our 12th wedding anniversary on Sunday.

We're moving!

We had hoped that we would be spending the next 15-20 years in this house, but it looks like that won't be the case. We will be putting the house on the market soon.

On Sunday I looked out the window and saw a wild turkey. For those of you who don't know I have a completely irrational fear of all birds and won't live near such a wild beast.

In this picture you can better see it's beady eyes and it's razor sharp beak.

The Jon is right dance

Monday was Beth's first day at work. All day Sunday I bugged her about picking out her outfit to make a great first impression. I thought she should either wear a suit or slacks and a nice blouse. I told her that you never know when you might get a picture taken or who you might meet on the first day. She said no, all she will be doing is Human Resources orientation, so jeans and a shirt will be ok.
The first thing they told her is that they are going to have to send her home because she was in violation of the dress code. After informing them that she was never told about a dress code and that the physician recruiter, who was Beth's main connect, didn't know about it either, they let her stay.
Other then that her first day went great. The second day Beth wore a suit.

Outages

Last Wednesday during heavy storms we lost our cable and internet. We now know how the Amish must feel. After five days of total isolation Comcast got everything back up and running on Sunday afternoon.

All things Aussie

My brother-in-law Rudi and his wife Erwin came to visit us on Thursday for their bi-annual 6 hour visit. While they were here Rudi mentioned how much he appreciates it when I call him anytime I see anything even remotely related to the Australia. Things like:

• Going to his favorite restaurant Outback Steakhouse
• Seeing a grill at the store called the "Aussie"
• Any sort of show on television at all related to Australia or Koala bears
• A man on a motorcycle with two stuffed kangaroos on the back
• An article on the web about how Australians create more green house gases per capita then any country
  

So next time you see a dingo or an Aborigine, be sure to give Rudi a ring.