My ticket out!

After the long awaited 10 comments mostly from mom wishing that it was another grandchild, attached you see the new addition to the family. She is a well oiled machine and as you can see already begun to produce. Used her for the first time fishing this weekend and limited out on Walleye's in about an hour and a half. Very sweet. Move over Jimmy Houston, Tony Dean, etc. here I come!!

Weather has finally allowed most people to get out of their homes and begin to co-exist with each other. Temp has been and is going to stay in the high 40's and 50's over the week. We are looking forward to having a house full of family next week with Josh, Mom and Dad all being in town. Josh for business and Mom and Dad for her birthday. Her being my daughter not the boat. Five years old going on fifteen. I thought 30 was bad, but 5??? How about getting to know that you begin school for the next 13 hopefully 17 years. As I write this actually 30 is worse, knowing that I get the PRIVILEGE of working for the next 25+ years. Not good.

On the Heidi front she is becoming a running machine. She is planning on running a marathon in Des Moines with some old friends of ours this summer. So, she has been training like a mad man.

TD, you lefty. I have the perfect antidote for you. This is a mix that I have found is the best of both worlds. First you log onto www.axisofjustice.org. Second you watch Bill O'Riley (I can hear the curse words in WI). Third you watch Bill Maher on HBO. What you will get is a powerful hate of globalization, a no spin zone, and the funniest atheist in the world.

Gotta go....Be cautious you just entered a no spin zone!

New addition to the family

After the results from the most previous poll, it is now official. We have added another family member to our household. Three good things: 1. It wont talk back. 2. It doesn't wear its emotions on its sleeve. 3. It doesn't get up at 5:30 every morning. New pictures will be posted soon. Had one of my first experiences to have an actual conversation with Mr. Graebel. "You had me at hello" for me it was "You lost me at "I love you and your family." The only thing I could think of while I talked with him was Christopher telling Adriana (Sopranos) that "he was and will always be a soldier." You would have to be a Sopranos watcher to know what I am talking about, if you are not on that band wagon I suggest you throw your TV away because its a useless appliance. Not much else going on in Central Wisconsin, just waiting for the weather to get above 35 degrees so we call all come out of hibernation, so keep an eye on our weather below. More soon...

"Woke up this morning got yourself a gun......"

Nothing Better

As a dad that loves the outdoors, it doesn't get any better than this. This has become an every weekend tradition for Brooke and I. This weekend was a grand total of 8 Bluegills and 4 Perch. The first time we were out, she pulled a crappie up that barely fit through the hole. I told here it was a "dandy", so from there on out every fish that came out I got asked if it was a "dandy". Then of course this weekend I asked her what she would like to catch and she said very seriously "Just a couple dandy's." Redneck or not this takes the cake!

Moving Day? Possibly

Well now that everybody that has access to this highly secure webiste knows that we might be moving again. Seriously, quit shaking your head. We have shaken and banged our heads enough for everybody. Minneapolis......what can you say except for the fact that we just sold our other house last Thursday. Not a bad city for Brooke to grow up in, decent sports teams, great hunting and fishing, actual concerts to see that don't include a polka band, etc. Nice to live close to old friends, not nice for him to think of me as his boss. Is this company that 3/4 of our family work for along with a decent majority of our friends really worth it? I can already see mom.."Hell, no. Your father.........All his life........Never home.........." Chill mom. What can we do how can we help? How about having a fucking clue as to what you are doing before you do it, and how about having a damn backbone when previous rejects that have their wank so far...... Just one second the FCC is calling. I guess enough venting for the night. Check back later this week for a possible decision on where we might be living. I have to ecsape the world I live in and watch some teenager try to sing on American Idol.

Good night and Good luck.

First Tooth

For those of you that missed the previous BLOG. I crashed the first one that came out so here is the new and improved version. This was Brooke's first tooth that came up missing. Tooth fairy came and went and left a whole 4 quarters. Times are tough in the Northwoods.