Jaden? Jesse?

Today at supper Jaden informed us that his real name is Jesse Monpuga. So, we ask, that Mr. & Mrs. Manpuga please come and pick up your son and you owe us for 5 years of room and board.

The Apology

I want to apologize for committing a blogging sin, yes, I have gone weeks without a blog entry. I know my readers, both of you, deserve better (sorry Mom). I will do my best to never let that happen again.

I AM SORRY!

Oktoberfest '07

Every year Janelle and I celebrate our heritage by having an Oktoberfest. This year we celebrated on October 34th (Nov. 3, but when life gets hectic you do it when you can.) We served a few German dishes (Kasenipula & Krautkniesel) and of course Red Eye. Janelle's parents, my parents, and my sister Tammy and her husband Curt all joined us in the celebration. We all had fun and were extremely full by the end of the night.

Meganism

One of the most memorable moments came on Friday morning when Janelle told the kids we were going to celebrate October Fest on Saturday night. Megan was very excited and couldn't wait to tell her class because they were talking about family traditions. Jaden was excited but asked "What is Oktoberfest?" Megan said "You know, when we celebrate that were Jewish." She knew she had it wrong and Janelle quickly corrected her and said "German."

Halloween

Below are all the costumes the kids wore on Halloween. Megan, Jaden, and Jordan all went trick or treating around the neighborhood. Jordan thought it was pretty "cool" to go up to the door and say "ah-ah" and they would give you candy.

Janelle and I went to a costume party at our neighbors before Halloween. I brought the "Holy Water" (bottle of Red Eye) and we had a wonderful time. Bridget and Todd went all out.

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

This weekend we did our annual pumpkin pick'n. We go to a farm about a half hour North of us and pick our own pumpkins for a great price. As you can see we usually come home with the back of the van packed with the pumpkins.

Century Club

Today I logged my 100th mile since I got my Nike+ ipod system in May. I received the following certificate:

http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/v1/html/milestones/print_certif.html?id=1823592422®ion=us&language=en&locale=en_us&dateFormat=MM/DD/YY

For those who don't know the Nike+ system tells me, through my ipod, how far I run, what my pace is, how many calories I burn and much more. You can check it out here:

http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/?sitesrc=uslanding#tutorials

Feeling old?

Check out this list about the income college class of Freshman.

http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/mindset/2011.php