Nana Jo's Visit

Mom was able to get a plane ticket at the last minute to come down for a few days. Keller's twice as old as he was last time she was here, so it's been a lot of fun. Here's a handful of pictures - for the full gallery on Picasa click here

Just so you know...

Toasted cheese + hummus + jalepenos + onions = amazing

That's 11 Heidi - and it's only the 15th!!!!

-j

It's that time

For adorable seasonal pajamas. Special thanks to Great Grandpa & Grandma Swanson!

There is literally a pumpkin on  my butt! How funny is that!? 

I will run circles around you with my pumpkin feet - then eat them.

Oh, and these are 9 month PJs. I'm 4 months old. Maybe I could cut out one protein shake per day.

How do I know I'm a little pumpkin? Because - look - it says right here.

I SAID there is a pumpkin on my butt! Are you guys listening to me. This is HILARIOUS!!

4 Months!

Keller had his 4 month appointment yesterday. He weighs 16 pounds and is 26 inches long. He's in the 75th percentile for weight and 90th (!!!) for height. My doctor said I basically have a 6 month old. That terrifies me. How big is this kid going to get? Plus I don't want him to grow up too fast!

Because he's growing so fast and eating so much it's putting quite a strain on me so we're starting to explore alternative food sources. Our sweet little boy refuses to take formula so far (awesome) but I gave him rice cereal and he seemed to take it ok --- I was VERY excited :) Of course I had to document the experience:

Pre-Food (not quite sure what's coming):

During Food:

Post-Food: (I love it - he looks so content)

Also - I thought this was a fluke, but the only onesies he fits into now are 9 months. So today I put him in a different brand and to my dismay it fit perfectly as evidenced below:

Small Detour

Sorry blogger. It's been a busy night. I need to request that you scroll down to the post titled "Dear Heidi" and work your way up.

But don't you dare think it's related to Project Runway.

It's not.

I don't have time for that hot mess.

Now get scrolling. 

Slowly.

Don't trip.

Some of us don't have health insurance.

-Justin

p.s. Seriously

3rd Time's A Charm

...and then you realize it's a snake charmer.

So, I realize I've made a few comments about my job now without much explanation. Just to give a quick update-

I've been working at Island One Resorts / Club Navigo since August 1st as  the Creative Director. This being my third job in 2008 after a couple other opportunities that didn't go quite as planned. I thought sure that the corporate route was more safe and secure. But now after laying off about 130 people and cutting remaining salaries by 20%, it's another story. Basically, I've been informed that it would certainly be in my best interest to jump ship before the icy water.

So now there's enough of us looking for jobs that I'm building a website to post all of our profiles, portfolios and resumes. So if you know of anybody looking for some good people in the creative or sales/marketing field... look me up. Actually, creative, sales/marketing, HR, construction, or PR. You know what, while we're at it, all of those in addition to; custodial, food service, house painting, postal delivery, aquarium cleaning, chimney sweeping, window washing, factory labor, crash test dummying, parachute testing... pretty much anything that offers a pay check and is hiring. I'll post our website soon.

Some Photos

It's 9:00

Has anyone in the Grand Rapids region had a baby yet?

10 Ways To Save Money During Your 3rd Job Transition of the Year

•  Lots of homemade hummus
•  Daily electric blackouts from 4:00 - 7:00
•  Pulling clothes from high school out to get altered instead of buying new ones
•  Don't buy every great domain name that hits you in the middle of the night
•  Coffee filters and grounds can be reused
•  Condiment packets from gas stations make a great ketchup soup
•  Cold... cold... showers
•  Claim the cats as dependents

Crap, I can't even come up with 10. We're screwed.

Agoraphobic

Did you guys know that means 'fear of leaving your house' ?

crazy

Bring your baby to work day

On Friday Beth and Keller came to see me at my office and eat lunch with our creative team. We had a good time hanging out with Lauren, Ashley and Jamie for what turned out to be our last lunch together as a group (more on that later).

While we were hanging out in the design pit, Ashley snapped some pictures for us.

Why are the three girls winking at me?

That yogurt was delicious... on the way down and up.

Dear Heidi

I was settling in with my laptop for the night to work on my resume, portfolio, and hopefully find a promising job lead since I'm expecting that when I show up at our office on Monday morning, there will be a fleet of moving trucks out back and my key card won't work.

But apparently, I've got more important things to do for the sake of our readers. I apologize for shirking my responsibilities, especially since people appear to be counting the number of entries per month and holding me accountable.

Please forgive me Mrs. DeKorne. I will refund all of your monthly subscription fees immediately and hope that you'll consider becoming a loyal reader again in the future.

I'm just kidding Heids! But speaking of shirking responsibilities... aren't you 2 days past due for having a baby?

Hugs,

Justin