Great Contest For All Parents of Multiples!

Hello everyone. Please see this great contest. Visit the site to possibly win a Chicco Stroller. Chicco is the very best by those crafty Italians.

Here is the link to the contest site.

http://triple-take.blogspot.com/

Here is our entry of the boys into the Chicco contest. Please note the subtle use of PhotoShop.

It would be nice to not have the "borrow" a dirty shopping cart but instead be able to use our very own Chicco Stroller.

Until the next time.

Joe

Great Drink

Mom always said eat your vegetables. Well I have found something just as good. While shopping at our local Costco Warehouse Store I ran across a 12 pack of V8 V-Fusion Pomegranate and Blueberry. Let me tell you, this is some good stuff.

The package I purchased has 12 - 12oz bottles. Just perfect for a quick breakfast. Plus, I just get a full serving of Vegetables and Fruits all in one drink. Now you would never get me to drink the original V8. Too much tomato in there for me. But this Pomegranate and Blueberry...Outstanding! I believe it has either an apple or carrot juice base but the other flavors make tasting the base impossible. I love it!

Growing up I hated anything to do with Vegetables. To this day I really cannot eat anything but corn or peas. Green Beans? Nope. Broccoli? Not a chance. Although for some strange reason, I love to eat raw Cauliflower. I also like raw Carrots. But you put those things in a steamer or pot of boiling water and I am done. I think it has something to do with the squishy feeling I get in my mouth. Yeah I know, I am weird.

Anyway, if you are at the store and want a good quick breakfast drink try the V8 V-Fusion. Now I am just wondering what it would be like with some Vodka mixed in it. Hmmmm...

Where Does All The Time Go?

Here is a few pictures for your viewing pleasure.

I hope to keep updating pictures on the site as we take them. Please check back to see any new pictures. Until the next time.

Joe

...It's Been A Long Time Coming.

Wow. I just got online and saw that my last post was way back on October 29th. That is way too long to not post at least something.

So what has been happening to me while I have been gone? Well, my beloved Iowa Hawkeye Football squad has won a couple of games in a row and it looks as though a victory over Western Michigan this Saturday will give them 7 wins and a date in December at a bowl game. Ain't nothing wrong with that.

What else? Hmm...Oh yeah, my wife and I welcomed two new boys to the family. On November 6th late in the afternoon we went into surgery and came out with an "instant family". The first out of the gate was Michael Joseph weighing in at a respectacle 6.3lbs. A close runner up was William James at a whopping 6.8lbs. Yep thats over 12 pounds of baby in my wife. If memory serves I believe the doctor also said she had about 23 pounds of placenta in her body as well. Whoa!

Anyway, since all of that has happened I have pretty much been sleeping on and off for about 3 hours at a time. Although many thanks go out to my Mom and Dad for coming down to help out with whatever they could do. It was nice to be able to sleep in a couple of mornings as they watched the kids. I know we could have not made it without them.

Please check back as I will try and post a couple of pics. Right now I am trying to decide on how I could do it with a secure password. If anyone has idea, please send them my way.

Until the next post, have a great day!

Joe

Yep, I am getting old.

For those of you that know me pretty well you know that I did not wear glasses for many years. Yep I said it, "I did not wear glasses." Well today I am feeling a bit older.

At the beginning of the year my wife put me on her vision insurance. I said, "sure I will get an eye exam sometime." Well the time came when she mentioned that she was wasting good money on me for having vision insurance taken out of her paycheck every month. I had no choice but to go see an eye doctor.

First off I get to the office which is in a mall. I already don't like the feel of this. The next step is to fill out all of the paperwork for some 18 year old kid that is working the front desk. His hair and fashion sense told me he was 18. I like to generalize like that. So after filling out all of the paperwork, I get some preliminary testing done and am told to wait in this dark little exam room.

So I am waiting for about 10 minutes and I am expecting to see a Doctor. What do I get? A twenty something kid that calls himself "Doctor". So he introduces himself as Doctor and I say nice to meet you... I am not calling this kid "Doctor". Justin will do fine for me.

Anyway he tells me I have a slight astigmatism and I could "use" a prescription. He writes down the necessary numbers and tells me I am good to go. I leave the office thinking I might go get glasses some day.

Today was that day. I figured might as well do it now than really need them later. And now I am the proud owner of a pair of Nike Titanium Eye Glasses. Yeah they look kind of fashionable. And to be honest as soon as I get used to wearing them they will help. It is incredible to actually see little writing again. I never knew my eyesight was so blurry.

But, I do feel just a bit older because I have to wear them now. I always prided myself on having very strong eyesight.

Until next time.

Joe

Why "Boot To The Head"?

For those of you that are wondering why someone would name their blog "Boot To The Head" please see the following video.



I hope you enjoyed the song as much as my friend Brad and I did and still do. We found this song while listening to the old Dr. Demento Show back when we were growing up.

Hope you have a great day.

Joe

New Sprint Center Arena in Downtown Kansas City

Well today was the big day. The new downtown arena has opened. And they even let the great unwashed, (me included) tour the inside of the arena.

All I can say is W-O-W! I don't think I had ever seen a brand spanking new arena, stadium or concert venue on the day it has opened. I was amazed with everything I saw. From the longest escalator known to man to the absolutely incredible private suites for those corporate big money people. I have to tell you the designers of this gem did a fantastic job.

Probably the coolest part of the arena is that the entire outer shell is completely glass. As you can see from the photo above there is daylight coming in from the windows. The whole place was very open and "airy".

Another cool part of the design is that the arena is actually built at ground level. Now I say this because most arenas built like that have access to the upper seating levels at about half-way up. And then you have to climb very steep steps to get to your seat. This arena has escalators that take you from ground level all the way up to the top level and you actually walk down to your seat. There is a concourse at the highest level with restrooms and concession stands.

There are 18,000 seats in this arena but yet it feels very comfortable. After looking around the arena from every angle I truly believe there is not a bad seat in the house.

I also went down to where my seats are for the Garth Brooks Concert on November 12th. Incredible view. If you are wanting to purchase the tickets from me. Please leave a comment with an offer and a way to contact you.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed the writing.

Joe