Sunday, June 29, 2008

Earn $1300 by applying for credit cards

When is the last time you looked over the list of rewards cards? Here's a post for those people who are responsible with their credit and are looking for a way to maximize the rewards they can earn by using credit cards. Note: you actually have to be approved and must use the card before you can get the reward . . .

There are a few new ones out there that you might want to consider. Here's a link to a story on how to maximize your rewards.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Jude's 4-month wellness check-up

Jude had his 4-month check-up this week. Everything went fine, except for the fact that our pediatrician referred us to a neurosurgeon for Jude's positional plagiocephaly ("flat head syndrome").

It's nothing to worry about I'm sure, but from a parent's perspective it is noticeable when you look at his head from behind. If all else fails, I'm sure Jude's future siblings will get a kick out of seeing photos of him wearing a helmet!

Here are Jude's 4-month charts:


Jude's percentile rankings:
Length-to-age: 90.25% (66.68 cm / 26.25 in)
Weight-to-age: 56.24% (6.88 kg / 15.17 lbs)
Head Circumference-to-age: 76.45% (43.3 cm / 17.05 in)

June photos



Thursday, June 12, 2008

News and Stocks

I couldn't help but blog on this! I ran across a really cool news and stock website the other day when I was looking for treemaps. Check 'em out!

Monday, June 9, 2008

Carpenter Bees (part deux)

Well, the carpenter bees are back again behind our garage. My first post about this topic was two years back when they first appeared. Here's what I found out this time around . . .

The State of Illinois Health Department, Division of Environmental Health had some great insight. They shared that the male carpenter bees, the ones that are flying around the back of my garage, can't actually sting. They put up a mean show though!

Here's another site that has some great info, including the names of a few chemicals I could get from the hardware store that have a 30-day residual effect.

The local exterminator, BeeLine, guaranteed that their chemical application would have a 90-day residual effect. I'm guessing that they're using a combination of these products.

This company said we would get 16k square foot of coverage for the liquid and 1 lb of coverage on the powder. It should last us 2-4 years! Hard to pass up . . .


Thursday, June 5, 2008

Dave for County Board!

OK, I have a few minutes . . .what better time than at 2:30 in the morning? What's been keeping me so busy is that I've decided to run for County Board. Pretty cool, eh? I think so!

Could there be a better way to serve my community? Read all about it at VoteVanAllen.com


Jude's May experiences

Hey, sorry for not being around the past few weeks. It's been a little busy . . .I'll tell you all about it if I get some time.

In the mean time, here's what you've all been waiting for: