On a somber note...

I have 20 million things to do before the sun rises in the morning, but I just felt such a burden to type this post.

In the hospital, with no prior warning, no less than 6 nurses & doctors came to our room to convince us to give the HepB vaccine to our 1 day old son. I was an emotional crazy person and had no idea we would be asked to make that kind of choice. Along with each visit, the nurse or doctor brought with him a paper about the horrible things that could happen if Jonas contracted HepB while in the hospital...I asked several times about the necessity of this vaccine and each time was strongly "encouraged" to give it to him...Against my better judgement and because I was ignorant on the subject I signed the consent form. Here is a short article about recent findings regarding this vaccine:

Hepatitis B Vaccine Triples the Risk of Autism in Infant Boys
Posted by: Dr. Mercola October 08 2009 22,948 views
A new study has shown that giving Hepatitis B vaccine to newborn baby boys more than triples their risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder.
The study’s authors used U.S. probability samples obtained from National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 1997–2002 datasets. The conclusion states that: “Findings suggest that U.S. male neonates vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine had a 3-fold greater risk of ASD.” The authors also noted that an earlier study by them found that hepatitis B vaccination was associated with receipt of early intervention and special education services. The new study used a different database than their earlier study, and they found same results, suggesting a validation of their findings.

I hate that I didn't know

I hate that I didn't know that I needed to know

I hate that I signed that form against my own instinct

I hate that I will worry about this for a long time

I hate that I will constantly struggle with trusting God with this
and blaming myself for being so ignorant.

JONAS WALKING

I am an excited Dad right now.

Home Alone

OK, so I have been by myself for eight days now without my wife and child. It is not as cool as I thought it would be. I thought I would live the bachelor life, but bachelor life is not that great when you have a great wife and a great little boy. I have played my video games like 3 times, I have tried to exercise since I have a race in less than a month, and I even read a thin book. I have kept myself a little busy so that I keep my mind off my family.


Monday, I had a swim meet. I am the starter: TAKE YOUR MARK.......BEEP. That is my job. The "beep" is a horn, it is not a cuss word. I also got dinner invitations from Jan and Sarah, and Beth. Thanks guys for thinking about me. I had already eaten, though.


Tuesday, I ate with my great friends Kevin and Darlene. We ate Taco Soup that Darlene made. It was really good. We just hung out watching TV and talking business.


Wednesday, Beka, Clay, and I went to Gainesville to watch the Identification Tour. It was amazing. All three of us loved it. Cody and the Jason Cox Band just did a fantastic job. I love listening to Cody speak. Clay also loved it, and Beka loved the guitarist. I had to break the news to her that he was only 18, though. I have to admit that they all rocked.


Thursday, I did a little Arbonne business meeting after school. I think that was the night that Kevin came over and we talked about uniforms for the Bulldog baseball team. We nominated ourselves to be on the uniform committee.

Friday, I had another swim meet. After the swim meet I got ready for the Bulldog football game. My friend Lawanna gave me a ticket for the game. I was really excited. I saw my brother and he told me to sit with them. I told him that I didn't really want to get kicked out of a seat. He assured me that it would not happen. Well, I got to sit there for like five whole minutes before I heard the words, "Hey, you're in my seat". So I got up and went to sit with Lawanna and John. Well, they never showed up. (They told me they were there. They actually sat in the wrong seats. Apparently they didn't know that you were supposed to look on the ticket for the section, row, and seat number.) O well. Thankfully Beka came to sit with me and I had friends sitting in front and behind me. (Thanks Beka for taking the time out of your popular life to sit with me at the game.) I left at halftime.

On Saturday I washed clothes and dishes. Now the house was finally clean. I listened to an Arbonne conference call starring my wife. January, you did a great job. Then, I went to Kevin's house to watch the Gators play, but I left at halftime. Can you tell that I am not a die hard football fan? I don't think I did much after that, except a little Guitar Hero.

Sunday, I went to church and asked my inlaws where they were going to eat. Mrs. Sarah said the Dixie Grill. I told her that I was going to eat with them. Well, I got there at 10:50, because they get out of Sunday School around that time (I kind of skipped out on Sunday School). I got us a 6 seated table, ordered my drink, and texted Beka to let her know that I already had a table. Well, no response. At 11:05 Mrs. Sarah texted me and said, "At grill". I texted her back and told her, "me too". I got no response after that. I thought they were just pulling up and Beka would have given them the message. So, at 11:10 I called Mr. Jan and asked him if they were sitting up front, and of course he said, "Yeah". So, since I was waiting in the back part, I got up, let my waitress know what happened, and walked to the front of the restaurant. It was OK, just a lack of communication. I blame Beka for not having her phone. Just kidding, but seriously.

Today, I taught, went to the field to watch a little bit of baseball practice, then got ready for the Discover Arbonne meeting. It went good, except nobody came that I invited. That is OK.

Some of you may be falling asleep reading about my daily journal. Not that anyone even cares about what I did, I just thought I would do a little blogging.


January and Jonas, please come home soon.






Thank you Cody and Katie for letting January and Jonas stay with you. We appreciate and love you so much. Wow, Cody, I think I sound like my dad right now.

Patrick taught him ALL his moves!!!!!

Who needs a baby

seat when you

have a basket and

a Jandaddy?

Patrick's new tatoo!

Just kidding. Actually the triathlete is at it again.
Thank goodness this one wasn't named after a turtle...
Freedom Springs Triathlon in Marianna, FL was the
setting for the big day.

The best kept secret is their amazing spring! Huge
spring and crystal clear - it is absolutely gorgeous!

Patrick did well! He cut his time by 15+ minutes and
said he felt much better after this one! Yay Patrick!

HOWEVER!!!! The best part is yet to come...Patrick
convinced his cousin Michael to do this one with him.
Michael said "yes" (poor guy) and he and Patrick
immediately begin to text one another to discuss how
hard the race would be and how they weren't going
to be ready or how Patrick would probably drown
and Michael would pass out running...Seriously these
guys need a major lesson on POSITIVE motivation!
Not scarring yourself silly before the race!!!! Anyway...
Michael had never trained for anything like this before
and he finished like a champ! He came out of the water
like he just got out of a leisurely shower! He biked
through the course making great time on a fat tire bike (twice as slow as a road bike) and
finished the run with a smile! YAY MICHAEL!!!! We are soooo proud of you!!!!! Now we
have unconfirmed rumblings that Beth, Sallie, William and April will join us in October for
the infamous Cooter Triathlon in Inverness, FL. Hey - If you're in leave us a comment and
we'll put you on our weekly phone list so we can call and scare you silly...uh...I mean encourage
you!!!! BTW - Jen I signed you up too...