Reinke reunion...

The rare Reinke reunion. Every couple of years, my father and his siblings decide to get together at my Dad's cabin. And we all gather to reminisce, catch-up and generally just bond for a few days. This year was especially relaxing; lots of campfires and conversation, good food and fun. The addition of Jake was a treat; he got to spend some quality time with relatives. And between all of us, we had 5 dogs there as well. It was interesting!

The king of comedy

Robin Williams is comedic genuis. He came to Minneapolis to play a 3-day show for charity and Jason was on top of snatching up tickets as soon as they went on sale. Sold out in 2.4 minutes. Nothing like spamming the refresh button on your web browser to make great things happen. Robin played the Acme Comedy Club; a great 290-person intimate setting for a standup to play to a crowd. Even the building itself was cool. We were in the old warehouse district, so lots of stone and giant wooden beams. We were 40-feet from the stage. It was hard to look at Robin and think that we were in the presence of a movie-star. He was really down-to-earth and damn funny. He covered sex, drugs, alchohal, politics, Minnesota weather, Canadian neighbors...and lots of other raunchy topics. He was wonderful live!

Jake's first birthday party

It's hard to believe that it's been a whole year since Jake was born. We had his birthday party on Sunday, May 4th and had a great turnout. Jake's paternal relatives came from near and far to join in the festivities; it was nice to have other kids and cousins around to share in the fun. The theme was Winnie-the-Pooh and we went all out in traditional Reinke-style to give him a party we'll never forget! We start the milestone celebrations early in life -- we never know how many we have and besides.....are they fun, or what?!?

Jason the gimpy: the final chapter

Jason had his back surgery 2 weeks ago. He went in on a Friday and was released the next day. He had a piece of disc material the size of the surgeon's thumb removed. It was quite impressive. He continues his medication and follow-up appointments; so far everything is just fine and his incision is almost healed. He's even starting to walk without the cane. He'll be good as new in no time! Thanks for everyone's concern, help and well wishes!