Rich
Occupation: Rich is an Assistant VP at a large, locally based company. He is in charge of technical architecture there.
Free Time: Gaming, (We have three gaming consoles in our house. None of them were purchased for the children.) electric guitar and our lawn. It's gorgeous. It may be a suburban cliche, but I'm good with that.
Won't Eat: Peppers, salmon, squash, asparagus, olives and tomatoes.
Last Birthday Dinner: Steak, salad and mashed potatoes and chocolate pudding pie with a graham cracker crust.

Mindee
Occupation: Homemaker mostly. I'm also working at Faith’s school in a teacher aide/
security monitor position and doing a little free lance writing.
Free Time: Reading, surfing recipe sites in search of the perfect meal, horses, gardening.
Won't Eat: Mushrooms, lima beans, mashed potatoes.
Last Birthday Dinner: Barbecued ribs, roasted potatoes and trifle.

Reagan

Occupation: High School student
Free Time: Reading, Texting, Volleyball, Dressage and all things horsey.
Won't Eat: Fish Sticks, milk, cauliflower, onions, anything spicy, anything but cheese on her pizza,
mushrooms, meatloaf, spaghetti sauce, most condiments.
Last Birthday Dinner: Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, chocolate cake.

Hayden

Occupation: Middle School student.
Free Time: Gaming, reading, trumpet, Tae Kwon Do.
Won't Eat: Lettuce, any beans, mustard, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes.
Last Birthday Dinner: Pepperoni pizza, lemon cake with lemon curd filling.

Faith

Occupation: 3rd grader
Free Time: Non-stop chattering, Soccer, Ballet and Jazz dancing.
Won't Eat: Hamburgers (though she will eat hamburger in things), turkey, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, pickles, mustard.
Last Birthday Dinner: Chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, chocolate/white cake.

Curlisse

Curlisse is a Standard Poodle. We got her when Reagan was four. Reagan's favorite movie that year was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. She named everything after Rudolph's girlfriend, Clarisse. Her stuffed animals, her imaginary friends, the people she painted pictures of at pre-school. Everything. Only
Reagan couldn't say "Clarisse" so everything was named "Curlisse." We thought it would be cute to
give that name to the dog.

We've been explaining the name ever since.

JuJu Bee

When Faith was in kindergarten, her favorite book was Skippy John Jones by Judy Schachner. It's about a Siamese kitten who thinks he is a Chihuahua. It's a terrific book. If anyone in your house is between the
ages of 4-8, I highly recommend it. Anyway, Faith loved this book and so we got her a Siamese kitten for Christmas. She is named for one of Skippy John Jones' sisters.

Jones

Jones, named after the title character in Skippy Jon Jones is our most recent addition. He's the only male pet we've ever owned. Also the whiniest. Probably not a coincidence.

Jamboree

While not technically an inhabitant, because we board her at a nearby stable, Jamboree is still part of our
pet family. I could make up something cute about her name I suppose, but the truth of the matter is that
she came with it. As horse names go, it's a pretty good one. We call her Jamby for short.