Had a dang hard time blogging this time. It kept saying 'alert, this document contains no data' whenever I tried to add a blog. Well, found the remedy. Clear all your cookies (15 years ago, that would seem like an odd thing to say), it takes care of the problem right away. On to the blogging...

Don't feel well today, and haven't for the last couple of days. Took Friday off, because it is mainly an admin day, and only had 3 or 4 patients. Might as well take the sick day now since once I get out there on my own, sick days mean a lot of lost money. I want to get better before mom and dad get here the day after tomorrow. We are excited for them to come, wish more of you were, but I understand the costs involved. Being over here and traveling back and forth a couple of times a year has made the world seem so small to me. So, I tend to think, why don't you guys just pop on over here. $1000 to 1300 doesn't seem like too much for a flight to Japan! Then I have to kick myself and remember how, when we lived in Ohio, I wanted to get the best flight from Cleveland back to California and feeling like $400 was some unreasonable amount to spend. So I completely understand, it is a lot of money. (But, if you think of it as a packaged deal, you couldn't get a deal like that for a week to Japan, especially with a Local english speaking guide, etc......sorry, had to add that).
So, there are a couple of things I want to know:
Mike - any news on where you will be going in July? I zoomed in on Ft. Benning and could see those jump towers and the runway in pretty good detail. I have concluded the pics are 3-4 years old based upon buildings in Fremont, BYU, Vancouver, and Case Western. So, anyway, want to know where you are going.
Brooke - how's the back? Is it getting any better? Are you still in physical therapy? Is it supposed to get completely better eventually? Or is it something that will linger? Didn't this all start from Max?
Anne - So, when do you finish Volleyball? And what are you going to do with your time then? Are you going to do some cookin'? Possibly bread?
Peter - Any prospects on where you guys will finally end up? Or is it too far away? It seemed to me that it was only a year away or so. I know you have to go where the job is, but....find one in the Northwest, we'd love to have you guys near.
Marnie - Are you going to be in San Diego forever? Your temperature gauge is going to be screwed up forever.
Kim - so, do we have a definite date? And did Treven get into BYU Idaho yet? Come on, it's April, we want some info!
Brent - still coming along with the running? Found those 1090's yet? I have actually not been running for the last week and a half. I injured my knee playing football in January. I attempted to keep up with the regimen, thinking that I could train through it and it would eventually go away. But, as I upped the mileage, it is really causing me some pain. I went and saw the doc about it and I really decided I should take it easy and let it recover before I do some permanent damage. We'll see.
Buffy - on that last note, I wish we had a physical therapist here. I have decided that that is the only way I am going to get through this and recover. Right now I would pay out of my pocket to have a PT get my knee and shoulder back into supreme condition. I just don't have the knowledge of what exercises are best to do to strengthen those areas, or what kind of icing/heat/stretching regimen is required. I have come to the conclusion that while here, I just need to take it easy. But, I love running and working out, and feel like I am being really lazy not doing anything. Any advice would be great. Do knee braces help any?
Tom - It was fun to reminise about the Case Western professors. Brings back a lot of fond and not-so-fond memories. But, it got me to where I am today and where I am going, so it was a good experience. I think the practice will be great, Howard (Dr. Davis) emails me all the time about how he can't wait for me to get there so he can cut back on hours. He just bought a dental laser and loves using it. Can't wait until you can see the practice. I daily daydream about how to renovate the office, and how it will be when we are there.
Tracey - don't get depressed about the blog fiasco, if the Word thing protects you, then do it, it protected me today. So, what do you do besides chasing down that crazy kid and Hayden? I know you like keeping yourself busy, so you must be doing something besides scrapbooking (Adina does that all the time too).
I will end this lengthy blog with a memory.
Kim will share some form of memory with me on this one. Mom and I were talking about it on our last visit.
When we were in Silverdale on Dogwood, I took Kim to Kindercare (I think that is what it is called) every morning before school. One morning I was running really late. So, as I turned out on the main road to the right. Those of you who remember, there was a big dip in the road (a big hill that enabled you to get much speed if going down it, and Brent and I got stuck on that hill in the snow once....now that I think of it, that hill caused a lot of problems in my life...I also had a fender bender on that hill when it snowed once and I couldn't stop and hit this Ford Bronco.....the guy was nice though.....ok this parenthesis is too long). I went down this 35 mph road at around 70 mph......stupid. Just wasn't thinking at 16/17. Well, at the other end of this dip is a bus stop and also a conveniently located patrol car watching for the likes of me. He pulled me over. As he walked up to the car I though, "ok, speeding ticket, this won't be good". That thought had just crossed my mind when he said "son, could you please get out of the car, you are under arrest". Needless to say, I almost lost control of my bowels. He then proceeded to have mercy on me, for what reason I did not know. One thing may be he said there would be no where for my little sister to go if he arrested me for reckless driving (which is what I was doing). Thanks Kim, you saved me with that one, I am forever indebted to you for being this little blonde haired, big blue eyed girl sitting in the passenger seat. So he took my information, and gave me his card. He said if he didn't get a call from my father or mother that night, he would come get me. Now that I think of it, he was a pretty nice guy and I am grateful for his forgiving nature and desire to teach me a lesson without causing serious damage to my driving record. Ahh, the memories. I'll try to add one every once in a while. They make it interesting.
Love,
Dave