...but, I'll start writing and see if anything develops.
Nice weather lately, really comfortable. I am glad we are leaving before the June/July rain-everyday with 85-90 degree weather garbage. I know, I know, it is worse in Georgia, and I don't refute that fact. However, I doubt I will live in a place like that where it is so uncomfortable that I can't go outside. That would drive me crazy...
As of today, we are at the 1 month mark from leaving.
Adina is slowly going through the house, room by room, during the days clearing out the unneccesary stuff that we don't want to take with us and just doing general cleaning of the house. Three years in one place is a pretty long time for us. What is it going to be like when we finally get into our own house later this year? Are we going to have the itch to move in 3 to 4 years? Mom and Dad, are you experiencing that after a lifetime of relocation? Who knows. Speaking of buying houses, I notice in some CNN Money article today that the highest median house price was in San Francisco at around $689,000 (Holy Cow Sean, how do you live there?) and the lowest was in good ol' Youngstown, Ohio at $82,000. For those of you that don't know where Youngstown is, it is near the border of Pennsylvania. Quite the difference in home prices. I am glad that Clark County is reasonably in between those two.
Looking forward to private practice life. Actually I don't know what it'll be like to have everything available to me, including timely supplies and specialists that I can actually refer to. However, I doubt that it will be very difficult to get used to. We have been looking at a couple of houses in Washougal. Some that we have looked at, that are the newer ones, have seemed remarkably similar to Brian and Paige's. Who knows, maybe the same people making them. Adina and I have this constant discussion about buying a newer house or an old house that has been well taken care of. There are a handful of houses that are reasonably priced with 4 bedrooms (which is what we are looking for) that were built in the 1940's. It is located in the older part of town, but has nice little neighborhoods. We continue to look though and hope to be in a house before Thanksgiving time.
Our plan is to arrive back from Hawaii on about the 29 or 30 of June (can't remember which day) and I then have to do my final checkout for the Navy. Not sure how long that will take. Unfortunately if happens over the 4th of July weekend, which, for those of you associated with government stuff, slows everything down to a grinding halt. And it seems to take a day or two to get up and going again. Anyway, we hope to have that essentially done within a week. We then plan to take a road trip down to the bay area to visit the Archuleta's for a week or so. We then drive back up to WA. I will start working on the 18th of July. So, if just in case you actually want to know, that is it.
It is great to hear from all of you, even if it comes in the "feast-or-famine" style. We love hearing what is happening in all of your lives.
How's the finger Tom?
How's the body Buffy, all cleared up and going 100% again?
Any final work yet Mike? (I know, it isn't final until you are somewhere)
Brooke/Mike, what did upack moving look like? You think it'll work better? We were very happy with both of our experiences. Don't know how Tom and Tracey liked it....
Brent, working hard? Found those 1090's yet? I am down to foam...
Marnie, pics of your new place? Your bike?
Peter and Anne, wish we could be there with all of you there at Mike and Brooke's, that'll be fun!
Mom, any luck on the job search, or is it in holding pattern?
Kim, you must be getting really excited about the wedding, it is coming fast!
Dad, are you alive? Must be busy with work and all. Are you and mom keeping up with the riding/walking daily? BTW, the bunkbed puchases sound awesome, that'll make many visitors so much more comfortable.
So, I guess sitting here rambling ended up creating a long blog. Hope everyone is doing great, would love to hear from y'all!

Dave