So we've had a fun last couple of weeks. We had some good friends from dental school come to visit us, the Lever's. They now live in South Jordan, Utah where he has a dental practice. It was a lot of fun to show them Portland (what we know of it) and the surrounding area. The weather turned out to be very nice with little, if any rain. The same weekend they were here, we were asked to speak in sacrament meeting and we were trying to finish our dining room table. It was really hectic there for a short time. We deflated over the beginning of the week and then had a fun weekend with soccer, etc.

Friday night, mom and dad came over for pumpkin carving and we went for a drive over to this house here in Washougal. This guy has this house near the railroad tracks that he has decked out in Halloween stuff. He built most of it himself with molds and stuff...really impressive. It is a great halloween destination. He uses his entire yard and allows people come through every night for 2 weeks around Halloween. We may go see it tonight after dinner or something. We'll see.

Saturday we had the games in the rain (which dad already talked about), then we went to our Ward halloween party. The ward is obviously outgrowing the facilities. Standing room only. It was really kind of stressful, but we had a good time and met some new people (which is a weekly occurrence).

Work is going well. We are always working on our marketing plans, always need to attract new patients. We have recently been working on our logo. If you want to see the first sketches that were done, we went with this one:


Of course, the W. middle initial is wrong, but that was corrected. Should have the completed logo in about a week or so. I'll post it when the time comes.

There is also a website that we have been tweeking to our liking, but you can see it at www.discoverydentistry.com.

We are having a good time here in Washougal. Mike and Brooke, I took Bailey for a run yesterday down on the levy, between the old cattle fields and the Columbia River. Running in the rain felt so good. We were the only ones out there so Bailey just ran freely along side me. I think she was loving it. She is a very good dog and we are taking good care of her. You guys will have so much fun over there the next couple of weeks, I am so excited for you both. Have Fun!!

To all the rest of the Stinchfield's, Perry's, and Olsen's, we miss you all and am looking forward to seeing each and every one of you sometime in the next 10 months. And our prayers are with Grandma, she is a trooper!
Love,
Dave