So, here it is. Just throwing a few random thoughts out there. Adina is much more organized than me in her posts, but I'm not Adina. If I were, there'd be a problem.

I think she already posted it, but for those that didn't know it Adina starts her new job orientation this Thursday and Friday. It makes me a little nervous. Not because she is getting a job. Not because she won't succeed, because I know they'll love her. Not because our house will fall apart, because she has an uncanny ability to multitask, I've seen her able to do it all in the past. I am nervous because my cushy life of coming home to a hot meal most days and enjoying lunch with her any day that I am able to break for lunch will be less likely. I really have enjoyed being able to call her up at 12:30 and say, "hey, let's go get some lunch at 1!" and she's almost always been able to pop on over. I'll miss that. You know what though, she is only working 3 days a week, so maybe we'll still be able to do that quite often. Maybe it won't be so bad after all.

We went to the Lake place that we are going to for this summer family reunion week. It was January in the Northwest, so it was wet, and there were bare trees, and the water was brown from the runoff, and the place was dead. But, I know how it gets in the summer. The water clears up, the trees are full, the sun comes out (most days), and the place fills up. The thing that sold me on it for this year is that it is VERY convenient. It is only 1.5 hours away from MAD's. The rooms have plenty of sleeping quarters, refrigerators, ovens and bathrooms. There is a nice covered area just outside the front doors that would be great for hanging out and playing games or just talking. The place overlooks the playgrounds and the marina where the boat will be. There is a store and fuel right there. There are places for tired people to go catch a few Z's in the middle of the day. I think it'll be fun. I am looking forward to it.

My kids are growing too fast. I could potentially be an empty nester and a grandpa in 10 years.

For those of you that don't know, I purchased the practice 3 years ago and last month I purchase the building and land that the practice is located in/on. Howard (my associate) has decided to leave early, which I agreed with, and therefore I will be increasing my hours to a 5 day work week, which plays out to be almost a 50 hour week plus all the time I'm thinking about it. Needless to say, it'll be an interesting 17 months as I prepare for Tom to join me in the summer of 2011. I just revamped my entire technology system at the practice to include a new slick server with multiple backups, better imaging, 3D diagnostics to replace full mouth xrays and do implant planning, all new computers that hum when you use them, continuing the awesome results of my CEREC CAD/CAM acquisition and milling unit (I love that thing), and a new camera as the cherry on top. It's been a crazy 6 weeks. Coming in the spring/summer? Working on beginning a renovation of the building to bring it up to par with my goals for the practice and my patients. BTW, those of you that haven't become a fan of Discovery Dental on Facebook, it's time to do it. As the renovation moves forward, I plan to keep track of it on Facebook for all to see.

I've got my new bike. Haven't ridden it yet, but it looks really fast in the garage. If the rain and wind would just die down for me in the mornings, I'd be able to get out and use it. Running is still the easiest. But, I plan to get the bike moving soon.

We've got a lot of goals set for out yard for this summer. This is about the time of year I wish for and dream of warmer weather. A day when the sun pokes it's head out of the overcast skies gives me an all to brief feeling of what it is like to wake up on those beautiful summer days with the sun coming through the windows as it rises behind the silhouette of Mt. Hood.

We're excited to get AnP here. Wow, we're taking over the Portland/Metro (Salem) area, aren't we?!!

Love you all tons, and miss those that are far away.

Dave