ELTON JOHN!

I just wanted to share with everyone that I am taking my mom and grandma up in the morning to Portland to see Elton John in concert. That is my mom's all time favorite singer so for her birthday Dad and I went in and bought her a ticket. So we are going up a day early to do some shopping (I know, kind of dangerous!!) I will try to get some pictures and maybe post about it when I get back.... In the mean time- I hope everyone has a FANTASTIC weekend!!

Great advise!

So the other day I was talking to one of our patients about my house and what I want to do with it and all the good stuff, and he gave me the best advise I think I have heard so I wanted to pass it on to you all........

he said " That's great you have a house and are doing all of these things, until you find Mr Right and will move in with him. Cause if he wants to move in with you, than he's Mr. Wrong- If you move in with him than it really is Mr. Right"

HAHA~

Just thought this was to good not to pass on!

I remembered!

I was a little disappointed yesterday on the 5th year of 9/11, and I did not see many flags out at all. Are people done caring? I have 2 flags in my yard, I wore red white and blue, I had a freedom bracelet on, and I thought there would be other people as well that would have done something to that extent. But as I was leaving my neighborhood, only a few houses had a flag up (who always have flags up), all the patients I saw yesterday, only 1 (ONE) person had on a patriotic shirt. It saddened me a little because I think people say they remember, but do they really? I have never been so proud to be an AMERICAN as I do now. As I kid I never new the "true meaning" of the Pledge of allegiance, the National Anthem, or even the flag. Over the past 5 years, I have truly began to understand what all of it is. It's not just a song, or words on a piece of paper, but a feeling you can't explain.... A lot like love. It's being so proud of something you can't even define the words. Up until 9/11 happened 5 years ago, I never understood any of that. I have watched MANY of my own friends go over to Iraq and I have never been so proud of each and every one of them. Watching my friends go over there, sending all sorts of cards and packages, and with keeping in touch with them, I have began to learn what its all about. It is a feeling I will always have! My best friend just left yesterday on September 11th, to go back to Iraq for the second time!! GOD BLESS!!
To name some of my friends that have been there or are still there would include:

Sean Phillips - left yesterday for the second time
Ryan Richardson
Brian Fitzpatrick
Taylor Reed
Donny Reddout- Still there
Stuart McKenzie (Graduated with him, was injured and sent home)

I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone of them and God Bless them and their families!! (for those of you I forgot, or maybe don't know, I Thank You)

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!

Amy

The joys of owning a house!

WOW! Finely I get to sit down and relax........ Its Monday night at 8 and just looking around my own house and yard thinking about how damn hard it is to take care of it by myself!! It still has not fully set in that I have my OWN house and I can do whatever I want with it- but also come a yard!! So I called my mom this morning (after taking Tylenol and a lot of water to help cure a hangover) and asked her to come help pull some weeds in my back yard. I have a 3 foot strip all along my back fence that has just been taken over by weeds cause its just dirt, not grass. So I pulled up all the weeds and put down weed block to help control it a little more when I run out...... So off to Fred Meyer I go to get another roll so I can finish the project when on my way, I pass right by Beaver Bark........ SOOOOOO, I take a turn and go check out some prices for rock because I was thinking about how nice it would be to put rock in the back to match the rock around the rest of my house. I figure out how much I'm going to need and find the perfect rock- so I call my dad and tell him to come to beaver bark and pick up 1 1/2 yards of rock!!! So at 12:30 this afternoon its at 90 degrees outside and we are putting rock in my yard! It looks so nice!!! I'm so happy its done but now I need a back rub....And a beer!! So, Thanks to mom for helping me pull weeds :)

No, really, with out all my parents help, I don't know what I would do- cause there is no way I can take care of a house and yard by myself! So THANK YOU!!!