We're Still Here...Alive and Kickin!

Wow, has it really been that long since my last post?! Well, a whole heck of a lot has been going on lately. First and for most...Brent's clinic is open and buzzing! We had a Grand Opening on Friday (Nov. 7) and it was a huge success! The mayor came and he was very excited for Brent's clinic to be here in Dallas. Many members of the Chamber of Commerce came, some doctors and some referral clerks came as well! There was a huge production made of the ribbon cutting which I didn't get pictures of but the lady at the Chamber promised to send them to me via email soon. She took lots of pictures of the kids...they behaved so well! Marni stole the show and many of the people who came were giving her food to eat and taking her picture! She would even say "cheese" for them...what a poser!

Brent's clinic is going very well! He is seeing about 8 patients a week and continues to recieve more referrals each week. His office manager is a true blessing for our clinic. She even had the entire congregation at her church praying for the success of the clinic! Everyone we meet here in Dallas has been so kind and enthusiastic about the clinic and they want to make sure that we like it here in Dallas!

Here are a few pics of the inside of the clinic...if it looks pretty small inside...it is! But just starting out, the clinic is plenty big until we find a place or build a building for the long run. I painted the Dallas Physical Therapy sign on the wall...it is paint and not vinyl lettering. I thought it turned out pretty good...its alot better than the plain white wall we had before.

We also had Halloween since my last post and for the grandparents...here are the pictures of the kids. Jayden was a witch, Trey was Spiderman, and Marni was a ballerina. We forgot to take pictures of Jayden and Marni right after they got into their costumes and remembered after all the hoopla that evening to even get their pictures. That is why Trey is the only one who had is pic taken inside.

They had a great time trick-0-treating...Trey woke up the next day and asked if we could go again that night. We are having a real blast here in Dallas, OR and even enjoy the occasional rain we get! Jayden and Trey are loving their schools and I am able to volunteer in Jayden's class every Thursday. We love the ability to take off to the coast whenever we feel like it since it is only an hour drive. We miss our friends in Othello, WA as well as our families scattered just about everywhere...but we are feeling pretty certain that we will be calling Dallas OR our home for a good long time to come! Unless I fall in love with Hawaii (we leave this coming Saturday...YEEEEEHAW!) and can some how convince Brent to set up a clinic there...hey you never know...our last trip to Mexico I even got him looking into school options for the kids if we moved to Mexico. Whoever said the wife has no pull with her husband just isn't pullin in the right direction!!! I fell in love with Dallas from the very beginning and have never doubted my feelings. This is where I want to raise my kids and grow old! We love it here!