The New Office Opens!

After nearly 5 years of practice, I am expanding. I opened in September of 2004, and now I have formed a new partnership with Dr. Wyatt Webb. Our satellite office in North Ft. Worth is open. We have partnered up with Premier Rehab, owned by a friend of mine for this location. Our new 11,000 square foot facility in Southlake will open in May of 2009.

Today in Ft. Worth I saw a grand total of 2 patients! Well, you have to start somewhere, right?

Special thanks to my employees Lenora and Glenda. They have worked so hard to get this office put together. I would not be where I am without great employees like them!

Lily

Allow me to show off my new little niece Lily. What a cutie pie!! Today was her first day to wear a bow. The family is rather fond of her.

Our Weekend

Great weekend with Andy. Friday night I played in a church softball game and you would have thought I was a major league baseball player the way Andy cheered for me. I was proud that he was so proud. Unfortunately, my old man back is not going to hold up to it - it's a good thing I opted for medicine over the lucrative baseball career! Saturday I took him to a Bell baseball game, they were playing at Carroll. Trevor Podsednik was playing and I went to watch him with his folks. Andy got to see a kid who can really hit a ball, and I assumed my old man role in the bleachers. I told Kim that I know I must be getting old, because the parents of the high school kids don't look old to me anymore.

Andy and I also went to the Home Depot building day. We built a little racing ramp for two wooden cars, and Andy was quite proud. The picture is of Andy holding his hammer.

The other pic is of Andy standing up and looking out of the sunroof in the Porsche. We were at Sonic....he stays belted up when we are going down the road of course. He has been a big talker about the Porsche for the last few months...he talks about it, runs his fingers over it, oohs and ahhs over it, but was always too scared to ride in it. It was either too fast, too windy, too loud or too bumpy. But for the last couple of weeks he is requesting that we take it everywhere, instead of the Tahoe. I think my boy must be growing up.

Recent Activities of My Little Buddy

The weather has been nice today so Andy and I went to the park and played with some Tonka toys. I see kids in my practice, and I see kids even the age of Andy who ignore me and just stare at the screens on their GameBoys or iPods. It drives me nuts! But my son likes the basics - trucks, cars, trains. We built an entire road today at the park with his dump truck and bull dozer. We didn't even need a permit from the city. The two photos below are from this past weekend (notice he was in a jacket Sunday...and today shorts - Texas weather!). Andy and his cousins discovered this weekend that there was a "pirate ship" that must have gone down in Mammy and Papa's back yard a long time ago. They spent the weekend excavating for buried treasures. They found an old treasure chest that looked suspiciously like a cigar box from mine and my folk's recent trip to Peru, lots of gold and silver, that was oddly enough similar to modern day American currency, an ancient pocket watch that was still running, and many pirate tools, one piece that was quite similar to a modern day Sears Craftsman Phillips-head screwdriver. The most exciting discovery was this "pirate flag," that Andy uncovered. The pirates had protected it by placing it in an old cylindrical container, a vessel that no doubt modern day coffee companies have modeled coffee cans after. You just have to love the imagination of a child. I am grateful that my Mom and Dad get such a kick out of entertaining the kids and creating these memories. If you are spending time worried about the stock market, a stimulus package, what's gonna happen to health care, or anything else...spend a little time with a 4 year old. It's therapeutic to me.

Rub a dub dub......

...three boys in a tub. When I was about Andy's age, my mom took a photo very similar to this, with me, my brother, and my cousin Brek. That picture embarrassed me for years...and here I go doing the same thing to my son. Last night Andy and I went to Arlington to see his cousins, including my new little niece, Lily, who is a sweet little thing. Go to their family blog www.mihillscrew.blogspot.com to see some great pictures and entries. The boys had a great time playing, then enjoyed splashing around and making a bubbly mess in the bathroom.

A Great Weekend

This past weekend with Andy was a lot of fun. We went to the car show with Papa. The car show was cool to Andy because there were plenty of brown cars and snacks. You see, brown is Andy's favorite color, and having a snack is one of his past times.

The first picture is Andy with a Corvette, which was "sorta brown, and really fast," according to Andy.

The next picture is Andy enjoying a story with his Papa. The story was a quite entertaining one about a train.

In the evening, I took Andy to see a movie called "Hotel for Dogs." The movie was pretty funny, and Andy loved it. I let him feast on Twizzler sticks and Coke, and he needed FOUR trips to the bathroom during the movie. He was so hyped up on sugar and caffeine that he was awake until around midnight, literally bouncing off the walls. I might have spoiled him a little, but I will never forget the joy he had!

Andy the Bath Lion

I tend to get busy...physically, emotionally, and mentally. As my business is growing and evolving, I confess that I tend to forget the things in life that really matter. Andy reminds me of this. His agenda is simply this: 1. play. 2. play. 3. snack. 4. play. Bath time is always a treat. He plays so long in the bath that the water turns cold and his little hands and feet turn into prunes. This picture is of Andy getting out of the tub tonight and wrapping up in his lion towel that was a Christmas gift from Aunt Cindy and Uncle Mike.