Our New Girl

As many of you know we had to put Mac down a couple of months ago. Mac was very cool and cannot be replaced.
After too many days of coming home to an empty house we found Riley. Riley is a year old Border Terrier who has actually won a couple of shows but whose owner knew that she wasn't going to win too many more so she was just looking for a good home. We think Riley scored big time in finding us, and we are so pleased that she is now part of our lives. Being a little older and a show dog means that we are missing some of the usual puppy problems. However, Riley is a good dog who is currently a teenager. She will be great next year after she accepts some of the rules Susie and I have laid down for her.

Eric James Konrad

We had a very important visitor to Administration at Central Washington Hospital yesterday. It was official since it was on all of our calendars. It was our visitor, Eric James Konrad, first visit, and he was accompanied by his parents, Becky & Darin, but not his brothers Ben & Jake who we have not met. Eric was unimpressed with the magnitude of the occassion and slept through the entire visit, but Becky and Eric looked and sounded great. This is our first visit since Eric's birth so we just needed to see both him and his parents in person to judge for ourselves. They passed the test, and we all were really glad to meet Eric and catch up with his parents. I do have to mention, however, that our whole office is a little worried about Becky and the "bath thing". We all noticed a tendency or an inclination prior to birth so suck it up, Becky!

Becky Update - Still Semi Reluctant!

Becky is in her 7th month, and Anne Wagg and I thought a progress report was in order. Anne took these pictures, and I think that Becky really looks great. In my defense I usually call her "Sunshine" or "Little Miss Sunshine" and have only called her "Bubbles" once or twice.