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I am registering Dan for BYU - Idaho....do any of you have class or teacher recommendations (for GE type classes)? thanks!!

save the date

5 years from now (the second friday in June) dave and Chiazo will graduate from their residency!!

Last night Dave and Chiazo roasted the outgoing chief resident, Min. They did a good job with their presentation, nearly killing one of the attending physicians who laughed so hard he turned blue in the face. It is always a great night to see the graduates and getting more enjoyable as we get to know the people in the program a little better..

The way this program at USCD neurosurg is set up the 7th year resident and the 2nd year resident(s) are paired up together for a full year and work as a team to run the main hospital. Dave will really miss Min as he has been an excellent resident, surgeon, teacher, and friend.


I had one of the my soon to be laurels do my hair. I thought she did a great job and it was fun to do something a little different. Last year when I went we had a 3 month old baby so I was (a little) chubby and not as put together.

beautiful clare

tball is over

Saturday we finished our t-ball season. Calvin had a good time hanging with his little buddies and occasionally I think he also enjoyed the baseball game as well. I really appreciate the coaches and parents who helped out so much. Dave and I aren't very good helpers these days since dave is never there and I always have 2 other kids with me so I especially appreciate those who are able and willing to coach and help on these teams.

some of the parents who had nice cameras forwarded their pics of the kids.



this was a common sight during each game.


especially when Calvin acts like this, it is nice to have patient and wonderful parents with a good sense of humor. For the first half of the season I dreaded going to the games b/c it is completely humiliating to see your child act so poorly but I guess I learned to laugh with the other parents and realize that he's just a kid and the #1 rule of little league is "have fun" -- I suppose it applies even if that fun is laying in the dirt.
During the last game he went so far as to take off his shirt and lay completely flat using his glove as a pillow and take a nap while he was playing outfield.

What a boy!

26.2 miles

Man, that is a long way!!

last weekend dave ran the SD rock-n-roll marathon. We went and saw dave at mile 12 and then at the finish line. At mile 12 (much further than I could ever run, yet not even 1/2 way through the race), dave looked great! He was in a good rhythm, on a nice pace and he was smiling! He reached out to give us high 5 and Calvin thought he was reaching out for a hug so Calvin walked out to him and nearly got run over since dave was not stopping for hugs.







AT the finish line dave was not so smiley! He looked like he might die. Here he is a few yards from the finish. I didn't get any good ones of the finish line, but Jessica my sis in law did so I might post more later.
You can watch a video of dave finishing the race here. you can search by his name or race # of 5263 you will see him lifting his arms above his head in the victory stance (except he is so tired he almost couldn't get them above his head)!!

I am so proud of dave for finishing, not dying, not breaking anything and not throwing up (lots of throwing up that day). I got teary eyed several times watching people running, knowing how hard they have worked to make it to marathon day. It was touching at the finishing line to see people help friends across whose legs gave out in the last 100 yards.

The announcer at the race said to the fans, "come on people, cheer! These runners have been running for 4 hours. that is a long time. most of us haven't done anything for 4 hours. Even a movie is at most 3." well, I was thinking that I have done something as hard as a marathon that takes just as much preparation, sweat, sometimes throw up, and then leaves you sore for days to come. That's right folks, giving birth. I am not joking. This is as physically strenuous as a marathon and can last even longer than 4 hours. It is physically as hard as it gets. I don't want to take away anything from those who run races. It is awesome!! i just thought I'd share my funny thoughts. I guess I was just really looking for an excuse not to feel like I need to run a marathon and I found a pretty good one. :)