Anniversary blues...or why no one cares!

I am not really a romantic nor do I need to have people recognize accomplishments, in fact it really bugs me when people use talks in church as the one and only time they tell their spouses that they love them.(Why should I be in on something so wonderful and special and private?) I'm starting to sound like my daughter, sorry! Anyway, we just had our 38th anniversary and had a wonderful night out the evening before so that we would be ready for all of the phone calls from our children the evening of our anniversary. Well, our expectations didn't really get fulfilled but...Daniel called to tell us about his receiving acceptance to the Univ. of Florida residency program for pedodontics....Somewhere in the conversation I congratulated him on being the only child to "remember our anniversary" though he never eluded to it one time. So maybe I do want some recognition and forced recognition is better than none at all.
Other than that I am back to being with my wife again. Feels nice to have her around and she works at the office with me which makes it even better. Most of the time we really enjoy being with each other and we've even had a couple of days that the bed didn't get made! I'm really starting to influence her for the good!
Our exchange student from Norway has consented to come to Las Vegas next year for christmas with husband and two children. We were in Norway this past summer with them and they were so kind and wonderful. We are looking forward to being with them and hopefully returning the wonderful treatment they gave us.
Our social agenda continues to be dominated by visits with children usually outside of LV. Our next four months with see us in Hawaii, Dallas, Cleveland, Florida, Wash. DC and Sacratomato. Frequent flier miles should be adding up!. The best is that each will be with family members.
I have said enough but before I end this testimonial let me say how much I love my wife. Carl

O Sole o Mio or Home Alone 135!!!

OK. So I find myself back in the old, "I know I have a wife mode but where is she"? Well, another semi-emergency baby crisis issue arises and off she goes. Plus she is going to be with Grandma Barbara for awhile. I wish I could convince my partners that I should go with her while they see all my patients and I still get paid. Now that is what I call a "PERK" with a capital PERK.
It does have some pluses that come with the loneliness. I don't have to make my bed for 6 days! Just before she comes back, I change the sheets, spruce up the pillows on the bed and no one knows the difference. Grandpa Dan once told his Older Sisters who always ironed their sheets and pillow cases, that they would "never know how nice it is to snuggle up into an unmade bed"! Now lets see, where did I get this trait from?
We made it through the holidays relatively unscathed but I started with a scratchy throat just before Josh left on New Years Day. It went on to a full blown cold with cold sores, stuffy nose and yuckiness. Marilyn came down with flu like symptoms for one day with chills and fever and then it settled in her throat with sore throat and cold symptoms for another week.
I'm outa here!