Hey all I am sorry I missed training with you last night! I was at a 65th birthday party for one of my clients at the Edwards Center. About a year ago I was living in Salem and got a phone call saying that she was in the hospital and they didn't think she was going to make it. I drove up and said goodbye to her then, but I am happy to say that a year later she is still here. She had a great turnout for her birthday party and seemed to really enjoy all of her visitors. As I was helping her eat her ice cream last night I was thinking about what I have learned from her. When I think of her I think of her smile and the excitement with which she says "oh boy!" She says it when she was happy or excited about something, and this is very often. She has always been a person that reminds me of how important it is to appreciate everything that I have, she would get so excited over having a "coca-cola" that you would have thought you had given her a million dollars. If we could all have the enthusiasm and appreciation for the little as well as the big things it would be much happier world.

A big thanks to Steven, Clark and Zoe who helped my program at work move this weekend! Your help was awesome and greatly appreciated. And thank you to CGN Bo and BKJN for offering to come help and checking in, I was extremely happy to report that we were done moving everything and in organization mode by the afternoon. Thanks to you guys and the other volunteers we finished by late Saturday afternoon and have had a successful start this week in our new location!