Feeling great in 2008

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
from Lord Alfred Tennyson's "In Memoriam":

Things are going swell here in Smithville. The girls are growing and learning so much everyday. Hannah is still busy with pre-school 3 days/week, gymnastics, and ballet. Meanwhile, Hailey is the reincarnation of Curious George. Christy is super busy as all you moms out there are acutely aware. She's also become a Home and Garden Party designer, and does that when she has time. I am finishing my first month of medicine at the VA hospital. I have learned alot this month (I had a patient pass away this month). I am debating about what residency to pick. My top two right now are Emergency Medicine and Radiation Oncology. To those of you who are medical buffs, those two fields seem very different from each other, but there are things that I love about both of them. I beat my head against the wall on a daily basis trying to figure it out.

On another note, we got snow in Mississippi this year!!! It's been the first time since January of 2000 that I have had the chance to build a snowman, and I did it this year (he was about 1 1/2 foot tall). We hope all is going well with all of our friends and family. I have included some pictures randomly over the past several months. Here is the link: pics...