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Feb. 28, 2008

Well its official, Squish closed on her first house sale this AM. After yesterday, she needed some happiness. Yesterday she had her first battle with morning sickness. Not fun. I only got to see a little of it, as I was at work all day, but she was in the bathroom all day. I am happy she is feeling better today, and as Rissy says (whom just finished battling the morning sickness), “It just means a healthy baby.”

I just spoke to Martine whom I am OpSmile Biomed training in Haiti next week. I have mixed emotions about going, as I know it will be my last trip for a while, with B/C on its way, and I really want to be around for Squish. That being said, I know OpSmile is for the greater good, and am happy to be going. It looks like the mission is going to be a step below Bolpur, which is really sad, because Bolpur is so poor, seeing people living like that simply hurts one’s soul. I am happy that I have the advantages and can offer what I can to help even just a few of them thru a few days. It’s true that we get back so much more than we give. It’s so sad that today not having a 60 inch TV is so important to us, and these people don’t have houses. Then I see celebrity volunteerism, which means that Oprah gives a million to someone somewhere, of course I am sure she is well reimbursed for such a hardship. She could go down to NO and give everyone that is homeless there a new home, and really not even feel the money missing, but instead talks about how others are not doing enough. Sickening. Enough about that, but it really gets my goat, so much in fact, I don’t even have a goat. And as Dingler once stated, “Can’t get enough goats.”