First check in

Well today I weighed 133.4 lbs; I'm not sure if that's an improvement or just reflects a change in the amount of water I'm retaining now or something. So I guess I wouldn't call it progress, but at least it's not going in the wrong direction...

I've met some of the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the week.

• Keegan is finishing his portion of the thank you cards this afternoon when he gets home from work- what a great husband!
• I have found answers to all of the questions raised at my meeting with Dr. Craig, but I do not feel they are not answered to the fullest extent (ie: what are typical failure modes of dental implants? I have found much information that answers this question in general terms, but I know there is a ridiculous amount of info out there to answer this)
• The curtains are hanging! Yahoo!
• Returning camping gear this afternoon
  
• Sadly I did not go to the fitness room any days this week :-O But Keegan and I have been taking walks in the evenings, so that's a tiny shred of redemption there
• I picked about 30 pictures I know we're going to get
• We haven't been to Sears, but will most likely go there tomorrow morning!

I have additional "to-dos" for my list this weekend, including:

• Send the nearly final version of my paper to Dr. Craig, who has graciously (and enthusiastically!) agreed to look it over. This involves some reformatting and re-organization, and I haven't compiled all the info I want to make one of my tables very thorough, so I'll continue to work on that.
• Go through my clothing to set aside items I never wear to take to Good Will; I'm going to have Keegan do the same thing because for two people, we fill insane amounts of our limited space with clothing
• Attend Keegan's company picnic! Two summers ago they had a cornhole tournament that Keegan and I won. Keegan really raked it in though; we won $50 in gift certificates to the movies from the cornhole, but he also won an iPod shuffle in a raffle and a Starbucks gift card at Bingo. I need to take this guy to Vegas!

Today when I was coming in to lab I noticed an older gentleman walking across campus and one of his legs was about 2 inches longer than the other. He was walking completely lopsided with his back bent at a horrible angle and it made me really think about how lucky I am. I guess that sounds stupid, but I always remember how fortunate I am at weird moments.

And finally, here are a few pictures from the rafting trip last weekend!