Mr. Mac

Janae got home from Australia and i surprised her with a gift: a new macbook. Or whatever the Apple geeks call their laptops. I was so intrigued by the concept of the Apple products that I bought a desktop unit for me.

As "regular" PC guy, I was always slightly wary of the Apple stuff. I know they have great graphics, and are good for making video presentation, etc, but I was never convinced I could make the leap. Now that I have done it, albeit my office laptop is a rickety old Dell model, the Apple products are sleek, tough (made of aluminum), and entirely thought out for people like me. In summary, I want to be able to plug the unit in the wall outlet, turn it on, and have it work. Buying a new Apple computer was ALMOST that easy.....I punched in our wireless address and my itunes name and password, and presto! The computer registered itself, filled my car up with gas, folded our laundry, cleaned up the dog mess, AND cooked dinner. Now that's a great machine! I'm hooked.

I went to see Dr. Dave who is my chiropractor today. My back, neck and hips have been really stiff and the 20+ pills I take each day don't seem to be helping those areas so I had Dave crack my joints. I love getting an adjustment and it usually does the trick. I have a feeling that I will have to go back to see Dave again tomorrow or the next day.

We heard from Jake today and he had his first transfer. He moved from Machala (Holla) to Milagro - just east of Guayquil. As usual, he sounds just great. We are proud of his service, faith and dedication. He just past the 1/4 mark.....the first 6 months have gone by fast for me...but there are a lot of months ahead. I try and forget about it. Sending children off on missions is tough. I don't care what anyone says, it's never easy.

Miss you Jake.