Update on the Dees Family

Hi Everyone!!!
All is well here in Fargo. We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Spring--Sydney is very angry that the snow keeps coming!!!
We have just returned from a trip to Mexico--We brought the kids with and Grandma Bev! We had a wonderful week at an all-inclusive resort on the Pacific side of Mexico in a city called Ixtapa. It is a resort area near an old fishing village called Zihuatenejo. The weather was beautiful and the kids had a blast!! Well, so did we!! Mom had some time for some mid-afternoon siestas with baby Samuel and some in the open air lobby of the hotel. We were very nearby a crocodile habitat, so got to see some live crocs. Sydney was able to hold a baby one.

Little Samuel is really growing quickly--he's not saying much yet, but is running around with quite a little opinion about things. We sure notice a difference between he and Sydney. We hardly had to child proof the house with Syd--we are double locking things with little Sam!!! He has been nothing but a ton of fun for us. Our biggest delight is watching the two of them interact!

Work for both of us is going well. Innovis is experiencing some growing pains and is again in negotiations for partnership with a larger corporation. We are hoping that this will go through. Not only do we need the not-for-profit status, but we need a larger overhead to again be able to fairly recruit some of the sub-specialty physicians that require huge salaries and do not bill enough to pay for themselves. It is an unfortunate part of medicine that is very real today. We have discussed a lot, and if the deal doesn't go through, we will highly reconsider relocating. We have NO desire to work for MeritCare, as they do not treat their physicians very well. Especially the generalists. That said, my practice is busting at the seams and I am booking quite a ways out. I am lucky that there is a fine family physician "up north" that sends me consults on occasion!!! Brian also is very busy---actually too busy--he is doing 1 in 3 call right now, which at times is taxing. We are hopeful that a 4th partner will be hired soon.

Hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter!! Will look forward to getting updates from all of you!

Jen

TWINS HOME OPENER TODAY!

The Twins home opener is today versus the Baltimore Orioles. Go Twins!

We're gonna win Twins, we're gonna score! We're gonna win Twins, watch that baseball soar! Knock out a home-run, shout a hip-hooray! Cheer for the Minnesota Twins today! We're gonna win Twins, give it our all! We've got the guys who'll knock the cover off the ball! Let's hear it now for the team that came to play! Cheer for the Minnesota Twins today!