Barbeque

A toast to the first barbequed steak of the summer. It is one of the things I look forward to after a long winter. That is the farmen's home-grown wine in the glass. Beautiful color! I have been out weeding around the grapevines this morning. I try to help but the farmer does by far the most.

We are glad to have the college kids home. We had to laugh at the movie theater last night.

Another college friend told us, "This is the last summer I'm coming home. Its boring and my parents are always telling me what to do." (She just finished freshman year). I do appreciate family visiting the nest, even after they can fly.

Drama at the clinic when we found out this week that the government incentive for moving to the electronic medical record shifted the bonus ($44,000 per physician) to cover only the portion of medicare that we don't see. That means no financial support or benefit for all the investment and hard work. We did decide to move forward, but it was not a unanimous vote. Its the first time in forever that I can remember us counting the votes before knowing the outcome. I wonder if there will be rumblings down the road. I feel a fierce loyalty to the practice and I believe in the mission. I just don't have very much influence and insight to offer.

I want to share a sentence I found that struck me as very wise. I don't remember where I read it: "Make sure that your limited resources and income are used most effectivily to attain your highest priorities." It is my thought for the day.