September

I love the fall. I can see the fulfillment of all the farmer's hard work. The wheat is now safely in the elevator. The corn is drying down, and will be harvested in early October. The rush of student athletic physicals and preschool shot is behind me. We have a new family practice physician starting today. I will be able to get more done during the day instead of nights and weekends on the computer. There is a collective sigh of relief as the work load is redistributed and the next generation of physicians join the team.

Whooping cough arrived in the area last week. If it has been more than ten years since you had a tetanus booster, it is time to go get a Tdap vaccine, which protects against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis(whooping cough). If you have friends with young babies, encourage the parents and grandparents to get immunized too. The only way to protect the youngest and most vulnerable until they are fully immunized is to surround them with a community of people who can't carry the germ home to them.

Tucker is sound asleep at my feet. I would take a picture but he hates the camera. You will have to take my word for it. He doesn't worry about anything. Yeah, Tucker!