Well  I had a great time in Steamboat and the Spring skiing was great!  But now, on to more important topics.  What did my staff members do with the $100 bills I gave them on Tuesday(see 4/7/09 blog post) before I left?

Many of the staff members treated themselves to a fresh spring hair salon experience, while others got a pedicure with girlfriends, some bought new outfits and purses, and one even splurged on a pinky ring they had been looking at for a while. 

All in all it was a very fun treat for my staff and for me although women spend their money A LOT differently than men…. there were no Home Depot receipts…..

A big thank you to my staff that makes my job so much easier.  I couldn’t do it without each and every one of you!

We had quite a snowfall yesterday.  The office stayed open until the normal Wednesday hour of 7 PM and most patients braved the storm and came.  Whether you love it or can’t stand it a good snowfall does have a few postives as I see.  Besides being able to use my snow blower throughout the neighborhood I also get to wear my favorite hat for weather like this…… my wife calls it the Nanook of the North hat …  I can’t tell if she likes it when I wear it or not…..

While I was out walking the dog today in the snow I started dreaming of warmer days in the Tropical sunshine of the Caribbean.  Enjoy the photo and sound montage of our staff cruise from last year!

At the end of each year the staff of Grandview Dental Care gets together with spouses for some fun.  This year we decided to have a Wii Party.  It was pretty funny in real life and this video captures some of the silliness.  Games played were Wii Sports and Wii Fit.

November 2008 marks the 30th Anniversary of Dr. Thompson being a dentist.  To celebrate this landmark occasion, the staff took him out to his favorite restaurant Z Cucina.  It takes a lot of dedication and passion to devote yourself to a profession for 30 years and still enjoy coming into the office each day.  It also takes a special guy to put up with an office full of women all these years! 

Congratulations on 30 years Dr. T and many more to come!  We enjoy coming into work everyday too….. ok, there may be some days we’d rather be in Baruba or some other fantasy island in the Caribbean.

We had a tailgate on 10/4/2008 and I wanted to share some pictures of the event as well has to recognize the winners of the prize drawing.  We will still be having our Patient Appreciate Drawing in December so be sure to check back at our website!

The Winners of the Tailgate Prize Drawing are:

• Connie Cummings – $25 Target Gift Card
• Susan Coffman – $25 Cameron Mitchell Gift Card
• Connie Hawk – Buckeye Tailgate Basket

Congratulations and thanks for joining us at this year’s tailgate!