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This week's update is brought to you by Frisko Freeze. That's what I had for lunch today and man do they make a damn fine double cheese burger!!

This week two of our fearless families returned from Khabarovsk to report how the medical trip went. These were the first families to travel with AIA since D and I left last June.

The report on the medical exams is as follows:

The exams take approximately a day and a 1/2. You are examined by 8 different docs, all women. At least 2 of the exams are "naked from the waist up." There is a blood draw. It is done with a new clean needle. No worries there. There is no x-ray. There is a little feeling of the boobs. Don't worry men... there is no "feeling around" below the belt line. The entire process is basically you flying half way around the world to open up and say ahh. Harmless.
Pickle is officially a 17 month old little boy.
In other news... 2 more families are leaving this Sunday for their medical trips. One of the families going is the well known Doug & Candy whom we traveled with last June. Candy I hope you serve as of good of a tour guide as I tried to be. Safe travels and best wishes to you and Miss Banana! Wish we could be going together.

Other families will be going in subsequent weeks.

Hmmm.... Let's see... what else...

That seems to be about it. Hope everyone's week was somewhat pleasant. I know mine turned out ok.