It looks a lot like Hawaii, I swear

I am currently beyond inspiration here in Kodiak, Alaska. THe weather is sunny (a rarity) and I'd better get back outside. In an effort to titillate and keep from doing much work myself, here are some great Kodiak facts. It is much more civilized here than I had imagined, but I am going to spend the afternoon fishing and looking for Kodiak Brown Bears. Wish me luck.

World, meet 'C5'

This is my daughter. She's much prettier in person. I made friends with a couple in town who own one of the local ultrasound companies. They opened their office to Jana and I to play around with their new 3-D ultrasound. Honestly, people pay quite a bit of money for pictures that are a little more sinister than most of us would like. The pictures of the boy (C4) were much friendlier, but weren't saved as individuals. You'll have to watch the DVD. We (I use the royal 'we' in this instance) are just about 27 weeks. Jana is doing quite well, but already the same size as she would be at term. If we were only having one baby. That would be a little too easy for Team Church. I imagine she will be giant by the time this is done (When yo' mamma sits around the house...), but we are pleased thus far. She and Jackson will be joining me in Kodiak in a week or so, and she won't be working much after that.

Along the note of not working...the Alaska Permenant Fund Dividend will be sent out soon. A whoopping $1600 this year. It is good to be an Alaskan.

I'm going to steal my life back...don't tell

I have spent the past three months in a cave. Not the cool kind of cave with bats and stalactites (go up) and stalagmites (go down), not even the kind with commercialized colored lighting and the dramatic orchestral music which plays as the colors and shadows fade in and out. I'm talking about the kind of cave where the dark reaches of the soul come out to play, only if they can hold the hand of their mother, protecting them from the things that go bump in the night.

Perhaps it wasn't that bad. Perhaps I even enjoyed a little of the pain. Perhaps I lost my mind years ago when I entered medical school. Fortunately for all of us, the past three months are now the proverbial water under the bridge. My schedule has lightened, my responsibilities have somewhat diminished, and I can pay more attention to my son, my wife, and the unborn twins nestling between Jana's bladder and small instestine.

My intentions...read, exercise, hike, play, write, and go to Kodiak. Yes, I will be writing from afar once again. The island of Kodiak, home of the Kodiak Brown Bear (largest in the world), also apparently home to a movie theatre, brew pub, and some of the best fishing ever. Good times are here again. Good times...

PS-Slightly creepy 3D baby pictures to come soon.