The pictures below are some that Tom took when He went to Palau with Mark and Dennis for a little side trip while he was here
visiting. They had a wonderful time and got in some good dives!

Well, here it is already May 1 tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!! Yikes, where does the time go?
Mark and I are so excited to be getting ready to move into our dream home! This is just something we never
thought in a million years that we would get to do.............. Build a home on a tropical island!
Things with work are going great, the Eye Clinic is very interesting and I am really enjoying it! Mark is very busy
with Xerox, and things are going well for him.
The pets are growing up and settling down......finally!   The new Pup is doing wonderful and I think she is turning
into a beautiful dog. (at least I think she is!)
She loves the water, and we take her diving with us every weekend, along with the other dog Dude. They swim
out with us, then go to shore and wait for us to surface.
We will make sure to put more pictures of the house up this coming weekend....they have tile in, the cabinets are
getting finished quickly, and the bathrooms look awesome!
The colors we chose are all earthy tones that Mark took off of a picture of a turtle we saw diving.
We are going to plant lots of trees and flowers to attract the birds and we will hopefully get to grow some fruits
like Mango, Papaya, and Bananas. There are a lot of coconuts there, and every time we visit, I take one home to
eat!
Well, before I know it, it will be time to get up to go to work!
Hope all is well with our friends and family!
Prayers go out to my Friend Grace in Tampa, Florida....take it easy Grace, and get well soon...we are thinking of
you!  
Ruckus  with his Daddy!
BANZAI !!
Banzai in the pool, cooling off
Banzai doubling up on toys
Well, here it is May 15th already and we are so excited to be getting ready to move into our dream home soon!
Mark and I are doing super and are enjoying our life so much that we feel like sometimes we are dreaming and will wake up any moment and realize we are not really on this
Tropical Paradise!
Mark's job is busy and he is making lots of friends in his line of work.
The dogs and cats are doing fine as you can tell by the pictures above! Banzai is the funniest dog...racing around the house and the pool area like wild dog! The cats are fat and
happy, and are going to love the sliders in the new place! They love to lay and look at the birds outside.
Life is good!
Hope all you Mom's out there had a wonderful day....I sure miss my Mom and Dad and think of them all the time.
We are often asked what we miss the most about the States and the answer used to be...I miss my Murano and Mark missed his Little Yellow WRX....We both miss Milk...I miss
some of the bigger stores and we both miss family and friends!
Well, now when we are asked it is really only Family and Friends that we miss!
OK, OK, We still miss real milk, but other than that.....Family and Friends are most important!
So, you all take care, and until next time..........we miss and love you all very much!
Tom's Visit