2 years, and counting

This week has had me doing a lot of reminiscing over the last 2 years. You see, this week marks the 2 year anniversary of Ford Family Chiropractic!!!! We have been open and in business for two years, I can't believe it!! It has gone by so fast... When we came here Peter was so tiny, just barely 1 year old. He had the funniest new walk that others referred to as his 'dinasour walk' because he held his arms at his chest as he walked. Sophie was 2 1/2, and had just been potty trained. Max was not even a thought. Our hopes and dreams were so high and we had just started an adventure in the unknown. The office needed designing and decorating, so we got to work. That was really fun. We picked out, and painted the walls. We shopped at furniture stores, and online for exactly what we wanted. We were also a little frustrated that the construction dates were moved back more than once, but I guess that is to be expected. Rich hired a secratary, and we opened up. It has taken so long to get where we are today. Every new patient was so important, and still is. We kept thinking things would get easier, and they did in certain respects, and harder in others. Our secratary didn't last long, she wasn't the right fit for our office. So, then I got to take over 'temporarily'. So I would go with Rich to work everyday, with the kids. Sometimes one of them would stay with Grandma for part of the day, that helped. And then in the fall Sophie started preschool (2 different ones) being busy 4 days a week. It was nice, because she would get bored at the office. Sitting in one room, having to be quiet, all day is hard on little kids. But then I would have to run her to and from preschool in the middle of office hours. It was all hard, but managable. 'Whatever it Takes' right? Almost a year later we hired Julie to take over as secratary, and she is wonderful. She is exactly what we wanted, and so much more. And not more than 2 weeks, if that, after she was hired Maxwell was born. It was nine months ago now, but I still remember everything like it was yesterday. We prayed that he would be born on a weekend because Rich couldn't afford to cancle on any patients at the office, and Max was born on a Saturday evening. So then we added one more to the bunch, living in 2 rooms at Richard's parents house. Living with Richard's family was a neat experience. We have gotten to know his parents and Aaron and Matt in ways we never would have otherwise. His family is amazing to put up with us for so long. Thank you so much. What would we have done without you? Now his parents have moved to Colorado and we miss them, expecially the kids. They don't understand why they moved. But Aaron and Matt are still here, and we love them. It is fun having them around.

But I have been thinking about Chiropractic. The human body is amazing. It is designed to take care of itself. Chiropractic helps to restore the body to its best self, without the intervention of medicine or surgery. And it can work miricles. There are some that say they don't believe in Chiropractic. Well, believe or not. It works. I have seen it. Each memeber of our family is under regular chiropractic care, and we are all so healthy. Our children have been since they were babies. Chiropractic does so much more than take care of back pain and headaches. It helps the nervous system, which controls every single thing in our body, so if your nervous system is healthy then you are allowing your body to be as healthy as it can be. Chiropractic care is so important for everyone. You need regular checkups, just like visiting the dentist to check your teeth every six months, or changing the oil in your car every 3000 miles. Needless to say, I am so proud of Rich. He is an amazing man. He has been able to run his business and still be there for the family. He has somehow figured out how to keep this business going under the field of chiropractic. They are totally two separate things, and they don't teach you that in school. Owning your own business means you can pick your hours and other great perks, but it also has so many responsibilities like paying all the bills and always going back to the office for hours on end until you get everything done and ready for the next day. Things are still not perfect, and where we want them to be, but they are getting there by going in the right direction, and we are happy. I look forward and see many more anniversarys to come!!!!!

These are some of the things I was meaning when I said chiropractic is connected to and can help with more than just the neck and back.