Tri 1 Complete

Yes it is true there has been a Carl sighting! Yesterday was my first day in 4 months of not having to go to the library to study. It was GREAT! Thanks for all the prayers, couldnt have got through TRI 1 without them. 25 out of 98 didnt pass, and unfortunately they have to spend another $15,000 to retake TRI 1.

I have the next two weeks off and then TRI 2 starts up, I have decided not to sleep the next two weeks so that I can take advantage of every hour I dont have to study! So if you want to hang out give me a call! Here are some pictures from the past 4 months, most of them are me and Trisha with my buddies from school. We had a couple weeks where we had 2 or 3 exams/practicals everyday straight, so common theme in the pictures is surviving and being happy you havent killed yourself. Most of us lost like 10 pounds over the 4 months, basically because eating took up valueable time that could be used for studying.

What is Chiropractic?

Hey guys, sorry that it has been so long since our last update, but as you can imagine things have been busy. Carl had an assignment for a class and he had me proof read it for him and I was completely blown away and told him that he should put it up on the blog. The assignment was to write in two pages "What Chriopractic is to you." It was really hard for him because he felt like he could write a hundred pages and still not cover every aspect of Chiropractic, but he condensed it down into two pages and this is what he got. He wanted me to make sure and let you know that this is extremely shortened and abbreviated but I think that was the whole idea. Until know I did not know what a Chiropractor does but this really cleared it up for me, maybe it will do the same for you? Hope you like it...

What is Chiropractic?

To me Chiropractic is an alternative approach to good health, without having to fill a prescription. We know that the human body was created to heal itself, and as long as the Central Nervous System is allowed to communicate with the body, then “good health” is attainable. Unfortunately there are things that we encounter everyday that cause interferences in this communication process. These things might be the fact that we have to sit at a desk and stare at a computer screen all day inevitably leading to improper posture and stress on our spine. Or our bodies may be involved in some kind of trauma, either a car accident or slipping and falling down. Probably one of the biggest stressors that are bodies encounter is the food that we put in it.

In today’s culture we have become so accustomed to this fast paced lifestyle with “instant gratification.” If we can throw down 5 dollars and get a meal at McDonalds in just a matter of minutes, most of us will. Our bodies are able to adapt to handle and process these types of foods everyonce in a while but not every day. These foods contain fillers, which are basically like toxins to our body, and these toxins cause stresses, which can lead to interferences in the nervous system. As time goes by all of these stressors add up and our nervous system begins to experience decreased function. Which is what today’s culture commonly refers to as “being sick.”

Where Chiropractic comes in to play is we have the ability to locate and remove these interferences, which are called “subluxations” and in essence restore proper function in the nervous system. This is a really simple analogy to a really complex and compound process, but when you have your foot on a water hose, you are keeping the water from coming out the end, when you remove your foot from the hose, water begins to flow normally through the hose. The same can be related to the nervous system in the human body. When you fall down or are involved in a car accident your vertebrae may become misaligned causing interference between the communication of the brain and spinal cord to different areas of the body. When this happens the body tries to heal itself, and this is when we notice pain and inflammation. Which is a natural process of healing, but the misconception in today’s world is I just need to take some “medicine.” When really all you are doing is reducing a symptom (i.e. headache, soreness) and not fixing the real problem at hand.

This is where a Doctor of Chiropractic is best utilized. He can evaluate the spine and find the area that is misaligned and with proper contact on the vertebrae he gives an adjustment putting it back into normal position. When this occurs it is just like taking your foot off the water hose and restoring normal function. The brain is able to communicate with the area of pain, allowing the body to be able to heal itself. The Chiropractor is not the one doing the healing, he is just removing the interference allowing the body to work its magic and heal itself the natural way without having to “go under the knife” and physically remove something that God designed and gave a specific function in the body.

Prayers for Carl

Hey guys I just wanted to ask that you keep Carl in your prayers. He has something like 15 exams over the next couple weeks. His first exam is tomorrow morning at 7. I cant even imagine the amount of stress he is feeling right now. I was looking at his calendar on his desk and he literally has an exam or a lab practical every day for the rest of the month. He has been doing really well on keeping up with the material, and he is extremely smart so I'm sure he will be okay, I just thought he could use a little extra support.

Thanks,
Trisha

Cowboys Playoff Game

A couple weeks back we got to enjoy the Cowboys devastating loss in person at Texas Stadium. Even though we were dissappointed we still had a blast. We got some great tickets (thanks to Ann Hastings), we were like 30 rows up in the endzone. Great view. We stood up the whole game, I think Caleb and I were solely responsible for the noise and confusion on the play when Eli got sacked. Got sick and had absolutely no voice the next day but it was worth it. Hopefully next year we will be able to enjoy the ride home, and maybe have a Super Bowl Party for the cowboys??? Here are some pictures, don't have that many because we were more interested in watching the game, sorry. The random guy with me and Trisha is Randy Rogers. Great Texas Country Musician, his hit song right now is "Kiss Me in The Dark." Probably one of Trisha and my favorite artists. He asked if he could tailgate with us! Not really, but it was still pretty cool running into him.

"A Tail Waggin' Day"

One of our gifts from Christmas was a puzzle, so Trisha and I spent a couple nights wrapped up in blankets on our couch putting together a puzzle called "A Tail Waggin' Day" Of course we had help from our own "Tail Wagger" Maddie. (P.S. You can now click on the picture and see the full size version. Special thanks to Staci Knowlton, the professional blogger!)

Christmas

Here are some pictures from Christmas. We had a really nice holiday season. A quote from Trisha, "stay in school as long as you can because when you get out you have to go to work everyday and your Christmas break goes from a month to one day!" I dont think it could have been said any better. We hope everyone else had a good break as well, and we wish you all a great 08!

Here is a picture of my sister and her Christmas present.

Happy Holidays

Hey guys sorry things have been extremely busy around here. I will try and catch you up with everything that has happened over the past month. School is going 100 mph, and Trisha has been working hard so everyone will have an enjoyable shoping experience at Dillard's this holiday season. Although, Dillard's is at the top of her "hit list" right now because they are making everyone at Corporate go in and work the stores on Saturdays to help with the holiday rush. Luckily its only for 5 hours but still its supposed to be her weekend.

Here are some pictures of Brumfield's deer that never got posted from my last trip to Arkansas (10/25-10/28) Saw them on my camera when I was uploading pictures this weekend. Deperessing moment when I realized this was the last time the blue truck was photographed before it got stolen. Nice 8 point for Arkansas, kind of narrow rack but still a good deer. He shot it in his front yard with a muzzleloader. I had walked out of the front door to get something out of the truck, and there he was in the front yard. I yelled for someone to get a gun quick, and 5 seconds later he was on the ground. That's why you keep loaded guns around in Arkansas. Most of the time it is for coyotes but this time it was a nice deer. Dont mind his nasty dog "Peepers" she is licking up the deer's blood. Disgusting

The Gang

(Brumfield's fiance' Lydia "trying" to look tough, probably the only girl I know excited about taking a picture with a dead deer.)

Here are some pictures of my new truck I got last week. It is a 98 Dodge Ram. I bought it from my grandfather in Athens. I think in the end it will be more realistic for me because it gets about 20 mpg highway, which is where most of my miles come from. I was getting about 10 in my old truck.

Support Wetland Conservation every chance you get! Homes for Migratory birds are rapidly dissappearing which in essence means so are they. I want my grandkids to be able to enjoy mornings in a duck blind. There is nothing like it. Soon it will just be a memory.

Sorry for such a long post. I will try and be brief. Thanksgiving was nice. We enjoyed getting to see family. We really enjoyed decorating our house for Christmas. Our favorite time of the year. Here are some pictures of our christmas tree and other decorations.

Last but definetly not least. Texas A&M 38 - Texas 30 As my dad, the faithful Aggie would say "WHOOP" Hopefully Mike Sherman the new coach, can keep up the streak of beating Texas. A&M has won the past two years.