Um, Chiropractic isn't at all woo for skeletal problems. Like the time I threw out my back twisting while lifting a 30 lb scoot (backstage, in the dark, feet on different leveled platforms). Agonizing, debilitating pain. Worker's comp gave me some aspercreme and a back brace. Went to a chiro who adjusted my sacrum, and I walked out with zero pain after a single adjustment. Ribs pop out of alignment? Good luck getting that back in by myself(and i try!). Chiro fixes it in single visit. Yeah, it happens again because I'm not super vigilant about doing all my strengthening exercises...but that's my fault for being lazy. After breaking my foot the cuboid bone twisted slightly which caused serious ligament pain. That one took 3 adjustments to fix, but now it's not a problem.

Sure, there's some charlatans out there but spinal manipulation itself can be very useful in certain therapeutic situations. I had two different physical therapists refer me to a chiropractor for specific back problems, and it's extremely common for PT places to have Chiropractors on staff.

my dad likes his. but he's a hypochrondriac.

Thanks for the compliments on Fido! (I didn't realise it was a he until I hit the penis--in my head the dog I like is female). And it was supposed to be a doberman, but I muffed the proportions (this is my third dog drawn in ten years), so I will call him a mutt instead.

I did not think of a pointillism pointer, but he is named Spot, so there's that. I'm not pun dead, but low rent.

I am going home (I've been ordered to), and I will even out the range of values on his coat: [link]

Msbelle, if you have a high contrast, good shadows picture of Mac you want me to try with--I can't promise anything, I'm not reliable with likenesses--I can give it a shot.

Sure, there's some charlatans out ther

I don't think that's an accurate characterisation when the School of Chiropractic makes the big claims, and those who limit the scope of their powers are technically going against Word Of God.

The adjustments and manipulation != chiropractic medicine as a whole.

You can, in fact, get that shit done by a doctor (DO, in my case) before you get a PT prescription, and not pay into the Woo.

Oh geeeze, that means the Nilly tour was also 10 years ago this summer. And K-Bug having her wrist surgery was 10 years ago (I think Teppy and K-Bug went under the knife on the same day). Unpossible.

Nope. Has to have been 9 years ago, because Nilly Tour was the same year I got pregnant with Lilly, who turns 8 in a week.

I think there are some chiropractors who just treat muscular skeletal issues. But according to Chripractor.com Chripractors can provide partial or full relief for the following:

Astham
Ear Infections
Fertility issues
MS
Respiratory infections
Frequent Cold and flus
GI problems

Another site said they can treat ezcema and another site claims it can boost the immune system.

For a long time, based on the claims of the founder, there were claims that it could cure deafness.

Even knowing exactly how old Lily is--because I know how old Isaac is--it seems almost unpossible that she's almost 8. And Em dear lord must be 9 by now.

What professional movers really like a bunch of boxes that are the same size, but I hate the idea of buying boxes, so that's is too bad.

Then they are welcome to provide me with all of the boxes I will use.

Though my in-laws have made three separate trips to the moving people to get used boxes, so I shouldn't complain.

The end of day 2 is in sight! Soon there will be schmancy food, and tomorrow we might actually do some sight-seeing.

Plei, is Lilly back to being Lilly, or still Lillian? Matilda may want to make her a card, and she'll want to get it exactly right.

Oh and Matilda too! Though I see enough pictures of her that I can comprehend she's getting older.

BTW, I am in total denial that all this means I'm inevitably getting older too. I'm approaching my 50s like I approached my 30s and 40s--I'm okay with my decade going up as long as my face takes a few years to catch up. I'll admit that I'm worried that my body will do another one of those immediate signs of decay things like it did after 40. Oh well.