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On a sad note, Buddy ran into the street last night and was hit by a car. He is surprisingly OK, no broken bones or major external damage. He went to ER last night and is recovering at home now. He has some scrapes, cuts and bruises and he is limping a bit. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers. He is going back to the vet today for some more tests and monitoring, as his kidney is traumatized.

We love him so much and wish him a quick and full recovery. Thanks for sending him love and prayers.

He is growing so quickly! New video and photos at http://mikettemiller.typepad.com/luka/

Some cool pictures of Sara at a gymnastics meet. She definitely has that Freitas body, but apparently you can do some pretty amazing things with it if you work out? She is also benefitting amazingly from a club league that is considered "college-bound" as opposed to "Olympic-bound" which means her practice time is limited to 9-12 hours a week "only"??? but for Sara that is great, as she is also spends quite a bit of time with her violin... mind and body. Enjoy the pics...

As always, lots going on down here in southwest florida (here's a quick tip: Stock up on orange juice! It is still way too cold for this to be the sunshine state.) We took a quick trip up to DC to see a friend that had some surgery and stopped by Barry's house to say hello, but we've spent most of winter checking out birds in our backyard and growing veggies. Miyoko will give gardening and kayak lessons to all visitors! Herons, Ospreys, Curlews, Cranes, Turkey (and black) vultures, and even a few snakes...Florida is never boring on the animal side. We even saw our first wild alligator, just floating in a pond along a bike trail. I skipped the water break at that one! See the link to all the photos!

Congratulations! That is fantastic!