Johnson Family

Well the news from the neighbor state Wisconsin is pretty good. As you may or may not know I am an avid bowler. My average for the past year was a 198. I scored a personal best 280 game, 721 series. This past April I went to the state bowling tournament which is open to anyone in the state. I was entered in four categories for division two bowlers. There are three divisions total. Scratch, mid-level bowlers, and those under 175 average. The categories are singles, doubles, team, and the three scores combined, or overall score. In the team category I finished 155 and in doubles 395th out of over 600 bowlers. I had a great time and can't wait for next year's tournament to start up. Looking forward to catching up with everyone really soon.

Ryan Young

P.S. If you want to look anything up go to www.wisbowl.com and look at the leaderboard.

Hello...Finally I figured out the blog!!!

First, rumors are true. I am pregnant again! and IT"S A BOY!!!!!! Due date Sept 9th!!!

Second, Elin is great. She is 9 months old and full of energy. Greg and I can't figure out who she takes after. She never sits still!!! Elin is so close to walking. But who needs walking when you can climb your way to any destination. She goes from the footstool...to chairs...and then onto the fun high places...

Lastly, I am now a stay at home mom which has been great. I love staying at home, but I didn't realize how difficult it is?!?
Greg is also doing great and working hard. He is such a great Dad. So much fun to watch Elin and him play!

Life is good on the west coast! Hope all is well with you!

The other day, I drove down to Mattawan to visit my nephews (and the rest of my family, too). Thought I'd share a picture of Brady and I. Notice the hair...dark, lots of it, and sticking straight up. Apparently, I had the same thing when I was a baby. So, he takes after his favorite aunt Lisa :)


Also, just a quick update...I just finished my teacher assisting (I was in a 6th grade classroom 4 hours a day) and will be student teaching in the fall in a 3rd grade. What does this all mean? Well, I will tell you. It means that in December, I will be DONE with college! Then, since there are no teaching jobs in Michigan, I thought I'd start my own school and teach all the little ones we have in the family. Don't worry...I'll give you guys a family discount :)

Levi and I recently completed his first swimming lessons! He is now a pro at splashing water in my face and at the command of "paddle, paddle," Levi confidently puts one hand in his mouth and the other hand he uses to point at the basket of balls, saying, "ball, ball, ball!" I think we may have an Olympic hopeful on our hands! :)

I hope that this is helpful. Because I work in a community health clinic, I often get to find out the latest news on medication discount programs. One of the newest things out there is a $4 medication program offered by Target pharmacies (Wal-Mart and K-mart Pharmacies also have similar programs). What Target Pharmacy has done is compiled a list of medications which are commonly prescribed, and they now offer these medications for a cost of $4 a month, regardless of health insurance coverage. Simply stated, this prescription program is open to anyone and everyone whether you have health insurance, minimal insurance, no insurance---whatever and it's offered nation wide. The idea is to get people their medications, and not charge an arm and a leg for them. There are narcotic medications, muscle relaxors, antibiotics, blood pressure meds, diabetic medications, thyroid medications, etc. Most of them are the generic brand, but have the same medication components as the name brand medication. The link to their site is http://sites.target.com/images/pharmacy/pharmacy_4dollar_program_list.pdf, also you can access this information by going to Target's website, click on the Pharmacy link and look for the $4 medication program. (Again, Wal-mart and K-mart have similar programs, with slightly different meds on their lists to offer a wider range of medication coverage, I just prefer Target pharmacies over the others) If you are on any long term meds, or are being a prescribed a new medication check this list out, or bring it with you to your next appointment and ask your doctor if they can either change the medication you're on to one that is on the list, or if the generic form of your medication is on the list. Most doctors are just looking to get the patient treated, and have no quarrels about using this program, in fact, many prefer to. As a patient, your doctor can either call or fax the prescription over to the Target pharmacy, or give you a written copy of the medication. When you go to get your prescription filled, make sure to let them know that it should be on the $4 program and there shouldn't be a problem as long as the medication is on their list.
Again, ANYONE can use this program, old young, insured and uninsured! You are NOT taking money away from those who need it, or taking somethiing away from the program by using it. Target WANTS their pharmacy to be used, and patients to get their medications and they are the ones offering the program. If you have any questions, e-mail me or call. BeckyYoung28@hotmail.com. Again, I hope that this is helpful. Hope everyone is enjoying the spring weather!