Rich Rosenblatt 
Dude's Day Out!
I spent five days in northern Wisconsin teaching some new users CEREC in their practice. It is always very rewarding seeing the change in their confidence from the beginning to the end. I don't do this kind of training often. Sometimes the summer can slow down a bit in my practice, and when I was asked by my local CEREC specialist if I could take a few days this summer to help out some docs in their practice, I figured why not?
The real reason it was easy to decide to go was that my middle child Jack (my only boy), was supposed to be going to overnight camp. He was on a waiting list, but we were told there was a pretty good chance he'd be going. It was his birthday on the final day of training and since he was supposed to be away, I wouldn't feel so bad.
Well, turns out that Jack did not get into camp. I was going to be out of town on his 11th birthday. I felt pretty bad about going now! I talked to him that day and told him I would try to get home as early as I could. I was shooting for dinner. I told him to think of something fun to do the next day, his call.
Jack decided on Six Flags Great America. A "dude's day out," as we like to call it. We just had the best time. My son is my best bud. Words cannot describe how much I love the kid. When we get to hang together as we did this day, you would not know that I was his parent. We tell silly jokes and just crack each other up all day. We total have the same sense of humor. For those who know me pretty well, there is no surprise to hear that I act like an 11-year-old!
I cherish days like this. He told me it was his best birthday ever. I just love spending time with my little dude. No matter how big he gets, he'll always be that to me. Happy birthday, buddy!
