Update: 3 weeks in the Outback

Okay, well we're not really in the outback since we're on the coast, but we're definitely down under!  The past few weeks we've learned more and more about the culture down here.  We're really starting to settle in!  Tarin started her job this last week!  She's working at a government building that deals with low income housing.  Her first day she was giving the nickname "filing fairy" much to her dislike!  The whole first week she was put to work filing papers, but luckily that was only for the first week.  So things are looking up :) 

I had my first games last weekend down in Perth.  They were short games just to give the teams so time together in a game situation.  Two 20 minute halves, with running clock.  Our actual games will be four 12 minute quarters.  So that will be something to get used to!  I did really well in the first two games.  We won both of them and I had 25 pts in the first game and 20 pts in the second.  The third game however I accomplished something I had never done before....

I dislocated my right shoulder! Not a feat that I am proud of obviously, it lead to a trip to the emergency (which isn't quite as bad as California's emergency rooms).  Turns out that when I was trying to get through a screen set by the other team (something I have done hundreds of times)  I happened to hit him just at the right angle with my shoulder and popped it out of place.  I was going to sub out at the next dead ball, but before that happened a rebound came my way and out of instinct I reached up for it, popping it back into place! So after that I went out and it hurt quite a bit!

So a week later, I am waiting for the results of the MRI I had done two days ago down in Perth.  The specialist I saw down there seemed to think that surgery would be necessary.  We are praying that the MRI says otherwise!!!!

I don't really want to speculate as to what would happen if I do have to have surgery or even if I don't... I'm just going to wait until I know for sure!  I am not in much pain at all and my range of motion is getting a lot better.  The doc said that it would heal up and I would have full range of motion if I don't have surgery, I would just be taking that chance that at anytime It could pop out again when taking my RIGHT arm above my head.  That happens quite a bit in basketball......

Please keep praying!


We are so excited because we just set up our skype account so we can call any number in the US via skype!!!!  It works really good and it's really cheap!! So hopefully we will be calling ya'll a lot more :)


Love you all and keep us posted on how you all are doing and stuff!!


Skype- toddandtarin
Email- todd_brown3@yahoo.com