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Bouncing back beautifully ~ Week 3

The new week began gingerly. Tommy focused on recovering from his bout with appendicitis, but still felt up to grabbing some banana pudding ice cream on Father’s Day. The surgeon said kids are running within a week. I was skeptical, but he was right.

Later in the week, our family got to spend a […]

Feeding the Appendix Monster

Just before our 10-year-old son, Tommy, was wheeled into surgery, he was asked by the nurse if he had any more questions. He did.

“What will happen to my appendix?”

The nurse said they feed it to the Appendix Monster who lives in the hospital’s basement. Tommy laughed, which made him wince in […]

Slamming on the brakes ~ Week 2

After our first week of summer break got off to such a fast and beautiful start, I thought for sure Week 2 would feature more of the same: Plenty of time outside, romping, popsicle eating, sun-soaking, more romping. The week started out that way ~ pure Colorado summer splendid.

There was popsicle eating…at home…and […]