Tess had Surgery, Noah's Kisses

Tess had surgery today, but if I'd gone out grocery shopping, I wouldn't have known it. She was born with a birthmark on her abdomen that started changing colors, and we were advised to remove it before it had the opportunity to become cancerous. Rather than bite it off ourselves, we took Tess in to Duke's Ambulatory Surgery Center. Snip, snip. Although the birthmark wasn't teeny (1 1/2 inches?), Tess spent only an hour or so in there, and then really only an hour or so coming out from under sedation and a local anesthetic. Then -- Boom! -- off she went, toddling on her merry way. What a resilient kid.

Tracy's going to take her practical examination in clinical skills in Atlanta, Georgia this Thursday. Bon chance, kiddo. Monday was step 2, and Monday evening Tracy got her first invitation to interview: at Duke.

Noah has been kissing Brooke Davies. He's told the boys in class about it, and they say "Ewwww!" He and Brooke Davies walked up to a gaggle of girls the day before yesterday, said "watch this," and kissed. They said, "Ewwww!" That's my Noah, ahead of the times.