Home (not) alone

Cathy and I were supposed to go to Boston this weekend to visit Lisa, Alan and Alisa, and Sara, but she's suffering from asthma! Gobbling prednisone and inhaling with a nebulizer. You can tell she's sick because she stayed home four of the five days of this work week!

My recent tooth extraction seems to be healing very very nicely, but my lower lip feels like he dentist pounded on it with a hammer. I can feel the abrasions from my teeth on the inside of the lip and it's still somewhat swollen -- and tender. (Poor me!)