Quick update

Just a quick update on our ever so hectic life! Last Thursday Jason began feeling a little queasy, only to come home from school the next day with sharp stabbing abdominal pains. Suspecting Appendicitis we went to a doctor who immediately steered us in the direction of an Emergency Room. The closest hospital was Northwestern Memorial which just happens to be one of the best in the nation, so there we went. After 4 hours in the waiting room we were seen by a doctor, and then by about seven more. They decided that Jason most definitely had appendicitis which they considered a surgical emergency. So he was put on antibiotics and scheduled for surgery first thing in the morning. It was now about 3 am so that only gave us a few hours to try to sleep. His surgery went great, it lasted about 40 minutes and the surgeon said his appendix was definitely "unhappy." They kept him in the hospital one more night for some blood work and then he was discharged Sunday evening. He is making a great recovery, although the stress of school doesn't seem to be helping.
On the brighter side, my sister Bethany is in town for the week and we have plenty of sightseeing planned!!