A call for prayers, good thoughts, and hope

Tomorrow, our son Dash will have his ear tubes placed at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.  By all accounts, this should not be a big deal, and we should be home the same day.

We hope that these tubes will mean the end of Dash's suffering from chronic ear infections.  It has been a very, very hard school year, with him sick more often than not, and we look forward to a return to normalcy, whatever that is. 

So, please, send your good thoughts and prayers to Dash tomorrow -- and maybe a few my way, too, as it is pretty hard to see your kid knocked out and wheeled away from you.  We look forward to seeing what new stunts he'll pull when he's back to 100%.