Chaseton, Sammy, Brandon and Grandma spent the day in the hospital doing pre op. Chase was his happy self all day, taking all the poking and prodding in stride.

The rest of the circus was busy descending on Atlanta. We were all able to get together for a nice visit and dinner. Remarkably a very strong thunderstorm broke over the area during our meal. The wind blew open the door to the restaurant sending menus and napkins flying all over the place.

Maybe the storm broke early and we will have smooth sailing in the morning. One can hope and pray.

This picture was taken just before the storm broke.

Chase needs to be at the hospital very early in the morning. The surgeons are planning to perform the Nikaidoh procedure on him and expect the operation to take about 6 hours. It is going to be a long stressful day for the circus. I have confidence that we will handle it with aplomb.