I don’t know where to start. It’s been a tough week. Two of my friends are sick and were hospitalized, the pick-up broke down, and I hit a deer. On top of all that, I haven’t been feeling tippy-top. No worries, I’m not contagious or anything, just my usual health issues. I’ll be back to my good ol’ snarky, sarcastic self in a day or two.

My mom had surgery on Friday to remove the plate from her knee. About five years ago, she fell and broke her knee. The added hardware was causing discomfort and keeping her from using the leg normally. That meant I had the pleasure of spending the day with her...