I hope you get to see this one again sometime soon!

Yeah, Ripley used to be kind of a jerk. She's always been patient with our young kid, though, and has started warming up to me these last few months.

Thank you! I'm on the upswing from the surgery, at least in theory. I'm scheduled to see the surgeon for a follow-up tomorrow and, honestly, if he does nothing but confirm I don't seem to have an infection, I'll probably be on my way to feeling fantastic. The surgery was on my spine and I'm still getting accustomed to being able to do things like use stairs without whimpering.