This Saturday a knowledgeable physician screwed tendons back into Benjamin's thumb bone after a terrible sledding fiasco. Perhaps nighttime sledding is a no-no.
Perhaps attempting to beat your wife's distance record is a ridiculous and, quite frankly, impossible notion anyway.

The new experience has been interesting, and we have made many discoveries through the process:

* Benjamin and anesthesia do NOT agree
* morphine makes Benjamin the funniest man on earth
* good health is something to be cherished

To the friends/family who have extended much grace and support (childcare et al.) as we have had to cancel and rearrange holiday schedules... thank you!