Yesterday, Jill was trying to get some cooking done. She had the cookbook open and was looking at the recipe. Ben climbed up and grabbed the cookbook. He brough it upstairs. They had an intense discussion, bordering on a quarrel, about whether or not Jill could use the cook book.

She asked him, "What recipe are you looking up, Benjamin?"

He replies, "Chicken nuggets."

"And what ingredients do you need to make chicken nuggets?"

"Chocolate Milk"

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May is in a talent show for her Pre-K program and will be singing, "She's a grand old flag" - probably in a group of other kids. She can count and read and do some math.
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I went to bed last night at 7:30 with the kids - it was great.

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It's been slow this week on the surgery service. I've only done three surgeries, and those were all on Monday. People are saying that the economy is causing people not to seek medical or surgical care. I think that's possible. Certainly, if you had an insurance with uncertain coverage and the option to delay a surgery, you probably would, at least until you felt you were less likely to pick up some of the tab.