A NEW New Year's Day Tradition

One that I hope is discontinued next year.

Kenzie and I spent the afternoon, on January 1, 2008, at the nearest all-hours urgent care facility. She had been experiencing pains in her right side (appendix?!) since Saturday and they had been getting worse, so we decided not to wait until our pediatrician opened up on January 2, and got her checked out on January 1. After almost three hours in the office (it was a madhouse! I think everyone gets sick on holidays), a blood test, a urine test, and xrays, the doctor determined she just needed some mineral oil and water. I guess that's what happens after two weeks of Christmas cookies, Christmas cakes, and Christmas candy. We need to add Christmas vegetables, Christmas fruit, and Christmas balanced meals to the menu next year.

January 1, 2007 was spent in the same place, only that was for an ear infection that developed during a New Year's Eve party. At the stroke of midnight that year, the poor kid was curled in a little ball, holding her ear and crying, until we could get some medicine.

I wonder what it'll be in 2009.