I’m watching Emily slam Craig in yet another suspenseful game of Uno.  It seems all those days lying in the hospital, cross-training and honing all his ‘wild card’ and ‘skip once’ moves, haven’t paid off.  She’s simply too good and getting him on the blues.  Like I told C, nobody said she’s nice.  Accept, I think she just took back a blue, just to give the guy a break; it looks like he has the whole stack in his hand, but apparently, no blingin’ blues.  Aw, the travesty, and Emily’s just laughing her way through.  Typical.

Despite his poor form, it’s nice to see him ‘up and at ‘em’ after spending most of last week in the hospital.  He’s had more energy since discontinuing his chemo (and starting the Ritalin), and though his legs and belly remain swollen and achy, he hasn’t complained of pain.  We’re hoping this continues at least until Sunday for him to enjoy his special day with friends.  We’ll head up to Boulder tomorrow to give him some time to recover from the road trip.  The swelling makes him a bit road-weary, but nothing a few stop-and-stretches couldn’t cure (or at least help).  After that, it’s off to the mountains for a spell.  Just taking it one day at a time…

Holy hades.  I can’t believe.  Craig just said Uno.  Is Emily taking one for the team, or has he really come from behind?  Can’t wait to find out… And indeed, Craig has just done the unthinkable.  One hour and four deck shuffles later, Craig has just placed his last card for the ultimate Uno comeback.  That’s what you call keeping your head in the game. The s-- J