Surprise!

Tom had planned a little surprise lunch at a restaurant with all my California family.  Well, I sorta already knew it, because a few clues were left on scraps of paper sitting out, and I have much better hearing than Tom realizes, but I was going along with the plan.

Unfortunately, the real surprise was on us, as my brother called the night before and he had been really sick, throwing up.  We all figured it was a virus or food poisoning, and it had abated that day.  But that night it turned into intense pain and he called for a ride to the hospital at 4 am.  Turned out to be a kidney stone (1 mm too small to lithotripsy) so he was sent home with pills, instructions to drink water and be patient.  

Meanwhile, back at the restaurant, the rest of us met for lunch and had a wonderful meal.  I even got a handful of cake pops to celebrate with.  😄