If anyone is interested...

I had my audition for Jeopardy! in NYC today. In my humble opinion, it went surprisingly well. If I did well enough on the written test and interview/mock game, I will be entered into a contestant pool for the next 18 months and could be called to appear on a show in LA at any point during that time. The excitement never ends!
Mom and I had a nice time going into the city for the audition. She wandered around while I was in the audition, and we had some lunch in the Times Square area afterward. We went into the giant Toys R Us (the one with the giant ferris wheel) and mom got W a book. It's called "Dog" and it's got pictures of real dogs in it and some of the pictures have movable parts (tail, ears, etc).
We are in the midst of tearing apart our kitchen so that we can redo it. We've got new countertops and new tile for the floor. We're going to paint the cabinets. It's going to be a big project, but I think a manageable one.
Mike had his checkup with the surgeon this past Tuesday. He's healing well, but isn't supposed to do much lifting for six weeks (no lifting W, actually). That's a bummer, but I'm in favor of whatever it takes to get him better and back to his old self.