Planning for a Mother’s Day hike with the boys. That’s their gift to me. I drag them on a hike and they can’t argue. Last year we hiked at Taum Sauk. This year I’m thinking about Onondaga Cave. It looks amazing. But the hike depends on how the boys are feeling. They’ll have played a big tournament the day before and might not be up to it. But we’ll see.

Speaking of the boys’ tennis, forgive a mom for bragging a bit about a great article in the Post Dispatch about Drew. He’s been through so much — it’s so wonderful to see things go well for him. His tennis has been as much a part of the healing process as any of the clinical stuff. The clinical stuff has been about healing his body; the tennis has been about healing his spirit. Both were in pretty bad shape.