What a day!

I realize that not everyone is an Obama fan, and you might be tired of my talking about it. I'm almost done...

Emily, Sean (her boyfriend) and I went to a moveon.org sponsored get-together at a local cafe to watch the inauguration. Em and I wore our Obama t-shirts. It was wonderful watching the inauguration with a group of enthusiastic people. Much better than watching it at home. I woke up very early and watched the crowds gathering before daybreak. I am so, so, so glad that I didn't go into town to be part of the crowd. Those people are freezing their butts off. I imagine the first thing Michelle said to Barak when they got into the limo was, "I can't feel my toes or fingers. Do we really need to walk a few blocks for this parade?"

My parents left this morning for a 3 night stay in Atlantic City, which is about 4 hours away. My father goes about once or twice a month. My mother called to say my father fell in the parking lot of Caesar's while taking the seat of his scooter out of his car. My mom was already on her scooter. Luckily the Atlantic City Medical Center is next door to the casino. What we know is that he broke a tooth, possibly broke his nose, and is waiting for a CT scan. I spoke to my father and he sounded fine. I hope so, and that he rests in his comfortable hotel room for the next few days, and is able to drive home. The last time he had a bad fall and hit his head, he seemed fine for about 3 weeks. Then one day he couldn't walk. He went for a CT scan which showed he had suffered a subdural hematoma. That led to brain surgery, and months of rehab. Thank goodness he's getting a CT scan today. What we learned from our last experience is that anytime an older person has a fall and hits his/her head, they need to get a CT scan.

The Obamas are walking. It's almost frightening. Whew, they're back in the car.

I just heard from my sister. The CT scan was fine. We'll wait and see how this turns out.

You don't need me to give you a blow-by-blow. What a day, in more ways than one.