Bald Heads, Thumbs, Bird Poop and Cootie Blood

Jeff’s fans have been sending positive greetings, vibes and prayers as his admission day approaches.  I enjoy rubbing his bald head “for good luck.”  Our friend, Tim, who is working in Germany for awhile, writes, “we will be pressing our thumbs (that's what they do in Germany instead of crossing fingers for luck)!”  When we were at Longwood Gardens on Friday (squeezing in as much fun as we possibly can), a bird pooped on Jeff’s jacket!  That’s good luck, too! 

I had occasion to see our family doctor last week.  He and his intern were asking about Jeff and the intern noted that Jeff’s blood will have two X chromosomes since his donor is a woman.  Dr. Peck was fascinated by this and, of course, jokes were made at Jeff’s expense.  Jeff says, “Yeah, I know.  I’m gonna have cootie blood.”