Ears seem good...

Dear Nicky,

We called in sick today at Stones. We went to Doc Mock's this morning, and after a lengthy delay during which you were a perfectly charming little fellow, he finally came in. He checked you over and said your ears looked excellent. He ascribed your current coldlike state to leftover congestion from your ear infection. Regarding your cough, he said he couldn't hear anything in your lungs and that they sounded clean. I called off Tim for the day anyway because I thought you could use the rest and I was right. You took a nice long nap this afternoon. Your fever's pretty much gone and your appetite is back, so hopefully you're well on your way to being 100 percent as soon as possible.

Love,
Dad