Swabbing Our Brains

Last week, on yet another visit to the doctor's office to check on the state of Elliot, we both took a test for the swine flu. We were both handed masks...

(Elliot's didn't fit. Also, face masks are hot. Not "hot" as in "looks great," clearly, but "hot" as in 9000 degrees and sweaty. Dang it.)

And put into a little room, sequestered from the rest of the patients.

(Look closely at the left end of the table. There are two glasses that look like party glasses...Maybe too celebrate if it's all okay?)

Then our dear doctor, who we love, came in and put instruments like this into each of our noses. And swabbed our brains.

(These are really bottle cleaners, but I promise they are pretty close to what did swab our brains.)

The tests came back and we're both fine, but Elliot is still not 100%, but he's getting better.