The Kagle men have made great progress. The movers (cell phone buddies of the Kagle men) have also made great progress. Simon and Hava? Not so much (but hey, we are only two hours away). All of the men in this story, the car, the bird, and our belongings are currently in Los Angeles! So tomorrow Hava, Joan, and Simon will come from the east, Steven, Matthew, Winslow, Mover Guy 1, Mover Guy 2, and Mover Guy 3 will come from the south, Jill will come from the west, and we will all converge upon Mountain View in the afternoon for a group hug.

Meanwhile…

This morning Simon woke up looking like he had a bad case of the chicken pox. Since he had no other symptoms and we had been warned that there was a small chance of this being a problem, Hava called his Chicago doctor to report a possible allergic reaction to the Amoxicillan he was taking for his ear infection. They insisted he needed to see a doctor right away to make sure it was a reaction. Hava had printed out a list of doctors in the area and brought them along but, apparently, you can't just call up a doctor and have them set up an appointment. Everyone recommended we visit a walk-in clinic. At 10 am Hava and Simon went to an urgent care clinic where they spent much of the afternoon with a group of people who looked very unhappy that they didn't have insurance or a regular doctor. The place was a bit sketchy and Simon wouldn't let Hava put him down (and there were no free chairs) so Hava and Simon watched Kiki's Delivery Service for the 50,000th time in the car on our new portable DVD player. After the long wait it was determined that Hava was correct; Simon is allergic to Amoxicillan. Fortunately he had taken it for long enough and his ears look great so he won't need to take anything else in its place. We're not really sure what this means - a completely penicillin-free future? I'm sure we'll find out when Simon gets a real doctor. In the mean time, Simon is fine if a little funny looking.