['We were supposed to go out of town for labor day but we had to cancel.', 'That really sucks. Is it because your mom was in the hospital? I am a psychic, so I tend to know these things.', 'No, our daughter fell off her horse.  She needs to have surgery on her ankle and then she will be in a boot for 8 weeks after that.']
I am so sorry for your loss. It seems that I have to re-calibrate my psychic abilities.
We were supposed to go out of town for labor day.  But we had to cancel, our daughter needs surgery on her ankle.  She fell off her horse.