Yvonne’s Challenge

Beth and David spent a long day on another follow-up visit to St. Luke’s.  She continues to have abdominal pain that the docs couldn’t figure out, so they did a CT scan today to get a more definitive look.  The results show she has a hematoma — essentially a really bad bruise — on a muscle in her abdomen, and that’s what’s causing the pain.  While it will subside with some time, it’s still creating discomfort.  The good news is that there’s a root cause, and she knows what she’s dealing with now.  So she needs to continue to take it easy a bit longer.  Bless her heart …

Now understand Beth Looney is no slouch … nothing doing but between resting on the couch she makes a banana bread cake and sends it to my house — hot out of the oven — delivered by her precious Shannon.  OK … by comparison here at Club 5551 we’re having a slug (translate “snail”) fest.

June left this morning for Boston, with chauffeur service by none other than Jackie Fontenot Robins, whom I often refer to as the funniest human on earth.  Nothing doing but Jackie did arrange for June to spend a few hours yesterday with a personal shopper at Tootsie’s, and they had a ball together.  Makes me smile imagining the two of them holding court in the Tootsie’s dressing room.  Ms. Robins is not short on hilarity, shall we say. 

Sweet Debbie arrived today to take June’s place until Sunday.  We’ve had a nice quiet day, while I did some limited work to make sure my fingers are a least in pieces of some pies at the office.  I miss my crazy gang there.  I received a video they taped and sent over titled “Day One: Ygonne.”  With music to “Taking Care of Business,” they all appear in some comprised positions, whether it’s sleeping on their desks, scissors pointed at necks, lunch lists of where they’re heading, or viewing some ‘interesting’ Web sites.  You’ll have to trust me when I tell you there’s no shortage of humor, which is what makes my office such a fun spot.  Work hard, play hard … a great combo. And I’ll be glad when I’m back to business again.

I am woefully behind on e-mail, so apologies for my lack of responses.  I expect to be jumping back into the game in the next couple of days, so I will definitely be in touch.  Thanks for your continued cards, e-mails and notes.  There have been more than 3,000 hits on this little blog, and I know each hit means someone cares about Beth and me.  It’s amazing to imagine that kind of love and caring.  As noted before, blessings abound.

Love, Yvonne