We're overjoyed to have you back, hon. Hang in there. It seems many of us have reached that age and condition in life when our conversations start with our latest hospital stay. It seems that way for me, for certain.

Let me make certain that everyone who reads here is aware that I have been dealing with sawbones a lot of late and it seems I am about to undergo a very difficult period of fighting off that bast**d with the bony finger and the pocketful of one-way tickets to nothingness. I hope he packed a lunch and an overnight bag. I intend to make his work as difficult a job as he has ever encountered in his long history. It helps me to know that you are making his job miserable as well.

I know that all of us here hope you are back to full strength as a our resident bad girl with a wondrous sense of laughter and fun. We've missed your input and look forward to you rejoining the fray more often now that you're home again.