Better Late Than Never

Greetings Loyal Readers,

Happy Wednesday boys and girls. Now you're probably asking yourself, well what kept you YFC? You're so Faithful...what gives?

All questions will be answered in due time, but really, don't your think that you're being just a tad bit hard on YFC? Don't you know that he loves you? Hasn't he proven that time and time again? Don't you think that he deserves the benefit of the doubt?

Just in case you're scoring at home (and you are, natch), the correct answers would be: yes, yes and triply yes. So let's go back to last week for a sec...as you recall Mom is on a new regimen -- one week on, one week off. And since she went last week...you see where YFC is going with this?...that's right, this was a chemo off-week. You see YFC held off on his report not for his own benefit...no, no, that would go against his selfless nature. That's right kiddies, he wanted to hold off for YOUR benefit, not his own, because he wanted to give you the latest and greatest 'bout The Mom. Now perhaps you should take a moment and reflect on why you were so quick to turn on someone who has repeatedly proven his faithfulness (heck, it's practically his middle name).

Hope you're still reflecting...

A little longer...

Ok, penance served, now onto the news. This afternoon Mom had a little test. No, but it wasn't chemo related, she just had a Momogram. Get it? Momogram. See, she had a mammogram, but I called it a Momogram because she's my Mom.

Ah never mind...when you have to explain a joke it never works. You know, that's comic gold you missed there. Or perhaps you really got it, but refused to laugh because you're still smarting from your recent rebuking. Yes, that's it, isn't it? Come now, when you really think about it, didn't you bring this on yourself? Don't worry, YFC not going to make you reflect again. After all, we've already seen that one of us holds grudges (and just to be clear, it's not YFC).

Ah loyal readers, why do you test me so? There are times when YFC feels just a bit like Job (not to be confused with George Oscar Bluth II, a/k/a G.O.B. -- just to be clear, that's him to the right) 'cept, you know, without the whole Satan thing and the punishments and the tragedy...well ok, maybe Job was an overstatement. Why don't we just make a pact...you trust YFC, YFC will trust you. Deal?

Admittedly this has become just a bit awkward, so on to more Mom-reated news, cause that is why you read The Chemo Chronicle, no? Mom is doing pretty well. She had some fevers for a bit, but they seem to have gone by the wayside. Mom was extremely happy today because she got to spend an extended period of time with YFC (and not his evil sister 1.5), who only recently returned to the land of the living. Oh, you forgot that YFC was sick (admittedly it wasn't quite Job-like, but we've covered that already, haven't we)? Well, to those of you who DID remember, thanks for all of your cards, calls and e-mails. YFC is feeling much, much better. Oh and the fruit basket that my Most Loyal reader sent? Absolutely sublime. Anyhow, Mom and YFC did all the usual stuff mother/son stuff today-- picking up dry cleaning followed by Costco and lunch with Bubby. Later, Mom allowed me to set up her new vacuum cleaner (take note: nothing says "I'm glad you're feeling better" like ordering...umm, asking...someone to set-up a new vacuum cleaner) and then we had dinner at Casa Mama with her good friend and neighbor, Milwaukee Mark. Post-dinner, we had dessert at Mark's house (lime sherbet and chocolate-covered biscuits, a curious combination to be sure) and watched the American Idol results show (technically they watched, YFC blogged).

And that pretty much brings us back to now. Hope that you're feeling all caught-up and informed 'cause that's pretty much all the news that's fit to print. Well, perhaps there's one last bit of news (you always like to holdout for that little bit more, you cheeky little monkeys) -- YFC talked to his friend David and he'll be saying "hola amigo" to his...err...amigo come April. But fret not, loyal readers, there will be plenty more blogging between now and then. And who knows, if you're particularly nice, YFC might even pick up a sombrero for you.

Finally, so sorry about that little spat earlier. But in the long run, it'll probably make us even closer, dontcha think?

My love to all...

Faithfully,

Corey