Message from Courtney –

On Tuesday, August 22, 2006, Mom had surgery at Virginia Mason in Seattle to get her feeding tube.  We knew it was coming, but didn’t know it would be scheduled so soon.  The surgery went very well.  She stayed overnight and had several uncomfortable days, but is doing quite well.

The good news is that it is now done she can now get the nutrition she needs that is so important for her health.  The bad news was that the surgery was so close to the auction and dinner date (August 26), she just wasn’t feeling well enough by Saturday evening to attend to see all of her family and friends.

Nonetheless, we all surged ahead and made the best of it.  So many friends and family came out to the senior center in Lacey.  We had friends that had traveled from Spokane, Portland, Seattle...  Everyone pitched in.  Of course, the “Bunco Babes” – who made everything happen had all of the details covered and “woman”ed the front door and dished out all the food in the kitchen. 

Folks were incredibly generous with their bids on auction items.  One very special friend of Kathy’s donated the money to pay for all of the food for the evening.  Another friend did some bidding over the phone and ended up contributing a very generous amount.  The support was more than financial – the whole evening you could hear people talking about Kathy, how much they missed seeing her there and how glad they were to be there.  I have heard from many of you who couldn’t attend who said you thought of her many times that night, prayed for her and the auction and couldn’t wait to hear how it all went.

Thank you to all those who supported this auction in so many ways:  donating auction items, submitting financial contributions, making auction purchases, attending the auction to show your support, and helping out at the auction (setup, cleanup, etc.).  A HUGE thanks to Manon, Sharon and the entire BUNCO gang for making this all happen.  We appreciate it so much!

It was a wonderful night in support of my Mom and I am so thankful to each and every one of you who participated.   Please view the slideshow below to take a peek into our late August evening!