Well it has now been 2 weeks since we took Pop down to the hospital for his surgery and he is still "residing" at St. Luke's. The Dr are hoping that he will be able to come home on Saturday. We have all been taking turns going back and forth to visit. It is about an hour and 20 min drive one way. I went and saw him last Wednesday before my 4 day trek to Springfield and he was doing well. I returned home late Sunday and headed down to see him on Monday. I could not believe the difference in him. He looked great and was getting around so well! I was so excited to see such a major change in him during just the 4 days that I was out of town. He had a minor set back with his white blood cell count rising, but was not showing any outward signs of infection (ie: no fever etc.). They sent a specialist in to see him on Tuesday of this week to check in to this problem. He recommended giving him pennicillin which Pop is allergic to. Therefore they moved him over to the ICU wing on the 6th floor and desensitized him with benadryl and another medicine so that he could have the pennicillin. It worked his white blood cell count dropped 4 points so we are happy about that.
Wrap up of my time in Springfield.......We left Thursday morning and got to the hotel just in time to not have to wait in line for a bellhop. We were able to get up to our room and situated and relax a bit before the first roll call. Official pictures of the Queens were done and the girls spent a few hours working on the production number and getting to know each other better. Friday we were up and moving around gearing up for the interview portion followed by more time practicing for the grand march and individual stage time. Queen Lauren enjoyed a nice dinner with her parents and we visited with the crew from Crawford County then time to hit the hay for another full day of activities on Saturday. Saturday was the prelim competition and Queen Lauren did an amazing job!!!! She rocked it in her beautiful gown, and looked fabulous in her swimsuit, and was a knockout in her business suit!!! Sunday was full of more practice in the morning followed by a devotional service and farewell and thanks from the State Queen Morgan. Then we headed to the room to get everything packed amd down to the cars before going to the Finals Banquet. They started with the dance and it was GREAT!!!! they danced to "I got a feeling by the Black Eyed Peas". Queen Lauren had fun and really had a blast with the dance. Menard County Hayley Freeman is the new Miss Illinois County Fair Queen and she will do a wonderful job. Again, I just want to say how proud I am of my Queen she is such a great young lady and really did a superb job representing Bond County!!!!!
I got to spend time with my fair family and had lots of laughs......Carmen saved Julie and was able to remove all the demons from her body!!!! LOL You had to be there to understand. Once again Wendy Bell did a AWESOME, SUPERB, FANTASTIC job with the pageant and her husband Terry as well as their boys and friends and Roger Brand made the stage PERFECT!!!!!! Will post some pics from the pageant soon :)
Back to work this week, and I am having a Margarita Spa Party tmrw night. I need a night with my ladies and some relaxation time as well.
Until next time,
Brooke
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