I made the mistake today of going to the mailbox. I am still in recovery mode. I should have known better then to end a perfectly good day this way - my mistake. Bills - they get me everytime. I knew they were there, but gosh I was not expecting the extra one - the uncalculated one, the one that pushed me over the edge! I had it all figured out this week and everything was going to be okay, then I checked the mailbox! It is not like I could have ignored it or escaped it - that uncounted $100 would have disappeared anyway...that is what happens when you do creative financing with your bank account. So you see, even if I wanted to put that one off (and believe me I do) I can't . So here's to another week, or should I say weeks of continued creative financing, eating scraps and just getting by.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR FRIEND

Our friendship spans back almost 45 years. Imaging having a friend so long that you cannot remember the first chance meeting. We were infants together, our mothers sharing the common bond of new babies. And our love for each other has stood the test of time through grade school tirades, high school antics and teenager troubles. We continued our life endeavors through the trials and tribulations of loves and losses in love and sadly losses of live. We have laughed and cried together so many times and supported each other through it all. My dear friend I am so proud to call you that and so happy to be able to say yet again -Happy Birthday!