Okay, here goes.

Words of Affirmation for the Gentlemen first:

W2S - my most reliable cheerleader, my shopping victim, my first rate steak buyer and grilling teacher
Tom - my stalwart champion, my hero, my friend
Dry_Heat - my fave geek, my groovy newcomer
GoinBatty - my serious(ly cute) neighbor, my most recent partyer

And the ladies: You are all very very special to me, holding my hand during the silliness, and laughing at the insanity. Maybe that's what made the insanity not quite so insane. I believe so....

I like to think that I've made someone's life just a touch brighter when they needed it the most. That I have shown that refinancing and shoveling and moose chasing and dating and grocery shopping and Mom taming and building buildings and applying for new jobs and shearing the mop and grilling and traveling and selling every item I have and moving and landing in the ditch and etc, etc, etc, are not the SCARY things that we think they are. That they are each gateways to life and love, laughter and adventure.

Embrace yourself. Embrace love. Embrace laughter. Embrace joy. Embrace learning. Embrace your neighbor. Embrace life.

We all deserve that. And so much more.

Kisses peeps. Hugs too. Much love

J

PS. Some day, some groovy newcomer on the MLC board will say "WTF?" "WTF is going on here????" and start a new and better party thread. And it will be a beautiful, lovely, and loving sight. She will also come out of this mess a much better person. What a gift from life.