Oh, no, Ohboy! I don't aim to make men cry! But some tears of emotion are usually appropriate, and I would be remiss and dishonest if I didn't tell you that the ink on my letter was a little smudged from the few that dropped on them as I wrote.

Uh, Mr. Wonderful is sort of a blend between the name that my family members and friends gave him when he was a really great husband (they would tell me how lucky I was to be married to Mr. Wonderful) and that annoying little doll that spews out empty flattery, much like the empty words he thought I wanted to hear (but didn't mean them).

Of course you may call me that... but the fact is I'm just plain Betsey like everyone else here. I put myself in the position of being the recipient and asked what I would like to know and how I would appreciate the message. It was that simple.

And believe me, it took a month of pondering and working out the words in my head to get here. I won't tell you about the 2 previous venting versions of asking for the same information....

Betsey

"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

Albert Einstein