Hi bigAl, nice to see you drop by. I understand, I know you've been pretty dang busy writing novels and thwarting off females. You are the most popular guy! And here you are on my thread......sigh. Am I lucky or what? sort of like the most popular guy in high school that stops and picks up the geeky girls pencil for her.

I was thinking today about how we're all trying to get you to go to the DB renunion next weekend. It reminds me of 4th of July when we were all talking you into to going to the family lake plans. Doesn't that seem so long ago? Then ZenMan posted his update. Your lives have changed so much, his and yours, and so many others. And here I am plodding along wondering if I'll ever have something real in my life again with my husband. I know how much you hurt and the pain you are dealing with in your changes, but the pain of continuing to try and build a new marriage with my husband can get pretty unbearable too. I'm looking at you and ZenMan, thinking - at least you have your life and can make a plan, you are living the real thing again. I'm still not sure what direction my life will take, especially after the holidays are over. But every day is a new opportunity to try and make the best of that day and be the best me. I'll take it.

I think ski season has started. I should've got my stuff ready to go, but I was busy cooking and cleaning. Who would ever believe that?!

Live your life while you are still living.
Riding the trail less traveled.