I am a believer that everything has a purpose... that people are put in your path for a reason and all you have to do is open your eyes... I've said it before and tonight was another confirmation of that belief... I have hit the ugly legal side of my situation where a friendly agreement between two people is just not going to work... I've tried being nice but I now have to turn my problems over to lawyers... and I love lawyers... I really do! My problem is I have not been very comfortable with the one that I was referred to because he seems to be a good ol' boy... nothing wrong with that but I need someone who can understand that I'm not available during the business day because I work for myself... I can't be constantly out turning over all of the paperwork and I don't have access to a fax machine at home... my attorney was capable but didn't seem as willing to make house calls or work weekends... so being stuck between a rock and a hard place, I was worrying about what I was going to do... but tonight my angel has been on my shoulder... tonight we went trick or treating with our good friends (who are also the kids' godparents) and had a good time begging for treats... there were other people along and we all chatted as we wandered the streets... we ended up back at their godparents' house and kept on talking and laughing as the adults had a few margaritas and the kids played... it wasn't until the end of the evening that I realized that the woman I had been talking to most of the night is a trust and estate lawyer, meaning she handles probate cases... I tell her about my case and we talk about my options... I now feel relieved to know that this woman is flexible where I need her to be and we can get the rest of my problems settled... how can it be a coincidence that I needed a new attorney and one is delivered in my lap? My faith is strong and I know that what I need will come my way... some may say that that is extremely naive but there are moments where you just need to turn your problems over... over to God, to Buddha, to fate, whoever... and the moment that you free yourself of your problem, your prayers will be answered... I may get teased about it but it works for me... it can be for little things like finding my keys but it seems to work on the bigger things as well... so that is where I'm at tonight... very relieved and a little tipsy from my margaritas... this has been an excellent Halloween night and I will bid you a good evening as I raid the kids' Twizzlers...