There aren't too many things that I hate in this world that can't be handled by lawyers but the one I hate the most is crying... I know... I know... there is a time and a place for everything and there must be a good reason why our eyes leak water for nothing more than an emotion pulling on our heart strings... why the strong language? Because I have been crying every other time I turn around these days... the aftershocks are almost as strong as the initial quake... one particular friend seems to be very good at pulling on my heart strings... she has been a good friend over these past few years and after today I look at her more like a sister... I can't say this to her directly because I would start bawling all over again... (You know who you are!)... we have been making each other cry over random acts of kindness and she looks out for me and my kids... I may have only one biological sister (who I adore) but I now need both hands and at least one foot to count the number of women I include as sisters... it's a bond that runs deeper than friendship... it's something that I wish that all women had... to know that there are those out in this often lonely world who hold us close when life is rough and take care of us when we are not strong enough to ask... it is a blessing to have these women in my life... I could not have made it through these last six weeks without them and I shall be eternally grateful...