HELLO to you, and you, and you...

So...Lately, I have been toying around with the idea of coming back to this site, after several sisters asked me to do so; I moved on but part of me has always been here.

The bottom line is that no matter how many months have passed since I left, there hasn't been one day that goes by without me wondering how "you" are doing.  My body might have left, but my heart and soul have always been here. 

So sorry to see many sisters joining the Garden of Angels, and others getting acquainted with all there is to learn about BC.

To the "old sisters" I say: "Hey, whatzzzz up!?!?!"

To the "new": "Nice to meet you; so sorry you ended up here."

Let's all have a Happy, HEALTHY, new year.

Thanks,

Always me.

"Time passes.

Life happens.

Distance separates.

Children grow up.

Jobs come and go.

Love waxes and wanes.

Men don't do what they're supposed to do.

Hearts break.

Parents die.

Colleagues forget favors.

Careers end.

BUT.........

Sisters are there,

no matter how much time and how

many miles are between you.

A girl friend is never farther away

than needing her can reach.

When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you

have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life

will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on,

praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on

your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the

valley's end.

Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk

beside you...Or come in and carry you out.

Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters,

daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers,

Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended

family, all bless our life!

The world wouldn't be the same without women, and

neither would I. When we began this adventure called

womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or

sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we

would need each other.

Every day, we need each other still.

Pass this on

to all the women who help make your life meaningful.

I just did.

Short and very sweet:

There are more than twenty angels in this world.

Ten are peacefully sleeping on clouds.

Nine are playing.

And one is reading this post at this moment."

Hello girls!

Yes I am back!  Older, wiser and heavier!   Sense of humor?!  Still the same!

Since we last spoke, some of you know that I moved from NJ to MA! 21 years I lived in NJ! 

Yes, I am now a huge fan of the New England Patriots; I even went to see a game at the Gillette stadium.  Yummy, yummy to my tummy all those tights and bulging... pads! My other teams are also the Giants (off course), the Seahaws... and because I am a sucker for the "weaker teams", got to love the Dolphins too this year!

So, I have been living in MA since the end of June.  Took me two months and 1/2 to nail a job... in Hartford, CT.  So my commute is a hour a day each way, but done very nicely half by car, half by bus (my private chauffeur!).  Before I got this job, I went through a period of grieving and sadness, accompanied by my every day monster... my chronic depression!  Bill ("Mr. Tinkerbell") never knew what to expect upon getting home as I cried from morning till night.  I even lost weight (to have it all back plus some more!).  I am now all fine, back to the naughty self I can be sometimes...!

Jade (my beautiful 12 year old) is attending private school; had a rough start, wherein the girls from her new school were trying to mark down their territory!  I end up sending to the school 2 "killer" letters wherein in between lines the word "lawsuit" was implied... one day she even came home w/ a bruised arm!!!!!!!!!  Well, I have to use that law background I have for something, right?!

Meanwhile things calmed down for Jade, her grades have been good and she is in the basketball team.  Jade is 12 and 5'5' already... surpassed me already by 1/2 an inch... My bones are starting to go small on me!  The length of my pants finally looks good without having to do any alterations (I used to have long legs)! LOL

My mother, my rock, has finally retired and moved back to Portugal as of 2 days ago!   Now in the USA, it is just Jade and I (blood related) and Arthur (the dog) too! 

Arthur loves the new house, has not run away but once, about a couple of weeks ago when he pulled a sneaky on Bill!  We love going on the backyard and playing and walking our Arthur (who this year turns 10).  Not lately thou b/c here it snows a lot!!!!!!!!!  I am so ready for the summer months that it is not funny anymore!

Turned 41 in Nov. and just had my 4th year check up; all is fine and NED, the only tinny thing are cysts... 3 to talk about on my grapefruit (remember I put on weight) and 1 on my orange!  There are many more but nothing to write home about like I said.  Not doing any fine needle aspiration or anything like 2 years ago!  I w/ sit tight and wait to see if anything changes... it should not!

So, what have you girls been up to?  From England to Japan, what are the news?  I still have the same personal e-mail but I guess here it is easier to keep up with each other.

I missed you all tremendously.  There has not been a day that I don't think of "A", or "B" or "C"... BC is our relation to each other and it will always be for the rest of our lives.  Our kindness and warm hearts another bond.

Tried other sites, but nothing like coming back "home" to my girls!

Thanks for your kinds words, thanks for welcoming me back, and let the good healthy fun and kindness begin again.

My love to each of you,

Always me,