Monday, May 7, 2012  A messy thank you.  I'm feeling much
better, already.  Of course I want to say THANK YOU.  For your
comments and emails and texts and phone calls, your
compassionate and informed advice, and for telling me that you
believe in me.  Sometimes, you make me feel like a million
bucks.  My brother is getting married.  His fiance sent me a
picture of herself, wearing a sassy, beautiful, puffy, mermaidy
wedding gown, letting me know she found her dress.  I'm not
somebody who overly cares about something like wedding dresses
and all the hoopla surrounding them, but finding out that such a
nice person found a dress that makes her happy made me get all
teary eyed.  It really is the perfect dress, for her.  I don't
even care about these things, and my heart was absolutely
breaking with happiness over her unique and shining beauty.  I
woke up this morning, and I didn't feel like all the world was
gray.  I felt excited to be starting my day, and I have no idea
why.  I actually stood at the kitchen coun