Guest guest Posted January 8, 2002 Report Share Posted January 8, 2002 Hey, Sweetie. Will you please put me on " no mail " until I let you know?? Will try to get a message to you soon. Going outta town. Thanks Love ya, Mom/Jo Girlfriends > >> > Thought I'd pass this on to some good " girlfriends " ! >> > To my girlfriends... >> > >> > Young and newly married, I relaxed under a pecan tree on a hot Texas >> > summer day, drinking iced tea and getting to know my new sister-in-law, >> > Estelle. Not much older than I, but already the mother of three, >Estelle >> > seemed to me experienced and wise. " Get yourself some girlfriends, >> > Lacreta, " she advised, clinking the ice cubes in her glass. " You are >> going >> > to need girlfriends. Go places with them; do things with them. " >> > What a funny piece of advice, I thought. Hadn't I just gotten married? >> > Hadn't I just joined the couple-world? I was a married woman, for >> goodness >> > sake, not a young girl who needed girlfriends. But I listened to this >new >> > sister-in-law. I got myself some girlfriends. >> > As the years tumbled by, one after another, gradually I came to >> understand >> > that Estelle knew what she was talking about. I remembered that she had >> > said the word " girlfriends " with emphasis. As I went along, I >discovered >> > the subtle difference between friends and girlfriends. You go to work >> with >> > friends, go to dinner with friends, go to church with friends, belong >to >> > clubs with friends. You send friends greeting cards. You need friends >in >> > your life; all girlfriends were once only friends. But a girlfriend is >> > different. >> > >> > A girlfriend is not " just like a sister. " Sisters have a distinct >> > bond,sometimes good, sometimes bad. Sisters flow from family >attachment; >> > girlfriends choose each other. A sister also can be a girlfriend. As a >> > thank-you to my sister-in-law and to the other girlfriends in my life, >I >> > offer this praise of girlfriends. >> > >> > Here is what I know about girlfriends: >> > >> > Girlfriends don't compete. >> > Girlfriends bring casseroles and scrub your bathroom when you are sick. >> > Girlfriends keep your children, and keep your secrets. >> > Girlfriends give advice when you ask for it. Sometimes you take it, >> > sometimes you >> > don't. >> > Girlfriends don't always tell you that you are right. >> > Girlfriends might send you a birthday card, but they might not. It does >> > not matter in >> > the least. >> > Girlfriends laugh with you and you don't need canned jokes to start the >> > laughter. Girlfriends don't yammer about you behind your back. >> > Girlfriends pull you out of jams. >> > Girlfriends don't keep a calendar that lets them know who hosted the >> other >> > last. Girlfriends will give a party for your son or daughter when they >> get >> > married or have a baby in whichever order that comes! >> > And girlfriends are there for you, in an instant and truly, when the >hard >> > times come. Girlfriends listen when you lose a job or a husband. >> > Girlfriends listen when your children break your heart. >> > Girlfriends listen when your parents' minds and bodies fail. >> > My girlfriends bless my life. >> > Once we were young, with no idea of the incredible joys or the >incredible >> > sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each >> other. >> > I want to tell younger women to take my sister-in-law's advice. Get >> > yourself some girlfriends. >> > You are going to need them. >> > > > >DISCLAIMER!! >WE ARE NOT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, THEREFORE ANY INFORMATION THAT IS RECEIVED HERE IS FROM EXPERIENCE ONLY. PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE TRYING ANYTHING THAT IS SUGGESTED. WE ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR YOUR PHYSICIAN AND ARE NOT TRYING TO BE. REMEMBER EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT AND TREATMENT MAYBE DIFFERENT FOR MANY OF US. THANK YOU > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2002 Report Share Posted February 14, 2002 Girlfriends > > >I have a new delightful friend, > > >I am most in awe of her. > > >When we first met I was impressed, > > >By her bizarre behavior. > > > > > >That day I had a date with friends, > > >We met to have some lunch. > > >Mae had come along with them, > > >All in all . . . a pleasant bunch. > > > > > >When the menus were presented, > > >We ordered salads, sandwiches, and soups. > > >Except for Mae who circumvented, > > >And said, Ice Cream, please: two scoops. > > > > > >I was not sure my ears heard right, > > >And the others were aghast. > > >Along with heated apple pie, > > >Mae added, completely unabashed. > > > > > >We tried to act quite nonchalant, > > >As if people did this all the time. > > >But when our orders were brought out, > > >I did not enjoy mine. > > > > > >I could not take my eyes off Mae, > > >As her pie a-la-mode went down. > > >The other ladies showed dismay, > > >They ate their lunches silently, and frowned. > > > > > >Well, the next time I went out to eat, > > >I called and invited Mae. > > >My lunch contained white tuna meat, > > >She ordered a parfait. > > > > > >I smiled when her dish I viewed, > > >And she asked if she amused me. > > >I answered, Yes, you do, > > >But also you confuse me. > > > > > >How come you order rich desserts, > > >When I feel I must be sensible? > > >She laughed and said, with wanton mirth, > > >I am tasting all that's possible. > > > > > >I try to eat the food I need, > > >And do the things I should. > > >But life's so short, my friend, indeed, > > >I hate missing out on something good. > > > > > >This year I realized how old I was, > > >She grinned, I've not been this old before. > > >So, before I die, I've got to try, > > >Those things for years I had ignored. > > > > > >I've not smelled all the flowers yet, > > >There's too many books I have not read. > > >There's more fudge sundaes to wolf down > > >And kites to be flown overhead. > > > > > >There are many malls I have not shopped, > > >I've not laughed at all the jokes. > > >I've missed a lot of Broadway Hits, > > >And potato chips and cokes. > > > > > >I want to wade again in water, > > >And feel ocean spray upon my face. > > >Sit in a country church once more, > > >And thank God for It's grace. > > > > > >I want peanut butter every day, > > >Spread on my morning toast. > > >I want un-timed long-distance calls, > > >To the folks I love the most. > > > > > >I've not cried at all the movies yet, > > >Nor walked in the morning rain. > > >I need to feel wind in my hair, > > >I want to fall in love again. > > > > > >So, if I choose to have dessert, > > >Instead of having dinner. > > >Then should I die before night fall, > > >I'd say I died a winner. > > > > > >Because I missed out on nothing, > > >I filled my heart's desire. > > >I had that final chocolate mousse, > > >Before my life expired. > > > > > >With that, I called the waitress over, > > >I've changed my mind, it seems. > > >I said, I want what she is having, > > >Only add some more whipped-cream! > > > > > >Here is a little something for you all! > > >We need an annual Girlfriends Day! > > > > > >If you get this twice, then you > > >have more than one girlfriend. Be happy. > > > > > >PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ALL OF YOUR GIRLFRIENDS > > >"Be mindful that happiness is not based on > > >possessions, power, or prestige, but on > > >relationships with people you love and respect. " > > > > > >Money talks. Chocolate sings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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