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                         My
                        Hubby patiently waiting for me to "do just one more
                        thing"!    
                           Recently 
            I have been really focusing on my blessings. Sometimes we are blessed to have someone come into our lives 
            who, as the saying goes, "Leaves footprints on our heart".
                          
                        
                           Well, I would have to say that beside my family, my greatest blessings are my online 
            friends. I just want to thank each of the people 
            listed below for their friendship. It means the world to me!! 
                        
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  Although Melanie & I aren't online with one
                            another very often, I had to list her first on my
                            list of "friends". We have grown in our
                            mother-daughter relationship so much over the past
                            few years. One would never had guessed during those
                            "teen years" that I would one day consider
                            her my "Best Friend"! 
                          
                            
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Melanie, My daughter & "Best Friend".
 
 
   
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                          | Dawn (aka Lady Wolf)
   
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  Sometimes
                            people "meet" online and immediately there
                            is a bond. That is exactly what happened when Lady
                          Wolf & I met on the net for the first time. We
                          both joined The Garden of Friendship around the same
                          time. She
                            was working on the Welcoming Committee and sent me a
                            note to welcome me to the group. Because of that
                            welcoming gesture, we have become "Net
                            Buddies"! I could just feel her
                            warmth through our conversation. I am really
                            looking forward to getting to know her better!
 Click on the Friendship Heart that she sent me to stop
                          in & say hello to her!
 
   
  
                              
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  Sandy
                            & I have been friends since our High School
                            days...a loooooooong time ago! Although we lost
                            touch with one another for many years, when we
                            finally caught up with one another, it was almost
                            like we had never lost touch with one another! A lot
                            had happened over the years, and once we filled one
                            another in, we picked up where we left off so many
                            years ago. Sandy & I finally met again and it
                            was a little nerve racking at first, wondering what
                            one another was like, would we still be able to
                            strike up a conversation, etc. Yep, we managed just
                            fine! It was a wonderful getting acquainted again
                            time for both of us! In fact, our husbands even
                            "hit it off" pretty good for not even
                            knowing one another! Sandy & I have continued to
                            stay in touch with one another via the computer...oh
                            how wonderful the age of computers & e-mail! We
                            are looking forward to spending some quality time
                            with one another in the days ahead!
     | Sandy
                          
                          
 
    
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
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                          |  Carol
 
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  Carol,
                            oh how I still miss her! We lived in the same town
                            for about 4 years and became the bestest ever
                            friends! Unfortunately, our husbands' job put some
                            distance between our physical geography, but Carol
                            will always be "my best friend". We have
                            some wonderful memories of our 4 years of being
                            almost inseparable! Unfortunately, we aren't able to
                            see one another as often as we'd like, but we try to
                            keep in touch with one another as much as possible.
                            Carol is a wonderful friend and I consider her
                            friendship that of a wonderful sister! 
  
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  Mary Ann
                            is not only a friend, but she's a relative! We have
                            gotten to be pretty close since we connected with
                            one another via the computer! It's so nice to stay
                            in touch with friends & family these days! Mary
                            Ann is is a talented artist and craft person. She has
                            had her own craft business for several years, but
                            recently cut back on her business because she and
                            her husband have taken on the role of foster
                            parents. They currently have two wonderful boys and
                            are counting the days until one of them is
                            officially theirs! They make wonderful parents and I
                            am so happy for them!
   | Mary Ann
                        
                          
                          
    
                              
                              
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