Make New Friends.........

Come on! If you were a Girl Scout......you know you know that song! "Make new friends, but keep the old...one is silver and the other gold". Believe it or not, that is exactly what I have done!

When I started this blog, I had no idea how much I would enjoy it. I just wanted a creative outlet for the many different emotions I felt about marriage, kids, work, friends, religion...(YOU GET THE IDEA) I never really thought about making friends online. I have plenty of wonderful friends in "real life". However, now I can add another name to that list! A few months ago, I stumbled across a blog that really touched my heart. Matthew's Blog is a family's amazing tribute to a precious little boy born with a congenital heart defect. I was moved by this family's deep love for their son, as well as the battle they have been forced to fight with medical insurance.

Let me just say, it opened my eyes to how easily people can lose EVERYTHING when faced with a medical catastrophe. You need to go and read about what this family has been through and the steps they are taking to help other families like them.

Also, that is where I first "met" Terri. Terri is Matthew's mom. I could tell immediately she was a woman after my own heart! Girlfriend may seem like she is channeling June Cleaver, but she's got a little fire to her! ( Just ask her about medical insurance.....you'll see!) We began emailing on practically a daily basis soon afterwards.

After what seemed like an eternity of phone tag, we actually had the chance to speak on the phone. While at first I was terribly nervous that she would find me a blithering idiot, we soon fell into comfortable conversation that felt like we were old friends.

Mr. Mayhem ( in ALL his male glory) could not resist the chance to tease me. When I was regaling him with the details of my conversation, he began to chant.."Queen's got a girlfriend!" While I feel certain Terri and I do not have a romantic future, (hee-hee) I am THRILLED to have made a new friend!

So, finally I am able to join the ranks of so many of you who have posted about fellow bloggers you have met, or at least spoken to on the phone. Who knows what kinds of trouble we could find if I ever make my way up to Nevada! Then again, you might never know because what happens in Vegas....................