~Friendships~

~Friendships~

Febuary 19, 2009

This weekend, it became very apparent to me how important friendships are to me. Coming from a small family, and not having any family here in town, our friends are very important to us!

In a perfect world, all of our family would live close so our kids could see cousins daily, my mom and I could go out to lunch, and my sister and I could swap grandchildren stories. (they both love in Seattle area) But I guess that is what makes the times that we do see them very special!

I am grateful for all kinds of friendships, those we have with family, our new and old friends, and the ones our children have with their friends.

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The dictionary's definition for Friend is:

1. Someone whom one knows and likes.

2. A supporter or patron of a cause or group.

" We must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship let me be the first, the truest, the nearest and dearest."

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~

My mother Edna, who is my truest best friend!

"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother" ~Abraham Lincoln~

Howard's sweet father Elden, and his beautiful sister MalaRee.
We love all of Howard's family!!

Our children have always had great friendships with each other!

(Everyday I thank my stars above for that!!!!)

We may not always think alike, but Howard is my best friend!

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I would never have to live a day without you." ~Whinnie the Pooh~

Natalie and I this weekend. She is the kind of friend who will lay on your bed and read magazines for hours with you, tells me she loves me when we hang up the phone, and you just know that she will be there for you through the good and bad times!!!!

I don't know anyone who can make me laugh like Natalie!! She just knows what I'm thinking and makes something funny about it.

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people" ~Victor Borge~


I love when my friends love my children, just because!!!

Our friends at the beach!! The Burnett's and the Blair's

We always have a bon-fire together!!

Howard and Dan, probably talking sports!

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All of our children have wonderful friends. Both Anya and Alissa are still very close to High School friends. I found this picture of Evan and his buddies that I took a few years ago. They are all still close friends.

Evan, Justin, Will, Elijah, Colby and Kooper.

Evan, the Burnett's and Blairs.

There is nothing as special as a Best Friend!!!

Evan and Kooper.


"Then we sat on the edge of the earth, with our feet dangling over the side, and marveled that we had found each other."

~Erik Dillard~