I just read Christine's blog. She gave me kudos. She said that " I Rock" and that made me feel great! Thanks. I too had a fantastic time yesterday with her and would like to return the compliment. Chrissy is my cousin and my best friend. We are the same age and although we are two totally different people, our lives have in many ways mirrored each others. I have great memories from our childhood; those bike ride escapes from the holiday family arguments, knocking out the screen in grandma's bedroom window while trying to get a good look at the boy across the street, telling on the person who wiped poo on the wall and playing hide and seek in the rooms of the mansion that we were not allowed to be in are just a few examples that come to mind. More importantly, she has been there through the hard times in my life and is always able to make me laugh at my self and others. (but mostly others - ha ha)

After reading her blog, I had to take out Grandma's big ol' ten pound Scrabble dictionary and look up the word "dichotomous" for both meaning and pronunciation. I was saying dick-toe-muss. Duh. My only defense is that I am blonde.