Thank you for all the hearts Kelli. You are a great blog friend.

I really do like my friends on greasy. You are my community and without all of you, it would be a very lonely world. You are all special in your unique ways.

I know I get in some bad funks, but it is friends such as yourself that lift me out of those dark holes.

Love ya - Annie :o)

Thanks for your prayers, Deb. I answered your message concerning Chance. I will have to do an update soon. JR took some pics at the 4th of July picnic, but he took the camera with him in the truck. Now... if he can figure out how to upload his pics to his new laptop and also... how to e-mail them to me... I will post them. Now understand... those are some big "ifs."

Phewy... got that garlic necklace around my neck. I'm feeling better, but now I don't have any friends. The dogs won't even come around me. Hey, I like your new avatar. I would have posted that statement on your blogsite, but I see the females are already flocking to post about your handsome looks. It reminds me of a bunch of "buzzards" circling a dead cow. (or maybe that isn't a good analogy).
Love ya dear friend - annie :o)

Ohhhhh... Marta. That is soooooo sweet and comforting. I needed those words today (see my reply to lunarhunk below). I'm okay now and hope to stay that way. Annie :o)

I do hope your statement about me "staying so positive" is tongue-in-cheek. Hey... this day has been incredibly terrible. At one point, the explosions between Hubby and I got so out of control that I threatened to shoot myself. Actually, I wanted to shoot him first and then myself, but if I had made that statement... he would have really been angry. No fear, I'm all calm now and I've sent Hubby to town to shop for groceries. Since town is 45 miles one way, that should just about take care of the rest of today. Tomorrow he leaves on the road again with the truck. Then I won't see him for probably another 5 or 6 weeks. That will really give me some cooling down time.

I'm laughing now, but wow... what a scene earlier in the day. Somehow, I always manage to work through all of these feelings and I actually can learn something. Today I learned that I should have just said that I don't have time to talk about this now and that probably would have stopped several hours of fighting.

Well... back to paying bills (which set off this whole mess). Really, don't worry about me, as the gun safe is still locked and it will stay that way.

Your friend - Annie :o)

I'll keep both of my chins up.

I always love it when you drop by Laurie. Thank you for the prayers and the hugs. Annie :o)