This border is made from school pictures of my friends children.  They are grown now with busy lives, how quickly the years passed. 

During your lifetime if you have three or four really  good friends, not just acquaintances you can count yourself lucky. I have been lucky .

This picture was taken during a birthday party for my second son 
about 24 years ago


Fond Farewell
by Mary B

My dear friend I can not stay

Before I go I want to say

Thank you so very much

Thank you, Vicki for everything

For listening and caring without criticizing

For being a friend when I needed one so

For the comfort it gave me just to know

If I felt cold and alone

I could call You

In the wee hours after midnight

I could call You

When I was happy that something went right

I could call You

On my brightest day or my darkest night

I could call You

And so dear friend I hope you know

No matter where in this world I go

Any time night or day, please feel free

You can call Me

The years rolled by

Our children grew up

One by one they moved away

Now there are new little ones

They call us Grandma, Oh what fun

One more thing I must say

Our grandchildren are

Perfect in every way

Thank you for baby setting

My big old yellow dog

He does a wonderful

Impersonation of a log

For sharing your computer

knowledge with me

You could have charged,

but it  was free

For the holiday dinners and the

hamburger fries

For planning my birthday surprise

For all of the laughter and the few tears

We have shared over the years

Thank you so much

Our home is now far away

I am anticipating the day

When looking out my window I see

You standing there looking back at me

So long, my friend for a little while and

Thank you, Vicki for everything

Mary B (Buzzerb)

Aug. 20, 1997