I hope all is going well with all my old friends here. Sorry I have been absent for so long. I have good news to report however, things with H and I have been improveing, and I can honestly say that right now I am happy. My boys are all good, actually in all their bliss playing in their winter wonderland of snow. My yard is full of snow forts, snow angles, reminders of earlier snowball fights, and trails from their sleds. I just love winter. The tree is decorated by them, so the top half is completely bare, and the rest have clumps of ornimants <img src="/ubbt/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> I just love the job that they did!! We have cut way back on the material things since my husband lost his job, but I think it makes us appreciate the little things, like snuggling down together to watch a movie, reading christmas stories and learning Christmas Caroles as a family, instead of fighting crowds in a mall. We have all learned so much.

As I have been thinking over all the blessings that were brought to me this year, I started thinking about all of you that have hit me with 2x4's and read my pity parties, and I want to extend a heart felt THANK YOU, and wish you all a very happy holiday season. May you find peace and happiness no matter what situation you are facing.

May God bless you all, follow his lead, he will lead you home.

Hi there. Glad you stopped by. Lots of the folks here are new, and need to hear success stories. I'm happy that FINALLY, things are going good.

Thanks for checking in!! I'm glad things are going well and that you are enjoying the snow.

If you don't mind.... what was the turning point?

I think part of it was when my husband lost his job, I know that sounds weird, but he could no longer blame me for his loseing his job before (long story). We have had a hard time lately, with the passing of a dear man to us, H loseing his job, and my needing to have biopsy's done- with the scare of cancer (still awaiting the results) and the loss of a loved one, I think we just reevaluated our lives. We only have one to live, and we need to cherish each and every one. We are truely blessed, I think God was just trying to teach us a hard lesson- because to be honest pre-A we took each other for granted way to much. I love my husband dearly. He is a special man, and I guess I forgot that for a while, and he noticed. Now I am not saying the A was my fault, but I do except responsiblilty.

Things are not perfect, there are still days that I feel completely alone, but I can now share my feelings with my husband, and he listens, and responds most times. Again things are not perfect, but they are better, and like I said before I am happy.