Today I Am Thankful For (Day 5)

Day 5
Today I am thankful for friends, old and new, near and far.  It has been said that most people only have five real friends and if you ever got in trouble you could probably count on only two of them.  Today I am thankful for those friends who stood (and stand) not behind me but beside me when I screw up.  I am thankful for Ethel (as in Lucy and) who when I got in trouble came to see me immediately and told me I was your friend before and I don't care what you have done I am still your friend.  This is the same friend that when Bobby was sick and was not able to get out of the bed not only came to visit but climbed right up on the bed with us and held my hand.  She is also the same person that thanks to her talents as a hairdresser keeps me looking like a goddess.  You may get off of the floor now, she does her part but she only has so much to work with.  I am thankful for those long time friends like Sweet and Low and his wife, who even though old enough to be my parents are very dear friends.  I am thankful for the friends of my daughter and her husband who have become my friends also, and as strange as it is to me sometimes, actually seem to enjoy my company and want me around.  I am thankful for those clients who have become friends and always have a hug for me whenever I see them.  I am thankful for Dumbass who from the very first conversation I sensed that this was someone I could trust.  I am thankful that I can talk with him about anything and thankful that he trusts me for him to be able to do the same.  He gave me one of the greatest compliments anyone ever has when he called to talk about something confidential and told me he knew he could depend on me.  I am thankful for the men and their wives from the ball team that have enriched my life so much with their friendship.  I am thankful for the new friends I have made through working and going to horse sales and all these ball tournaments.  I can honestly say that I have more than five true friends and I really believe I could count on more than two.  More tomorrow.