Every
once in awhile I have no choice but to stop and realize what a great
life I have, how lucky I am and be thankful for all the good friends I
have. Within every week of life there are downers but the good
outweighs the bad by such a margin I don't have time to get in a bad
mood.

I
turned on my monitor yesterday (the one in the rear) and nothing
happened. I had bought the 19" monitor in October and now 6 months
later it was dead. I unplugged it, plugged it in again, removed from
the back of the computer and placed it in again but nothign happened. I had to go back to my 15" monitor and it is small!! Okay a
set back but not the end of the world. I think back to Friday spending
the day with Allen seeing Alice In Wonderland at the IMAX theatre and then, courtesy of Chris, had a late lunch at The Cheesecake Factory. Who cares about a big or small monitor!!

On Monday I found a note tacked to
my door from my neighbors across the way profusely apologizing to me
but asking me to remove the plants from the walkway near the entrance
to our mutual apartments as they are affecting her sinuses and
breathing. They are lovely ladies and have been good neighbors so I
felt I really didn't have a choice. I brought in as many of the
flowered plants that I could and will find a 'home' for the rest.

Now I weigh this against John taking me out for my unbirthday to the movies and then for a late lunch at the California Pizza Kitchen and losing a few plants doesn't really mean that much.

Today
I came home to an apartment that didn't have electricity and/or water
which can really be a downer but I had made a trip to the Pantry of Broward which is like celebrating Christmas every month and it being Wednesday
afternoon Allen and I went for lunch, this time to Smokey Bones where
we found the waiter wearing a shirt that said on the back, "I like big
tips"! Now how can you not laugh at that?!

This year has been remarkable as far as my unbirthday goes--I may celebrate it every year! :O) Tomorrow Gino is taking me out
for dinner at the Ale House as I have been craving a prime rib dinner
and he and I started taking each other out for dinner on our birthdays
years ago to celebrate the specialoccasions.

Measuring
the negatives against the positives over a week's time nothing can ever
be so bad that my friends, and my life, can't/won't overcome it all and
day after day convince me that I lead a charmed, happy life that no one
can destroy or take away from me.

I WISH YOU THE SAME IN YOUR LIFE