A NEED I HAVE

I have this need lately to spend time with friends

before this surgery.

Today I head to breakfast with Kim V. before

she goes to work at 10:30.

She and I have tried to get together all summer

and it just didn't happen through no fault of either of us.

Today I make the trip to her house this morning

because I know after surgery I will be tied down to the house.

I have not stopped there.

I have also made plans for my besties to come and eat

supper with us on Saturday evening.

I have spoken to Ann and Laurie and will get in touch

with Tanial today.

I have made arrangements to have my other friend,

Cathy who used to work at my school to come

and have coffee and dessert after work tomorrow.

Now I am working on Wednesday.

Wednesday my plans are to have Becky C.

and Mel T. and her children to come for coffee after school.

Oh and had to add, Patricia and her kiddies to my Wednesday list!

There are so many more that I would like to arrange time for

like my Cam and her sis, Lea but time is running short.

On our day to Baton Rouge with Mumsie on Thursday

my sista's and I were talking. They were saying

the older they get, the less they spend time with others

as they are content with alone time spent at their house.

I am not happy with just this.

I love my alone time and can always be content

hanging out with myself but I also have a need to

be and spend time with good friends, people who are

important to me. Family is so easy to spend time with

but friends, friends take a little more effort so I am

making that effort and hoping that it happens this week.

In that way, I will go into surgery feeling complete.