Tom
Mike
Sue
SamToday I have been thinking about my bestest friend.....Suzie Spankers.
It's a funny thing when life throws you a curve ball and you only realize what a gift it is after its been around awhile. So it was with my best friend Sue. Sue is my son Dan's best friend Sam's Mum!
The boys have been friends since comprehensive year 1 and when Dan got ill it was Sam that really proved what real friendship is all about. It was Sam who visited Dan at every chance on every hospital stay. He played games with Dan, put up with Dan's moodies and sulks and always stayed smiling and supportive. After Dan's treatment they completed The Gower Bike Ride for British Heart Foundation it nearly killed them but it set a precedent. On some of the visits Sam made he would be accompanied by his Mum Susan who rapidly became my friend Susan. Together with the wonderful Mike who is a soul so giving that nothing is too much trouble the strongest bonds of lasting friendship have been forged between us four! Susie and I have laughed together , cried together and shared so much over the last ten years that we are more like sisters than friends. Our families have become entwined and her two sons and our brood treat each other like siblings. We olds are all treated with the same affection/disdain depending on the weather of course. Christmases and birthdays celebrated and shared all together have woven a rich tapestry of memories that we reminisce over often. Our current ongoing jape is the hunting down of the worst holiday/trip souvenir that we can possibly find. The winner of this illustrious contest fluctuates but now everyone is joining in including the kids. Daniel has just stolen the crown with the most garish of plaster moulded towers of Pisa & The Colosseum decorated with a hideous glitter that changes colour with the weather from vomit green to bruised purple and back to slapped cheek pink!! Previously a tie had been declared between our wooden key hanger with a photo of a Spanish couple on it that had a silk skirt glued to the woman and Sue & Mike's extraordinary shell shaped, magnetised bottle opener that slid off the fridge door and broke with a couple of days. We are now waiting with baited breath to see what treasures are returned from the next trip, Dan & Sam are off to Switzerland I think...oh lord help us.....
Tawdry gifts aside I really value the gift of friendship that Sue and Mike,Sam & Tom have bestowed upon our family.......more blessings and yes I am thankful.
It's a funny thing when life throws you a curve ball and you only realize what a gift it is after its been around awhile. So it was with my best friend Sue. Sue is my son Dan's best friend Sam's Mum!
The boys have been friends since comprehensive year 1 and when Dan got ill it was Sam that really proved what real friendship is all about. It was Sam who visited Dan at every chance on every hospital stay. He played games with Dan, put up with Dan's moodies and sulks and always stayed smiling and supportive. After Dan's treatment they completed The Gower Bike Ride for British Heart Foundation it nearly killed them but it set a precedent. On some of the visits Sam made he would be accompanied by his Mum Susan who rapidly became my friend Susan. Together with the wonderful Mike who is a soul so giving that nothing is too much trouble the strongest bonds of lasting friendship have been forged between us four! Susie and I have laughed together , cried together and shared so much over the last ten years that we are more like sisters than friends. Our families have become entwined and her two sons and our brood treat each other like siblings. We olds are all treated with the same affection/disdain depending on the weather of course. Christmases and birthdays celebrated and shared all together have woven a rich tapestry of memories that we reminisce over often. Our current ongoing jape is the hunting down of the worst holiday/trip souvenir that we can possibly find. The winner of this illustrious contest fluctuates but now everyone is joining in including the kids. Daniel has just stolen the crown with the most garish of plaster moulded towers of Pisa & The Colosseum decorated with a hideous glitter that changes colour with the weather from vomit green to bruised purple and back to slapped cheek pink!! Previously a tie had been declared between our wooden key hanger with a photo of a Spanish couple on it that had a silk skirt glued to the woman and Sue & Mike's extraordinary shell shaped, magnetised bottle opener that slid off the fridge door and broke with a couple of days. We are now waiting with baited breath to see what treasures are returned from the next trip, Dan & Sam are off to Switzerland I think...oh lord help us.....
Tawdry gifts aside I really value the gift of friendship that Sue and Mike,Sam & Tom have bestowed upon our family.......more blessings and yes I am thankful.
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