I woke up this morning and the sun was streaming into my room at my friends house, the very fluffy cat was on the bed and started to purr at me as I stired , in the hope of encouraging me to stroke him. The birds were singing in hedge outside and the rampant wood pigeons were still trying to "make it".

My sleepy younger daughter came into my room, hair all over the place, warm and smelling of sleep and dreams, and climbed onto the bed next to the cat, and began to gently stroke him, the sounds of purring filling the room.

 I looked across the room and there, balanced on my half packed bag is a photo of my older daughter and her lovely happy baby, smiling at us. And then I realised  a few home truths

1. My friend isnt feeling sad, she is loving and living every moment

2. She has promised to still be here when we come back to visit Xmas 2009

3. Never agian will  be at the end of that tunnel with no light, no matter what.

4.I love my family, my children , with all my body heart and soul

5.I love my friends and have been blessed for knowing them, and if I am not with them, for what ever reason it doesnt matter,its what I feel and they feel, not where we are

6. That life is good (thank you secretlife for reminding me)

7. It was time to get up!

 

And so I hugged my daughter, so hard she yelped, but I know she understands why, stroked the cat and was rewarded with a huge stretch and big purr and set off to  turn the music on loud and danced around the sitting room to Abba before my shower.

Life is good.