Friends for the Ages

You don't realize just how important your girlfriends are, and the things they'll do for you, until you start to lose your mind or at least get to a certain age and think you're losing your mind. It's just so much easier when everyone in your group is about the same age and going through the same thing. You can take turns helping each other remember things like "What day is it?", "Where are we?" and my personal favorite, "What's your name again?" But what I really love about them is their patience with my inability to communicate when I'm having a REALLY bad day. When it takes me a half hour to get out one sentence....at least it would without their intervention. Or maybe they just like playing charades and word games. "It starts with a "t" and sounds like "uh". "The?" "Yes! That's it!" "What would I do without you guys?" And they even make nice excuses for me, to the waitress, when I'm banging my head on the table in frustration. "She's had just a little too much wine, honey", "Don't worry, we're bringing her back to the home right after lunch." Okay, so maybe I'm not the only one that's frustrated....but, soon it'll be my turn to help them, because that's what friends are for!