fishing for complements

You totally got my point. It was hypothetical of course, which a lot of people are too literal minded to understand. You totaly got the sentiment behind it.

A wise man was taking a sunrise walk on the beach. In the distance he caught sight of a little girl who seemed to be dancing along the waves. As he got closer, he saw the little girl was picking up starfish from the sand and tossing them gently back into the ocean. "What are you doing?" the wise man asked. "The sun is coming up and the tide is going out; if I don't throw them in, they'll die." "But little girl, there are miles and miles of beach with starfish all along it; you can't possibly make a difference." The little girl bent down, picked up another starfish and threw it lovingly back into the ocean, past the breaking waves. "It made a difference for that one," she replied.

Thanks for that... I thought you were writing a scenario that has a moral to it. I like your discussions because they are deep. There is much more than what scratches the surface. Thanks.

Oh I better add, your gorgeous, smart, funny, intelligent and a great mom too!:D

Snort thanks right back at you. I might be gone again. My mom who is 73 is in intensive care and I want to go so she can see her grandson. Its really hard even when you try to prepare for this kind of thing...I may be on a lot to try to forget or I may just sleep a lot.

Aw hon, I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. Is she going to recover? You're right, there is no really preparing. It's tough all the way around. Take care.

I don't know but that's why I'm trying to find an emergency fare rather than waiting to see and wind up buying a bereavement fare. I want her to meet her baby grandson before....From my research I just have to call around airlines to find the best one and give the hospital name and address and the name of the doctor and the phone number. I have to get my husband to go to moneymart though today to get a loan out until the paycheck after next I just dread calling all those airlines. I called Continental and the automated service that collects info before they connect you - or when you they send you from one menu option to another....is so long and drawn out, and often these sysems don't recognize my voice even though I speak clearly with little or no accent. Sometimes I can keep repeating, customer service or something and finally get a live person. I guess for some reason I'm a little cranky. My husband might have to do the research.

I sure hope she'll be ok and you get to see her ASAP. I'm sure seeing her grandson will put a smile on her face. I wish you an good trip with the best possible outcome. (((hugs)))

The check is in the mail for the complements, next time we'll try them out in a larger venue. lol.