My day started kinda blue, which me trying to escape my thoughts. Didn't help that I was thinking about my grandma, or the choice in music playing on my favorite music channel. I didn't want to cry, because it still feels like if I start, I won't be able to stop. So, what do I resort to when I want to avoid thinking? Cleaning. I cleaned everything, right until I was left without anything else to clean.

Next tactic: get online, get busy. It's not like I can concentrate on painting when I'm feeling like this. I dive right into my email, where my good friend Deb has emailed me a Hallmark card. How sweet of her; the thought makes me smile. I remember how much we talked when she spent the week at my house with her two beautiful babies while her husband was out of town. A lot of work, with two babies and two kids at home, but we had a great time.

Perhaps she sensed I was feeling sad? Has it happened to you, that sometimes you’re thinking of someone, of wanting to speak with that person, or wondering how they are, then the phone rings, and it’s that person? Well, we've always been able to communicate in special ways like that, sometimes even sharing the same dream. Anyway, since my cell phone isn’t working, she emailed me.

I’ve decided to share the card with you, because it’s quite a puzzle. The sentiment of the card is to express her condolences for the loss of my grandma, yet at the same time, she’s thanking me for being there for her when she was the one in need of a good friend. She managed to make me smile and cry, for two different things, all with the same e-card.