That Friend

I gotta say I have a lot of friends and at this point I've really discovered the ones that are truly there for me through thick and thin. First off, there are my  adopted in-laws who have ensured that I am never without. Believe me this place is stocked up for Y3K. I love them like I've known them all my life, not because they stocked me up for the next three natural disasters. They are the ears that listen, the arms that hug, the hearts that love and the friends that give me that ounce of sanity when I feel like things are falling apart. That's so much more than this house can hold.
Then I've got the friendly neighborhood friend that is over at my house, listens to me cry and has put up with me for over ten years! Someone give this girl a trophy or a badge, OR SOMETHING! *I hear she likes screamers(mind out of gutter, mr. g's screamers)...just sayin*
There are also the friends that are here in spirit and show up as often as they can. One who came with clothes for the kids and said "sorry it's not much." It was everything. You should have seen the boys eyes light up when they saw the new jammies that actually matched. You should have seen their eyes light up when they saw that someone who hardly knew them, knew their favourite colors enough to buy them really cool shirts!
Then lastly, there is a friend, who will unfortunately, never come across this and know how much he is loved. Who has been there just watching over me for the last 7 years. We don't talk much, but he always has words of wisdom and at times it  was a pain to hear them and I would lash out on him. I think looking back,  I was angry because he was right and I didn't want him to be. He's always been right and  it shouldn't have taken 7 years to figure that out. His words have followed me everywhere and I usually grow a little every time he gives me advice.
Anyway,  my point is, I'm  incredibly lucky to have the friends that I do. I couldn't ask for more.