I’ve known Mary for about twelve years, and although we both work in the same place, we are somewhat unlikely friends.  Mary is very much a workaholic while I like to just do may job and then go home.  Despite these differences, we’ve become best friends over the years.  We enjoy many of the same things, including Disneyland and silly computer games like the Sims.  The best thing about her is her total acceptance of who I am without question or judgment.  While my husband may find fault with my choices and decisions, Mary listens to those choice with an uncritical ear.

I’ve had Verizon as my landline and cellphone carrier for the past four years, and I love it.  Verizon’s network is extensive, and I travel in some pretty remote areas.  In four years of wireless service, I’ve had maybe three phone calls dropped.  Sound quality is always great, and signal strength is good. My favorite aspect of Verizon is the unlimited free calls to other Verizon customers.  Since I talk to my sister (who lives three hours away) about once a day, we can talk and maintain our relationship without trying to work about night or weekend hours.  I’ve looked at other plans, but Verizon suits my needs.

This past week, I did what most folks do:  I spent much of my time at work.  Now, I like my job for the most part, which definitely makes the time spent more or less worthwhile.  The bad weather, however, caused me to spend much more time than usual simply getting to work.  I drove through rain and even a little snow at least three days last week.  When I wasn’t at work, I was home teaching my son to drive.  Thank goodness I only have one child.  I don’t have the nerves of steel it takes to teach another to drive.  Letting my child behind the wheel of my beloved car has given me more gray hairs than all my years of freeway driving put together.