Thank you so much for your kind words Devon!

It was tough giving the pup back, but he still comes running for me when I go outside, so I kind of consider him shared custody :)

Thank you for the prayers for Brian and I'm glad you see us as a inspiration. I know there is someone "out there" for you, and like I've said before to you, you'll find her when you're not looking. I'm glad you like Brian's poetry; for a tough guy, he's really a big ol' teddy bear :) What do you mean that you "have the SP to show him"?

And I'll nominate you right now if you'd like to write a post like this. Especially when there's crap going on in our lives, it's nice to re-focus yourself on what is going right instead :)

Thank you again...and no no , you rock!! :)