A dear friend of mine passed last week...

She was my best friend's mother, Alice Pankow. In the teen years it is so important to have that other mom, when you wouldnt listen to your own mom for anything. She was that mom for me. We shared the same birthday, although even though we always talked about celebrating together someday, we didnt. MS took her in her sleep.

I went to KC to her funeral last weekend. Cheri (my bfriend from HS) did a beautiful job of puting it together. I also got to meet her two kids (one for the first time, one for the first time in a LONG time). I also got to meet Butch's daughter for the first time (Cheri's brother). It wasnt for the best of reasons, but I was so happy to get to be with them for a while.