Friends are the best thing in the world to have, aren't they? I have a friend that left Omaha about 5 years ago to pursue a job in Vermont. She packed her little girl up and took off for parts unknown. I don't know if I would have been that brave, but she did it and is now doing very well. She had gastric bypass surgery about a year ago, I always thought she was a beautiful girl, with a delightful personality.

She sent me new pictures of herself, meet my friend Kim: