Yeah!

[ThomCat]

One of my friends came over today. She cleaned out my fridge, cooked me dinner and some extra food, washed and mopped my kitchen, and hung out and kept me company for a few hours.

Tomorrow morning she's meeting me to accompany me to apply for Public Assistance so I can get food stamps, heating assistance, and whatever else I might qualify for.

I've been having a very hard time getting out and around on my own, so I really appreciate having company and a pair of working hands when I go someplace.

:loveya:

I absolutely love my friends, my "house elves." I really don't know how I would be surviving right now without their help.

I love my friends, and I appreciate their time and their help, and I really just can't tell them enough. I had to share this.

:loveya:

I may still be panicking and stressed out, but I can't say that I don't have the best support network friends can provide. It is only because of their help that I'm going to be able to do everything possible to get through this.

[skygazer]

1. Friends are truly the greatest gift

I'm so glad you have such good ones. :hug:

[ThomCat]

3. I wish I could be that good a friend to my friends.

I used to be. I wish I still could be.

I wish we all could have friends like this.

If we could all have friends like this, and be friends like this, how much better would all of us be? :)

[JenaLaw]

23. you are...

Thom,

You are a VERY good friend. Probably one of my best!

[FanGrrl]

26. good friend

hey Thom i agree with Jenna you are an awesome friend and i don't know what i would do with out you :yourock: :loveya:

[ThomCat]

29. You would spend a whole lot less time on Staten Island

and you'd be turned all Slytherin by now. But I won't let that happen. We're Hufflepuffs! :)

[JenaLaw]

35. Give it up, Thom...

You are a SLYTHERIN...I can see through your Hufflepuff disguise...

[lizziegrace]

2. ...

:hug:

your elves are life savers.

[ThomCat]

4. Yes, they are.

And so are you. Even all the way across the country, you're one of my life-saving friends too. :hug:

I don't ever stop appreciating you and everything you do. :loveya:

[lizziegrace]

7. I wish I could do more Thom

:(

[ThomCat]

9. That's mutual.

I wish I could be there for you, do something somehow when you've been under so much horrible stress. :(

But at some point I won't be stuck here in Staten Island. :hug:

[crim son]

5. I'm glad for you, Thom.

The thing is, the friends enjoy it too; that's what makes it wonderful. :loveya:

[ThomCat]

10. That's true.

A bit of work is fun when it's for someone you care about, and for someone who appreciates it. I remember that from back when I was on the other side. I never minded working hard for a friend who needed the help. And I guess they don't mind helping me now. :)

How are you? I hope the winter hasn't settled in too hard or deep yet. :(

:hug:

[crim son]

18. It really has not.

We had a bit of snow over the weekend but it was 57 degrees and raining today. I hope it stays relatively snow free until I get the major furniture moved from this place, but that's unlikely. :pals:

[lightningandsnow]

6. Friends are amazing, aren't they?

And I'm glad you have some particularly awesome ones. :hug:

[ThomCat]

11. Yes, they are amazing.

:)

And I've discovered that some people who say they didn't have friends as kids are spectacular friends as adults. And odd fact that is just one more reason why I love people.

:loveya:

[elshiva]

8. That's wonderful Thomcat.

Your elves are great. You are such a sweetheart. :hug: :loveya: I love you.

[ThomCat]

12. I should not give the impression that they are always wonderful though.

They are planning on making another video of me taped to a chair. But this time they want me in the red union suit that LizzieGrace gave me for Christmas last year, and they want to tie me to the chair with Christmas lights.

:wow:

They're openly scheming about turning me into a Christmas tree! They're Evil! Evil I tell you! :P

[elshiva]

14. You'd make a great Christmas tree, honey.

;) heehee, they sound kind of kinky... :evilgrin: I'd love to see another video of you, you are cute. :)

[lizziegrace]

19. And you wouldn't have it any other way

:evilgrin:

[ThomCat]

20. Friends are supposed to have an evil streak.

It keeps them interesting. :P

But that goes both ways. I get to have an evil streak too. :evilgrin:

[lizziegrace]

21. I can't even imagine what you'd be like

without all the pain and mobility problems. You'd take professional hell-raiser to a level never seen before. :fistbump:

[JenaLaw]

24. we have talked about this...

Thom,

you protest too much.

If you were not secretly looking forward to getting 'dressed up'...you would not keep encouraging the idea. Who went looking for the red union suit? Or asked Debbie for the free xmas lights / decorations?

fess up...you want this as much as the elves do!

after all, you would not deprive poor, depraved Mary of the chance to sing the soundtrack she is writing? hmm?

[ThomCat]

25. Oh Dear God! She's writing a sound track?

:cry:

[JenaLaw]

36. Yes...she is...

and it will be ... awesome!

And you would not want to take the joy out of Mary's sad, boring life...would you?

and I still mantain that you are begging for it. You keep bringing it up. You are the one that dragged out the red union suit to wear in the video...an article of clothing that The Elves and I did not know existed till you showed it to us.

what did you say about getting stuck in a hole? STOP DIGGING! hehe!

;-D

[Dr. Strange]

33. I hope they get a good video of the lighting of the Christmas ThomTree.

It's not really Christmas till ThomCat gets decorated.
And the Lounge gets drunk on eggnog.

[JenaLaw]

37. DU Strange...

I like the way you think...want to come over, sip Eggnog and put the ceremonial Tree Topper on top of Thom's head?

[XemaSab]

13. Yay for friends!

:toast:

[ThomCat]

15. Yay!

And that includes online friends too. Online friends are there for us no matter the distance, to talk to us and cheer us up, to entertain us, and keep us company.

:loveya:

[Texasgal]

16. True friends

can never be replaced.

I am so happy that you have good people around you... what a blessing!

[ThomCat]

17. They can be shared though.

I love introducing friends to each other so that they all have a wider circle of friends. :)

[JenaLaw]

22. aww...

as leader of the hosue elves...

WE LOVE YOU TOO!

[ThomCat]

30. At some point I should get all of you together and find some way

to thank all of you. We need a house elf house party. But it seems like I only see you in ones and twos. :hug:

[JenaLaw]

38. House Elf Party?

Sounds like a bad Wrock song...

and you do NOT have to thank us...you know we are really only doing this to see Silver...

ok, secret is out of the bag. We are using Thomcat to get closer to his awesome cat...but if you meet Silver you will understand that.

[applegrove]

27. You do have great friends. I've noticed that. You must be doing something right to be so blessed.

[ThomCat]

31. I must be.

I'm not sure what I do, or when, or how. It's not anything intentional or deliberate. I couldn't explain or describe anything in particular that I do.

I treat this like winning the lottery. It's just very good fortune, and I'm going to appreciate it as long as I've got it, but I'm not going to take any credit for it. It's a wonderful thing that happens to me, not because of me. :)

[applegrove]

34. That's a healthy attitude.

[JenaLaw]

41. We have covered this before

I am equally lucky to have found you as a friend...so stop thinking that you have 'nothing to do with it'...

YOU ARE AN AMAZING FRIEND! Accept this...as you are stuck with me! I can't speak for the rest of the elves, but I know that fangrrl agrees with me...so i guess I should say you are stuck with both of us

[Parche]

28. you lucky one!!

can they fly to oregon for a while!!!

:hi: :hug: :hug: :hug:

[ThomCat]

32. I'm sure a few of them would love a trip to Oregon

if they knew it was going to be fun and they'd get to meet someone as awesome as you. :)

:hi:

[JenaLaw]

40. Where in Oregon...

I LOVE Portland...could spend days in Powell's and not get bored...

[Callalily]

39. Yes, friends certainly make

a difference in ones life. Most times, we can depend on friends far more than family.

And it looks like you have collected a group of super, awesome friends. It's a a great testimony to you.

:hug:

[ThomCat]

45. Friends become family.

:)

[Callalily]

49. True, and in my case

friends are family.

:hug:

[MissMillie]

42. If I knew I had a job

I'd be your roomie and cook and clean for you... and we could play scrabble and sit around and pet kitty-cats in our spare time.



:hug:

[ThomCat]

46. That would be very amazingly wonderful!

:hug:

Especially for the cats. :)

[soleft]

43. Thomcat, PM me six numbers between 1 and 56

and 1 number between 1 and 146.

I'm going to buy you a mega millions ticket.

If I don't hear from you, I'll get you quick pick.

[ThomCat]

47. Um...

9 17 26 41 51 and 54

and 82

:hi:

[av8rdave]

44. I'm glad there's somebody close by who can help you out!

[ThomCat]

48. I wish I lived closer to so many friends.

But I'm very lucky that I'm close enough to the ones who are here. :)

[hippywife]

50. Glad you have that help, Thom.

Just imagine if more of us lived close by. You'd want for nothing. :hug:

[Shell Beau]

51. It is great that you have people to help you!

You deserve it. :hug: