What with vet and doctor bills, repairs to the house and other expenses, I just had to borrow $800 to pay this month's bills. Accordingly, I've increased the amount I'm asking in the Hatbox because, quite frankly, the time I spend running the site could be spent doing something that would earn money. Expenses on the site have gone up also, since running websites and servers is Piper's actual job, I feel I have to pay her at least some for the time she spends working on the site and the servers as well.

Then too, we need to have a cushion for renewing the servers when the bills start coming due in the fall and it looks like sometime in the next year, we are going to need to add another new server. I'm still debating on just what to do about that.

Thanks to everyone who pitches in and helps out. And to those who can't for one reason or another, thanks for supporting us in other ways, even if it is just clicking the Kudos button and encouraging the writers.

Hugs,
Erin