For the last several weeks, I've been here, but not really here. I have fallen behind on responding to comments and giving comments to those wonderful ladies who stories bring me so much joy and happyness. I feel like I owe the whole community an apology and I must explain why. Well to start I was sick on Easter Sunday, and so I went to the local clinic and tested postived for streph throat. Again. So that was ten more days on the antibotic train. I was barely over strep when my father woke up one morning peeing blood. It was bad, went to anyway and was told I would be called if I was needed. Five hours later, I'm standing in the middle of a overcrowed E.R on the phone to the parish priest, both Catholic and Episcopal and calling all family cause I have no idea what going on, other than there going to take him to Jackson.

Last rites, blessing of the sick, prayers, and stuff were said. Madness followed, got into the big hospital in Jackson around five that evening, left around nine, went to work at five. Three days of stress, and we learn that he's going to have his kidney taken out. Day of operation everything goes to pot. Operation pushed back several hours, spent the day in the waiting room. Went to work the next day.

In short between caring for my dad and mom, and work I'm stuck. I'm doing my best to stay as active as I can write when I can and respond/comment when I can. So please bear with me as I struggle to regain my footing and push ahead. Balancing a full time job and a side writting career as a writer was hard enough. Now tossing being my dads temp. Full time care taker is the log that might break the horses back.

Thank you lovely ladies. And thank you all for the wonderful comments you've showered me with since I'd been a member of this lovely community. Each and every one of you gals are a treasure.