Hey there again, folks. ^^ Just wanted to put up a little message and say hello...let you know that I'm okay, despite the extended absence again. Had a little net trouble the near the end of the week before last, which didn't help matters. But the main reason is that I'm still on the recovery road, and it's taking a little longer to get my wheels back on the ground and back on my feet than I want or expected. Have just been (whether I like it or not) needing to keep wallowing in the bed rest and give the body time to bounce back from everything it's been through lately. All the family and friends (including more than a few around here; and I deeply appreciate the advice, hard as it is to force myself to take) making me promise to take it slow has definitely been a factor. Don't want to worry or hurt anyone again by doing something stupid. But I AM getting better, more every day. They tell me maybe another week of resting and behaving, and I should be back on the road again. Hope you can bear with me for that long, and thanks for the patience from all the really close friends I've still not been able to get back to yet. You're not forgotten, are deeply missed...and can't wait to get back to hanging with you again. ^_^

So, for now, I'll be heading back to bed. But, just so's ya know that I haven't been a COMPLETE slug, I'm gonna put up two new pieces I've had a chance to work on during my out-of-bed times over the last week. Consider the first a "hello again" piece, and a thank-you to you all. And, I'll surely be stopping through DA on and off during the upcoming week, and will hopefully get a chance to at the very least reply to any comments on my page, and get to soaking in some of the really nice welcome-back and get-well gifts that some of you made for me. Which I want to thank you for in advance, from the bottom of my heart. and Just remember that for the moment, I'm a slow-moving car eager to get back into the fast lane...and am going to have to prevail upon your patience for just a little longer. Which, so far, has been boundless, and I thank you very much for that. ^_^

Meanwhile, hope you've all been wonderful yourselves. Life better be treating you well...or I'm gonna come kick its #@% for ya. ^_~ Take care and be good, folks. Talk to you again soon!