To go "absent without official leave" from the blogosphere may be necessary for a period sometimes. So...I might be back again. Thanks for all of you who touched my life in the small ways by asking how I was doing or just letting me know you were there for me as ...

Wow. Finally, a teenager who can write! (I have an immense problem expressing emotion in language and it shows in my lousy writing style) Introducing Natalie Stadnick, a great blog that I stumbled across. I've been having fun reading her archives and noting the similarity (and differences) her journies have ...