I'M BACK!

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HEY YA'LL,

I HAVEN'T WRITTEN A SINGLE WORD IN SO LONG! ALOT HAS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS (MORE LIKE 517 DAYS PER THE LAST BLOG CALCULATOR). SOME PARTS OF IT WOULD HAVE MADE FOR SOME GOOD ENTERTAINMENT IN THE OL' BLOG. OTHER PARTS NOT SO MUCH! I HAVE TO ADMIT I HAVEN'T EVEN LOGGED ON TO A COMPUTER FOR PERSONAL REASONS IN QUITE A WHILE, BUT WHEN I LOGGED ON FROM WORK (YES WORK-I'LL GET TO THAT) TO CLEAR OUT SOME OF THE 1120 EMAILS I HAD ACCUMULATED (YEA) I GET TO SEEING THESE MESSAGES THAT SAID SUZI IS NOW YOUR BLOGFROG FRIEND OR PEGGY OR DEBI AND ON AND ON, SO THAT GOT MY ATTENTION OBVIOUSLY, AND I LOGGED ON TO THE BLOGFROG TO FIND THAT I HAVE OVER 1500 BLOGGY LITTLE FRIENDS! 1500! (I KNOW!) I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT! THANKS YA'LL! IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE STOPPED BY TO GIVE ME A READ.

I WAS THINKING I MIGHT GET A FEW MORE IF I ACTUALLY WROTE SOMETHING NEW ON A REGULAR BASIS. I MUST ADMIT I HAVE MISSED THE OUTLET. I THINK I HAVE STAYED AWAY SO LONG BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WORKING A FULL TIME JOB AGAIN BECAUSE SADLY, MY LITTLE GIFT SHOP IS CLOSED. ITS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR ME TO COME TO TERMS WITH THAT PARTICULAR FAILURE. IT'S HARD EVEN NOW AND IT HAS BEEN 18 MONTHS SINCE WE HAD TO PACK EVERYTHING UP AND CART IT OFF TO STORAGE. I THOUGHT MY HEART MIGHT JUST BUST BUT I DID EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF TO GENERATE BUSINESS SO WE COULD EARN A LIVING OR AT LEAST PAY THE RENT BUT SOMETIMES YOUR BEST ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH. ITS A HARD LESSON. TRUTHFULLY IT SUCKS! I DID A POST A LONG TIME AGO ABOUT WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU MAKE MARGARITA'S! BUT GUESS WHAT? TEQUILA COST MONEY SO I HAD TO GO BACK TO WORK!

THAT'S WHERE I HAVE BEEN BLESSED. IN A TIME WEAR MANY FOLKS CAN'T FIND A JOB, OR IF THEY CAN IT'S NOT IN THEIR PROFESSION. THEY HAVE TO TAKE WHATEVER JOB THEY COULD FIND ANYWHERE FOR ANY PAY. I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF BEING ABLE TO RETURN TO EXACTLY WHERE I WAS BEFORE I WENT ON MY LITTLE ADVENTURE WITH MY TWO YEAR OLD CO-PILOT. MY OLD BOSS WAS MORE THAN WILLING TO TAKE ME BACK AND FOR THAT I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL.

SO AS LIFE CONTINUES TO GO ON AND ON, AND AS MY WOUNDED FEELINGS HEAL, I WILL REBOUND. I ALWAYS DO! BEING A SAD SALLY IS NOT MY STYLE! SO LOOK OUT BLOGGERS I'M WRITING AGAIN. I HOPE SOME OF MY PASSERS BY WILL COME BACK TO SEE ME AGAIN AND NEW FOLKS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. I GUESS I NEED TO PICK A NEW TITLE NOW THAT WE ARE NO LONGER A GIFT SHOP. I'LL HAVE TO GIVE THAT SOME THOUGHT AND AS ALWAYS COMMENTS ARE WELCOME!

YA'LL HANG IN THERE,
YVONNE