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Hi! How are you all?!? First of all, I want to thank everyone who contacted me off the board...it means more than I can say! Second of all, I am sincerely sorry for my absence! I am a huge supporter of keeping this board alive and I know it seems like I abandoned it! Life has been CRAZY! Since the New Year, my work schedule has become nightmarishly hectic. I am talking 14-hour days. I have been getting up at the crack of dawn, taking care of my son and dropping him off at school, going to work (not taking lunch or, even on some days, getting up to use the bathroom!). Then I pick up my son, feed him dinner and continue to work from home. This has only JUST calmed down but it will pick up again at the end of this week...and continue through the middle of April. Normally when I am unable to come to the board at work, I try to pop in from time to time at home. This was just not possible with my work schedule. Plus, I was having many wireless connection problems. We just replaced the router (finally) last night and I did not lose my connection once during the evening! Yay! Anyhow...I am going to force myself to post as much as I can. And, when I say "force" I don't mean that it is a hardship posting...it just means that it is SO important to me to do so that I will make a huge effort. I don't want to lose you all from my life. Each and every one of you is worth the effort! So...all you lurkers...come out and play again! Thank you so much to everyone who has continued to post regularly. I have not been able to read the posts...but I checked in today and you guys have done a great job not letting our little home die. All my love and big, big hugs... Jersey Mom

Hey Jersey Mom, Sorry to hear you're so swamped in work all work and no play is no fun at all! It's good to see you on the board again. Hugs, Anna

Jersey~ I know what you mean about work - I am doing so many things in the other duties as assigned category that I barely have time to do the main parts of my job and surfing OH is one of them - ha!ha! Have a great day everyone! Rhonda

Hi there Jersey, Sorry to hear that your work load has been crazy busy. I know the feeling. I work a 12 hour day and most days it turns into a 13+ day. The great thing about my schedule is I work a 2-2-3 schedule. That means that I will work Tues, Wed, off Thurs & Fri. Then I Sat, Sun & Mon and I am off Tues & Wed of the next week. I am off a 3 days every other weekend, but the down fall is that I work a 3 days every other weekend. I work 7am to 7pm 4 weeks and then I switch to 7pm to 7am for 4 weeks. It averages out to be about 14 days a month worked. I just got done working my 3 day weekend graveyard shift and I feel like a zombie! I work in a brewery, and yes... I have to drink (taste) the product occasionally. Not to bad of a job, if you like the taste of beer at 5am in the morning Have a great week! cath

Jersey glad to see you back in action and to tell you that I missed you. I too have been very busy and have not had time for the computer. I miss oh although I have been checking it but have not had time to post much. I am loving school and getting ready to go to the dominican with my kids and mother in law so I have also been tanning. Hopefully soon I can spend much more time here. I want you to know I always think of you and a few others around here tool Hugs....Chris

Dear JM... I am so happy that you have returned... I know that all of us are taking our own paths. With time it will be harder and harder to invest time with us. But I think it's part of the process. We had done all this process and we had payed its price to become healthier and with more weapons to face life. I hope that your kid is well and that your life eventhough busy is good to you and your family. My deepest respect my friend for you... Alejandro from Guadalajara Mexico