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How did I miss commenting on this? You pumped up the heat here but being your editor I knew how hot you got it.

It was the perfect little house for me. The old home looked like it had been snatched right out a Currier and Ives print with the ornate woodwork that surrounded the porch on the front of the house. That is what sold me on the house in the first place; I’d always wanted a porch. The realtor seemed surprised I was willing to put an offer on it, but for me it was the perfect home. While the house had originally been built in the late 1800s, it had been completely updated inside ju

Gee my name seems to have undergone a few changes. Waynadooles? Wayniepooo? LOL. Oh well. Thanks for the wishes one and all. I appreciate it.

Okay, I have a few things on my plate but I finally read the rest of your story. I seen people worried about the rape and what that would mean. I believe you handled everything in delicate way and let it still be believable. Clay finally has someone he can trust with his heart in Ogre and still has Eric as his brother/father figure. This was a great read and I am glad to have had the pleasure of exploring the world you created for us. I look forward to more of your ramblings in the future.

Don't let Mark kid you. He can write. Over time his abilities have sharpened but the raw talent is all his. Enjoy.

It really wasn't a trio Trebs. I mean you had KC, Mark, Jo Ann, and Cassie. *sigh* My poor prompts will never be the same. Who knew such innocent little things could be so corrupted.

Thanks guys. With one parent who was a diabetic and the other with gout, I just didn't feel like taking a chance when the pain began. Been doing the exercises he wants me to do, three times a day. He is talking inserts but as he said he has to wait for the swelling to go down because if he used them immediately I would be in more pain. He has already said my pain tolerance level is too high as it is.

I've said it before, but I'll remind you again. If you need ANYTHING call me. I can listen with the best of them.

Holidays are here so naturally I was waiting for the other shoe to fall. And it did, right on my foot. I was having issues with my foot just before Black Friday. However with the massive hours I worked last weekend and the beginning of this week my foot swelled and it was hard to walk on. I finally got an appointment with the foot doctor. I was hoping for a planters wart but that isn't what I got. I have one heel spur on the back of my foot, another on the base of my foot and something called planter's fascia which is basically a problem with the muscle that runs from the base of the foot to the toes. Lucky me. I got a shot today, exercises to do, told not to work any more marathon hours, and to be back in his office in two weeks. He hopes to correct it with the exercises and a shoe insert. However if that doesn't work I might need surgery. Dad has his eye surgery on the 13th of December. I got all the Christmas Cards out. Packing up the gifts I have to send. I have a few to get done. I mean I have to get ones out to England, Germany, South Africa and a few to friends here in the states, plus my brother, and Godson. The only one I haven't even considered yet is my father. Great son, I know. Oh well, the stuff I took just kicked in so I hope to be able to sleep. Final comment before I forget, a dear friend has had some major set backs. Considering she is one of my normal team, that leaves me a bit short on help. If anyone can lend a hand see my post on the Forum. For those wondering who I am talking about see Renee Stevens' blog.

Happy Belated Birthday. Hope you had a good one.

Sorry I am late with this. Hope your birthday was a great one.

Hmm. Just being gay seems to be enough for me. I have posted stories on GA where there isn't a gay character. However, I have also gotten comments from the readers, not the staff that this was a gay site so where was the gay character? I post at both sites and some things are only on one or the other site. I did however really enjoy the interview.

Glad to draw some attention to you Jack. I really enjoyed your tale. Hopefully others will as well.

Hi All, Been busy as hell lately with work. So much time spent doing things to keep busy. Funny we are entering into what should be one of the happiest times of the year but not sure I how I feel about it. I'm not happy and not sad. I'm just sort of blah about everything. I have finished 95% of my Christmas shopping already but still can't get myself into the mood. Working retail at the return desk isn't helping matters much. Forgive me if I ramble here a bit. I have worked 36 hours in three days. Yeah I am a bit shot. Things I usually stay on top of are slipping away from me and to be honest I'm not sure I care. Apathy. That is what I am feeling in a nut shell. Not happy, not sad, just sort of numb to it all. Funny part is I am writing out cards and trying to smile but not sure it is working. Sorry gang. Just needed an outlet. I think the strain of caring for someone who is about to go into the hospital again for surgery, being alone, and just trying to keep my own sanity is getting to me. However I push on even if I am not sure why at the moment. Guess I am just too stubborn.

Wow work too much and this is what I come back to? Alright lady and gentlemen, the prompts have finally been put up. I do apologize for getting them up late but um, please feel free to copy them right into place. mutters to himself about what other things these group is going to do to his prompts.

Mark and Jo Ann, If I had known I could have told you. The coding in the US doesn't really work anywhere else in the world. Pain but the truth.

Happy Birthday Mikie. May all your dreams come true.

I'm sorry things are going nuts for you. This is the time of the year that most people lose their minds. Sorry to hear things are so off. I know this is your holiday season. Hoping it gets better for you.

Y_B - Ewww. And not that type of store, I do electronics. lol KC - Sounds like you should have fun. They already rewrote the schedule for next week. I had Wednesday and Thursday off which was great with me cooking dinner but now I'm off Tuesday and closing Wednesday. So not happy, but I will survive. Tet - I ran a restaurant before this so the holidays are just something to survive lately. I suppose if I wasn't single it might not be so bad.

So 40 makes you over the hill? Damn where is my wheelchair, cane, and nurse? I want a cute nurse who can give me sponge baths then.

It is that time of the year again. The time I use to love, but over time has become nothing more than overtime and craziness. I guess that is what happens when you work retail. Of course it doesn't help to work retail at the return desk either. So as everyone gears up for Thanksgiving and black Friday, I prepare for the lines, the yelling, and being told once again I have ruined some family's Christmas or Hanukkah because I personally don't want to get the item from where I am hiding it in the back because they know it isn't sold out, won't return the item they bought last year so they can replace it with this year's model, or am a lazy bastard who won't order them what they want and get it for them at half price because they are such a great customer. Happy Holidays. After all it is only a thirteen hour shift for Black Friday. I guess I shouldn't complain. At least I don't work for one of the retailers who feel they should open at 8pm on Thanksgiving evening so their employees have to be there by 6pm. Good bye holiday. Hello retail hell. I wish I could say that is all a joke but I hear that year after year and wonder if the Grinch stole more than just Christmas, like maybe some of their minds. Turning this focus off the wild ride I am about to embark on once again and onto how I am planning to stay sane this year I have had to make some decisions. 1) There will be no Christmas cards this year. That doesn't mean I am not sending Christmas greetings out. What it does mean is with my ever growing list of friends and family I can't afford to send close to sixty cards out all over the world. I can do it if I send postcards so that is what I am doing instead. Face it thirty five cents I can afford rather than a dollar ten or more for some cards I mail. Besides I have Christmas packages to get out too and I have to cut somewhere. 2) Holiday shopping - other than three people who I haven't had time to get out for my shopping for Christmas is done. Yes I don't wait for the holidays otherwise i would be screwed. I was never a fan of hitting the malls at holiday time and working retail just has me feeling sympathy for those who are stuck in that special type of hell. 3) Holiday Baking - Anyone who knows me at all knows this is my way to relax. I love to cook and to bake. So I managed to make sure I have two days off in December together in the early part of the month so I can do mine. Remember, the holidays are almost here. Plan for them. Don't let yourself panic about what you spend or how things go. If you want to enjoy them, then do. I am making sure I have time to see the people special to me. The biggest gift I might give to both them and me is time. Time to see them, time to relax with them, and time to just renew the bonds that make people special to me. Whatever you might celebrate, enjoy. Happy Holidays all.

Happy Birthday KC Another year, another wish Another chance for happiness Another dream, another smile Another way to make life worthwhile All this and more I send To a very dear friend. Hope your day is a wonderful one, KC.

I have a tendency to happy endings. Tad was one that came all in one sitting.

I am glad you enjoyed it. This is one of the few pieces that wasn't as shined as normal. I didn't have a computer so it didn't get normal going over by my team that it would. Hopefully you will find other stories I have written better written.

Even when things seem to be perfect expect the unexpected. I am mean that way.