Please forgive me for doing a semi-generic post on all of my blogs.  Nothing's changed in the last ten minutes, so I might as well repost.  :P

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Again, I feel like I must apologize for my inactivity. It seems that my illness is finally really coming in and thwapping me good. I had emergency surgery on Friday of last week to try to remove what was supposed to be a baseball sized tumor from my uterus -- only to find that the bugger had grown tremendously and sprouted or something to be the size of a full-term baby. So the doctors repaired what they could, fixed some broken organs and have planned to do a massive hysterectomy removing everything including the cervix, ovaries and lymph nodes just as soon as I get back from visiting family in the US. It seems that this surgery will be pretty major and due to the size of the tumor must be taken out through the stomach and could take six months or more to heal -- and that doesn't even include the cancer, just the basic surgery.

Needless to say, I've been feeling pretty down and stressed. I try to stay chipper -- but it's not always easy. I continue to work and create -- but right now I'm playing with jewelry and seed beads. I'm really thinking of doing some fairly big projects like a beaded doll... anything to take my mind off of the illness.

I have a hard time keeping up with everything around me these days, but I'm sure you understand. I do stay on top of things and check email, send out orders, take commissions -- but I may not be good at responding to chit-chat. It's probably for the best -- anytime I just try to "chit-chat", I somehow start talking about my medical issues, my anger at various doctors for letting it get this bad, etc. -- or I make awful jokes that no one else laughs at but me. (Such as how I am planning on delivering a healthy, bouncing baby tumor in June.)

I'm excited to make so many new and talented friends here -- and I truly hope that what seems like a disinterest in you or your work doesn't put you off. I've been roaming the net, looking at all of your incredible work and bookmarking sites. It's a real pleasure to share my ups and downs with you right alongside my creations... just don't let me bum you out in the process. :)

...and I want to quickly make a "shout out" (geez I giggle everytime I hear that) to my bestest bud Kerry (www.theworldoffairy.com).  She's just flat out, without a doubt, the greatest and frankly I don't know what I would do without her friendship -- especially these days.  It took no time at all for her to take up permanent residence in ma' heart and I just have to thank her publically for her love and support...  and to her hubz for putting up with me running off with her and showing her all sorts of cool doo-dads for her art that cost him money.  *laughing*

Take it easy folks and if you see me around, make sure to wave!