Thanks for the welcome, y'all!

Dotsie: More details later, but my China days were job-related. I used to work in international adoption. And I can't wait for that empowering association. I sure could use it after the roller coaster my life has been the last few years.

Chick: My part-time writing is a travel column for a magazine. I also do a lot of boring business writing like staff handbooks, OSHA compliance explanations, etc. Had a book published a couple years ago (VERY small targeted market, but at least it was a sellout!) Oh, and I was born in Canada--Newfoundland to be exact. Sure seems like a lot of folks don't even know that "the Rock" is a Canadian province...too often a source of irritation for me [Roll Eyes]

Vicki/Terri: I'm west coast too! Where are you? I'm sure the info is on the site, or on your personal sites, but I haven't had time to read much more yet.

Again, thanks for the welcome. I'm going to enjoy reading through the rest of this site--just a soon as I can string together more than five minutes of uninterrupted time!!!