Songbird...you got it sweetie. And may I add my thanks?

Dianne, good question. You'll get a kick out of this, but being a Capricorn, I've always looked at everything from a business standpoint.

"You want me to go to school? Every blessed day? Will you pay me?" I'll admit that Mother and Daddy didn't fall for it, but it was worth a try.

So... given that, I'm going to do something I don't normally do. I'm going to set aside the humor for a sec and briefly describe how it became my passion.

My Daddy, as some of you know, had a disease called Lewy-Body Dimentia. I was one of the primary caregivers. At the same time he was diagnosed, he was also told he had prostrate cancer and needed surgery. Along that same time, my Mother was told she had breast cancer. Talk about a full plate. I was going crazy trying to care for Daddy, Mother, and hold down a full-time job. One night I was near the edge. And I ain't talkin' bout the chair either.

I got down on my knees and said, "Lord, I'm trying. I really am. But I need something to focus on that doesn't have anything to do with sickness or death."

Short version, HE in his wisdom started me writing. When I found out they actually PAY you for this stuff, I was captured. Okay, that's a lie. When I found out that I can make someone's life a tad better... that my friend, was when I became passionate.

as my bud Paul says, ... and now you know the rest of the story.

JJ