Minor Update

             Well readers, I know it has been a very long time since I have posted. There are a few reasons for this actually. The first is that most of my posts are about my weekly picture game. We have temporarily stepped back from the game until the end of the year. In all the chaos of the holidays and everything that happens this time of year, we have decided to take a moratorium until the new year. A few people had stopped posting and even more had stopped voting. So we decided it was time for a break and we would attack it with fresh ideas in a fresh year. People always say the new year is a time of new beginnings, so we will apply that concept to our game. Also, I happen to work at an ice skating rink so the Christmas season is our busiest time of year. Thus, on top of typical holiday craziness, I am also super busy at work. Then there is, of course, that holiday craziness itself. I have been so busy with shopping, and making holiday plans since I don't live in the same state as my family anymore, and making cookies, and running my normal life on top of it. So my posts have been few and far between because of my hectic schedule. There is also one other, rather large, reason I have not posted. At the beginning of the month, there was a death in my immediate family. I know that a blog is a great place to get out all of one's thoughts and feelings about important things but it just wasn't possible. I am not sure what I want to sure with other people just yet, and I am also not ready to write it all down. I can tell any of you that may be worried that I am fine and dealing with things as best as I can. It's a weird situation for me so I am just trying to find my way. So for now, I am also going to continue my sabbatical from the blog. I ask that you not desert me, but be patient. I will be back, I promise. I just don't know when. More than likely, I will resume posting after the holidays. So in the mean time, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I can't wait to start fresh in 2013. Hopefully I'll see you then.