Hon, thanks for saying anything at all! I am touched you are looking forward to it. Me, I dread reading stories sometimes because I am mentally so tired at times. I am not expecting anyone to read it, especially after browsing the SS site. *g* Only I could have left it until 22nd December to explore the SS stories, but that's what I did! Some of them are so good it's astonishing.

I certainly wasn't expecting people would have time to read this one any time soon during the holiday, such a busy time for most people and the thing is just looong.

Been told tonight I could learn to write a short story - maybe next time, I wonder? I tried this time, but obviously not hard enough :|