Then I went silent. Sorry about that.
When I finally got home, I found that, as expected, my internet connection had been turned off several weeks before. I haven't submitted any pictures since August because my ailing, aging laptop simply doesn't have the spare HDD space to handle the additional photos I still need to copy from my camera.
Earlier in August, I wrote a journal about how my mother was dying of cancer.
Well, she finally lost that battle on Sept 27th. 
After months of daily trips to the library to use their free wifi
to search for jobs and occasionally check in here, I have received my portion ( I have 2 sisters, too ) of the inheritance from Mother's estate. I have the spare money I need to do things that need to be done. I can now afford to replace the timing belt in my car (123K miles when it should be done every 60K) as well as get that leaky exhaust pipe replaced. I also now have the funds to order a new computer. 
It should ship on Jan 5th. 
Expect more from me soon.
