Very special thanks to James who managed to fix my stinky photo editing.

Now I just need to get his fixed pics uploaded and in here...
Natascha - Yeah, there's only two people right now. They had intended to fill it with kids and adopted/foster kids and Sam does still do good with it, but we'll get to that later. Hope you have a good trip!
Sarah - Not sure which it is but am very flattered. They will talk eventually, promise. Impending doom? Hmm... that's what I was just writing... but that's in the sequel

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Karen - ditto the yay!
Lara -

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Sara - Ah the email... We'll find out what was in it before too long.
JD - Threaten? What threaten? /looks around/
James - we haven't seen the end of Mindy but it may be a while before she pops back up - at least visibly.
Lisa - there's something as yet unseen going on there. More about whether she'll have access to the house later...
Patrick [am I finally getting your name in here? Not sure why its taken me how long to figure it out?] - you're evil. Much eviler than me. Maybe. Different evil? Ah I guess we'll have to wait and see... but you are evil...
Ann - Don't listen to him.

Mindy's a good actress is my opinion. Wasn't Lois the only one that suspected her of running Intergang? Clark didn't? I know that's how it's often written, but I haven't watched past the 'tinkerbell cut' in ages - like years and years. And LOL at your friend's house. I'm kind of like that though probably not that bad. Again, we'll have to wait and see what else happened that we don't necessarily know about yet.
Elisabeth - LOL! I'm not sure I'm that devious either. Different devious maybe... This Sam isn't Sam from the show, obviously. Even after Ellen's death, no womanizing. I don't know that this has ever been mentioned, but I see Mindy as the first female in his life beyond a casual date or two - if that. Maybe the loneliness and empty nest syndrome got to him is part of it. And Mindy does put on a good show...
Sonia - /looks around for moat digger - maybe that'll help keep Navance away/ See what I said above about Mindy's return. Ah the email... we'll see... Think it's in 57 or 58. 57 would be tomorrow, 58 would be Saturday

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Michael - Um... not editing. Writing. I could tell you how many chapters I have written [or planned] but I'm afraid it would scare everyone off. Though if I have enough buffer to get through Nov, then it's at least 73. That said, according to Jojo's handy dandy calculator excel dohickey, I'm 65% done with Nano [32K+ words] and on track to be done on 11/18 [yeah, right, don't see that happening - though a couple more days like today would do it] and then I'll get back to writing this and hopefully finish it/post it this year. Then finish Unanswered Prayers. And LOL! at the nanny thing. She is an early childhood major...
Terry - exactly on the Mindy thing. Ditto Elisabeth again.
Amy - good to see you! He really does but who is the question. We'll have to see... they both realize they'll be connected by the baby after the divorce [though to be honest, I don't remember how much of that realization has been visible in the story - I know they know it and I know it's more obvious later but... and my head hurts so I may be forgetting

]. As for him dealing with it...
Oh, look at that... time to put kids in bed...
Carol