Here's a picture of Izzy all ready for the ball. I hope this can tide you over for another week. I so desperately want to work on this story, but recent health issues have sapped even more of my energy. Do you ever feel like absolutely everything decides to hit at once? Have you felt that way all year? Yeah, me, too. But! Good news! I'm making progress on resolving the recent health issue and hopefully in about a month it will never be a problem again.

Thank you so much for your patience with me. I really appreciate all of you.