Hi Everyone,

I want to acknowledge the birthday wishes I received back on the 
fourteenth of August and afterward. I was having too much of a pity 
party to do anything special until Reeva got me to watch my birthday 
present, which is a DVD of Jeannette Oakes' books entitled "Love's 
Abiding Joy". It's a sweet little DVD, and I really appreciate the 
fact that Reeva got it for me. I had no idea that she got it for me 
back in June from Christian Book Distributors and managed to keep the 
surprise all those months. She was having a deuce of a time getting 
me to watch it. Oh, silly me! I just thought she wanted to get my 
mind off my pity party! I had no idea she was giving it to me! Oh, 
silly me! Oh, silly me! Sometimes that Rapid-Cycling Bipolar can be a 
real doozy.

My machine is still down but my friend told me I can use it and then 
shut it down when I'm not using it. I'm such a chicken that I'm 
afraid to try it. But I think I will. I'll get back off of no-mail 
status when I'm sure my confuser, uhm, computer, is working again. 
I've missed you all dreadfully!


IN HIS MATCHLESS NAME,

Mari, the Purple One