There have been nothing but crickets on this blog for a long time. So long, I wonder if anyone still has me in their feed readers. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I thought about blogging again. Even after closing down The Open Window, the urge to write and share pieces of Slugger's and my life was still there. I missed all of you. I missed how easy it was to share thoughts with my Internet peers that I might not have even shared with my own mother.

Now I have a chance to keep a daily online journal that will help my little family tremendously. As they are for many people, things have been tough financially. I lost my two biggest clients this summer and I'm struggling. So, in the hopes that some Open Window friends are still out there, please vote for me. And please spread the word. (Please, please, please spread the word.) If I can secure enough votes and win this contest, you'll be able to get a daily glimpse into my life (and Slugger's too, of course).

Good Mood Gig from SAM-e