Hello everyone. Just wanted to post a loooong overdue note to say that I've been distracted away from WA for the last two months for various reasons. Mostly good reasons. Some, well, let's not talk about it :) The good reasons include being away from home for 6 weeks as I escaped the polar vortex of central Canada and vacationed in sunny Florida. However the internet connection where I stayed was very poor. If I stood up in the far corner of the lanai and pointed my laptop at a far away, unlock

... in the days or the week to accomplish everything that needs to get done. But this week, thanks to many of you, I made great progress in plowing through the lessons and getting my first site up and running. Much more to do, but I can see the light (visitors? buyers?) at the end of the tunnel. Many of you have helped greatly, even though you don't know it, through your blogs, live chat, responses to questions from others, and stuff on your own websites that I have viewed. In particular I was

OK, so here I am writing my first WA blog entry after 45+ days of becoming a member. Why has it taken so long? Which excuse would you like me to use? Although I joined on December 1st, I was not allowed to "use it" until the 25th. Reason? I had been talking to my family about WA and they decided to contribute to the annual membership, but only if I didn't do anything with it until after I received it as a Christmas gift. And then the busy season came and ..... more excuses. I cheated a bit, but