Life is as jolly as it is dumpy.  You're up and then you're down.  Sometimes you find yourself going round and round until you just have to throw your arms up in the mucky air and wait for it to clear.

These past couple of months have been on the dumpy side for me in many ways.  My allergies have been making me wish I could leave my body.  All of our businesses have been taking a nosedive.  Anything I work on to try and help our businesses ends up being a huge obstacle course.  Hay-fever has kept me indoors more than I'd prefer.  Running was completely out of the question for a long time.  Our fantastic neighbors (and friends) are moving.  I've been having horrid sales on my handmade goodies.  I can't afford anything, and I totally gave Q-Bear a black eye...