Well, as far as the cutting up goes, that wasn't so bad. Whew! Oh, but wait...Mr. Dean hasn't sliced away at it yet. ~sighs~

Rhabbi, thank you for the input. So nice of you to take the time.

Mr. Mad, if you expect me to make it purrrfect, please don't distract me with promises of spankings. Makes it hard for a girl to focus. That said, I didn't find one bit of your critique discouraging. Quite the opposite, actually. What I gleaned from your thoughtful comments is that I have something to work with, not something to scrap because it's just trash to toss. I will take your ideas and will be able to improve my work. Nothing about that is discouraging. My sincere appreciation (along with a full-on body-to-body hug).

Ms. Ruby, I knew that active/passive thing would come back to haunt me. Who knew that would be such a bitch to deal with?? Oh yeah, you did. This assignment was indeed a challenge and I thank you for pushing me out of my comfort zone. I very much appreciate your time in this. I'll get to the re-write ASAP.

Back to the cutting-board...

tessa