Guest Author - Lynn McMonigal

Good morning, all!!!

First of all, please allow me to apologize for not updating this site as often as I should. There are a lot of things going on right now that keep me from being at the computer as much as I would like.

The biggest hassle is that my laptop is down. I have to use myy husband's desktop, when he is not doing school work. We are working to get that fixed, as the second thing keeping me from working as much as I'd like will require that I have that laptop working or I will be going crazy in no time!!

I am currently 30 weeks into my fourth pregnancy. I have two beautiful sons, and I miscarried a third child 2 years ago. This baby is also a boy, and appears strong and healthy. However, I am having alot of health concerns. My doctor is talking about putting me on bedrest for the duration of the pregnancy. I will know how that is going to work out on March 6. Wihtout working, I will have so little contact witht he putside world that I will need that computer jsut to know that there is still life outside my front door!

I have been watching the soaps daily, and taping them in case I fall asleep (those who have been pregnant before will understand that even witht he best of intentions, it's not always possible to ward off sleep at this stage!). During each show, I've been jotting down notes and random thoughts. I even have a couple of articles int he works about some beloved cast memebrs who have recently left the ABC airwaves. A very good friend has agreed to type those up for me, so that I am able to spend as little time at the computer as necesarry, while still filling my obligations here. Thank you for bearing with me while I am getting adjusted to everything in my life.

On a different note, I heard that NBC's PASSIONS has been cancelled. I was thrilled to hear it!!! My all-time favorite daytime soap is ANOTHER WORLD. It was cancelled to make room for PASSIONS, which is a show that has never made much sense to me. The one good thing about PASSIONS is that when it went on the air, I allowed myself to spend time watching the ABC shows. Wouldn't have gotten hooked on AMC and OLTL had ANOTHER WORLD staye dont he air!