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Interrupted Journeys: Part 3 Journeys Begin by elliska	110 Review(s)
daw the minstrel	Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 3/20/2005
At last I have time to read this chapter! And I really enjoyed all three interesting sections, but my favorite was the part in Dale. I was intrigued by the suggestion that Elves were conspiring with the Easterlings. I hadn't anticipated that at all. It was a nicely tense trial too. I wasn't sure how things were going to come out. The glimpse into history was also intriguing although I still can't quite see what Marti's beef in all this is. She must have been drawn into things somehow. And bring on the elfling. I'm worried about the queen. In the opening of this story, as I recall, we see Legolas but no Nana. I should go back and look. Author Reply: Hi Daw. I hope you enjoyed your conference. :) The trial here was educational for me to write because I know nothing about that aspect of life either in modern times or early modern times. So I learned some stuff looking at early modern sources of info on legal proceedings (some of what I learned I am trying very hard to forget:) I'm definitely glad to live now and not in Medieval England). I had cut that part because this chap is so long and had other things in it but I did a little rearranging when FP mentioned she would like to see more of what happened in Dale. I'm glad she suggested that because it made the story better. I'm glad you didn't see the Eaterling/Elves thing coming. Surprise is good. But that will get a little more attention as time goes on. As for Marti, you're not supposed to see what she is about yet. :) You have only the most fundamental bit of info now. More pieces are dribbled out along the way (this chapter is actually the biggest chunk of info in one place in the entire series). By the time Legolas comes of age you have all the info, but only someone who really wants to sit down and think it out will put it together and I don't really think anyone would do that. Marti remains an annoying mystery until the War of the Ring and then everything is laid out for you. Even then she doesn't go away though. But this chap has the last glimpse into the past, Thranduil's or Marti's, that I wrote intending to include in this story. I toyed for a while last night with the idea of adding a few more but I think my beta talked me out of that this morning. Yes, the elflings. That is what my beta and I are debating right now. What stays and what goes for the rest of the chapters. And I am finding myself as anxious as she is for once to get to the elflings. :) You are correct that Nana is not in the opening chapter. Thanks for the reviews Daw. I really love them.

Bodkin	Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 3/19/2005
Very interesting!! All the stuff about the raven-haired cousin of Celebrimbor - and her attitude towards the Sindar. I wonder how she comes into it!!! (I sometimes feel that Galadriel must have been tempted to bang her head on the wall when dealing with this lot - Celebrimbor must have driven her nearly as insane as Oropher. Good thing that Celeborn was proficient at keeping his temper. Maybe a mountain range between all parties was a Good Thing.) And everybody is jumping up and down with glee at the prospect of a little Thranduilion. (Or they don't seem decided yet as to whether it might be a little Thranduiliel. I have foresight. It'll be a son.) It must be odd to know from the moment of conception - plus make the pregnancy seem really really long. Though I suppose that's relative and, if you are several thousands years old, a year won't be too bad. The scene with Fengel was very good - worrying that the steward was suspicious, and the traitors put up a pretty good fight. I'm glad Fengel had the sense to look for corroborative evidence that backed up the accusations of treachery. It would have been quite easy to convince a lot of people that the villagers were being set up by the outsiders. Sensible of Hallion to want to get information from them about Easterners going in and out of the forest. (I'd look for the involvement of a dark-haired elleth who is rather generous with her donations to village events, if I were you.) I'm glad you're feeling better and are back to providing more intrigue. Hope you continue to improve rapidly. Author Reply: Yes, there is really quite a bit about our long necked waterfowl of sable plumage here--some more obvious, some less obvious. But there is still a great amount to learn. Her attitude towards the Sindar is pretty obvious at this point but being who she is (and I see her as a cousin from Celebrimbor's mother's side in the interest of not adding on to canon family trees to awkwardly) only accounts for part of her motive to hate the House of Oropher. More on that is indeed still to come. I do love Galadriel. A good deal of backstory here comes from the Second Age and Ost-in-Edhil. I loved reading all that when I was researching who our Black Swan could be. I wish Tolkien had written more on it. And yes, I can actually picture Galadriel and Celeborn banging heads (although maybe not their own) on walls when having to deal with Celebrimbors and Orophers. :) I agree that a mountain range--a nice impassable one--was definitely a Good Thing! Ahh foresight--that gift you have must account for why you write Galadriel so well. You share a common trait. :) Yes, I think we do have a son on the way. And I agree that the Elves would know very early on if not immediately the gender of their child. Surely they would be that in tune with it. That would be fascinating. But still, a year of pregnancy seems very long to me. :) I will just pretend that elves would be so wrapped up in it that they would enjoy it. Ugh! I'm glad you liked the scene with Fengel. I wanted it to not seem cut and dry. I aggree that a lot of Men would have been more likely to believe their own kind over the word of an outsider Elf who admitted to going into Mannish territory and killing people. I think there was potential for serious trouble there. Fengel however, seems to have a liking for Elves and enough sense to look for evidence because he still has to deliver justice. But he definitely had a presumption of guilt from the begining. The Northmen just escaped slavery under the Easterlings. He probably remembers those dark times though he would have been very young. But he is definitely very suspicious of them. And canon tells us that's a healthy fear because in 4 more years they are going to launch an all out attack against Rhovanion and Gondor. But you are right that Hallion is wise to be concerned as well and I think you are demonstrating that power of foresight again when it comes to looking for the involvement of dark-haired ellyth. :) Thank you for the well wishing and the review. I'm very glad people do not seem to have been too put off by the 3 week hiatus. And I just love the reviews on this site. :)

The Karenator	Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 3/19/2005
What a powerful chapter, Elliska. So much good stuff happened. A baby is on the way and the realm rejoices. The king is smug and the queen is 'motherly'. I imagine this baby was big news since the king had been so reluctant to bring a child into the shadow-draped world. And it took all night to conceive this child? I'm surprise that the king and queen made breakfast at all! The trial was great. What a good job you did. The news about Easterlings being seen in the forest was not good news. I don't blame Hallion at all for wanting more information about this. I have sneaking suspicion that I know who the elves were that were meeting with the bad guys. The remembered scene was good. I loved seeing Oropher in action. He doesn't get much written time since he was long gone by the time the Ring War happened and we are introduced to Tolkien's characters. Celeborn and Galadriel were well done too. The air of animosity hung over the interactions between the Noldor and the Sinda so thickly that we could have cut it with a knife. And all this was from Marni's POV. Just great. It was Marni, right? The name change in the last scene sort of confused me. I don't know my Sindarin and Quenya very well. And the father/son talk. I loved it. Aradunnon is a pretty free-wheeling ada. Thranduil would have hit the ceiling. I was as shocked as Dolgailon that his parents were hanging out with the 'rough' crowd. There's always one party couple in every family. I hope you're doing better and can get back into the swing of things. I hate to be unsympathetic, but I want you get back on your posting schedule! Well, I do want you to feel better too. I'm looking forward to the next chapter. This is really heating up! Karen Author Reply: Hi Karen, Thanks for the review and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I think you are right that this announcement did surprise pretty much everyone since Thranduil's been saying 'no way' for so long. All night...a very fun night, I imagine but I agree with you--I doubt I would have bothered with breakfast, except I think Lindomiel wanted to tell everyone. :) I'm glad you liked the trial. I had fun researching how that type of thing goes. I didn't want it to sound like 'Law and Order' or an OJ transcript but I don't know wnything about law, so that was an education. I think your suspicions about the elves' connection to the Easterlings are probably correct. :) I like these memories in these stories too. I originally included them because I wanted to show how I saw a major event in Thranduil's childhood--the dwarves' attack on Menegroth and the death of his cousin/loss of his own innocence so that I could contrast that with some events in Legolas's life later on. And I had this last one to reveal a bit more about the "Black Swan," as she has been dubbed, and her connection to the House of Oropher. So, this was actually the last one that I originally wrote for this story except a very short one in the epilogue. But when I was editing this story before posting it and I started re-reading all this stuff (which was actually the first part I wrote--this series originally started here) I really got into the flashbacks so I wrote some more First and Second Age stuff about Oropher that is turning into another series. I am thinking about putting a few more of those scenes in here. Anyway...you can tell from that very long run on sentence why I have not been posting--I can understand that sentence; how 'bout you? :) I'm glad you liked the father/son talk. It's very different from yours but Thranduil and Aradunnon are very different. Thranduil will hit the ceiling in just a few stories when confronted with a similar discovery, so you are very correct! :) PS: Marti/Manarindë/Manadhien aka the Black Swan is supposed to be a bit confusing so you have nothing to worry about. But your Quenya/Sindarin is good enough for you to know that you are dealing with both languages and that is more than I would have gotten if I hadn't written this thing. I like playing with names. In this case, they all are the same name, the first two Quenyan and the last--the one she'll stick with for a while--is its Sindarin adaptation. And thanks for the well wishing. I was truly afraid that after a three week hiatus, most everyone would have forgotten this story so your encouragement in reviews has kept my spirits up. :)

French Pony	Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 3/18/2005
Hmmm. I sense the presence of a long-necked waterfowl of sable plumage. . . But in the meantime, mazel tov to Thranduil and Lindomiel! Of course, they get to pay for their nightlong romp by having to admit to what they were doing in front of their families. Especially Dieneryn. "G'morning, Mom. I spent the whole night schtupping Lindomiel. Did you sleep okay?" But it had the desired result, and the baby gifts just pour in. Lindomiel and Amoneth are going to have a great time being pregnant together. They'll be meeting all the time to compare notes and bellies. And the trial! I was hoping we'd get to see that. An intriguing setup, more continental than Anglo-American. There was definitely a presumption of guilt, which seems to have disturbed Dolgailon. He knew these guys were guilty, but all the same, he seemed put off by the hostility with which the court addressed the defendants. This says something very good about his character. Fengel is clearly not much for examination of witnesses, but he is indeed a great one for forensics. The defendant is convicted by witness testimony and physical evidence, though he isn't really given much of a chance to speak in his own defense in open court. The Dale justice system gets a B overall, I think. But I enjoyed reading the trial, and I'm glad you included it. Author Reply: Hi French Pony. You've done it to me again. :-) I think your senses are correct and that really made me laugh. Yes, the 'morning after' is always something of a Situation. :) There was actually a bit more teasing along those lines in that dialogue but it got cut as I looked for anything that I could remove from this super long chapter without taking out things that needed to be there. It may have been over the top anyway, but you made me giggle when you brought it up. And I do think Lindomiel and Amoneth will have fun being pregnant together. A year! Ugh! Glad I'm not an elf. That trial was actually written but cut (since this chapter is so long and there was some other stuff here that I moved to later chapters). But since you mentioned in another review that you'd like to see the results of the stuff in Dale, I fished it out of my 'cut' document and put it back rather than just summarizing it in dialogue. I'm glad you mentioned it because I like it better this way. I agree with everything you said there--Dolgailon is being especially careful because he's a little concerned and Fengel definitely wouldn't pass the USA bar exam. I had fun doing the trial scene because I know absolutely nothing about law (Anglo-American / continental / modern / early modern / whatever--I know nothing). So I looked into some legal stuff from some medieval Spanish sources that I have easy access to. Holy Cow! Was that a fascinating education! I decided the ME legal system was definitely not going to be quite that severe but I didn't want it to be modern USA either. So I looked at the few instances in canon that we get to see anyone pass judgment on anyone (there's quite a bit in the Silm, actually) and this is where I landed . :) I think a 'B' by modern standards was pretty generous of you :) but I also think the traitors did get enough of a chance to hang themselves--literally. Thanks so much for the reviews! I was really afraid that after three weeks, people would have forgotten this little story all together so it means a lot.

French Pony	Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/27/2005
Well, Thranduil's really decided to take his courage in his hand, to go ahead and Do The Deed after that discussion about warrior training. You gotta hand it to him -- he doesn't do things by halves. The Realm seems to be well and truly locked into their war of attrition now. From here on out, their strategy can only be to survive and delay, to push back with everything they've got and hope that, whenever the end comes, they'll be the ones still standing. And if the elflings have to go into the army, then the elflings will go into the army. But I wonder if the problem is as hard as they make it out to be. I don't understand why they need ten years of training before they can go and fight. The U.S. Army gives six weeks of basic training, and they're using guns. Surely the elflings, who already know how to shoot a bow and arrow and wield a blade, don't need ten years to train before they go out to battle. Give them maybe a year, then they can learn on the job, the way the Army does it. Start them with lighter postings when times are okay -- I can't really see Thranduil at this point shipping kids fresh out of basic to the front as was done in WWII or Vietnam, but I'll bet he could learn. I figured something like that had happened to Ninglor. Younger than Thranduil, he probably knew even less about how to use his weapon. Interesting that such an experience would make Thranduil unwilling to teach adolescents to use weapons -- had he and Ninglor been better trained, they might have fared slightly better. I also enjoyed the discussion about what it means to be Silvan and to love the forest. What Dolgailon isn't seeing is that there are many ways to love the forest, and he and Thranduil have different methods, but the same intensity. Thranduil came to the forest with a raw bleeding emotional wound, and he seems to have healed together with the forest so that it's part of him now. Author Reply: Hi French Pony! I think you are seeing that training exactly as Thranduil is. A sort of, 'What are we doing here? Get them trained and get them out there.' And that is exactly what modern armies do and have done for about 300 years. For that matter, that is how pre-gunpowder armies worked as far as the average soldier went. When there was a major offensive, they just pulled those poor fools out of the fields and if they were lucky someone handed them a weapon before they marched them towards the enemy. And Thranduil is right to a large extent--adults who have been hunting for thousands of years would not need much training to use that bow. Ten years is way too long. Dolgailon's looking at it from another point of view more centered around his generation--younger elves, barely of age, do not handle even their bows so skillfully yet. Especially under the pressure of battle--deer don't shoot back but orcs do and they are scary. And I doubt any of the Silvan elves handle swords particularly well since that is not a weapon they were known to have in abundance. I think Dolgailon is looking at the training from the point of view of a squire training for knighthood from his master--he is thinking of a more complete, overall training. There is more to being prepared for battle than knowing how to handle a hunting bow / understanding the basics of swordwork. There is having a grasp of self defense (hunting doesn't require that), tactics, command, etc...all the stuff he names. Kind of a 'the stuff you learn in fours years of ROTC vs the stuff you learn in six months of basic training.' And I figure elves live long enough that they have time to dedicate to training thoroughly. But I still think Dolgailon's plan is a little idealistic and needs to be cut back as Thranduil pointed out. In other words, I wanted to leave some room to show the compromise they reach later. It will be more than Basic Training but less than what Dolgailon wants. I've been through the equivilent of 'Basic training.' It's pretty basic all right when you are getting shot at the first time. I think elves have time to do better than that. :) I think it's interesting that you got the impression from that discussion that Mirkwood is truly deep in their slow defeat against Dol Guldur. I am not certain I intended to imply that but looking at the date here, I suppose they would be reaching that point. It is 1940. In 1975, Arnor falls, seemingly showing the rising strength of Sauron (of course, Angmar falls immediately too). In 1981, Khazad-dum releases the Balrog, Celeborn and Galadriel come to Lothlorien and things become even more dangerous in the neighborhood. I imagine things would be at their worst right before the Watchful Peace begins and that is only a little over 100 years off. So things are getting very heated I think. That is true. I like your comments about training children and the memory of Ninglor. In the original version of that dialogue, Engwe pointed that out to Thranduil when they were arguing about "You were trained as a child..." but I cut it because I just couldn't see either Engwe or Thranduil casually arguing that. But it does play a role in Thranduil's final decision on this training program and again later when he has to decide if he's going to permit Legolas to take this training. I also liked your comment about 'there are many ways to love the forest.' Exactly. Those two are arguing from completely different perspectives caused by their generation differences / life experiences. They are both right to some extent. But yes, Thranduil finally decided to do the Deed. Thank heavens for that. :) Thank you for the reviews, French Pony. :)

Bodkin	Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/27/2005
PS 'Aradunnon laughed ruefully. “It is true, Dolgailon,” he admitted. “They could sing some songs that would probably shock you but I suggest you ask for a private audience. Your daernaneth does not like those songs.” ' What a moment of horror for a sober son. What's worse - the male bonding of realising that your adar is the sort of elf about whom minstrels write scandalous songs? Or the filial horror of realising that your adar is the sort of elf about whom minstrels write scandalous songs? Author Reply: Big grin I'm glad you liked that. I had so much fun including that. It was a last minute add when I was re-reading before posting. Originally, they just kind of went out to the lawn. Then I remembered Thranduil saying to Lindomiel once that the minstrels sang songs about Aradunnon and it just went down hill from there. I had a moment of fun and decided to include it. So I am very pleased you liked it. :)

Bodkin	Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/27/2005
I love it when Dolgailon suddenly realises that the voice of dissent came from his own mouth! And then feels horror as he is obliged to confront the holy terror that is Thranduil in full flight. However - his intervention has probably done more to get his uncle to think than almost anybody else could. And Thranduil's cracked!!! He's broken!!!! He's had that one moment that, when allowed to hold sway, can never be changed! The infant is conceived!! Good thinking, Aran Thranduil. This is indeed the moment. Poor Engwe. To lose both Ormeril and Ninglor - it's no wonder he's not terribly fond of dwarves. (Although he shouldn't generalise. Doriath actually met its final end at the hands of elves - and most of them are all right, aren't they, Engwe?) And it's a pretty seminal moment for poor Thranduil, too. Maybe its memory will help him realise that a slower and very thorough training will actually do more to help elflings survive the threats of the forest - even if he would prefer to tuck them away safely to sing and dance in the woods. Excellent council. Great flashback. And joyous ending! Author Reply: Yes! I'm glad you liked poor Dolgailon's horror. :) I had fun with that whole scene. I enjoyed trying to imagine what it would be like to know someone as a beloved uncle, one you are fairly close to (a second father, of sorts), and then have to see that uncle in such a different light--a scary one. Poor Dolgailon. He really feels strongly about that training program but he's just not sure how the King's council works. I think he ended up handling it pretty well. :) I'm glad you liked that scene. My beta suggested cutting it pretty drastically but this is one I held out on and posted it my way. I think that turned out ok. And yes, Thranduil finally took the irrevocable step! I am sure Lindomiel is relieved. :) Poor Engwe, indeed. That is one of the things I intend to show here--the reason behind his crustiness, even if after all these years he should probably give it up a bit. I wrote this scene a long time ago trying to figure out who Thranduil was before I wrote the story as a whole. I thought if he was alive in Menegroth, he saw something--there is no way you could escape a fortress without seeing something. And I thought everyone there probably lost someone. So I had Thranduil lose a cousin. Then as Engwe took shape, I thought about how that must have affected him. Thus his deep seated hatred of dwarves. He definitely should not generalise but that is easier said than done for his personality. He does just lump all dwarves together. And, grin, I'm not sure Engwe would agree that most elves are alright, either. I don't think he loves the Noldor particularly for their part in the destruction of Doriath as you will also see. In fact, I'm not sure Engwe likes many things. Sad, really. This whole chapter is indeed a very seminal moment for Thranduil. He does things that will have a major impact. More things than just conceive a child. I'm so glad you liked this chapter. It is an important one and since I really ignored my beta's advice on it, I was worried about it. Thanks for the review!

Brazgirl	Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/26/2005
Ah Elliska! This end was so loving, so warming and so sweet! Wonderful! Thranduil's nephew is trully a nice guy... serious but nice. I like him! The military discussion was very interesting, especially when the king expressed himself against training the 'elflings'. I like people's differents pov in this! The whole family stuff was trully sweet. About the attack... wow that was very surprising. Even shocking! I didn't know Thranduil's cousin had died so young! I thought he had fallen with Oropher! But under those events... No wonder the king barely smiled. What a sad and shocking flashback. Thranduil's mother was very well detailed there... I could almost see her in front of me holding her son's wrists with strength... His love for Lindomiel is so beautiful! I just love that scene he held her and said how much he loves her! Thank you so much for your update! Author Reply: Yes, I love tender little moments for Thranduil and his wife too. Poor guy has been through a lot and he deserves them. :) And I really think he must have been a great husband and father who just fiercely loved his family. I'm glad you thought the discussion of the military training was ok. It was one of the scenes my beta was strongly in favor of cutting significantly because she thought it seemed disproportionately heavily weighted in this chapter (almost 1/3 of the whole chapter to a discussion). But on this one, I put my foot down for two reasons: I wanted time to show a little of Dolgailon's personality and that scene was it and also, though it looks like a trivial point here, that training program is going to motivate some major plot points about forty years in the future of this story so I need to lay some ground work with it starting here. So it stayed. And the attack on Menegroth--I'm glad it surprised and shocked you. I had implied in other chapters that Engwe's son and wife met a bad end but I'm glad it surprised you to see it here. You know how poor Thranduil felt seeing it. And Engwe. It would definitely leave an impression on them both. And I'm glad you said that about Dieneryn. I liked her in that scene too. I felt for her, desperately trying to keep Thranduil safe. That's why I had her strike down the dwarf's axe. Glad you liked it. Thank you so much for the reviews!

daw the minstrel	Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/26/2005
Your description of the fall of Mengroth was gripping, Elliska. I also like your characterizations of Thranduil's family, especially the nephew. Author Reply: I'm glad to hear the Menegroth scene was gripping. That particular memory will have significance a few times in this story as it goes along (I mean surely something like that would be a defining moment in your life if it happened to you and that is what this series is supposed to explore--Thranduil's defining moments). It was actually one of the first things I wrote when I was trying to decide what Thranduil was like and I decided he was probably alive for the various sacks of Menegroth. It's been re-written and stuck into a bunch of places but it finally ended up here for a number of reasons. Anyway, I'm glad it was gripping. That was definitely what I was going for. And I'm glad you like Dolgailon. He will have an important role and I want people to get to know him (thus the time to show who he is). Thanks for the review. Have fun with (or at least enjoy anticipating the completion of) your scholarly writing. Somehow I think doing that must seem really trying after writing so many fun pieces of fanfic. And thanks so much for the reviews. They mean a lot.

The Karenator	Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 2/20/2005
I'm sorry I've been so terrible about reviewing, but I look for updates of this story and faithfully read them. I have truly enjoyed it. You've done a wonderful job of creating a complex and interesting Mirkwood. The political intrigues you've created are unusually well done. You've woven them throughout the plot seamlessly. I like your characters. I've especially enjoyed seeing Thranduil's mother around. She's a tie back to Oropher and can give us a perspective that no one else can. And you keep the tension tight and now! we have some foul plan in motion to eliminate the queen. My guess is that the tapestry destroyer is back! Bad Elf! I'm looking forward to seeing what happens. I'll try to be a better reviewer, but you can be certain that I'm reading and enjoying this tale...and the ones before. Karen Author Reply: Hi Karen! Thanks so much for the review! I really appreciate the feedback. I read a lot of Medieval drama from Spain which is all largely political intrigue so I think that's why my stuff focuses on it so much. I mentioned in a few other times in review answers that I really wonder sometimes how much of the political stuff people can take so it is very helpful to hear opinions. :) My beta is very good for me because she is very different from me. She likes action and moves along very quickly (her teaching area is 20th century lit and film). I like character pieces and I like lots of little details and I'm a much slower mover (my teaching area was Medieval lit and culture). I need someone to move me along sometimes. But seeing how people are reacting in reviews helps us find a good balance when cutting/expanding portions of the plot. I've recently been having a lot of fun reading articles on improving writing skills for fictional writing, so I'm looking at this story more critically and feeling pretty open to thoughts about it. I love this kind of stuff. Boy, I have just been babbling in review answers recently... Anyway, I'm glad you like the characters. I also like Thranduil's mother and other characters that provide ties to Oropher and that whole age/set of experiences. Thranduil would have to have a very complex past and it is very unexplored. Even in the Silmarillion. I am editing the next chapter of this story right now and it makes reference to the fall of Menegroth so I just went back and re-read that part of the Silm to be certain I didn't say anything stupid--do you realize the whole description of the fall of Menegroth (from Thingol's death to Elwing's flight to Sirion) is only 20 paragraphs? There's a lot of potential there for expansion and I love that kind of stuff. That lack of info is what drew me to explore the Elvenking. :) And, yes, little Miss Angry Spite is back along with a gang of miscreants that she has managed to assemble to cause some trouble--as if the Woodland Realm needs more added to the problems caused by Dol Guldur. :) Her plans are long range, grandiose and inspired by deeds long past that we have only seen the slightest hints of as yet. Though we'll learn a little bit more soon. I am glad to hear that you are enjoying this story and I hope you continue to do so. I appreciate any comments of any sort that people find time to make and I consider them a privilege. So never apologize when you don't have time to review. I know how hectic things can be. I'm just very happy to hear from you whenever you have time. :) Thanks!

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