hi again....thanks for the replies and kind welcome! as the fates would have it i guess, today has been swamped and it's only now that i've been able to jump on-line and read them along with the pms some of you sent.
i will definitely reply but am still sort of figuring out the mechanics of the control panel etc... given all the hours i've spent trying to absorb as much info as possible here it's a bit ironic i never once thought to investigate how the site works!
that said, i think i've actually managed to upload a few shots of lulu so when you get the chance, take a peek! she is snoozing by my side this very minute (omgosh....she is just too adorable for words) and after the day i've had, i'm going to finish a bit of reading and then get to snoozing right along with her!
again....thanks to everybody who read my first ramble. after posting it i kept thinking "good grief, court...you're supposed to make a long story short, not the other way around!"
have a wonderful night everybody and here's to a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all the humans and the precious yorkies and all the other loved ones, too!!!
courtney (and lulu!)