It seems senseless to have to keep defending myself when only half a story is told, but here I go again.  

Yes, in the past there were problems with late magazines, but we were never 3 issues behind schedule.  The Jan/Feb 2000 issue, which was the membership directory was mailed nearly 4 months late.  I would hardly call it a freebie to me.  It was a freebie for the club as I was never paid to do that issue.  If you look back in time even further, you will note that the previous editor also replaced a magazine with a membership directory and that didn&#039;t create a problem.  At that time, when things were behind,  I had asked the board to find a new editor as I couldn&#039;t keep up.  They couldn&#039;t or wouldn&#039;t and that just left me in a deeper hole.  We were going through some real growing pains and a full-time position would allow me to get things back on schedule.  The board also had the option of finding another part-time editor.  They chose to make it a full-time position for me with the condition that the magazine HAD to be back on schedule within 2 issues and remain that way, which I did.  Regardless, that&#039;s in the past and might as well remain there.  

A special newsletter was sent out regarding the HPOCA Winter Get Together that year to ALL members because we knew the magazine was going to be late.  And although my book did take up some of my free time, the full-time job at a growing business took up much more of it.  Since that was my bread and butter then, that&#039;s the job that was my main focus.  I&#039;ve tried to make up for that bumpy year, but I can&#039;t make it go away. It&#039;s part of the past.....just like me.