"September Update for TMP" Topic

We've a bit behind at the moment, which you'll understand in a moment.

Editor Dianna has been off work due to equipment problems – it is hard to keep keyboards functioning in tropical conditions! Hopefully, she'll be back to work later today or tomorrow.

Editor Katie has been working reduced hours due to a very painful condition: shingles! Yes, she's far too young to get shingles, but it happens sometimes, and the doctor confirms that it's shingles. Naturally, she's worried about whether she'll be able to continue competing in pageants (if I recall correctly, she's competed in six this year so far, usually taking one of the top spots).

Editor Gwen is also having equipment problems! We hope to have her back working again soon. She has also taken over responsibility for educating two of her 10-year-old nephews (one or both of them tragically lost their fathers), and here they are with new school clothes and shoes (required):

One of them is the son of my brother who died 2017, shot by mistake by the police. The other one is the son of my sister, whose husband died from cancer in 2018, which everyone from TMP helped my family so much. So I am helping my nephews now. Though I have lots of nieces and nephews which are all close to me. but these are special to me.

(Posted using my niece's phone. My phone is at the repair center!)

I forgot to mention that this has been a hard month for Editor Dianna.

One of her cats died giving birth.

She then adopted two puppies, but both died (virus).

Then someone attacked one of her cats, which has died.