@purplepenny Sorry about the 'rocky' part. Moving is always rough, no matter WHAT the circumstances.
Re: the award. That was a little New Year's resolution- to put myself 'out there' and see what happens. This is what happened. :D But just to keep my head from getting too big, the story I submitted for publication only got a big fat 'no thanks.' So . . . I'm making progress but I'm not there yet. Or, at least, that's the moral I'm taking from this adventure.