Just wanted to post and say Hi! I cant begin to tell you how wonderful it is to drop in and see some familiar faces and some new ones sharing the love of Gatch. It is also wonderful that the site is still going strong after all this time fuelled by the love. I would love to say I will be a frequent visitor but I cant promise that but hope to drop in more frequently than I have over the last 4 years (can't believe its been that long!) I still write occasionally but am rusty so when I get my rear into gear and settled will see about adding fics. In the meantime just planning on posting where I can and enjoying the simply amazing work that others have posted. FB

Welcome back, and nice to meet you.

WB, Firebird!

Hi FB, welcome back!

Welcome back FB! It's great to meet you

Welcome back! Happy to meet you! (And I love your avatar!)

Glad you're back! I'm looking forward to hearing from you.

WB FB! How has parenthood been treating you?

I had been thinking about you the other day, as I was rereading one of your stories, and now here you are. Welcome back Firebird! I hope you are enjoying motherhood and all the fun that goes with it.

Hi Firebird!

FB!! It *has* been quite a while! I know you've been busy- hopefully things are slowing down a bit for you. So great to have you back with us!

Great to see you, FB! How is the little one?

Being a mummy is wonderful, my little girl is now almost 3.5 years (time flies). Hope you are all well?

Nice to meet you Firebird!

Hey FB!

3 and a half? Wow! It doesn't seem that long ago.

Originally posted by Redbird (And I love your avatar!)

The gorgeous Avatar was done by a fellow gatchamaniac, TB who did one for many of us while we were working on an IF this reminds me must go find that

Originally posted by Firebird The gorgeous Avatar was done by a fellow gatchamaniac, TB who did one for many of us while we were working on an IF this reminds me must go find that

There was some kind of blowup within the IF crowd (not sure why, since I wasn't part of it) and Cep got fed up and decided to ban all IFs from this site. Unfortunately, that meant proper IFs (where people actually are just handing off random bits of story) as well as the 'preplanned group fic' the others were doing. Anyhow, the short of it is that they set up some other site somewhere to continue the story, but I'm not sure where that might be? I think they drop in here from time to time, so I'm sure they'll be abel to let you know if they see your post.

Hey Firebird! I don't know if you remember me, but I'm glad to see you back and happy to know all is well with you and your family!

Hey RIgirl, great to see you back as well. It has been a while since you have been around. I miss you and your insights.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun

Originally posted by Firebird The gorgeous Avatar was done by a fellow gatchamaniac, TB who did one for many of us while we were working on an IF this reminds me must go find that

There was some kind of blowup within the IF crowd (not sure why, since I wasn't part of it) and Cep got fed up and decided to ban all IFs from this site. Unfortunately, that meant proper IFs (where people actually are just handing off random bits of story) as well as the 'preplanned group fic' the others were doing. Anyhow, the short of it is that they set up some other site somewhere to continue the story, but I'm not sure where that might be? I think they drop in here from time to time, so I'm sure they'll be abel to let you know if they see your post.

Thanks TJ sorry that happened we had some amazing IFs

Originally posted by RIgirl Hey Firebird! I don't know if you remember me, but I'm glad to see you back and happy to know all is well with you and your family!

Of course I remember you! Lovely to see you again also and thank you.

Originally posted by Cep Hey FB!

Hey there Cep! Hope our favourite Pirate is ok?

A warm welcome back, Firebird! I can't believe that it has been that long ... time really flies by quickly and do know that you were never forgotten! It's so nice to hear from you again and to know that everything is okay! Motherhood could be very challenging but it's the most beautiful, rewarding and fulfilling job in the world!