thanks everybody for your kind wishes....it does feel incrediable. i've been so focused on trying to get everything ready for the day when i would sell my first bar and it all came together in the nick of time. i just last night got my free copy of intuit simple start (accounting software) and spent all of last night entering my expenses, setting up my various account etc. now i entered my first customer....i need to go to bed as i have to work my 'regular' job tomorrow!!!