IT WON'T BE A KRIS KRINGLE FOR JOHN INGLE!

As readers now know, John Ingle who has played Mickey Horton since 2004 will no longer be with the blog. He was recently edited out of the blog's new opening and written off the show this week. "John Ingle is a great talent and really was the perfect re-cast for Mickey."...says the headwriter. "The show made a great choice in Ingle when re-casting the role which was still being filled by its original portrayer. That is no easy feat. Mickey, however, as a character, does not have a future with the blog as of right now."

"With the recent death of Jennifer, the impending exits of Mike and Bill, and the seemingly permanent exit of the character of Mickey, fans might be wondering what the future of the Horton's is. But never fear, the Horton's will be restored. There is a very big storyline coming up for all of the remaining Horton's. Remember that this is a blog where things are never quite as they seem."

Speaking of Horton's, Jaime Lynn Bauer has been bumped up to a series regular as Laura Horton. And Louise Sorel (Vivian Alamain) and Kelly McGarry (Simone Marais) have been given contracts, as well.

Jack and Jen fans are being told not to miss the episode on Thursday, December 21st.