There was one Christmas I remember so vividly even though I was a little kid. Our next door neighbors were the type who always had to have the newest inventions. Well, short before Christmas they asked us to come and see what they had proudly purchased. So, my parents, my sister and I (I don't think we were old enough to go to school yet) walked next door. There, in its beauty was the tree, prettily decorated with lots of edible cookies, nuts, apples and such as it was customary in those days. It also had real candles but they were not supposed to be lit until Christmas Eve. This tree had a very beautiful stand and low and behold, this stand played Christmas music and had the tree move slowly on its axle. They had really outdone themselves. It was so gorgeous. But something went terribly wrong because the tree started moving faster and faster, things started flying off the tree, we practically had to duck from these flying objects. By the time the neighbors were able to stop it from spinning there was nothing left on the tree except for some tinsel. The lady of the house was in tears, my parents were in awe, I think I heard them snicker, my mom had pressed her hand to her mouth. And my sister and I? We almost said in unison: "That was so nice, can you do that again?" My parents shoved us out the door quickly. Lee Liane Fossland Home of Ch. Donar, Loni,CD, Auburn, Kara Mia and Windy www.steppenwindgsd.com EarthLink Revolves Around You. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================