Merry Christmas to all of you this snowy Christmas morning. 6 deer in my yard complete the picture. I went overboard on the outside lights this year --added two five foot candles( one on each side of garage door. The one thing I like about Christmas is getting calls or cards from ole-time friends--like my college roommate who is now down in Arizona, . 4 yr roommate at Comstock hall at U of MN,and we've kept in touch these past 50 years. And Betty Hinckley who ,with her husband Roger helped me start my local GSDCMSP. Roger was President for two yrs,even though they were newly married ,living in an apartment ,and had just a small dog. She was happy to hear that our club now has 168 members.. and then Ron and Patty Gates,in Iowa. Ron Gates was one of the few handlers we had in our area ,along with Gary Staser back then. And a fun card from Ted Beckhardt reminding me of many wonderful fun things Connie and I had done together those early years. And ,of course there is the "down" side ,when you don't hear back from someone ,and you realize another one is gone. But that's life But I love the Christmas spirit that everyone seems to enjoy It is something Special--And a Happy New Year--- Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================