Good deeds do pay off. I had a young couple, I would say late 20's. Board their dogs with me for over 2 weeks. in OCT. when they went to MN to have a stint put in the husbands heart. They came back for another 2 weeks late NOV early DEC.because they had to go back to do open heart surgery. While they were gone we noticed that their dog had been injured so they had a vet bill on top of the board bill. When they got back they asked if they could pay half and the rest in Jan. I said no I don't run accounts receivable. So they paid the bill. A few days later I got to thinking of them so I called to see how he was doing. She said pretty sore but was doing better. In talking to her I found out this was his 4th open heart surgery. Keep in mind he is in his 20's. We started talking about shopping for Christmas and she said she stood in line from 3am until 8am waiting and freezing for toys for tots to open. Then the toys she got were for baby's not her 4 yr old and 7 year old. These were very nice people that were trying very hard to make it. I asked what her boys liked and she said Legos . I went shopping and bought several stocking stuffers and a couple of remote control cars and some games. Got a $100 gift card at Walmart and took some of my baked goods and took them to their house. They had a nice clean home . Un fortunately the bank is foreclosing. I can't save their house but I know I helped make their Christmas a little brighter. Now you probably remember me saying my 11 year old GSD was going to have her anal glands removed rather than go through the Batril. I took her in for surgery this am and She is totally clear! No surgery needed!!!! I was able to park close, no waiting in lines and I was going 80 in a 65 and the patrolman just nodded as I went by. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME !!!!!!! and ALL OF YOU AS WELL!!! Judi **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================