Hi Shelley, I will think positive thoughts for you and your family, and light a candle for them tonight. Good luck to your father, and good luck with the job hunting. I know how rough it can be. Lora -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shelley L. Rhodes Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:36 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] O_T Update from the Rhodes Well, Cindy asked, and if anyone else is curious, here is our update. First of all, I interviewed for two positions with Guide Dogs for the Blind on last Tuesday and well I have a week to wait for the results. They are for the Resident Attendant and for the Training Class Specialist, both asking for legally blind dog handlers as applicants. I also sent in an application, resume and cover letter to Philadelphia, but who knows how long those take to process. smile, it is the state. I am also applying at any other job that is available and just waiting at the present time. On the home front. I just came home from a short but very exciting trip to San francisco, where I was at the Guide dogs for the Blind Alumni Reunion. It was a blast, left on Thursday and came home late last night. It was a class reunion as well as a conference offering workshops, break out sessions, two fantastic speakers, information and updates from the school, lots of door prizes, great food, and a chance to celebrate our veterans. We were in US Today, or at least a reporter showed up to write an article about the convention. But an absolute blast with over one hundred and fifty working guides and puppies in training. Was an absolutely fantastic time. Oh, we have a new web page as well at www.guidedogs.com I won a little black labrador puppy stuffed, smile, that stands about six inches tall. it looks rather realistic, and Shadow the pet dog, well I think he thought it was real, smile. he kept trying to smell it and interact with it, while the pup sat on my moms lap last night. We have him hiding up here in the stuffed animal box, smile. On the fammily side. My dad is in the hospital and I was going to write and ask for you alls prayers. he has been in now for a week and a half, and he was doing o.k. O.k. to explain. My dad is a liver transplat recipient, and surviver, he has had his liver now for thirteen years. he also has an iliostomy, and very little left of his small intestine. Dad developed either an irritation or a blockage in his small intestine and went to the Erie VA on the 5th. He was getting better and was supposed to come home yesterday, but he developed a blood infection and now has to stay in for another week, at the minimum. it is very scary, they don't want to ooperate if they can and well.... needless to say, mom and I are holding down the fort here. Shadow is moping because his favorite human isn't home, and we are just trying to take care of business, taking care of finances, and groceries and keeping the house clean and my brother on track. We would really appreciate any positive carma and prayers if you are willing, smile. If dad does come home he will have to have IV infusion therapy for at least a week, something that mom and i need to learn how to do. Beyond that. I have three books to submit tonight, two really great and one makred good as I don't have the patience to fix it up, smile. I am scanning, believe it or not, it is therapuetic to me and makes me feel like I am doing something productive, smile. But that is what we are up to. Smile. Limbo isn't a fun place to be, i wonder if this is what Catholics invision Pergatory to be, smile, Limbo? I do hope to get out of it soon though. smile. Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com Dog ownership is like a rainbow. Puppies are the joy at one end. Old dogs are the treasure at the other. Carolyn Alexander To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.