I bet you would be happier if you just went as a volunteer instead of rushing around to get ready to go to a CDE after babysitting. I know I would, Dottie AmeriCan Carriage Driver, LLC Dorothy A. Billington, president P.O. Box 570 No. Scituate, RI 02857, USA http://home.earthlink.net/~americancarriagedriver/ ----- Original Message ----- From: To: drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 2/25/2006 11:01:07 AM Subject: [drivingpairs] Re: Question Hello List, Just trying to make a decision here and need some advice before doing so. My husband and I were planning to compete at the Georgia CDE. I got a call from my son asking me to fly to the midwest to babysit while he and his wife go to Hawaii on a business trip. I could'nt turn them down. This means however that I would return home and then have to leave the following day or day after to go to the CDE. To make a long story short, my horse would be out of training, up to 2 weeks before competing. It may be possible to have someone jog him for 30 min or so every other day but no real training will be going on. So now I am wondering if I should even try to go to the CDE or maybe just go as a volunteer. Any advice would certainly be appreciated. Thanks, margaret