Well, I planned to leave home at 9 this morning, but, didn't get away until 11:30. Am now in Prescott, AZ, a most beautiful city. I have never been here before and am pleasantly surprised. It is a charming town, celebrating Arizona's Centennial this weekend. Good grief, even Wayne Newton is here!! I drove a long, winding road through the Prescott National Forest and was awed by it all. Guess I just have a mental image of desert when thinking of Arizona. This city is awesome. Pine trees make me homesick for Michigan, to which I am headed after this weekend's shows. Just heard from Sergio Espejo that Stormy (American Thunder) took another Best in Show today in Texas. She is quite the show dog and so fun to watch. She is going to run circles around Clint one of these days - I don't know how he keeps up with her nor do I know where she gets all that energy from! What a fun bitch to watch. Congrats to the Bates!! GSD's are sure making their mark in the all-breed ring these past few years. They do make the judges sit up and take notice, eh? Judging is at 8 tomorrow morning, so will go get some sleep now. Was up at 4 this morning, due to the excitement of my impending road trip. My OCD let me down, though. I forgot to pack socks!! I am so tired!! Paula, 11 days and counting Home of BIS, BISS, Multi-Group Winning, AKC JAM/AOE, Intern'l & Am CH, Bronze Grand Champion Asgard Harley Davidson, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC #64047 (Hips, Elbows, Cardiac, & Thyroid),.1st male GSD Grand Champion. 2010 #1 GSD in California, Lifetime #1 GSD in Michigan, 2010 #1 GSD male in USA (AKC GCH Stats), 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Invitee. 2010-2011-Lifetime AKC Eukanuba invitee. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================