This is a BIG congrats to all those winners at this years Nationals. Lots of work, in many ways to pay off. Evan, you did a great job! I enjoyed reading what you wrote as days went by. Thank you to all who posted events as they occurred. It was great to be able to "read all about it"! They made me feel as if I were there watching and participating. I had an enjoyable Pity Party with everyone who stayed home to commiserate together on the everyday, the mundane and wins and losses of all at the National! It was fun, too. Guess I will return the Pity Party-ers next year, as I don't anticipate going to Colorado. But then, who knows? Life can change! I guess it will be back to the "usual" state of affairs come Monday. This is like a vacation! Chris K "Do Right and Fear No One" --from the Stephanitz Family Crest ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================