This has been a very rough year. I left a teaching position that I loved and am now at a place that I do not enjoy. I no longer look forward to each day at school, but rather a day at work. The plus side is that I have a job while many others do not. Additionally, these students truly need me while my students at the other school will learn no matter who is in front of the room. I will no longer be active in my local club, for reasons this list is not interested in, but I am a member of a club that enjoys each member and makes them feel welcome regardless of location. Blessings to the Santa Maria club. This year my mother fell and has not been the same. She requires a lot of assistance from me, but she is alive and for that I am blessed. This Thanksgiving the house will be full. The only "family" will be my Mom, but I count my neighbor as my "sister" and Carol Hudd will be here and I look upon her as a "sister." It is a lot of work going from two to nine for dinner, but I am blessed in having "family" to sit around the table and food to feed them while others go hungry. We are finally landscaping the yard and working on the interior. It will cost much, it is 17,000 sq. ft, but I am blessed to have a job that will enable me to accomplish the task. (Party at my house Saturday of the Las Vegas shows if you want to come.) This list is a blessing. When a dog is ill or advice needed, the list can be counted on to respond. And finally, a place where I can say "God bless you and yours on this day of thanks," without the ACLU finding me. God Bless all of you and may your blessings continue. Colette ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================