Once known as "Murphy's Law," I have appropriately changed it to "Franklin's Law." My airline ticket for North Carolina was purchased last February, my seats and catalog are paid, my Saturday night dinner is paid and my current landlord sold the condo I live in. I have a room at the Hampton Inn available and seats etc. I'm going to be up to my .......in boxes as I will be moving in November. I'm so going to miss the many friends that have become a "same time next year" happening. (For those that don't know what I just meant, see the movie Same Time Next Year) We see each other at the Nationals annually and catch up on tales of dogs, family and personal adventures over the previous year. We pretend not to notice the extra pounds and smile lines, instead preferring to remember each other as we were 35 years ago. It's really a very special time, more-so now because our numbers seem to be decreasing. I am so very sad I won't be attending and I will greatly miss the beautiful dogs, the many hugs, the tears during Parade of Greats and the exuberant joy of the winners. Helen Franklin (Contact me if you want room, tickets, etc.) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================