That's a good point Val. There was a good offer from the site in Topeka when they booked there to reduce the fee's if they would book it for 2 years, did not have to be in a row. And it was turned down. Guess the outlook for the future is changing... Molly In a message dated 7/28/2012 6:08:04 P.M. Central Daylight Time, terranorte@xxxxxxx writes: While I can see the merit on going there once every so often - 3 years in a row is overkill and boring............. I enjoy seeing different parts of the country when I attend the national on an annual basis. What if we decide we don't care for the new building or facilities at Purina Farms........ now we are stuck for 3 years. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================