Our first national was 1980, when Aspen was GV and Lacy Britches was GVX. I remember it was in Niagara Falls, and you could get up close to the ring, although I think you were still in the stands. But I got some GREAT pictures with my Canon camera..........until I dropped the film off to be developed, and picked up several rolls of black photos - the shutter had stopped working and I never knew! We've only missed 3 Nationals since that year, including this one. And this is my first time at the pity party.............So tonight, I've got a glass of Sauvignon Blanc, and some crackers, and two kinds of dip, and some wings................ Middle Aged Spread 12 oz. container soft Wispride cheddar spread 8 ounces grated cheddar 4-5 oz crumbled bleu cheese 8 oz cream cheese Mix with hand mixer until well blended. Refrigerate or freeze. Bring to room temperature before serving. Serve with crackers. Hot Crabmeat Dip 8 oz cream cheese 6 oz can drained crab meat 2 tablespoons minced scallions 1 tablespoon milk 3 teaspoons prepared horseradish 1/8 teaspoon pepper garlic to taste 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce dashes of Tabasco or Louisana hot sauce to taste Mix cream cheese, milk and crab meat. Add scallions and other ingredients, holding the hot sauce until last and mix in. Place in baking dish that is not too deep, such as a quiche dish or a pie dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Sprinkle paprika on top before serving. Chinese Chicken Wings 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 1/2 teaspoons Chinese five-spice powder 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce 3 pds party chicken wings (about 32) (party wings are wings already separated. If using regular wings, cut off and discard tips from the wings with kitchen shears, then halve wings at the joint) Preheat broiler and oil rack of a broiler pan. Stir together garlic, five-spice powder, salt and soy sauce in a large bowl. Pat dry wings and add to spice mixture, tossing to coat. Arrange wings in 1 layer on broiler pan and broil 6 to 7 inches from heat, turning over once, until browned and cooked through, 16 to 20 minutes total. Pat Sel CH Gus ROM; 3x Sel CH Trouble ROM; CH Maddy; CH Tia; CH Ben; CH Tarzan; BOF Piper _www.gsdstyle.com_ (http://www.gsdstyle.com/) and check out photos at _www.snowheronstudios.com_ (http://www.snowheronstudios.com/) **************Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212416248x1200771803/aol?redir=http://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================