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[Re: Kathy West ]
#221309 - 12/23/2008 05:13 PM |
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Happy Christmas to all!!!!
I are off to N.Lapland on an Arctic snowmobile safari and a 3 hour Husky Drive to N.Russia for 10 days. I wish all of you a warm and correction free Christmas. Thank you for all the helpful advice I have been given...see you in 2009.... 
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Re: Merry Christmas!
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#221316 - 12/23/2008 05:33 PM |
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I wanted to say Merry Christmas to all of you also. We are getting together with family. Sadly, my family aren't really dog people, so the pups stay home.
May God bless you all
Praying for peace in the hearts of our Soldiers who can't come home.
THank you for all your help with my 3 pups, I greatly appreciate it. And Ed and Cindy, thanks for all the great tips and training videos and supplies. Love this site, best one I have found!~
Merry Christmas
Sharon Empson
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Re: Merry Christmas!
[Re: Sarah Morris ]
#221317 - 12/23/2008 05:38 PM |
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#221407 - 12/24/2008 09:17 PM |
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About an hour and a half ago we had a power outage. Whatever the interruption, it took out the houses around us, too. All were dark.
So we gathered up candles, and flash lights, and the DeWalt radio that works on an 18 v. battery, and then got the Scrabble board out and settled in for a game, with NPR Old Time Radio playing in the background.
The lights came back on in about 45 minutes but by acclamation, we turned out the lights, left the radio on, and with candles to light the board continued to play.
It was like a trip to my childhood, in a way. A simpler time... A really nice Christmas present. Lots of laughs... And a closeness not usually found with the TV...
Anyway... Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.
Mike A.
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[Re: Sarah Morris ]
#221411 - 12/25/2008 12:07 AM |
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Merry Christmas!
Between Alex and Michael Wise we should {hint,hint} be seeing some pretty adorable baby pics soon. If you're nice, maybe a vid, too. 
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#221412 - 12/25/2008 12:13 AM |
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Merry Christmas and Happy Hogmanay to all!
Whilst you're partaking of festive cheer, remember to raise a glass to all the L.E., EMS, Fire, SAR, Armed Forces and Emergency Services that are working throughout the Festive Period. (It's 6am here and I've still got an hour to go  )
Hope you all have a peaceful, prosperous New Year!
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[Re: Rob Bruce ]
#221413 - 12/25/2008 12:22 AM |
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Speaking of all of us who have the night watch......
A Retired Police Officer wrote this story and I'd like to share it with you:
In 1974, when I first joined the police department, I knew there would be special occasions my family would spend without me. Knowing that fact didn’t make the task any easier. The celebrations I missed that first year's depressed me and sometimes made me feel bitter. Working on Christmas Eve was always the worst.
On Christmas Eve in 1977, I learned that blessing can come disguised as misfortune, and honor is more than just a word.
I was riding a one-man patrol on the 4 to 12 shift. The night was cold. Everywhere I looked I saw reminders of the holiday: families packing their cars with presents, beautifully decorated trees in living room windows and roofs adorned with tiny sleighs. It all added to my holiday funk.
The evening had been relatively quiet; there were calls for barking dogs and a residential false burglar alarm. There was nothing to make the night pass any quicker. I thought of my own family and sunk further into depression.
Shortly after 2200 hours I got a radio call to the home of an elderly, terminally ill man. I parked my patrol car in front of a simple Cape Cod style home. First aid kit in hand, I walked up the short path to the front door. As I approached, a woman who seemed to be about 80 years old opened the door. He's in here she said, leading me to a back bedroom.
We passed through a living room that was furnished in a style I had come to associate with older people. The sofa has an afghan blanket draped over its back and a dark, solid Queen Anne chair sat next to an unused fireplace. The mantle was cluttered with an eccentric mix of several photos, some ceramic figurines and an antique clock. A floor lamp provided soft lighting. We entered a small bedroom where a frail looking man lay in bed with a blanket pulled up to his chin. He wore a blank stare on his ashen, skeletal face. His breathing was shallow and labored. He was barely alive.
The trappings of illness all around his bed the nightstand was littered with a large number of pill vials. An oxygen bottle stood nearby. Its plastic hose, with facemask attached rested on the blanket.
I asked the old woman why she called the police. She simply shrugged and nodded sadly toward her husband, indicating it was his request. I looked at him and he stared intently into my eyes. He seemed relaxed now. I didn’t understand the suddenly calm expression on his face.
I looked around the room again. A dresser stood along the wall to the left of the bed. On it was the usual memorabilia: ornate perfume bottles, white porcelain pin case, and a wooden jewelry case. There were also several photos in simple frames. One caught my eye and I walked closer to the dresser for a closer look. The picture showed a young man dressed in a police uniform. It was unmistakably a photo of the man in bed. I knew then why I was there.
I looked at the old man and he motioned with his hand toward the side of the bed. I walked over and stood beside him. He slid a thin arm from under the covers and took my hand. Soon, I felt his hand go limp I looked at his face. There was no fear there. I saw only peace.
He knew he was dying; he was aware his time was very near. I know now that he was afraid of what was about to happen and he wanted the protection of a fellow cop on his journey. A caring God had seen to it that his child would be delivered safely to him. The honor of being his escort fell to me.
When I left at the end of my tour that night, the temperature had seemed to rise considerably, and all the holiday displays I a saw on the way home made me smile.
I no longer feel sorry for myself for having to work on Christmas Eve. I have chosen an honorable profession. I pray that when it's my turn to leave this world there will be a cop there to hold my hand and remind me that I have nothing to fear.
I wish my all my brother's and sister's who have to work this Christmas Eve all the Joy and warmth of the Season.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and STAY SAFE!!!!!!
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Re: Merry Christmas!
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#221414 - 12/25/2008 12:32 AM |
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#221415 - 12/25/2008 02:22 AM |
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Sarah,
Merry Christmas to you and yours. And to all the LB people out there, Merry Christmas to you.
The Pallechio clan has a big family party Christmas Eve, and then our immediate families celebrate Christmas day together.
I bought two of these: http://leerburg.com/1196.htm
One of them was for my nephew's lab. We gave it to her tonight (Christmas Eve) and she loved it. Hans will get his tomorrow. I'm excited to see what he thinks of it. I'm excited to see him chasing it around in the snow!
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[Re: Carol Boche ]
#221417 - 12/25/2008 06:22 AM |
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There really are so many wonderful people in this world.
Our news media don't tend to focus on them...guess good news doesn't sell...so thanks so much for this story.
And, thanks to all you selfless service people out there, without whom this world would be such a sorry place!
leih
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