Jeanie, it's so good to hear back from you!

And don't ever feel badly if "life" prevents you from getting back here on any 10th -- either yours or mine. Any day that we have the chance to talk with one another is a good day! Our memories remain with us every single day, so there is never just one right time to chat.

I think it is a very good thing that your life is rich and full right now, and especially that the girls are doing well. Neither Maggie nor Barkis would want us to stop the clock nor suspend our lives. And I know what you mean about feeling as though these ten years have changed so many things. Barkis was the very first puppy for my husband and me. Now I cannot imagine a life without a furbaby.

Anyway, it is so wonderful to hear from you again. And no matter on which day in the future , it will be so good to talk again!

Marianne