I only had one photo turn out from the fest. Glad it was this one. Renee and I only waited in line 15 minutes for this. For some reason I was very nervous and don't think I even looked at him for more than a second. He asked if we were having a good time and I just nodded. What a dork am I.
Teresa

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Hi,
Minja sent me this photo from our celebration in the hotel bar Sunday after the banquet. Minja is on the left, I'm in the middle and Renee on the right. I think Bobubas took this photo. I hope to get my photos back today and post those soon.
This photo makes me look like I have buck teeth. I swear I do not! Not that anything is wrong with buck teeth but I work for a dentist and I always notice teeth.

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I just read the Bruce Springsteen website and he will be playing 2 shows August 28th and 30th in Giants Stadium. I will already be up there for the fest so I think it must be fate. He is playing 7 shows there in July and due to demand they added two more for August. So I am going to try for tickets for both nights and see what happens.
I may even get my sister to go with me! If she doesn't go I may have to drag one of you folks with me.
Teresa 

Hello Everyone,
A few months ago I posted that we had lost our cat Pooh to a diabetes complication. I had so many nice responses and a few mentioned that when the time was right   God would send another 4 legged friend my way. Well, guess what I found at my doorstep a week ago. A very lovable but quite dirty and hungry kitty. The poor fellow ate 6 cans of food in one day. Anyway, today I brought him to the vet ( and you can imagine how attached I am at this point) and although he is healthy, he tested positive for FIV which is similiar to HIV in humans. My dilema was what to do at this point. Here I have this 1 yr old kitty purring in my arms as the vet tells me his results. I have another cat at home who is negative and that was the dilema. After some thought I decided to go ahead and keep him and the vet said the chances of my other cat contrating is remote as long as he does not get bitten by the new cat. We have to keep any eye on them but since neither is agressive it should not be a issue. Right now my new kitty is being "fixed" and declawed ( I know some may not agree with that but the vet said it will cut down on chances of transmission if they fight)
So am I a complete idiot or what. I have such a soft spot for animals and the thought of putting the little guy down just killed me. I actually bit my nails off making the decision. If anyone out there has any FIV cats please send me a private message here and let me know how you deal with it. I don't want to clog up the board with this but would be interested in hearing some others stories. I am interested in holistic treatment also.
Thanks for listening.
Teresa

Hey MB or Midnite,
Do you have any chats scheduled soon. I was looking forward to the last one but had to sign off before it was up and working.
Teresa

Hello!
Just wanted to let you know if you are planning on attending the October weekend in Tarrytown and have not made your hotel reservation to do it quickly. My friend made ours this past weekend and could only get rooms with king size beds. I know many people share rooms to cut down on expenses. Maybe once we get closer they will open more rooms with double beds or I guess you can get roll away beds in hotels still.

Hey California People,
What is the extended weather forcast for the upcoming week? It's been awhile since I've been out west but seem to remember cool evenings.