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<DIV><FONT color=#008000 face=Arial>Hello everyone,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> <FONT color=#008000
face=Arial>I would like all of you to know that you are never far from my heart,
or my prayers. I look at the Daily Drool Calendar every day, and I smile at the
bond we all share due to our Basset Hounds. I am so grateful to each and every
Drool member, as I have gained so much from each of you. I am not always able to
read every Daily Drool due to my health, but I am here.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> <FONT color=#008000
face=Arial>I look at the pictures you send, and I often want to respond, but I
never seem to have enough energy to do the things I want to do. It's not that I
don't care, or that each of you do not matter to me. I am here. If you need to
reach me for a Rescue related situation, please do not hesitate to call. I will
help in any way that I can. I just happened to look at the last Drool, and
someone asked me to e-mail them. You are all special to me, so if it is
something important, please call, or send an e-mail that says in the subject:
"Read Now Shannon". It would break my heart if I found out that one of you
needed my help, and then I missed an e-mail.</FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial> </FONT><FONT
color=#008000 face=Arial>I am so sorry to hear of all of the Hounds that have
gone to the bridge, we are sending Drool to all of you who have lost your
Hounds.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> <FONT color=#008000
face=Arial>My health is still status quo, Praise the Lord! I just don't have as
much energy as I used to. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> <FONT color=#008000
face=Arial>As I stated in the title, I am here for any of you, always here.
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<DIV><FONT color=#008000 face=Arial>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#008000 face=Arial>Shannon R Gerdel<BR>3583 Meadowlark Drive
<BR>Casper, WY 82604<BR>(307) 472-0163<BR><A
href="mailto:pheleant@msn.com">pheleant@msn.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#008000 face=Arial>Houndie Hugs and Snooter Kisses from the
Casper Crew!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#008000 face=Arial>In Drool,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#008000 face=Arial>Boomer: dogster.com/dogs/235129<BR>Babe:
dogster.com/dogs/261208<BR>Arnie: dogster.com/dogs/281040<BR>Shannon (an
absolute, total, complete BassetCase):
myspace.com/shannongerdel</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>