<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>We are so excited about Bob's improvement. To paraphrase Charlotte's Web, "What a dog!"</DIV>
<DIV>We are sending Purple tons of Drool that her lump is nothing serious. Any dog who can sneak in a litter of puppies without anyone suspecting is certainly a go-getter and we say, Go get 'em, Purple.</DIV>
<DIV> And a progress report on our Bo--he's holding steady since his most recent surgery and has gained a pound (on five meals a day of special food), but is showing signs of breakdown in his other hernia and early signs of a colitis recurrence, so his next surgery has been moved up to next week. Hang in there, Bo. Everyone is behind you--well, actually, it's usually not such a good idea to be "behind" Bo, so, everyone is "with" you and pulling for you. I won't even address the feeling guilty because there is no snow thread--the weather is great here (high 70's and sunny with blue skies). I think it's time for Droolers to come visit me. I love meeting people when they are in town. Val, Bo, and Harley of Hawaii</DIV><!-- cg22.c2.mail.re1.yahoo.com compressed/chunked Thu Jan 14 16:23:58 PST 2010 --></div><br>
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