Sadly, right now...it appears I may have to be on the Receive Only List (I'm
now raising an nephew as well as helping take care of my Mother and
brother)...If anyone cares to send me a Xmas card...I'd gladly receive it...

If I can get some more work.... I'll be able to get out from under some of
these major expenses(Mother/Nephews med bills and hospital bills) I'll
gladly send cards then..."Knock Wood" that I will be able to...I can sure
use the joy they always have brought me.... :-) Liz

Try 9 years Julie.  Bridget, Sherry, and I each had the list for two
years and this is your third year of indulging your masocistic (I'm
sure I spelled that one wrong) tendencies by taking on our various
eccentricities.  I bet I spelled that one wrong as well.

One of the years I had it, someone who has since left the group,
insisted on her and her husband's titles, their cats' names, and all
sorts of information being part of the address.  It wouldn't have been
so bad, but not only were the titles long and redundent, but the cats'
names changed several times, if I recall correctly.  It was a major
factor in me deciding that I couldn't do college and the list at the
same time.  Jullie is a bigger glutton for punishment than I am.

Of course, the majority of the lists and mailings are a joy.  I've
received cards from all over the world, one year there were over sixty
cards hanging on my wall.  I've received pictures, confetti, fur, and
whiskers.  The home made cards show both talent and ingenuity as well
as the good taste shown in the store bought ones.  Better than 90%
have cats on them.  Some are in foriegn languages with the sender
translating for us language impared.  I value them all, and keep them
until the next year's batch comes out.  I wish I had the room and
storage to keep all of the cards every year, but I don't.  Whenever I
feel down and think that no one cares about me (YAY, a pity party!) I
pull out the shoe box that I store the cards in and go over them,
thinking about each person who has sent them to me and how special
they are.  If you are relatively new to this group, you know that we
rarely fight in here or air our dirty linens.  The cats are the main
and most important thing for us followed closely by our friendships
with each other.  I am always astonished and thrilled by how different
our personalities are and yet how well we can all work together.

Pam S.

Count me in please! Our address is on the old list, but I'll email it
to you again. I'm planning to drastically cut back our Christmas
activities this year because I always get carried away, but I want to
keep RPCA. :)

I sent you an e-mail with our address.  Thanks for doing this again this
year.

Diane

Me, me!  CatNipped (AKA Lori Crews)

Hugs,

CatNipped