Hi, Patty maybe right on being a bit premature as we don't exactly know where things are going to be, but foresight and thought definitely don't hurt pondering on what comes next. I've been thinking about 'What does come next?' Well this weekend of course is the Victoria Day Weekend. So everyone is more or less enjoying the long weekend. Though some of us are more worried about our nation's well being. Well there is another holiday coming up in on July 1st, 2003. Our country will be 136 yrs young. It is CANADA'S birthday. A day to celebrate our country's special day. I really do hope she is WELL enough to take part in the planned festivities and celebrations her children across this country have planned for her. I honestly don't know if she will be or not, because of late she has been kind of ailing, with something that sounds like "Fellegi-itis-Statscan-itis." This affliction seems to be growing worse over the last five years. Every time her guardians come up with a possible cure for her, there is always someone to pull the plug on her and she has a relapse. They really can't seem to agree on anything (or should that be 'get it right'). All some of them ever want to do is 'compromise her heritage.' She did think back in January, she might be improving and heading for a full recovery. Oh she was so thrill to see her 1906 people released from bondage, and take their rightful place in the National Archives beside all of her other children preserved in their heritage. She even thought that she would get lots of visiting in at the Archives and see some real old friends and share some stories of years gone by. Alas, it may not be, for out of the blue on Feb. 05, 2003, someone was prescribing a bitter pill for her to swallow called 'Billocker-up Stop'em 13' (Bill S.13 for short). Told her it was good for her, would not cure her 'Fellegi-itis Statscan-itis' and that it would have extremely bad side effects that would severely limit and restrict her movements. May even cause her to forget who her children are. Who knows maybe we can 'pick up her spirits with a 'Get Well Wishes for a Speedy Recovery' so she can celebrate her birthday in fine style again this year. Just have to figure out what kind of card to send to Ottawa where she seems to be stuck between a rock and a hard place. Should it be a thoughtful one? A home-made one? A simple 'I love you' card'? Or one of the funny humorous ones the kids get a great kick out of. Maybe the Senators and MPs will pin them up on the wall so she can just enjoy knowing that we have her best interests at heart and really do care. Well some of us anyway. ;o) Regards Juanita