Hi Everyone, I'm sorry I'm not participating this week. This week and til next Tuesday are my busiest two weeks of the year. I am very involved in the Scottish Terrier Club of Canada, I am editor of the newsletter, and also do membership duties. I send a 28 page newsletter to 110 people all across Canada and also a few US members. I've finally got it to the printer yesterday, and today and doing labels and hope to pick it up and mail out tomorrow. At the same time this week, I've been showing my 17month old Scottie. We have been doing well and as of Monday she is a Canadian Champion. I am also grooming two other Scotties, and helping their owners. We have more shows each day until Monday. I also have about 10 lists that have high volume and have about 500+ emails in my inbox! About 120 each day! Yikes, because my time is so limited, I have had to skim the messages and try to keep up with what is going on. The Scavenger Hunt sounds fun, will join in when time permits. I love all the recipes! Homemade soaps sound like a wonderful Christmas present. Last year I made Tree Decorations for everyone, the year before, Bee's Wax Candles. (If you can purchase the sheets of honey comb wax in the US - I can offer some ideas for different types of candles, from fluted to Mini Christmas Trees, to Birthday Candles, they are all non drip! Just yell for instructions!) I would like to make a small request, if I may? To make it easier for me to follow the topics, Please check the subject line of your post. I was saving the bios for future reference, and I noticed alot of the posts with the "bios" were replys or comments, not bios. The majority of the posts are on subject, I know I have to remind myself to check it too! Maybe I'm too new at this all, but I find it it hard to sort through everything, especially when I am this busy and don't have time to read every post. Sorry everyone, I do not read every one :( Wish I had the time!! I hate to miss any of the new ideas, or the recipes I want to try. I do have a file I save ones to read later, and it's huge too! Any other ideas to keep this all in order? The inbox only holds a certain amount? Hope I can keep up with you all! Please no one take offence!! It's such a wonderful warm friendly group, you're all like friends already! Leona of Canada