Gee, thanks a lot you guys, and thanks to you Kat, for starting this thread. And aren't I lucky to still be here to read it! I'm printing it off to take to the hospital with me on Oct. 21. Had so many different dates/surgeons lined up for this it must be a bit confusing, but I've finally zeroed in on guy/place I feel most comfortable with.

I'm lucky enough to have an English friend coming to take care of my corgis while i'm gone. She may log into Mudcat as she was with me last year for the the Secret Santa saga and enjoyed it very much vicariously. She's a real city girl, has never had a dog, and is more than a little nervous about taking care of 3 of them, and 5 acres out in the middle of nowhere, especially as she doesn't drive. I've arranged a cadre of friends and neighbors to take her to the nearest KMart, her favorite hangout, whenever she needs a fix.

Getting busier by the minute, trying to tie up all lose ends before I'm out of commission for a while, but I'll be around Mudcat until the last minute. Thanks again for all your kind wishes, all the more useful to me now that I can carry them with me, in head and heart, while girding for this. You guys are great!

Nancy