LOL Urlee - that's scary but good work. Teri most of the tuts there are animated and there's also psp8 lessons. Once you join you could spend a very very long time doing the tutorials. I wouldn't have joined if you had to post regularly etc but there's no requirements apart from joining to get the info and supplies. I did email Theresa (the group owner) & she seems lovely and very helpful. I just wanted to introduce myself and thank her for the resources. Urlee - Yes you have to unzip them to do each tut and if you have XP and SP2 you'll need the patch that Buzzard told me about so you can read them if they are more than one page. Sue :)

Hi Urlee, I'm back and hopefully everything will stay that way. Check your e-mail. LOL!! Jan, thank you so much for posting this for me. Hey it looks like I am great at disappearing without even knowing I am going too. LOL!!! It was a late night shock that's for sure. "grinning" I was told today that it might be as long as 10 days before they could get it all back online. Well they did good they got me back online within 2 days. They were working really hard and told me that they were having to load all of the data back into the new computer. I know it must have been a real mess. Again Thanks for getting the message to Urlee. BTW, Happy Belated Birthday Urlee and thanks for all of your help with my project. You're a real sweety. "Smiles" Joyce

Babysat in my teens Worked Saturdays at a bakery in my teens Worked in a day care home in my teens Worked in a pharmacy in my teens Worked for my father's business in my first year of college Worked at a bookstore during vacations while in college Worked at the campus day care center while in college Worked in retail after college Worked for my FIL when my children were babies and I could take them with me. Worked shortly for Albertsons while their workers were on strike. Finally, FINALLY, I found my calling when youngest child was 3. I applied for a teaching position at her preschool and, almost 10 years later, I'm still there. I love my job! I also work a couple of nights a week in retail. Sheryl

>But even amongst those who are of British descent it seems curiously watered down in places such as, say, Colorado and Texas, two that I have experience with That may be, tho you'd be surprised by how many Angliophiles we have here in the southwest desert. In fact, perhaps more so - in this part of the country, people want everything new. In my city, just about everything older than 1950 is gone (with the exception of a few neighborhoods) People think 'antique' is before WWII. So my first trip overseas as a new High School graduate was eye opening to me. I was in Israel - and suddenly I realized how old the world is. I was fascinated by the cities made of adobe and the buildings that existed hundreds of years ago. I remember being in the Israel Museum and standing forever it seemed at the Dead Sea Scrolls. ASince then its been a love affair with the ancient. Which is probably why I love going to Britain (and I got my husband hooked on it too) So sometimes its what you don't have that makes you appreciate another place. >Would this have been the same in the US of that time? Yes, until the 60s. The main reason that memorization of such things was pushed aside is that it wasn't relevant to the kids. But they didn't think of a better way. If they teach about the rivers and lakes and main exports within the context of historic or cultural lessons, they'd find the kids much more intersted, and they'd even learn some geography on the way. >This woman's "dream" was to come and work for the royal family, and she emigrated and sought out this employment. I was a bit surprised at her ambition and devotion in this day and age We forget sometimes how very lucky we are, with the myraid of choices and options we have. Many others in other countries, esp women, don't. Working for the queen for this lady probably beat anything else she'd ever want to do, and had never had an idea that she could do better. Bet in a few years tho, she will! >What's with that? The one country they were taught about in school the longest was probably Britain, and so they associate historic fiction with it. Also suspect that there are probably more movies that take place in Britain than in other countries. Would be interesting to know. As for me, I have always loved cultural geography and historic fiction anywhere. But I do know what you mean. btw veer - we will be going to Ottawa (and Montreal and Quebec City) in June. Can I pick your brain about Ottawa? We already have a list of the usually museums and such, but maybe out of the way places, day trips?