More from Vermont

Well foilage is over and the leaves lay dead on the ground. Snow and ice are just lurking around the corner. It is raining really hard this morning. Jane just called from the Washington DC airport. She is on the way to Hawaii to swim with the dolphins for a week. I'll miss her but it will be good for her soul. Last weekend we went to Montreal to reunite with some incredible wizard friends. It was a beautiful time. Next time we will go to Toronto to meet. Jane,Louis and I went on a journey yesterday to a place called Manitou. It is in Newfane Vermont. It is about 280 acres of woodlands , fen and meadows. It is a really spritual place. We took a walk with Fred who is a long time associate of Manitou.It was a very enlightning trip. We are going to set up a program very similar to Manitou called Earth Angels of Vermont and we hope to be working with the Manitou project. Our next trip will be to Puerto Rico for the week of thanksgiving. We are going with Linda and Frank Ohotnicky. It will be a fantastic week I'm sure. Well thats it for now. Love and peace to all of you. Don

Poker update

Hi all, I got beat up really bad in the poker tournament and I played in one on Sunday as well. I never had so many bad beats in my life. I guess my bio-rhtyms were off. I think they are becoming aligned again as things are working out well at the present. I hope they stay positive , Jane and I are going to Atlantic City on Friday. The snow is melting finally. I have been spending time painting our rental house getting it ready to rent. It is a beauty just across the street from a pristine lake about 12 miles long. If anyone is interested in renting it you can email me and I will give you the particulars. catcarpt@together.net Hey check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5z4Vs26-TI&feature=related it is one of the funniest telemarketer put downs you will ever hear. Business is still strong and I got a new computer today so Jane and I have been re organizing my office. It looks like a different space. Well enough for now. Peace CatmanDon

35 days till spring I think

It is a beautiful day in Vermont. All the vacation homes and condos are rented for presidents week. We have recieved calls all week for water damage issues and after next week we will be crazy cleaning all the carpets in the units. Dirt is a wonderful thing , we take it out and people and pets bring it right back in. We are having a tea party today Valentines day for our grand daughters and some other children and family and friends. This was created by my beautiful wife Jane. She is always thinking of cool things to do when we are all together. She will dress up the little girls in big girl clothes and hats and gloves. They all love her very much. Well I need to go now, my in laws just drove in. Peace Catmandon

What if this were your house

I just came from a house that has been wet for about three weeks. It is a beautiful two story home situated in the mountains of Vermont. When I got inside by kicking open the front door it was 8 degrees inside. The furniture was frozen to the carpeting and all the toilets were cracked. The ceilings were down in two rooms and the furnace had broken. The homeowner lives out of state and had nobody caretaking his home. There are hardwood floors throughout the home which may are may not be salvagable.A plumber finally came to fix the furnace and got two out of three zones working and had to leave to deal with people who actually were living in thier homes and had no heat. The current temperature in Vermont is -14 degrees.If anyone out there has a second home in a cold climate or not it is a great idea to have someone check your home on a weekly basis. I see this all the time and it boggles my mind. Well that is enough of a rant for now. Actually, I thank the Lord for these people every night ,it is thier ignorance that allows me to have more than one home. Peace Catmandon

going to phoenix

Hi all, Jane and I are off to arizona on thurs am. Going to our platinum plus meeting. We will stay a couple of days extra and visit Jane's brother and wife. It will be nice to get away from the cold for at least a little while. We have more nasty weather coming tonight. Freezing rain ,sleet and snow. Hope we don't lose power in our home while we are away. Vermont has been declared a disater area after the last ice storm. The insurance companies have sent there national catastropic teams of adjusters here, from as far away as Mississippi. I think the southern boys are having a tough time dealing with the cold and driving conditions. Thats it for now, off to bed . Busy day again tommorrow. Peace Catmandon

Back from Barbados

Good afternoon everyone, Jane and I just got back from Barbados where it was 85 degrees and sunny every day. It is now 26 degrees and snowing and blowing here at home in Vermont. I just checked my emails ,all 486 of them , honestly I deleted most of them but it is now back to reality for awhile. We had a great time. We stayed at the Sea Foam Hacienda where you walk about 100 ft and into the turquoise water of the Carribean. I got plenty of rest. The local flavor there is incredible. We are going to St. Martin for three weeks in April and May. I have quite a lot of work backed upped right now. The day I left , we had a major water damage job come in and I am happy to report that it was handled very proffessionally by my technician who was on call that day. We are blessed that we have such a great team . Well Jane and I are off to buy a christmas tree from the farm. They tried to sell us one in Barbados. It was pretty funny to see Xmas trees for sale in the 85 degree heat. The needles were falling off everywhere. Peace for now. Catmandon