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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I am simply dumbfounded by the timing of this. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>To back up a little.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Yesterday I had noticed on my calendar that it was your birthday next week and I was thinking that maybe this year I should get you something a little nicer than the gift I sent last year. So imagine my surprise when I went to the old PO Box and discovered that I had received a check in the mail for exactly $300.00. Timing is everything you know. By this time I had of course forgot about your birthday being next week so I started thinking about what I could do with this new found wealth?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Which brings us to this morning. I have money, your birthday is approaching, and you have conveniently provided a nifty gift registry. It does not get any better than this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Let me say that I am impressed with the selections you have chosen. After reviewing said selections I am left in a bit of a quandary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Some of your selections have really given me some ideas. This coupled with the fact that my measly $300.00 isn’t going to go to go very far and that it appears that I cannot put a partial payment on something. I have decided to squirrel the money away and save towards one of your gift ideas for myself.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks the great idea!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Oh and proper birthday wishes will be sent on the proper day, so not to worry there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>2Dave<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>"professional putzer"<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'>The shop: http://picasaweb.google.com/justdavesshop <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>