Change

We just got the January issue of Reader's Digest & the page of Quotes is all about
change".
Two of my favorites are: "If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less." by Gen. Eric Shinseki and "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." by John F. Kennedy.
DWAA is facing a decision time - to change and move forward or to stagnate where it is. This does NOT mean that the entire organization should be changed, all traditions dropped, etc. That would be a waste of much work that has been done before us. It does mean that we need to start thinking of new and creative ways to make DWAA even better, to serve members more effectively and to open up new areas for dog writers.
By now most of the voting is in. We can only wait to see if DWAA moves forward or remains where it is. I hope that any of you reading this who are DWAA members will work to better the organization, no matter what the outcome of the election.
Deb E who was cheered yesterday by a small "Christmas miracle". The ducks were quacking wildly away when I went down to the barn early yesterday morning. I went right to their stall to see if the cat was in there or what had them all agog. It was a Christmas egg!!! The ducks do lay much of the year but stopped about October as the days got colder and darker. They don't usually lay again until mid to late January. Their quacks were obviously excitement at their very own Christmas miracle :)). The dogs were thrilled as they were hoping it meant scrambled duck egg for breakfast!
PS For those not familiar with ducks, at least mine all quack and rejoice wildly when a new egg appears.