In case you haven't seen this yet:

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Dear Participant,

As you probably know, the Renaissance Pleasure Faire will no longer be held at Glen Helen Park in San Bernardino County. We are keenly aware that this news will come as a great surprise to all of you and will, in many cases, present a great hardship.

We have been diligently trying to meet the counties’ CUP requirements since last summer. Our efforts have included the preparation and filing for plan check of infrastructure development plans, obtaining bids on the required work and offering to escrow funds with the County to ensure that infrastructure development was performed. Since last summer, we have sincerely done everything in our power to resolve outstanding issues with the County. Shortly before Christmas, it became clear that the County would not support a 2005 Faire at Glen Helen Park.

We are currently in negotiations to acquire an alternate site to operate our Renaissance Pleasure Faire for 7 weekends beginning mid April, 2005. The location we are seeking has beautiful trees and lakes and is closer to our audience base.

We know that the lack of information at this time presents a great uncertainty. We, therefore, will be communicating with you on a continuing basis as to the progress of these negotiations.

Please accept our sincerest apologies for this unfortunate situation.

Looking at last year.

So these are last year's resolutions... let's see how I did, shall we?

New Years Resolutions

1)Complete my doula certification
-Taking a birthing class
-Writing essays (2)
-Submit paperwork to be part of mother support program(this will help me attend additional births, for which I have to write more essays and submit evaluations)

*** That failed miserably. I ran out of time and am now debating if it is necessary for me to even try to achive certification. I don't actually need it for midwifery school, I just needed the class. I also wanted to attend some births so that I knew I wouldn't freak out and that Midwiferey is what I want. I *know* that it's what I want. No doubt about it.***

2)I will get a new job.

*** Um, yeah... need to do that, or when April rolls around I'm going to loose it big time. ***

3)I will exercise three times a week.

*** I'm doing Pilates twice a week and walking 2 miles five days a week. I think I'm actually OK on that one! ***

4)I will go out with friends once every two weeks

*** I still want to see my friends more often, but I do not feel like I'm a shut-in this year - which is what was going on last year. ***

5)I will see my grandmother once a month.

*** That didn't work out so well and now she's dead. *sigh* I'm OK with that. She knew I loved her, and that's what matters.***

6)I will begin writing my column on Monday, rather than at lunch time Wednesday.

*** Yeah... not so much really. I went on haitus and came back. I have a column due next Wed. The theory is I'll try to do it this weekend. *heh* We'll see...***

Despite my sardonic voice, I'm actually not disapointed in myself. I'm not proud about my lack of accomplishment, but I'm not going to beat myself up over it either.