hi gisela i have provided 'translations' for cyber-dad-don mckinley in the past,=20 since i did not want anyone to miss his messages just because his keyboard couldn't spell! i do hope that you will not mind if i make a 'translation' of your latest 'birthday' message; i am in awe of anyone's effort, let alone ability, to express themselves in a language that is not their mother-tongue the 'message' inside your message is simple truth i'd hate to have anyone miss it by the way, after four years [jahre?] of studying german i can only say=20 guten tag!! und auf wiedersehn!! with much love janet At 15:33 1998/11/11 EST, you wrote: >Yes, what Jeanette says is right. > >One is only as old as one feels. I am forty years old and I feel good! > >Our daughter is 21 and is married; I can go out to work; >my dear husband and I have been married for 22 years; we no longer >have to worry about looking after small children; we can take >holiday trips; go shopping, and so on. > >I am glad to be forty. Only I was not happy to get PD.=20 >But what can I do? I must think positively. >Any one of us must do the same. > >I am lucky, that I have found this list. I can=B4t write very well=20 >in english, but people of this list (Camilla and others) try to help me. > >Thank you all. > >Gisela janet paterson - 51/41/37 - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/ [log in to unmask]