Hello to everyone out there!

Well, it is just about that time to give you my end of this year, beginning of next year update. It is hard to believe the year has gone by this fast! It is almost time to say goodbye to 2008 and hello to 2009...WOW!

I have had a wonderful year as I embark on a new and very pleasant phase of my entertainment career. Don and I have been very pleased that through a very amazing person named Michelle Berting - she is by the way a FANTASTIC singer out of Toronto - I have met an agent who books Guest Entertainers on various Cruise Lines. It had been many years that I was thinking of doing this but had never been successful. Well, I started in May of this year and seem to be going strong all throughout next year - thanks to the skills of the people booking my show! I have been concentrating on my All In One Show where I do all of the Singing Impressions as well as my Divas Live where I concentrate on impersonations Cher, Reba and Celine Dion. I am truly blessed and lucky to have the amount of work I have next year especially facing these tough economic times.

Don is still working away at our store (A Little Bit of This inc), in Elora, Ontario. Times have been a bit harder in the retail world but we are hopeful that we can survive it. Don't worry - he has been coming on some wonderful cruises with me! He has also recently taken up painting again and is doing some amazing work. We are pleased that in the new year Don will continue with his painting career and dedicate a portion of the store to his own art.

Well, Christmas and New Years of 2008 will find us embarking on a wonderful voyage through the Panama Canal. Needless to say that we are quite excited. It is unfortunate that we can't be home to celebrate with our families but by now they almost expect it of us!!! You know..we are the 'unusual couple'!

Please have a wonderful, safe and happy holiday season. Forge ahead in 2009 - It Will Get Better!

Keep smiling and warmest regards,

Don and Karen Grainger