I can't tell you all how HAPPY I am today.
I have had my whole Christmas made by one
wonderful, dear, sweet, thoughtful, person.My best friend as made me smile today like
no one has in a really long time and I wish
she were standing here right now so that I
could give her a big HUG and KISS and tell her
how much she means to me!
Real friends are few and far between and I cherrish
this one like no other. I really love and care
for her. She is a GEM!
Now your wondering what she did aren't you?
I recieved a package in the mail today :) It's
amazing at how well some people can know you
and what you love. I am a total book freek and
a Civil War junkie as well as a beliver in ghosts
and spirits. This is what she sent me :)

Along with a beautiful Christmas Card and a adorable
doggie book mark, the doggie is holding a magnifing
glass looking at books. Of course I'm a dog freek
to so it all ties in together. She is brilliant!!!
The book looks awsome and I'm going to start reading
it today, I can't wait!!!!
With all the books that I own she sent me one I have
never seen or read. Brilliant I tell you!
Here is a description of this wonderful book:
Spirits of the Civil Takes a Behind the Scenes look at
some of the most haunted locations associated with
America's Civil War. First published in 1999, this book
remains one of the most complete guides to ghostly spots
and spooky places where the Civil War was fought, including
a state-by-state guide to notorious sites and a special
section on Civil War battlefields -- which includes some
of the author's first-hand encounters with Civil War
ghosts and hauntings.
Spirits of the Civil War is the ultimate guide to the ghosts
and hauntings of America's bloodiest conflict! Take a journey
through the historic events of the war, then discover the
lingering spirits of the past and the places where the dead
still walk today! A fascinating guidebook to both the strange
history and the ghostly locations of the Civil War and includes
many tales which have never appeared before... plus haunts from
classic locations where the soldiers of yesterday have not
found rest!
Travel along to more than 75 locations in both the north and
south! Explore the many haunted locations like private homes;
historic residences; forts; field hospitals; haunted prison
sites; and more... Witness the haunts of slavery and the
Underground Railroad... Uncover the secrets and spirits of
the Lincoln Assassination... and of course, thrill to the
accounts from the Civil War's most haunted battlefields,
including Antietam, Chickamauga, and a special section on
the Spirits of Gettysburg!
Doesn't that sound good as hell!
Back later. A Very Happy Richard