Remote Blogging From Florida

Howdy!

We are in Crystal River, Florida, where the Internet coverage leaves much to be desired. On a positive note, I am learning to do without my computer for days at a time.

I am swimming, walking, bike riding, photographing and sightseeing instead of blogging and surfing the Internet.

There are many new villagers that were just approved (sorry, guys, for taking so long). Please welcome these new villagers and help them if you notice they need help.

May 2010 will be the best year ever for all villagers.

Namaste

CyberCelt

Give the Gift of You This Season

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving or time off with your family. I hope there was good news and very little bad.

I have good news. My husband's daughter is going to have a baby! My first grand child! They live in California, so we will be heading out there next summer to make nuisances of ourselves. LOL

Gifts from the Soul

Well, we are sliding into Christmas and I hope that y'all are thinking about what you can give of yourself instead of what you can buy for someone.

Make something: a wreath, a table runner, treats in a basket, spa in a basket, spring-blooming bulbs in small pots with a bow.

Look at your family and friends. Who needs what? Ask them, "What do you need?" Cook bread, make cookies, make a casserole for someone who cannot cook.

Clean out a room, a garage, or back yard as a gift. Give gifts of your time, now and in the future.

Coupons

Coupons are a great idea. They can be for anything, like personal service, going a place you hate because you husband likes it, listening to his side in an argument.

For Your Girlfriends:

This coupon entitles ______________________________________
to a massage and facial.

This coupon entitles ______________________________________
to a manicure and pedicure.

For the Kids:

This coupon entitles ______________________________________
to a weekend night out wherever you want to go (within 20 miles)

This coupon entitles ______________________________________
to "pass" on cleaning their room or doing chores on a day of your choice.

For the Husbands:

This coupon entitles ______________________________________
to one night out with the boys, no questions asked.

This coupon entitles ______________________________________
to my full attention to you during an argument. Present as argument starts.

Just print the coupons on some nice card stock, place a border around the card(s) and drop into their stockings. Personal coupons, like between husband and wife, should be put in an envelope or given in private.

Have a Wonderful Christmas
and
a Splendid New Year.

Tags: holidays, gift ideas, coupons, homemade gifts, give gift of you

Happy Thanksgiving

Clicks in or Clicks Out

Since I have been admin of Blog Village, clicks out to your blog is the system used to rank blogs on the Top List.

We can change this to clicks in from your blog or your blog ranking score.

Any interest in changing the system?

Please vote in poll on sidebar to let me know.

We Remember and Say Thanks

Veteran’s Day Tribute

When America had an urgent need,
These brave ones raised a hand;
No hesitation held them back;
They were proud to take a stand.

They left their friends and family;
They gave up normal life;
To serve their country and their God,
They plowed into the strife.

They fought for freedom and for peace
On strange and foreign shores;
Some lost new friends; some lost their lives
In long and brutal wars.

Other veterans answered a call
To support the ones who fought;
Their country had requirements for
The essential skills they brought.

We salute each and every one of them,
The noble and the brave,
The ones still with us here today,
And those who rest in a grave.

So here’s to our country’s heroes;
They’re a cut above the rest;
Let’s give the honor that is due
To our country’s very best.

By Joanna Fuchs

Tags: veterans day, november 11 2009, say thanks, remember