Sonshine News
Welcome to Sonshine News. In case you are wondering why I picked this name for the newsletter, Sonshine is the nickname I use for my son Joey. In fact, it is the only one he will allow me to use. Plus we all need a little extra sunshine in our lives. I love to surf the net and I hope you will enjoy the goodies I have found.
Please Note: if you can't click on the links below, please view the links online at: http://hometown.aol.com/wvhaze/page/index.htm Here's this week's Sonshine News links on the web. Sonshine News
Sonshine Joey will be turning a big eight years old next week, but he will always be my little boy. Now if you would like to send him a birthday ecard, you may use my email address wvhaze@aol.com and I will make sure that he sees it. He was so tickled last year when many of you did that.
We are still picking raspberries. We discovered that there are several patches of wild red raspberries close to our house. The stains on our fingers have now gone from purple to red. :-)
I have yet another wonderful guest writer for you this week. Cindy was kind enough to help out with the "For Inspiration" section in this weeks issue. Now if you think that you like to do a section of Sonshine News, just let me know. I hate to admit there is no pay, but I hope that you would have a great time helping out and allowing others to see some links that you find.
** Great Deal for Sonshine News Readers **
My good web buddy Martha is offering a free cookbook, "Lifestyles of the Culinary Inept". But there is a small catch which I think is more then fair. She will send it to anyone who sends in a tip or trick she hasn't already heard of. She is looking for easy recipes and neat tricks. They have to be as she calls them, NOOMs - New Ones On Me might be tough. You will have to check her site to make sure that she has not used it yet. Sorta like going on a web site scavenger hunt. :-) AltMartha's Easy Recipes Make sure to send them to: MARTHA and tell her Sonshine News sent ya.
MY PICK OF THE WEEK
Feel the Magic This is truly a beautiful site. I just found myself going from page to page. The music just seem to flow with the pages. If you are interested in PSP hints or making a web site, you can find them here. Take some time to feel the magic in this site.
GOOD DEED ON THE WEB
Goodwill Industries International, Inc. Goodwill is on the net. It is one of my favorite stores for finding bargains and plus it goes for a good cause. Goodwill has an auction site. Any money spent there goes to support job training and placement programs for people with disabilities and other disadvantages. So when you shop at Goodwill, not only do you get great bargains, you also help someone find a job.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. -- Helen Keller
JUST FOR FUN
Greatest Films If you are a movie buff, you will love this site. The Greatest Films is a unique website containing interpretive, descriptive review commentary and historical background, a wealth of film reference material (including a complete Academy Awards history and Film History - by decade ), and hundreds of colorful, vintage film posters for some of the best Hollywood and American classic films in the last century.
Berlin Wall-Photographs How many of you remember the historical event of the Berlin Wall coming down? This site has photographs of the Berlin Wall. It's amazing to see the photos of during the 28 years it was there.
The 1900 House This was a series on PBS that our family viewed. The concept of the show was to take a family back in time and have them live as families did in the Victorian times. Sonshine said that he didn't think he would like living back then because they had no TV. :-)
LILEKS (James) The Pop Culture section is very interesting. A sorta wacky look at the icons of the fifties.
Nationalgeographic.com The photographs are very beautiful. The articles are interesting. Of course, you know this has to be National Geographic.
pogo.com - games, chat and win prizes! This is one of my favorite hangouts on the net. I love the bingo, poppit and trivia games.
The RiddleNut.com Like solving riddles? RiddleNut has plenty to wrack your brains.
Bartleby.com: Great Books Online Take your pick, nonfiction, fiction, poetry or reference materials, plenty of great reads in this site.
Planet Ketchup! Website for all those Ketchup lovers out there. Did you know that you can make ketchup from other foods besides tomatoes? Check out the unusual recipes and the facts about ketchup.
HEY BUDDY, OLD PAL
(Send to your buddies online)
Email Cards:
Awesome Cards
Virtual Teanie Beanies Web Site
Wanderer's Nostalgic 50s-60s Card Shop
Welcome to Kountry Kards Electronic Post Cards!
Lovegrams.com
Friendship Sites:
PASTA BABY!!!
In the Garden of My Heart
BigMouthBilly
Whenever You Need Me
Computer Addicts
The Survivor Funpage!
Can U BWAME ME
For Someone Special Who Has Made All The Difference In My Life
Got something for you !
dancing
JUST FOR THE KIDDIES
The United States Mint h.i.p. pocket change Neat site from the US Mint to help the kiddies with coin collecting.
spaceKids.com Sonshine's favorite section was the Robot gallery.
Kid's Wind Whirler This looks like a neat project to make using a printer.
Kids @ nationalgeographic.com Fun way for the kiddies to learn about our world.
Kids Welcome to Zeke n' Zoe Sonshine loved the scramble game.
Interactive Fun Puzzles These are fun even for a big kid.
Elmo's Playground Great site for Elmo lovers.
Tie-Dye This is a fun project to do with the kiddies. Sonshine just loves tie-dyeing his own shirts.
The Cephalopod Page What on earth is a cephalopod? The group in which scientists classify octopuses, squid, cuttlefish and nautiluses. Really interesting site.
Welcome to Cyberkids! Great fun hangout on the net for the kiddies.
HINTS AND TIPS
Beautiful Kids Inc This is one link that was hard for me to figure out where to put in Sonshine News, but I did want to share it with you. It is not really a hint, but could be something that some parents might want to try. This is a modeling agency for handicapped children. I think it is great that they are doing this.
The Insiders' Guide Check on these guides for vacation plans from locals of the areas.
Bereavement Grief is one of the hardest emotions to understand or explain to a child. There are several excellent articles to read on this page that could help.
mybirding.com Find that bird is a neat search helper to identified any birds that you may have spotted and not sure what they are.
Howtocleananything.com Got a major mess and not sure how to clean it? Check this site out. You might find a way to do it.
Make Stuff A site for crafters, hobbyists, entrepreneurs and people who just like to make stuff.
Consumer Assistance Handbook Even though this site is mainly for people of the state of Ohio, there is a lot of information that you can use for protecting your consumer rights.
Frugal Parties Some great party planning hints.
home decorating ideas Some neat budget decorating hints.
Tightwad Tess More money saving tips then you can shake a stick at.
PUTER STUFF
What is Copyright Protection? A must reading for anyone that has a website.
Fidget.com Over 1500 free eNewsletters to spice up your email box.
Welcome to PageTalk PageTalk is a free service that allows you to add your own voice to your website using an ordinary telephone. It's a neat web gadget.
Microsoft Support Knowledge Base Have a problem or need help with a Microsoft product? Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base of technical support information and self-help tools for Microsoft products.
InoculateIT Personal Edition Free virus protection program download. I have used this one for over a year and love it.
Freeware Word Puzzle: Whirlwords Whirlwords is a freeware word puzzle game for Windows. It is fun one to get.
AllFreePromotion.com This directory contains a massive collection of 100% free resources for promoting your website.
ANIMATION GALLERY Great collection of animated graphics.
Interactive Fiction Toolkit An email buddy of mine raves about this program. I do have to admit that I have not downloaded it yet. She told me that you are put in a situation, and you have to solve a number of tasks and puzzles before completing the game. This is a story that you create.
Welcome to NeoPets Make your own virtual pet on the internet.
SHARON'S LAND OF HEARTS Great graphic site. Lots of cuties here.
WHAT'S COOKING ON THE WEB
Summertime is the best time for enjoying fresh fruit. We can't get enough of fruit in this house.
Banana Recipes - 104 Things To Do With A Banana One really interesting recipe here is Cream of Banana soup. Not sure if I am brave enough to try it yet. If anyone does, let me know how it taste.
Fruit Recipes Grannies on the Grill looks like a neat barbecue recipe to try.
Recipes: Fruits Wonderful Layered Peach Dessert looks like a great family reunion dish to try.
Smoothie Central We love smoothies. They are so easy to make. Sonshine loved the Black and Blue Smoothie
Raspberry Recipes You have to try the Raspberry Banana bread. It is out of this world.
Recipes & Carvings Make sure to check out the watermelon carvings. They look really neat to try.
Watermelon Muffins I was brave and made the Watermelon Muffins. The recipe did not have the oven temperature to use, but I set my oven to 350 degrees. Believe it or not, they are wonderful. You have to try it.
Recipes for the Blues The Blueberry Dessert Wraps looks interesting.
Peach Recipes Peachy Delight is a family favorite of ours. This is an easy one to make. We have a peach tree in our yard and I can't wait to use the peaches for this.
USA Pears Sonshine loves making the Bunny Hop Salad. It's an easy one for the kiddies.
GREAT FREEBIES AND DEALS
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Lifestyle Magazine - Free Offer Seven goodies to choose from.
Free Stuff ! Dinner Time Eggspress recipe leaflet.
Mothers' Online Thrift Shop and Babytrader.com Two sites to bookmark for parents. No freebies but you can find great deals on these.
Free Samples Free sample of American whey.
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Swiftboard Free puter keyboard.
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Aussino.com - Free Embroidered Cushion Cover This looks like a neat freebie to get.
FOR INSPIRATION
Cindy is helping me out this week as a guest writer. She has a wonderful mailing called Praises To Him. Please enjoy her selections. They are great ones.
Hi! My name is Cindy and I have the HONOR of operating a praise page mailing, called Praises To Him @aol.com. It contains actual praises from members, as well as sites and stories they send into me. It is really THEIR page, I am just a vessel for HIM! Here are some of my favorite sites that we have used. I hope they bless you as much as they have us.
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FRAIL OLD ANGEL Grab some tissues, just such a thought as this even being remotely possible, oh my!
THE ARTISTS Give me the Master Artist ANYDAY.........
SIMPLE ~VS~ REAL Which would YOU rather be......simple or real????
Hmmmmmm..............
Dailyblessings Maybe we should "ADOPT" this site as our daily thought and motto?????
For Today I shall challenge EACH of you to see how many of these YOU can do in one day!
Unforgiveness Three little words, they can mean eternity for us!
"A Special Person Is You"~ What a pretty site to share with someone who might need a lift! God made each of us, and He makes NO mistakes!
The Story of The Ant What a message this packs! WOW!!!!!
Burden WONDERFUL, peaceful, and so well put together!
Christ's Return I absolutely LOVE this song and message! Be blessed!
A Stray Dog If you don't already own at least one dog, you probably will after reading this!
A Purpose "You may not know your purpose just yet, God will tell you, when he knows you are set."
Anchored By Grace I QUICKLY added this to one of my favorites! I think you will too!
The Fence This message is SO TRUE ~ sadly so.
A DIET FOR THE SOUL This is one diet I CAN live with!!!!
ONE LAST SMILE TO GO
The test
Smiles and Sunshine,
Deneen, Editor
Ronnie, Coeditor and Hubby
My Sonshine Joey, Game Tester for some of Just for the Kiddies links
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