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SONSHINE NEWS September 1, 2001
Issue # 51
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"If you think that something small cannot make a difference - try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room."

- Unknown


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September 11 was a horrible day of tragedy, but it has amazed me with how much kindness, spirit and patriotism that people in our country have shown.  

Sonshine Joey surprised me by knowing what buildings came down.  Joey has high function autism.  He told me that the WTC was on his video "Lets Build a Skyscraper".  He is wondering if they will rebuild the towers.  He wants to say a small prayer everyday for those that have been hurt.  He has been taking pennies to school.  His school is having a penny drive to send to the Red Cross.   He bugs hubby as soon as he gets home from work for his pennies in his pockets.   

Another net buddy, Lisa told me about her son.  He has high functioning autism also.  His father is in the 249th WV Army National Guard Band, Morgantown WV - and when put on High Alert, pulled a night of Guard Duty in his armory, in his BDUS - the camouflage uniform.  When Bob left, Chris then said, . "Is that why daddy is getting his army clothes together, is he going to battle evil?"  Lisa said, "We don't know Chris."  Chris replied, "Is daddy going to battle evil with his TRUMPET?".......:-)

My good web buddy Martha has a great page that is fill with lots of information and links about what you can do about September 11 events.  Please set aside some time to go thru the Whispering Activist.     
http://www.therealmartha.com/WAwelcomeintro/index.htm
Whispering Activist

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Laura wrote in:

This was absolutely the best newsletter I have ever received and I didn't think you could get any better than in the past. I get sooooooo many newsletters and none has compared with yours.  Thank you so much for taking the time to do this for all of us.... You are a true blessing to this crazy cyber world we live in. I especially love the freebie sites you send ... keep em coming girl!!!  I'm looking so forward to your next newsletter. Also looking forward to your educational sites... hmmmm... maybe Brain Fuel ... lol. Minds for Learning ... lol or Pick your Brain of the week ... Brain Pick of the week...Or Lesson #1...#2 and so on each week.  Take Notes Week #1 ... I better stop while I'm ahead.. I'll be here all day.....lol.   Thanks again and God bless!!!!!!

Awwwwwwwww, thanks Laura.  I hope the check I sent you didn't bounce from saying all those nice things.  :-)   I'm just kidding, I sent her a money order.  <wink>  I did like Laura's suggestion of Brain Fuel.  I was going to use Brain Food if I did not get a suggestion, but I think Laura jazzed it better with Brain Fuel.  Thanks again Laura.  


------------========| MY PICK OF THE WEEK |========-----------

Simply Susan

Susan sent me a very nice email about Sonshine News # 50 and she included her web site's address as well.  Well, you know me, I had to check her site and see what was on it.  One word -- Wow!!!  She does daily pages of ponderings, quotes and an even links to visit.  This is one site to bookmark just to see what Susan has to say.  

http://www.simplydispatchersusan.com/
~***~ Susan's Stuff ~***~



------------========| GOOD DEED ON THE WEB |========-----------

Ebay's Auction For America

Ebay has a goal to raise $100 million within 100 days. Your contributions -- through buying, selling, or donating cash directly -- will go to benefit work of organizations like the September 11th Fund, The New York State World Trade Center Relief Fund and The Twin Towers Fund.  All fees has been waived for sellers and buyers.  

http://pages.ebay.com/auctionforamerica/
Auction for America

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. -- Helen Keller


------------========| JUST FOR FUN |========-----------

Earth Light's

It is a night view of the earth from a satellite. You can tell which parts of the world are highly populated and which are  sparsely populated.  

http://www.cojoweb.com/earthlights.html
Earthlights


------------========| BRAIN FUEL |========-----------

Physlink

A physics site that's interesting and fun. Really!  Trust me, your brain will not explode when you go to this site.  

Need a Scientific Calculator?  You can find one here.  

Read the essay about "Smile".  Find out what happens during a smile.

You can even ask the experts questions about physics.  A couple of interesting questions that were asked from the experts: Do you get wetter if you run or walk in the rain? Which freezes faster, hot water or cold water?  How do yo-yos work?  Why do they come back up after being thrown down?


http://www.physlink.com/

Physics


------------========| CELEBRATE! |========-----------

Fall Foliage and Autumn

When I was a child, I lived in a home that had two big maple trees in the front yard.  Every fall, my sister and I would have to rake the leaves, but then we would jump in the leaf piles.  Sure, we got the piles scattered and it took a while to get them all raked, but that was the fun part of it.  Now as a parent, I can still have my fun with Sonshine Joey by raking the leaves and I am still jumping in the piles.  :-)  

Another thing that I like to do in Autumn is taking a trip to the mountains to see the fall foliage.  I love the beauty of seeing the changing colors.  It is God's own painting in action.  :-)   This site gives you the latest on the fall foliage.  If you live in a region that doesn't experience the magnificent fall changes, then be sure to visit the Pictures section and enjoy a colorful tour.

http://www.foliagenetwork.com/
The Foliage Network


------------========| BLAST FROM THE PAST |========-----------

Castles on the Web

Lots of wonderful things to see on this site.  It is a gateway to other castle sites.  There are castle links and castle photos.  You can even check out castles that you can stay the night.   

http://www.castlesontheweb.com/
Castles on the Web


------------========| SITE SEEING |========-----------

Kenmare, Ireland

Visit the home page of Kenmare, County Kerry in Ireland.  This is a very charming site.  You can even read about Robert the butcher and Mr. Johnny Carpets' businesses on the site.  Make sure to check out the local newspaper "The Kerryman" to have a view on their news.  You can even send a ecard from the site.


http://www.neidin.net/index.html
Kenmare, Ireland



------------========| HEY BUDDY, OLD PAL |========-----------
(Send to your buddies online)

EMAIL CARDS:

River Song

Most of the cards on this site are Shockwave email greetings.  There are a lot of cute ones here.

http://www.riversongs.net/
RiverSong's

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FRIENDSHIP SITES:

http://wtv-zone.com/AnniesTreasures/embrace_caringchimes.html
Caring Chimes

------------========| JUST FOR THE KIDDIES |========-----------

Fact Monster

Fun learning site for the kiddies.  There is an almanac, dictionary, and encyclopedia.  The kiddies can find lots of homework help.  Sonshine Joey's favorite section was the games and quizzes.

http://www.factmonster.com/
Fact Monster

------------========| HINTS AND TIPS |========-----------

Toilet training a cat

I thought this was very interesting "how to" page.  Just think of the savings by not buying kitty litter anymore.  

http://www.karawynn.net/mishacat/toilet.shtml
How to Toilet-Train Your Cat  


------------========| CRAFTER'S CORNER |========-----------

Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking is the practice of combining photos, memorabilia and stories in a scrapbook style album.

I am including a couple of links in this section mainly because this is a hobby that I love to do.  I started scrapbooking last year and I am hooked.  A friend of mine had a Creative Memories workshop and that is where I first learned how to do it.  I used to have my photos stored in a couple of shoeboxes and they was never taken out to view until I started to scrapbook and put them in albums.  Sonshine Joey loves to share them with visitors that come to our house.  When Sonshine went back to school this September, his teacher wanted the children to bring summer vacation photos.  Joey took our scrapbooking album of this year.  He told me that the other children in his class just loved looking at it.  He was really tickled that they liked his photos.  :-)

My Scrapbook pages of this year.   You can see some of my other scrapbooking pages by clicking on more albums pics on the top left hand corner.  
 
http://www.picturetrail.com/wvhaze/440305
2001 Scrapbook Album

Great place to start to learn about scrapbooking.
http://learn2scrapbook.com/
Learn 2 Scrapbook

One of my favorite sites to visit about scrapbooking.  You can find lots of other links to learn about scrapbooking techniques.  
http://scrapbooking.about.com/mbody.htm
About Scrapbooking

In case you would like to be able to find a Creative Memories consultant in your area, just click on the locate a consultant link.  
http://www.creativememories.com/
Creative Memories



------------========| WHAT'S COOKING ON THE WEB |========-----------

Back of the Box Recipes

One of my favorite places to get recipes is from the back of the box of a product.  I found a great recipe for French Onion Soup from a box of store brand croutons and it has now become a family favorite. If you would like to have the recipe, just email me at wvhaze@aol.com, and put "French Onion Soup" in the subject line.  This site has lots of great recipes that has come from the back of brand names.  Make sure to sign up for their weekly newsletter.  I have been receiving it for a while and it is great.  

http://www.backofthebox.com/
Back of the Box Brand Name Recipes

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NET TOOLS:

PictureTrail

If you happened to view my scrapbooking album from the "Crafter's Corner", above, then you have just visited PictureTrail.  PictureTrail is very user friendly.  You just have to upload photos from your puter to the site or photos from another site.  One thing that I like about PictureTrail is if you have a lot of photos to share with net buddies, you can put them in one album on the site.  It's a lot easier to do it that way then by email attachments which can take forever to send at times.  Another advantage is that since you are not sending photos in attachments, your friends will not have to worry about downloading an attachment for fear of viruses -- they can view your photos right on the site. You can even use PictureTrail to host pictures for auction sites.  

If you would like to view my albums, just enter wvhaze in the Visit Album on the left hand side.   Don't forget to sign my guestbook on PictureTrail to let me know that you were there. :-)

http://www.picturetrail.com/
Picturetrail

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DOWNLOADS:

Desk Flag

DeskFlag displays an animated United States flag in the corner of your screen.

http://www.deskflag.com/
DeskFlag


------------========| GREAT FREEBIES AND DEALS |========-----------

Please if the site ask how you heard about their site, please put a friend or just surf in.  If you put down Sonshine News, you might not get them.  If you have an opportunity, say "thank you" in a comment field or email message. Only order freebies that you have an interest. Don't just send for it because it is free. If there is a restriction on who can order, only order it if you qualify.  Honor any requests such as "one per household." Use a free internet address service so that you will not get spam.  Yahoo.com or hotmail.com are an excellent ones to use just for freebies sites.

Get a free sample of Ensure
http://www.ensure.com/SpecialOffer/Home.asp
Ensure

Get free NFL team merchandise when you save Hershey wrappers (a T-Shirt takes 75 wrappers, sweatshirt 150, & jacket 300). Printable rebate expires 1/15/2002. Have the kids save their Halloween wrappers for this one.  
http://www.hersheys.com/nfl/merchandise.htm
Hershey’s NFL

McGruff's "Take A Bite Out Of Crime" comic book.
http://www.mcgruff.org/order.htm
The McGruff comic order form

From October 1, 2001 through next year, the first 200,000 women to send in their receipt/confirmation of their mammogram will receive a free "Thanks for the Mammories" T-shirt.
http://rosieo.warnerbros.com/pages/rosieo/show/moreinfo1.jsp
The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Nescafe coffee sample
http://www.startsampling.com/sm/nescafe/
Nescafe

Free nail polish coupon to print.
http://www.sallybeauty.com/coupons.asp
SallyBeauty

2002 Billy Graham Prayer Calendar

http://www.billygraham.org/home/offer.asp
billygraham.org

Free sample of chutney
http://www.bestdressedmeals.com/
Best Dressed Meals

Register with the site and you get your choice of three children's books.
http://www.zonderkidz.com/register/Default.asp
Zonderkidz


------------========| FOR INSPIRATION |========-----------

Where is God When Bad Things Happen?  

Sometimes we have no idea of why things happen.  This article gives an insight of why.

http://www.gospelcom.net/peggiesplace/tragedy1.htm
Where Is God When Bad Things Happen?

"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14:27


------------========| ONE LAST SMILE TO GO |========-----------

http://members.aol.com/SWeiss6650/Smile4Me4.html
Smile For Me....Please....


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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