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Bigsis Pat our Vital Stats Director from Ontario, Canada Pat created a little something on Remembrance Day on the November's Trivia site. Do be sure to check it out and let her know what you think of it.
"IT IS THE SOLDIER"
It is the soldier, not the reporter
Who gave us freedom of the press
It is the soldier, not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech
It is the soldier, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a free trial
It is the soldier, who salutes the flag,
who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is
Draped by the flag, and who allows
the protester to burn the flag.
submitted by my much older brother Wayne from Edmonton, Alberta
Hello Everyone!! Tomorrow, November 12th, 2005, is the deadline to sign up for the Christmas Swap! You will then need to get your Swap packages ready for mailing no later then December 12th this is so all Swap packages will arrive on or before Christmas Day. Those who want to sign up for this Swap can send your name (first & last), email address and mailing address to me the Swap Queen Ruth at hokey@voyager.net if you have a problem emailing to me please send it to our founder Sharon at sharongreene@shaw.ca I will need all this information I have ask for to sign you up so please be sure to email me your name (last and first, email address and mailing (snail mail) address. This just make it easier for me when it come time to email you your swap partner. Thank you. Also once you have recieved your Swap Partner name please try and keep in touch this is a good way to get to know a new friend or keep up with a old friend. Now for the list of things we will need for the swap. I am doing it to the letters of CHRISTMAS and so you can either do it too the suggestions I have include in this message or make up your own package. Just have a good time doing it. All my wish is that you all make this swap a wonderful experience for you and your swap partner. One special request if you can't send your swap or problems arise during this swap and are unable to finish it please and beg please let me know and I will work it out. I would like and try to do my best to make this a wonderful experience for all.
- C - CHRISTMAS CARD and CHERISHED MEMORIES this would be a new christmas card, homemade card or maybe and old Christmas card and a cherished moment or memory you have had.
- H - HOLIDAY FESTIVAL this could be any thing to do with Christmas theme.
- R - RECIPES and REMEMBERING LOVED ONES how about a new or old favorite recipe or a very favorite recipe and also how about a story about a loved one pass or present.
- I - IMAGINATION: Use your imagination for this letter of Christmas anything go that relate to the Christmas theme.
- S - SWEETS OR SNACKS: Such as candy, cookies, candy canes any kind of your favorite sweets.
- T - TREE ORNAMENT: Any ornament.
- M - MISTLETOE
- A - ANGELS: and angel ornament whether homemade or broughten
- S - SPECIAL FRIENDS: Send a Christmas wish to your Swap Partner that you like them to have to bring in the New Year. Tell them how you came to be in the circle and if this has had impact on your life.
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Whether you are looking for delicious, fail-proof recipes for your festive dessert table or want to share cookies with family and friends, visit this Kraft Canada website where you will find cookies, cookies and more cookies with recipes for almost every kind of treat imaginable. Merry Christmas, happy baking from Lena from Ontario, Canada
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Bigsis Pat's Report Page for November
Bigsis Pat decided to redo all the Vital Statistics pages. So, grab your favourite beverage, check out the menu above and take a look at the brand new, and improved Vital Statistics Sites.
Email Bigsis Pat from Ontario, Canada and let her know what you think of all her efforts!
Wondering about who are members are .... check out the updated Meet the Members pages .
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Please advise of any broken links.
SUGAR
Hi ... if some of you may not have seen my kid - she was ten months old on 11/10/05. I got her when she was a little over 3 weeks old. Her mother was killed and so I was her mother, dad, sister and brother. So to all of you that have not seen her I thought today would be a good day to show her to you.
OOOOOOOO By the way this is what Sugar looked like about the time I got her 2/3/05 Cosby from New Mexico
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Ruby worries in case your name is not on the list to receive her, since she wants to go EVERYWHERE and visit EVERYONE in the Circle. She has asked me to add anyone who lets us know on here or by visiting her new online journal. You can read up on all her travels here or have fun playing her games. Meanwhile we'll continue adding anyone's name to the list who wants a visit from Ruby, and we look forward to hearing her adventures in Brazil.
Papermaking is one of the world's oldest crafts, but it still is a fun project that leads to beautiful results. With a little work and practice, you can create paper that reflects your personal tastes, deciding what colour, texture, even what aroma your paper will have. Handmade paper can be a great gift that's easy to make, and you'll be surprised how many uses Handmade paper has in other projects. Friends and visitors will appreciate the thoughtfulness of creating your own paper for them. And you'll be surprised how much fun you'll have doing it.
submitted by Bigsis Pat from Ontario, Canada.
SENIOR HUMOR
- A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor's office. "Is it true," she wanted to know, "that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?" "Yes, I'm afraid so," the doctor told her. There was a moment of silence before the senior lady replied, "I'm wondering, then, just how serious is my condition because this prescription is marked 'NO REFILLS'."
- An older gentleman was on the operating table awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the operation. As he was about to get the anesthesia he asked to speak to his son. "Yes, Dad, what is it?" "Don't be nervous, son; do your best and just remember, if it doesn't go well, if something happens to me .. your mother is going to come and live with you and your wife...."
- Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it
- The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for
- Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know "why" I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.
- When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.
- You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.
- I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top.
- One of the many things no one tells you about aging
is that it is such a nice change from being young.
Ah, being young is beautiful,
but being old is comfortable. - Old age is when former classmates are so gray and wrinkled and bald, they don't recognize you.
- If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you are old.
- First you forget names, then you forget faces.
- Then you forget to pull up your zipper. It's worse when you forget to pull it down.
- Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft.. Today, it's called golf
- A WELL PLANNED LIFE????
Two women met for the first time since graduating from
high school.
One asked the other, "You were always so organized in
school,
Did you manage to live a well planned life? "
" Yes," said her friend.
"My first marriage was to a millionaire;
my second marriage was to an actor;
my third marriage was to a preacher;
and now I'm married to an undertaker."
Her friend asked,
"What do those marriages have to do with a well planned
life?"
"One for the money,
two for the show,
three to get ready,
and four to go.
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-We finally got back home today (November 9/05) at 4.30pm after chalking up almost 6,000 kilometers, travelling through the northern provinces of Argentina. We had a good time, fine weather mainly, except for one night in Salta City when it rained ........... after we had all washed the dust out of our hair, washed our clothes, and Leo had washed the car which was an indescribable colour after travelling several hundred kilometers over winding dusty roads in the mountains! In one part the road was flat and empty for kilometer after kilometer, and flush with the surrounding countryside, but some jokester had planted a "no overtaking" sign! another time we had passed several wide, bone-dry river beds and saw a sign "strictly no fishing". Then there was the the one that read "Road can be wet after rain" And finally after crossing a ford that had the tiniest trickle of water in it, a huge sign warned " Remember your breaks are wet"! We come from a part of the country where it rains frequently, so these things had us in fits. At one stage both my sis and I exclaimed at the same time " Look! a river with water in it!" it was so dry up there. Anyway we have a few interesting "travellers tales" to report, but my sis surprised me, by summing it all up in a couple of poems, which we will publish soon.
If you heard of any rioting in this city during the Summit meeting of the Americas, I think it can be put down to a bunch of hired vandals, "paid for" by the opposition to discredit the gov. ( we heard 2,000 bus loads of people had come into the city) In Buenos Aires they attacked US based businesses, but in Mar del Plata, they attacked every shop along a major commercial street, whatever the origin of the business, which was tough on the owners or managers. We did in fact run into a protest group even as far away as Salta city, but they were a pacific group.
Hope all is well with you, and hope to catch you soon when things get back to normal, though we seem to have a busy weekend ahead of us family wise. Love from Daphne from Argentina
-The weather is in the 80s here so have been doing a lot of yardwork. We moved into a new house in August so still working on things. How have you been doing? Sharon B from Fort Worth, Texas
-Today (November 8/05) will be my last day on the computer for a few days. I go in for angioplasty tomorrow morning. He is doing my L leg & both my kidneys (all are 95% blocked). He has already done the R leg (it was 100% blocked), but think he's going to have to do some more to it. My right foot is still asleep, but the leg is much better. He put in a balloon and stent. He also told me that if I didn't have it done to the kidneys that I would wind up on dialysis. Please keep me in your prayers. Hugs, Billie from the USA
-Just a bit Late but a couple things that was very funny on our trip during the flight to Washington State: Well of course this was Haley's first flight so I made sure she had the window seat. She was so amazed at the whole thing. Especially when we were way up above the clouds and looked as if we were standing still. As I watched her she kept looking out the window while up on her knees and then back at me each time she looked a bit more concerned. The she said,"MAMA GET ME OFF THE PLANE." I asked why. She said,"THE PLANE NOT WORKING!" For a minute I didn't understand then the people behind us started laughing and the man said she thinks we are sitting still. The whole side of the plane behind us started laughing. I told her it is working we are flying. She insisted she wanted off it wasn't working then a bit of turblance so she said. "OK NOW IT IS WORKING." That was on the way there. While we were there of course Papa Jim spoiled her rotten as well as Nanna Sue. He has a thing for buying her shoes that lite up. So he insisted we go shoe shopping. He picked out a pair of tennis shoes that lite when you walk or if moved a certain way. So on the way home during our flight she had to go to the bathroom. Well I sit my girls on the side of the toilet since ,"Some times men don't quite hit the right spots." Anyway there was almost NO space between her & the sink. She was moving to make her shoes lite up while sitting on the toilet and she kept looking over at them more & more and just as I was about to say you're going to tumble over...SHE DID! She was caught between the toilet and sink, bare butt in the air and shoes just a lightening up! I was laughing so hard I could barely pick her up! I started hugging her and she said, " Pull up my pants Mama." Well I did, flushed and was still laughing as we went out. They have a steward by the bathrooms to make sure you don't smoke and that you do flush. He said I didn't hear you flush but I heard you laugh. I told him & he cracked up. So that was Haley's plane trip to Washington. While there we went to the dollar store. When she is with me I always give two dollars to spend and allow her to make her choice. Well Nanna Sue & Papa Jim told her to get anything and as much as she wanted. She would pick something up and then put it back as if looking to see if she should spend her dollar on it. Papa started throwing things in & told her this is the way it is done. She looked at me & then them and started to smile. She only spent $27.00. Nanna pulled papas wallet out and handed it to Haley well Haley said Mama I don't want this and looked so funny! So she had a great time and ate lot's and lot's of McDonalds because that is her favorite place to eat and it was her trip. So we saw as much of Moses Lake Wa where they live as possible in one weekend. Had a great time. Haley says she went on 4 planes now she has to go on 5! Charla from Florida
-Hi, I wanted to let you know about my new job that I have here in the UK, I now work for a company called Mobal communications. I am on the call centre desk and answer questions from Americans and Canadians who are travelling to other countries and want a cell phone that they can use overseas, its real fun and everyne is very nice, its a means to an end as this means we can save to return to Canada that much quicker. well have fun and I will write soon with more news from the UK, BTW I think we will all soon have webbed feet here in the UK as it has not stopped raining yet lol. Bye for now Pat from Jolly Old England
-Still in Oregon, having a great time. In fact today (November 8/05) I'm at my daughter's office with her. She sure is good at what she does. So nice to visit the grand children. Will send pictures after I get them developed. Bea from the USA
GO BANANAS!
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!
This is interesting. After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit.
It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking & Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine, "eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
In this issue...
- Ruby
- Swaps
- Department of Vital Statistics
- Reunion News
- September Report
- Planet Kryzys
- Cookbook
- Messages from Members
- Crafts
- Tests & Quizzes
- Prayer Requests
- Humour
- Health Tips
- Friendship Anchors
- Pet Corner
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit.
Submitted by Vicki from Vancouver Island, Canada.
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Mark down the dates for Reunion 2006 on your calendars. This historic event will take place March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) to March 20th, 2006. Can't wait to meet you there!
Be sure to visit our Circle's Planet Awareness site. Take a look and tell us what is happening (or not) in your area
The Circle's Planet Awareness site is continually updated so do check it out and email your thoughts to Daphne from Argentina today!
This Colour Test is fun and frustrating! It took me 3 trys before I got it right; the first time was a matter of reading the instructions properly. Vicki from Vancouver Island, Canada
Anyone you know needs special prayer please feel free to let me, Charla, know and we will put it in the newsletter. We will continue t repeat names weekly until we are asked otherwise. So please keep us updated. Thank you.
The best medicine is prayer but a cheery email to these members would mean a lot too. May God Bless!
(WWWCOF MEMBERS)
- MAXINE) Please continue to pray for her Grandson, Zane who has kidney disease. Also her good friend who has been diagnosed with kidney cancer. Let's lift Maxine and her family up for strength and healing.
- LINDA CARLSON) Pray for her semi annual cancer check up to be a good clean report. Also continue to pray for her 85 year old Mother-in-laws health.
- CHRISTINE MILLS) Christine needs to be lifted up in prayer for unspoken requests. Let's keep Christine in our daily prayers.
- BEA) Let's remember Bea will be traveling this month to her daughter's to visit and to give her away in the absence of her Father who recently passed away. Pray for Bea's traveling grace and for them to feel the presence of love that her daughters Father would have being there. Also keep her in prayer for pain from falling and hurting her hip replacement.
- CINDY) Please lift Cindy and her Family up for God to intervene and heal where and when needed. Also to keep Cindy focused on His Almighty Power.
- FLORIDA MARIE) Please keep FlMarie in daily prayer for healing of pain and for God to provide the strength to overcome the obstacales.
- SHAKIL) Remember Shakil and the terrible disaster his Country has been through with the earthquake. Pray that God would heal and provide for Pakastan and all the other places in the world hit with devastations.
- CHARLA) Please keep me in prayer for a clean mammogram. Also some other tests that have been done to come back negative. For serenity and strength where needed.
- NANCY) Let's please keep Nancy in daily prayer as she is going through chemo now and will be going through radiation the end of December. Nancy we are all praying for your recovery. May God Heal you.
- SHARON M) Keep praying for her husband's speedy recovery. Also Chris, a friend of Sharon's in Stubenville, she has known for a while is having some trials and tribulations in her life. Please pray for God to show Chris the way to peace and understanding in all things.
- LENA) Please pray God intervenes and does not allow the church her and her husband attends to be closed. The Pastors are having meetings to discuss this because of low attendance records. God is there even if only one shows up. Pray God will Bless this Church and the attendance will grow in number and in spirit. Also the ones attending will work to help it grow.
- REUNION 2006: Prayer for all who want to attend to be provided for that the reunion will make all of us even closer.
- WWWCOF: All members that have needs and haven't asked for prayer that their needs be met.
- MARGIE LINDER) Charla's Mother in Indiana, for her to be as comfortable as possible in the fight with her cancer as the doctors say it will be spreading through her body. She is 74 yrs old. Charla needs help with this time of facing what is ahead.
- JONNA SIMMONS) Charla's daughter, please pray for Jonna to get a stable job soon as possible and pray for her strength from temptation as she goes back to the real world of pressures.
- FRAN HAUF) Please pray for Fran and her husband Joe as he has been diagnosed with serious cancer and as of yrt the doctors have not decided how to treat him. Fran' had to go through the passing of her first husband many years ago. PLease pray for them to have peace and look to the ALMIGHTY for strength and healing. (this is Haley's grand parents on her Daddy's side)
- PHILLIP MAILOUGH) This is Flmarie's daughter-in-laws (Marylee's) Father. He has congestive heart failure and has been in the hospital for a while. His kidneys have now shut down and is on a machine. Please pray for God's will to be done and for the strength for Marylee. She is about run ragged with hospitals and work. May God's healing hand be upon Phillip.
- CHARLES LINDER) Flmarie's husband and Charla's Dad) Pray for traveling grace. He will be flying to North Carolina to spend Thanksgiving with his son.
- JOHN SIMMONS) Charla's husband, Unspoken Request PLEASE!
- KIRK RATHBURN) Flmarie's son) Kirk will be having surgery on his neck in December. Please pray for the surgery to heal Kirk and free him from pain and also to provide while he out of work to heal.
- KAREN SIMMONS) Charla's sister in law, since being diagnosed with diabetes it seems one more thing found wrong everytime she turns around. Please pray for her healing. This is a very special person and has a huge heart for everyone.
- JOYCE BORG) (very special lady at church) UNSPOKEN
- MARTI) Let's keep her in prayer continually. She is still recovering from the head on collision in which she got a broken ankle, hand, ribs and a fracture in her neck. Don't forget to "PRAISE GOD SHE IS ALIVE!" This is a friend of Linda Carlson.
- RALPH) Also a friend of Linda's, strengthand peace as he has had to experience the passing of his wife.
- TIMOTHY MILLER) Unspoken...This is Haley's Daddy
- DON'T FORGET OUR TROOPS WHEREVER THEY MAY BE AND THERE FAMILIES. ALSO EVERYONE ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO HAS BEEN TOUCHED BY THE NATURAL DISASTERS OF LIFE.
Thank You for My Life
Dear God, thank you for my life on this earth, however challenging or not.
Thank you for giving me free will to love and be loved, to make my own decisions, to learn from my mistakes, to laugh when I am happy, to cry when I am sad.
Thank you for my family, my friends, my pets, my colleagues, and for every other living creature I meet along my journey.
Thank you for giving me strength to overcome adversity, to do what's right for the benefit of the greater good, to rise above negativity.
Thank you for giving me hope for an end to world suffering, pain, and war, for a beginning of a world filled with light and everlasting love.
Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities, remember, things could be worse -- you could be them.
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