Brighten a Soldier's Day - Send a Card

Please remember that freedom is not free. Many of our soldiers and veterans have no one to send them a kind word on a holiday.

http://www.redcross.org/email/saf/
Holiday Mail for Heroes
From the front lines to the home front, the American Red Cross provides service members, their families and veterans with the care and assistance they need.
The Red Cross is partnering with Pitney Bowes this holiday season for the Holiday Mail for Heroes campaign. For the second year in a row, we’re collecting holiday cards to distribute to American service members, veterans and their families in the United States and around the world. Pitney Bowes is generously donating technology, resources and postage to make this holiday card program possible.
Our goal is to collect and distribute one million holiday cards to spread holiday cheer and facilitate thanks to these brave individuals and families.
Please send cards to this address, following the guidelines listed below:
Holiday Mail for HeroesPO Box 5456Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456

Card Guidelines
Please follow these guidelines when mailing a card to ensure that your card will quickly reach service members, veterans and their families. Every card received will first be screened for hazardous materials by Pitney Bowes and then reviewed by Red Cross volunteers working in one of 16 sorting stations around the country.
* All cards must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Cards sent after this date will be returned to sender.
* Participants are encouraged to limit the number of cards they submit to 25 from any one person or 50 from any one class or group. If you are mailing a larger quantity, please bundle the cards and place them in large mailing envelopes. Each card does not need its own envelope or postage.
* Please ensure that all cards are signed.
* Please use generic salutations such as “Dear Service Member.” Cards addressed to specific individuals can not be delivered through this program.
* Please send cards as opposed to long letters which delay a quick review process.
* Please do not include email or home addresses on the cards, as the program is not meant to foster pen pal relationships.
* Please do not include inserts of any kind, including photos, as these items will be removed during the reviewing process.
* All cards received may be used in program publicity efforts, including appearing in broadcast, print or online mediums.

Another soldier in the family

I already have:

a daughter that is a Staff Sergeant in the Air Force

a daughter that is a PFC in the Army National Guard

a son that is a PFC in the Army

my 3rd son called me two nights ago and said he enlisted he will ship off to basic training in the Army in about six weeks.

my 4th son is still in high school and is JROTC.

Not bad out of 7 kids. We are a patriotic family.

One of those days

Did you ever have one of those days. Where you can think of a 1000 things you need to do; but somehow you just don't seem to be able to get started on anything? Trying to jumpstart myself into action here, but so far rather unsuccessfully.

Fall Turning to Winter

Here in southwestern Kentucky we are getting a preview of Winter; even though the calendar says that it is still technically fall.
Thermometer shivered down to 24 degrees last night. Brrrr, nasty. I know farther up north it is worse; but I hate being cold.
Hope you are all warm where you are.

Homecoming

My son, Josh, just got home after a year's deployment to Iraq. He's with the 101st Airborne. So proud of him. Thank God for bringing him home safe.

The Turkeys Have Landed!

Sizzix Turkey die cuts now in my Heritage Scraps store.

So cute for Thanksgiving school or church crafts

or Name cards at Thanksgiving dinner.

Check them out

http://stores.ebay.com/Heritage-Scraps

Gingerbread House die cuts Available!

Sizzix Gingerbread House die cuts now in my Heritage Scraps store.

Check it out

Available in your choice of color.

http://stores.ebay.com/Heritage-Scraps