Today is the day before election day, and I have already voted, yet the anticipation and excitement is in the air. My daughter gets to go to Washington and sit in with Dan Rather’s live broadcast, and I am so very excited for her.
Elections are historic events no matter what the outcome, so be sure and vote! As a student of history - yeah, I really did major in history- I have a keen sense of the power of our vote. I think it would be so cool to have huge turnouts - historic turnouts - so we can really know that the candidate elected is there because a majority of the population pushed the button with his/her name on it.
I believe in the power of the people. I believe that if we use our voices and make our desires known, then the opportunities for success are limitless.
I believe.
Yes we can.
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When little Mavis Blue needed to get dressed for a costumer party, she donned her Happy Monkey shirt and was instantly transformed into SUPER HAPPY MONKEY, Goddess of all Cuteness!
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When BEBO called to say he was making the folk art pieces exclusively for Happy Monkey, I jumped up and down. I have quite a collection of his art in my home, so I thought I would show you a few…
All of his art is painted with tractor paint on old pieces of wood. I am partial to the signs, because I love the power of words. I think there is something in every room of my house… this is propped in the window of my dining room!
The Peace Signs we are offering are 12 x 12 square wood signs, and all are signed by BEBO! You can see more of his art on his website.
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So many times I hear people talking about what they are going to do when ... the reasons are endless. I know, because I have used them all myself. Not anymore!
Life is lived one moment at a time, and each moment is unique and priceless. Enjoy your moments.
Go ahead ... Jump in!
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As I have said so many times, our children can be out best teachers. Today we decided to let my 20 year old lead the way on an adventure called letterboxing. She learned about it from a friend who learned about it from a friend… you get the idea. You can check it out on many sites, but this one seems to be very complete (http://www.letterboxing.org). After she explained it all to us, we decided what to use for our personal stamp. If you like the adventure and decide to keep going, the stamp you choose becomes your identity… and keeping your identity secret can add to the mystery. I almost used my Happy Monkey stamp, but decided that was too obvious.
My daughter had researched the letterboxes in our area and chose two that were nearby. We printed the directions, some are like puzzles and some are straighforward using landmarks and natural markers. Ours were the straight-forward variety. We set off to find the box with anticipation…
From the split in the road, we counted off 70 paces. There we saw the multi trunked tree on the left side of the road. Dan and Sarah climbed the bank to the back of the tree. Dan reached into the middle, lifted the rock, and there was the container. We all smiled ...
Mission Accomplished… almost.
Opening the container, we found a notebook that had been stamped by many other adventurers, so we sat and took our time reading the other names and admiring their stamps.
We stamped our notebooks with the stamp found in the container, and added our stamps to the notebook for future adventurers to see.
Above you can see a page from the notebook dated 3-2-08 and stamped by someone from McEwen, TN. There were stamps from people as far away as California. Letterboxing takes you to places you would otherwise never see. This particular place is right in my neighborhood, but I have never taken the time to go there…
and on the way back to the car, I saw something else I would never have seen…
The Letterboxing Trio
Wow…
You can go Letterboxing all over the world. Check out their website for a city near you… I have already printed clues for my upcoming trip to Chicago. Have fun!
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