Thank You

THANK YOU

As we near the Thanksgiving Day holiday, we tend to think more about the blessings in our life. 

Here, at the Chamber, we are most thankful for our wonderful members.

Please know that we truly appreciate you and your business, and that we only exist because of you.

Wishing you and your families a wonderful Thanksgiving -

                                                         Cheri, Jennifer, Mandy, Vicky and Dan

The High Five

Check out this great video I found at Matt's place which created over 2,000 smiles. What a great way to start the day and the week!

Thanks Matt.

Vocabulary Test

Do any of these new words for 2009 sound familiar:

• Fanboy
• Mondegreen
• Webinar

These are a few of the official words which have been recently added to the Webster's Dictionary.

You can find the definitions here.

- Posted by Cheri

Morning View

This is what everyone in Newark, Ohio woke up to today:

Social Media Blackout

This past week was an interesting test for me. I didn't blog for about a week. Didn't twitter either. No Facebook. No LinkedIn. So what on earth was I doing??

Enjoying life. Having fun with my friends and family. Reading.

And the world didn't stop because they didn't hear from me.

Today I checked up on a few of my favorite bloggers and they went on blogging, even without me reading and commenting on their stuff. Can you believe it?

Point is that life continues to happen - with or without you. But it is good to take small breaks away from things once in a while. You will survive and may have fresh new ideas when you return. Try it.

Anticipation

Besides the Thanksgiving meal and being together with family (there were 29 of us at dinner last night), this is what I look forward to at Thanksgiving time:




It doesn't take much to make me happy.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Beat Michigan Week

The OSU Band made an appearance at the Newark Rotary Club yesterday. They did an outstanding job!

Go Bucks!

Thank You State Farm

I stumbled upon this wonderful site this week called www.thanksforbeingthere.com, sponsored by State Farm. What a delightful site.

Thank someone today.

My Tough Girl

My 12-year-old daughter volunteers at a local veterinarian office. Today she witnessed her very first surgery. It was a knee surgery on a medium-sized dog.

Prior to the surgery, the doctor asked her if she was okay with blood, and she told him that she was. He asked her one more time, and she said she was sure.

As he made the incision and the blood started 'gushing out' (her words), she said the room got very hot and her stomach started to hurt. She told the doctor, "I'll be right back" and went to the restroom where she sat down and told herself that she could do this and that if she wanted to be a veterinarian, she would have to get used to this. (All of my 'suck it up and quit acting like a girl' lectures must be sinking in).

A few minutes later, she went back into the surgery room and the doctor began pointing everything out to her (bones, muscle, etc.- the thumamamous bone (her description)) and she stood beside him for the rest of the surgery, and felt very comfortable.

The doctor later told her that he has had many cases where people much older than her were standing next to him during a surgery and then all of a sudden he heard a big thud. He said she did a great job today.

When she came home, she said it was 'cool' and can't wait to see another surgery. I am a proud parent today. The power of positive thinking really can make a difference.

Life Of A Stone Crab Fisherman - Final Chapter

This is Part III of III of Life Of A Stone Crab Fisherman, published in the Naples Daily News.

You can read Part I and Part II here.

Life Of A Stone Crab Fisherman

Came across this interesting series on the Life Of A Stone Crab Fisherman in the Naples Daily News. They have printed two parts so far. Enjoy!

Part I

Part II

25 Tips To Improve The Conditions Of All

I recently asked the United Way about volunteer opportunities for youth, specifically for the National Junior Honor Society at my daughter's school. They are required to have a certain amount of community service hours each quarter. They provided me with this wonderful list:

*Note: You don't have to be a "youth" to do some of these items. Get started today!

1. Start an anti-tobacco/drug/
alcohol campaign at your school.

2. Plant a garden and donate the
harvest to a group or person in
need.


3. Get some friends together and
clean up your neighborhood.

4. Clean out your closet and donate
your old clothes or toys.


5. Start a canned food, glove,
sock, coat, etc. drive.

6. Make a “feel good” jar for a
friend- write nice things on small
pieces of paper, put them in the jar
and give the jar to a friend.


7. Volunteer for a favorite teacher
at your school.

8. Collect and donate items to the
humane society- cat toys, scoopable
litter and hard plastic dog toys.
Or make and donate dog biscuits!


9. Check out books, CD’s and
videos from the library instead of
buying them. Donate the savings!

10. Ask your parents to buy
environmentally friendly cleaning
products– or make your own!


11. Become a foster parent for a cat
or dog.

12. Offer to baby-sit without pay for a
family in your neighborhood.


13. Make a get well card for
someone who is sick.

14. Get CPR and First-Aid Certified.


15. Adopt a grandparent– offer to
help with yard or house work.

16. Bake cookies for a neighbor or
shut-in. Visit with them when you
deliver the cookies!


17. Volunteer to feed the homeless.

18. Go on a money hunt and
donate the proceeds.


19. Explore wildlife in your neighborhood
and learn how to protect the
wildlife.

20. With your parents, check your
home for energy efficiency. Make
some changes based on what you
learn.


21. Donate a bag of fruit or candy to a
local shelter for an upcoming
holiday.

22. Organize a car wash, dog
wash, yard sale or other fundraiser
and donate the proceeds.


23. Help a friend or younger child
with school work, start a peer
tutoring program, or read to
younger children at your school.

24. Make baby blankets or lap
blankets for the elderly.


25. Make first-aid kits for your
family and friends.

Remember When. . .

. . .this was our required reading:

The ER

As I write this I am sitting in the ER at Licking Memorial Hospital. No, I do not have the swine flu; just a swollen ankle that I can't put any weight on. I fought with myself over the decision to come here tonight because I figured the wait would be long and there would be a bunch of sick people around. I was right on both counts. I have now been here for over two hours (I am still in the waiting area, although x-rays have been taken) and am surrounded by people coughing, toddlers puking and many are wrapped in blankets.

I actually feel a bit guilty around all these sick people, but I'm not about to leave now. I have been to this new ER a couple of times before and I still have the same opinion - it is nice. The staff working tonight and the other times I have been here are very nice and helpful. I can only imagine the amount of hours they are putting in these days. But they certainly don't show any signs of it.

Kudos to the staff at LMH. It's no wonder why they were named The Best Place To Work.

UPDATE: Been waiting now for almost 4 hours. I hope I am next on the list!

RESULT: I am now wearing a lovely air cast. Bad sprain. Nothing like waiting for six hours to hear that news. Oh well. Could be much worse!