Hey Sharon, that was a great update. Let us know how things work out and
keep asking for prayer.
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Carol
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From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 12:18 AM
Subject: Update on Me
> Hi all!
>
> Thought I'd catch you up on some news. I coppied and pasted and changed
> some things from what I wrote to my family, so you might see some repeats
> in things I've told you before.
>
> I've read a good book, One Minute Millionaire, not too long ago. I think
> they have some New Age beliefs that I don't agree with, but they have some
> good marketing strategies. They divided the book into 2 parts; the
> left-brain section and the right-brain section. The left gives straight
> information, and the right is a novel about some people who carried out
> that information. this has inspired me, not only to make music, but also
> to write my life's story and include information that would be helpful for
> people who face similar challenges that I have faced. I plan to sell it
> as an e-book as well as POD (print on demand). I plan to use this
> website:
>
> http://www.CDBaby.com
>
> , where you can send your music for distribution.
>
> Although I can control the sound of my keyboard from the computer, I still
> have some things I need to straighten out. I plan to call Tech Support
> tomorrow morning. I hope we have enough time to do this all at once.
> Then maybe I can get started in recording!
>
> As some of you know, I applied to go to the deaf-blind retreat at Seabeck,
> which is across the ferry from Seattle and not too far from my sister
> Maxine! I've been accepted! I also applied for and received a partial
> scholarship, so I only have to pay for half the fee, $135! I'll try to
> pay $45 at a time. Now I'm looking for a plane ticket. I plan to leave
> on August 27 (on a Sunday), and return on September 10 (also on a Sunday),
> when her son Erick goes back to college. It's gonna be fun!
>
> this past week some of us Daybreakers went to the movies. One of the
> choices was Curious George, which I'd been wanting to see. For those who
> don't know, curious George is a little monkey who has lots of adventures
> and gets himself into scrapes. There are a bunch of books about him, and
> I was able to order some from the library in Utah for talking books and
> books in Braille. I figured that there would be a lot of animation and
> less conversation, so I asked the worker who was with me to describe it to
> me. I used the microphone of my assistive listening device, (I wear
> powerful hearing aids and often use an FM system.), and got a lot out of
> that, but even then I had a hard time understanding him all too often.
> I'd unknowingly dropped my alphabet glove in my nephew Joel's Blazer when
> we went down to the desert and to Mom and Dad's last Sunday. I was
> missing it, but then I realized that only a few people would be able to
> "type" on my fingers quickly, but that many more people know how to type
> on a standard typewriter keyboard. So I've decided to look into an
> alternative way of communicating. I'm not going to wait until I can't
> understand speech at all. One device has a keyboard for writing and a
> screen for sighted readers, and the other side has a Braille display and
> scroll feature that let's you read at your own pace. Another device I'm
> considering sends vibrations to your skin to help the deaf understand
> noise and speech! I plan to call the company and ask if it could
> supplement my remaining hearing. If I decide to try it, I could probably
> use it for 60 days, but you have to get it through a hearing aid dealer,
> or company, I'm ot sure which. I've also requested the Joy of Signing, in
> Braille from Utah. My care provider Blanca wants to learn sign language
> too.
>
> On Memorial Day, Blanca's family is going to have a big celebration. Her
> cousin and his family with him plan to come from California. they plan to
> look for a place to live around here in Idaho.
>
> My adopted niece, whose name is also Blanca, is getting married on the
> 30th of June. She wants me to play the piano at the church, and would
> like for me to play part of the Zorro Theme song as she walks in. I had
> my sister get me the sheet music, and I had a former piano teacher dissect
> it for me so that I could understand it more clearly. I've pretty much
> finished learning it. I practice it and other pieces on my keyboard, but
> at some point I need to do it on the piano at the church. All of my
> siblings and in-laws will probably be there! The reception will be in her
> parents' backyard. I'm hoping that my care provider, who came from El
> Salvador as a teenager, can get material from Guatemala, where my niece is
> from, to make me a dress for the reception. If not, I'll wear the dress
> that she already has, with a blouse underneath. She might also have a
> pair of sandals I can use. I also have a purse from Guatemala that
> another care provider gave me when she and her family went on a short
> mission trip to Beliz. (I don't know how to spell that one.)
>
> One of my friends, Tawney, from Daybreak has been planning to move in with
> me, but so far that I've heard, Welfare is saying no, because she has too
> many points in bad health, and Blanca and Jose already have a man who is
> nursing home care status. Tawney said she's going to fight it, so we'll
> see. It's also possible that she might get to live with Blanca's
> daughter-in-law, who is interested in becoming a care provider, so I would
> still get to have her around here a lot. It comforts me to know that God
> knows what's best for everyone, and He'll guide us and events as we seek
> Him.
>
> Sharon
>
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