Sharon,

How cool that yu are putting together the CD. Let us know when it's on 
CDbaby, and I'll buy one.

Have fun playing for the wedding, and I pray Tawney will be able to move in 
with you.  Always good to have friends around.

JulieMelton
visit me at
www.heart-and-music.com
Keep smiling!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 5:18 PM
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
>
>