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*SPECIAL NOTICE* Event for Supporters of Mitt Romney

Members of Jenny’s family have been involved in organizing a fundraising event for supporters of Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney. This is open to all people who are supporters of Mitt Romney (all those interested in donating or finding other donors for his presidential campaign). If you’d like to attend, simply click here (or on the image below), print out an invitation, and RSVP to this email address (with a CC to this address).

invitation

ABBREVIATIONS

THIS IS LONG OVER-DUE, BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. THIS MAY HELP READ SOME SHORTHAND, POSTS, & EMAILS—

    IN CASE, NEW & COMMON ABBREVIATIONS I USE:

W/–WITH
W/O–WITHOUT
LOL–LOTS OF LAUGHTER
BTW–BY THE WAY
/–OR, PER (DAY)
PIC–PICTURE
RT–RIGHT
LT–LEFT
FAM–FAMILY
POSS–POSSIBLY
PRI.–PRIMARY
R–ARE
B–BE
U–YOU
2–TO, TOO
C–SEE
BL–BLACK
COMP–COMPUTER
DIGI–DIGITAL
SCRAP–SCRAPBOOK(ING)
PSE–PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 3 (COMP. PROGRAM)
ASL–American Sign Language
HRS–HRS
MT–MUSIC THERAPY
DV–DOUBLE VISION
W/C–WHEELCHAIR
BF–BEST FRIEND
4–FOR
UR–YOUR
QUES.–QUESTION
?S.–QUESTIONS (PLURAL)
BIL–BROTHER-IN-LAW
SIL–SISTER-IN-LAW
MIL–MOTHER-IN-LAW
FIL– FATHER-IN-LAW
X (AS IN 3X)–TIMES
FWD
B4—BEFORE

I’M SURE I FORGOT SOME, SO I’M NOT OFFENDED IF U R STUCK ON 1 & ASK ME.

AS 4 TYPOS, SOMETIMES A LETTER IS MISSING BECAUSE A KEY WASN'T PRESSED LIGHT ENOUGH, I GUESS, SO IT DOESN’T APPEAR. & 2 OF A LETTER CAN APPEAR IF I HOLD IT 2 LONG.

BECAUSE OF MY DOUBLE VISION (DV), IF A LETTER IS TYPED WRONG , LOOK AT THE LETTER TYPED WRONG ON THE KEYBOARD, & TRY THE LETTERS THAT SURROUND IT (4 EX., “LRSS” INSTEAD OF “LESS”). COMMON TYPOS ARE”K” INSTEAD OF “L” & “N”, “O” INSTEAD OF “P”, “N” INSTEAD OF “M," "T" INSTEAD OF "Y" "F" OR "G" INSTEAD OF "H," "/"INSTEAD OF "."
THE IDEA IS NOT 2 POST IT BY UR COMPUTER OR MEMORIZE IT. LOL 2 ME, IT'S COMMON SESNSE, ESP. WHEN U USE CONTEXT CLUES, SO U ALWAYS FEEL DUMB WHEN U R TOLD THE MEANING, BUT I'M ALWAYS OPEN 2 ANY QUES.—THE PROBLEM IS ANSWERING USUALLY!

I FIGURE NOW THAT IT'S POSTED, U CAN EASILY SEARCH THE TITLE, ABBREVIATIONS, ON MY WEBSITE, IF U EVER NEED IT, OR IF U R HOPELESSLY CONFUSED BY ME. I ALSO ASSUME THAT IF THE LIST IS LOOKED OVER, MY TYPE WILL CAUSE LESS MISCOMMUNICATN & EASE READING MY SHORTHAND, THOUGH THIS CLEARLY IS NOT A COMPLETE LIST & WITH TIME, WILL GROW. HOPEFULLY, THIS LIST WILL HELP SOME1 WHO THOUGHT (S)HE KNEW MY SHORTHAND, & COMES 2 A REALIZATION OF, "OH! I ALWAYS THOUGHT _____ MEANT _____!"

Epictetus

"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."
Epictetus , A Greek Philosopher

I HEARD THIS QOTE & LOVED IT. SO MUCH IS A MATTER OF PERSPECTITIVE. I'D BE LYING IF I SAID I NEVER HAVE A "PITY PARTY." IT'S EASYIN MY LIFE 2 FOCUS ON INABILITIES & SHATTERED DREAMS—BUT I DO TRY 2 MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT I CAN DO. IN FACT, I TEND 2 BE 2 OPTOMISTIC OF MY ABILITIES, SO I'M INCREDIBLY BUSY. (I TEACH DIGITAL SCRAP. AT MY HOME, I DO TONS 4 THE ACTIVITY DAY GIRLS AT MY LDS CHURCH, CORRESPONDING W/PEOPLE IS IMPORTANT 2 ME, POSTING ON THIS BLOG/WEBSITE—REMEMBERM EVERY LETTER IS TYPED 1 AT A TIME, I STILL HAVE FOUND—THOUGH IT CAN BE TRICKY—A WAY 2 BE MOM, WIFE & SISTER, ETC.) "It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters."
Epictetus

HOLIDAYS

I HAVE 2 SHARE THAT May 5th is National Scrapbook Day.
I THINK YESTERDAY WAS International Disadvantaged People’s Day.
LASTY, May is National Stroke Awareness Month:
Dear Friend,

Women play an important role in all of our lives – they are our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, wives, sisters and best friends. Because we value and cherish these women, we must educate them about the risk of stroke. Consider these facts about stroke and women:

Twice as many women die from stroke than from breast cancer every year.
One-half of all African American women will die from stroke or heart disease.
More women than men die from stroke.
4 out of 5 American families will be affected by stroke.
Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the number one cause of adult disability in the United States.
The good news is that together we can prevent more than half a million strokes from occurring this year. National Stroke Association's National Stroke Awareness Month "The Women in Your Life" campaign is a national effort to increase awareness about stroke prevention, recognizing stroke symptoms and reacting F.A.S.T. to treat stroke. Recognizing stroke symptoms can be easy if you learn to think F.A.S.T.:

F = FACE Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop? A = ARMS Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? S = SPEECH Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase. Does the speech sound slurred or strange? T = TIME If you observe any of these signs, then it's time to call 9-1-1.

National Stroke Association would appreciate your help in spreading the word about stroke through your participation in National Stroke Awareness Month. Check out our Web site for unique ideas for how you can promote stroke awareness during National Stroke Awareness Month. We now also have free and low cost promotional/educational materials available on our Web site for you to download to help you and community organizations plan or promote your local National Stroke Awareness activities. For more information, please visit us online at http://www.stroke.org/ or call 1-800-STROKES. More importantly, we urge you to pass this email on to all the women in your life so they too can be stroke smart.