Consider this? After all it is the holidy season!

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Joey Caretti is an 11 year old boy who recently battled a very rare brain cancer.  He rang the bell on 11-11-11 to symbolize the end of chemo. He and his family were elated.  Friends cheered!

Then the bubble burst when over the next few weeks Joey got weaker and grew very tired.  Testing and a biopsy show that he now has a second cancer - leukemia.  The drug that would normally be used to kill this cancer in children cannot be used because it was already administered for the brain cancer.  Joey now faces more chemo and a bone marrow transplant.

We want to put a smile on this young man's face and we think 1000 (or more!) get well cards can do it!

If you're up to the challenge, here's the plan:

Get a card or even just use a piece of paper and add a hand written note to Joey with a few words of encouragement!

Mail it to:  Joey Caretti c/o 22671 Eddy Drive, Macomb, MI  48044. This is not Joey's address. The plan is to collect all of the cards and deliver them in a big sack, unopened, to Joey -- picture the courthouse scene from Miracle on 34th Street.

Spread the word!  We would love to see Joey get cards from all over the country, even the world.  If you know someone you can contact out of state or out of the country, ask them to send a card.

Cards should be mailed ASAP!!!

Ideas to grow the list of senders:

Are you associated with or do you work at a school?  Get all of the kids to make a card or write a note and send them all in one package to us.

Are you in a club or group that can send cards?

Do you work in an office?  Print off this information and get all of your coworkers to send a card.

Share this note with your family and friends via email or on Facebook and ask them to send cards.

This will be incredibly therapeutic for Joey, as well as his twin sister Maggie, big brother Richard and his parents,  Lisa and Joe.  It will take hours of sitting together to see where they all came from, open them and share the messages.

In addition to sending a card, please keep Joey in your thoughts and prayers for strength and healing.

We'll keep you posted out here as the cards start coming in.

Plans and Thankfulness

What is everyone doing for the holidays? -Random Thinker 2

Hey! I was surfing through the radio stations the other day and was shocked to find out that they already had a station up for Christmas music to play 24/7!!! I absolutely love Christmas, but I think it's sad that Thanksgiving is slowly being forgotten. So, now that I have my very tiny minor rant out of the way! ... let me just tell you what I'm thankful for!

Here is my list:
I'm thankful for...
My Savior~ big families: means I don't have to cook this Thanksgiving! WOOP!~ loving friends~ my computer~ my home~ the heater~ sweatpants~ big coats~ old movies and big quilts~ warm socks~ the bright sun~ electricity: because I couldn't do half of my work without it~ music: brings joy to my life no matter what~ Food on the table and in the cupboards and fridge~ A car that runs~ coupons~ nice employees in Publix~ My dog when she does funny things: like jumping instead of running across the yard~ easy laughter~ simple life~ my bobble head Dwight~ New York Giants doing well this year~ The new Sherlock Holmes movie will be out soon! NO MORE WAITING!~ Spell-check ~the right to voice my beliefs~ the internet~ good books and warm coffee~ Peppermint mocha coffee from Starbucks!~ Scotty McCreery winning American Idol~ good smelling detergent~ variety of vibrant colors: I mean, have you ever just stared at the color of your surroundings?~ My ability to live without the controlling need to text 24/7~ variety of fingernail polish~ pictures that capture the happy moments~ sweet smiles from strangers~ the smell of the morning~ meeting new people~ finding out a family member no longer has cancer~ when people give me random gifts that I love~ people who ask how you are and stick around to hear the answer~ imaginations~ originality~ the funny conversations held by my friends and me~ good memories~ bad memories: without them how would you be able to appreciate the good?!~ being healthy~ sweet smelling shampoo~ the library~ well built roads: even though some of them are aggravating they aren't as bad as most of the roads in Italy!~ turn signals~ rules and order~ general cleanliness~ individual personalities of each person in the world~ knowing how to remove that yellow gunk from fingernails when you remove the polish: if you'd like to know how to do this, just ask me!~ Thanksgiving free bee's!~ two strong legs to walk around on and enjoy the outdoors

That's it for now! :) I will add to it as I think of more, but what are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?- Random Thinker 1