Hello Florida Sisters! February, the month of Love and Light - it's got Valentine's Day and the days are noticeably longer. Merry Imbolc today to those who celebrate it. We in Florida have the worst of the cold weather behind us, thank goodness, because I could sure tell my house wasn't built with heat during that cold spell last week! :-) Things will be warming up here in LOTH-land, too! I've found a place that I think will have our regional forum where we can talk about specific topics, everything and "nothing." I'm still tinkering with it, to make sure it does what I envision (or something like it), and I'll let you know where to head when it's ready. A few repeats of "business" from last month's newsletter: TWO NEW PAGES/ACTIVITIES: 1. Our new regional CAUSES PAGE at: http://ruthnott.homestead.com/FlaLOTHCauses.html that's being kept up by Ruth from Chiefland. If you have a page at your site that supports some cause, please send me the information, and a banner or graphic if you have one, at [email protected]. I'll pass it along to Ruth. And I extend many, many thanks to Ruth for taking this on! 2. The REGIONAL WEBRING, which replaces the national one (and that one should be taken off your pages, please!). To join the ring, or see who's in it: http://pub10.bravenet.com/sitering/list.php?usernum=779594836 GRAPHICS STILL NEEDED! PSP fanatics, Region 9 needs you! We need graphics for the Goodwill Amassador and Birthday committees to use, plus we especially need Web site membership plaques for 2003. See examples at: http://www.geocities.com/region_9/gifts/index.html I'll be taking the outdated ones down but wanted anyone who wants to make graphics to have something to go by. Any questions, and for submissions, you know the address. *grin* Also, mainly for the regional Goodwill Ambassador and Birthday committees members, but anyone can be either anytime she wants to! I have uploaded several graphics to our YahooGroups Region_09News files area: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Region_09News/files/ in a folder called GWA Graphics. It may ask you to log in with your Yahoo ID before letting you into the files area. Instructions on how to download and use the graphics are in a file inside that folder. PICTURE THIS - YOU! The sisters' photo area of the regional site has been updated. Go see what we look like! *grin* If you'd like your picture added, please see the information on submitting it (and see the photos) at: http://www.geocities.com/region_9/gallery/index.html Blessings and Hugs, Monica ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A NEW SISTER! We have one new member this month, please say hello to her! Marfa, from Hialeah, [email protected], www.momentsinparadise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BIRTHDAY HAPPIES! Join me in wishing these sisters a wonderful new year! 2-1 (Happy birthday!!!) Shirlene, [email protected], http://1freespace.com/shirlene/ 2-26 Karen, [email protected], 2-27, Christine, [email protected] http://www.angelfire.com/realm2/angelikeme/home5.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FROM THE SISTERS: Ruth Nott, Chiefland [email protected] Hi Ladies! Just two things here. 1) If you are interested in losing weight, I would appreciate it if you could visit my daughter's Herbalife web site at http://www.becomethedream.com/ccc/ and tell her Ruth sent you. Her husband has been without a job for almost a year now and, although my daughter has a job, they need two incomes to survive. His unemployment payments will be ending soon and they really need to make a go of this home business. Thanks to you all for considering Herbalife and helping them out. 2) I'm in charge of publicity for our guild quilt show coming up in November here in Trenton, FL. If any of you with websites would be so kind as to place a link to our quilt show info page on your website, or pass the info along to your friends, I'd sure appreciate that too. The url is http://www.springhousequilters.homestead.com/HandmadeMemories.html and thank you! ********************************************************* Naomi, [email protected] From Region 26 Australia http://www.geocities.com/lothbusiness Subject: LOTH Business Directory Hello Ladies. Since we are all starting new and fresh so are the LOTH Business Pages. Please go to http://www.geocities.com/lothbusiness if you wish to have your Business Submitted again to the LOTH Business Directory. Please only 3 submissions per person. Please also remember to add your region number so that we can varify your membership with your RD. Thanks Naomi WWA Loth Business Directory http://www.geocities.com/lothbusiness ********************************************************* Hello Ladies... Have you ever heard about or read LOTH's HeartSong Ezine? It's a monthly online magazine created by LOTH sisters just like you! There are many different types of columns so there is something for everyone. The staff really works hard and does a wonderful job. You can read it page by page online or download it to read later at your leisure. And if you really enjoy it you can even download back issues. Please go take a glance...you can read December's HeartSong at: http://www.ladies-of-the-heart.com/HeartSongEzine/index.html While you are there you will see a note about a new column coming to HeartSong next month called "Ask Dawn". I am Dawn Gardner and I will be the lady behind the pen :) This is going to be a new interactive column all about you! Each month you can write in asking questions about anything from A to Z. Then I will reply to some of them in the next month's issue. In order to make this column fun, interesting, and ongoing I need your support. I am asking you to join in and email with whatever is on your mind or in your heart. Thank you sisters...I would really appreciate your help with this! Love and Blessings, Dawn G./Reg17 RA [email protected] ********************************************************** © 2003 Monica Ingram.