Newsletter New Format!

Happy New Year!

2012 is behind us and God brought us through so much.  I want to wish all of you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.  Thanks for all that each of you add to the Bell Gram.  It is appreciated.  

Since I have received positive feedback on the Health Moments and Random Photos I will try to do at least 3 per month.  I have a portable scanner and boxes and boxes of photos :)  Many of the old pics I post were supplied by Jean and Vata. I hope to receive more from more of you to share this year.  For birthdays this year I will return to celebrating only the birthday person on their page and in photos.  However, if you have a photo you want shared on your special day or your child's special day send it along and I'll be more than happy to post it. Also if you hear something or read something that you'd like to share in Health Moments, please pass it along.  You never know who you might be helping.  In this case, you might be helping a family member. :)  Your resources for info shared is encouraged. :)

I have been slacking on music and will try to get some posted at least 3 times per month.  If you hear a song you want to share or think of something you feel you can't keep just to yourself, let me know and I'll try to find it and post it.  You never know when you might lift a lowered spirit of a family member.  I've also been reminded that I need to start back posting ancestry info so I will get busy with that again. 

If you have an idea for the BG that you feel would enhance it and make it more enjoyable, please pass that idea on to me. Just in case you had any doubts, I love you, family.:)  I want you to know.  Our physical lives are fragile.  We have to tend to the building not made by hand. Thanks for all of your continued support and prayers.  

RIP Boazie. :(

Love, Rikki

 

New Ideas For Bell Gram

Send me your ideas of things we can do to upgrade and enhance the BG. I asked Nick and he submitted this:
1) Send in songs that you think are cool and would like to share
2) Send in videos that you think are cool and would like to share.

3) Send new pics of: Margaret, Anika, Isaiah, Hank, Saenea, Phillip, Curtisha, Roderick, Kayla, Angel and Toya. Thanks

Happy February!

Call out to all to recommend ideas for the BG. Let me know if you have a thought of something that would make it better. Also send info about immediate family doings. We really are interested in things that interest you. I'm presently doing research on a way to have a blog where you all will be able to comment without the need to register. It will take some work because when I set it up I will have to transfer everything from here. I think it will be worth it and believe you guys will comment more if you don't have to sign in to do so.
Don't forget there will be an appreciation program for Lawrence (Gobber) held at Mt. Sinai on Saturday, February 14th. This is also Valentine's Day!

President's Day is Monday, February 16th.

February is Black History Month. It's also Mardi Gras month. This year Mardi Gras starts on February 24th.

Following (Subscribing to) The Bell Gram

After getting Ken.an's email I thought I would take a few minutes to see how one would go about subscribing to the BG. I have added the "following" gadget at the upper right hand corner. It should make it easy to subscribe to the BG. I believe you still might need a google account in order to do so, but I'm not sure. It would be good for everyone to get a google account, anyway. When creating it, put in your regular screen name, then put in display name of your choice (something that will let us know who you are. You will use it each time you write a comment on any of the posts on the BG. I will provide the link to the page for getting a google account again in case you no longer have it. Good luck. There are lots of possibilities, I'm sure, but it will take me a while to learn them all. If you have a tip or idea you think will be helpful, please pass it on. It will be appreciated. Happy following!!

Comments Under "Happy Birthday, Chris"

In order to see all the comments you have to click on the title "Happy Birthday, Chris" and scroll down.

Making Comments on the BG

It just occurred to me recently that everyone could not make comments on this blog. It appears that you must have one of the following accounts in order to comment: Live Journal, Word Press, Type Pad, AIM or Google/Blogger. It is very easy to get an AIM account if you don't have one. I hope you will get one so that we can see some comments on the posts.

Bell Gram Blog

As technology advances, so does the Bell Gram. We started it in 1992 on a Brother typewriter. It was necessary to spend lots of time at Kinko's. Well, we have come a long way. As you can see with this format there are many possibilities that we haven't had on AOL. We will be able to add multiple links and photos. I'm kinda new at it so it may take some time for me to figure out all that's possible. So I will get started by transferring the latest information from the old BG and after that I'm hoping for some links and photos and ideas. Unlike the forum it's very simple to access. Just click and read. Anything you want added, email to me. However, if you wish to, you can make a comment at the bottom of each entry. I will also transfer the items from the forum. Hope you all will enjoy this. Let me know what you think. -Rik