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10/31/2008: "A Letter To My Family"

I want to address all of you at once so I don't have to keep repeating myself. If anyone doesn't have a computer, please pass on my request.
I have finally decided what I want to do with my website. I want to have my music available 24 hours a day for free. Each song will be picked for it's beat, if it makes you want to dance or tap your foot, also songs that inspire you or have good advice, songs of love, fun kids songs, and spiritual songs that make you want to move to the groove. There won't be any songs that depress you or have anything negetive in their message. So far I've picked 2500 songs for the playlist that I use for my ipod and most of them will be on the website but I have 35,000 songs that still need to be sifted through for consideration, and hooray I have the winter coming up to take up those days that aren't fit for working outside. Hopefully there will be a lot of them in the next five or six months of crummy weather.
Now most of you know how I feel about Christmas. It's always bugged me how stressed out I get trying to find the money for gifts without going deeper and deeper into debt, maxing out credit cards and deciding what someone might want. I've even gone so far as to skip Christmas a couple of times but regretted not being with the family. For myself, I have enough clothes, appliances, and "things" to last a lifetime with not enough room for anything more. I'm trying to scale down to the bare necessities so I'm asking all of you to please take me off your gift list, but there is one thing I'd like from every one of you. I'd like your help choosing the songs for the website by making me a list of at least 20 songs that you feel would be suitable. If you want to send me the list in a Christmas card I won't complain about the cost of the card because I like reading the message you wish to express. The card isn't necessary though, you could also email me your list or send them to me on a cd. If I don't already have the song I'll get it. You can also send me as many as you want, you don't have to limit them to 20. I'm just trying to have as many great songs as possible so the same songs won't be repeated over and over again like the radio stations do. There is a list of about 14,000 songs (not all suitable) on the website now that you might go through if you're having trouble coming up with your list. As for what you'll get from me in return, I'll be spending time choosing a card for each of you and if there's anything you'd like that belonged to your dad/stepdad/grandpa/greatgrandpa, please just ask for it. I'll even share his ashes with anyone who wants them.
I've asked a few of you for help with the website but haven't gotten a response so far and that's okay. If you don't want to be involved I'm not going to feel bad or stress about it, I would just like this to be a family affair. Let's all get together over the holidays and Let's All Dance!
I love you with all my heart and soul. Mom/Grandma/Greatgrandma Happy Halloween!