I’m Back and Paying It Forward
// 1.23.09 // Filed under: My Daughter, Thriving
So I haven’t blogged for over a month. I’m back, but with no promises. As usual, I have lots of ideas. Lots of plans. But there’s no guarantee any of that will actually translate into more frequent writing.
We had a wonderful holiday season in the PHAT household. Then we all got sick. There’s some nasty cold / fever / coughing / hacking up a lung thing going around. Half our homeschool co-op was out sick today. And I read that there is an outbreak of whooping cough in the local schools. Yikes.
My daughter got hit especially hard. She could hardly breathe. This is, in fact, the third time this year that she’s had a cold turn into a very bad coughing /wheezing / can’t breathe event. So we’re getting her tested for asthma as soon as she’s fully recovered from this current illness. 
Other than that, things are going very well for us all. I feel very fortunate to be able to continue to live my life comfortably in this economy. And I’m very thankful for the good friends I’ve made over the past couple years and the people that make my days happier – online and off.
And here’s where “paying it forward” comes in. Last month I was sent a yummy New Hampshire Maple Candy from Ashlie at MommyCosm as part of the Pay It Forward Blog Game. I don’t know where the idea originated, but I can post as much as Ashlie found out:
I won from Heather at CMGD, she won from River Poet at Poetic License, who won from Daryl at Out & About in NYC. He won from Flea, who won from Peach, who won from Adventures in JujuBoo who won from Ronda’s Rants, who won at Zander and Me, who won it from Mamahut’s House… and then, phew, I gave up.
Here are the rules:
The exchange focuses on doing an act of kindness without expecting anything in return other than that the recipient will, in their turn, pass the kindness along and pay it forward. I am going to send something fun, cute, & nice to three blog owners who post a comment on this entry. In turn, those three will post this information and pick three people they want to send something to and so on. Unfortunately, due to postage costs, I can only pay it forward within the United States. If you are interested in participating, be one of the three randomly chosen blog owners to leave a comment! The little something you send can be something you made, bought, were given or found. Just a gift that will make the person smile. There are no cost restraints, but don’t go crazy! You have to promise that you will then post about this on your blog, link to me, and then send something to three people who sign up to play along through your blog.
I’m ready to Pay It Forward to three people. Leave a comment if you want to play.
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What an awesome idea! I’d love to get in on this!
Sorry you all got sick– I hope you can eliminate your daughters breathing issues.
I’m interested in participating in your Paying it Forward blog event.
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Love this idea! How fun! I’d love to play.
I’m sorry you all got sick. It’s going around our friends’ kids as well. So far we have been lucky to avoid it. Or it’s he double dose of vitamin C they are getting this winter.
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This is a great idea. I was trying to figure out how I could pay something/anything forward and this provides a fun way to do so. What kinds of things were sent forward?
Sorry to hear everyone got ill
Sounds like a very good game though!
I am not playing but it is a Good idea!
I just wanted you to know that we all missed your posts, I am veryhappy that you are baxk online, the new design is awesome, i wanted to congratulate,
Keep posting
That sickness is everywhere! I have it in FL, my friends have it up in NC, and some in the NE!
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I am sry that everyone is sick.
In my classroom two mates got sick two weeks ago and then some days after they got ill, other people began to cough and to have temperature.
It was not a good experience.
Get well soon!!!
that is a good idea…..i´d like to play too.
i´m also sorry that you all got ill….that´´s not good, but i´m happy that you wrote us again.
cia
I am now in my bed writting this post. I am sick I have fever and I am fed up. I am in laying this 5 days and nothing change. So thank you for your idea I would like to play.
See u hope to read u soon
I am sorry that you all got ill. I also had a terrible pain in my knee two weeks ago and after having been at the doctors place I was told to have a rest for about two weeks, cos my knee was really bad!!!!
cheers
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and i had to stay for 2 monat couse mein foot was brochen. that was terrible and i couldn´t walk…. i hope that that happen not more.
bye
I wish you all a good improvement, because I know that through my bike accident, but I do eineiger both lucky.
wholesomely everyone?
sorry, that you got ill…
but keep it up!
greetings!
I wish you also all a good improvement!
Greetings from Germany