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It was suggested to us to have a "Proud member" icon, so here it is. If any of you want to display it, please feel free to save it -- you can link back to the home page if you so desire or not link. It's up to you :-) 2-24-97
It was suggested to us to have a Cajun Ring FAQ page. I think that is a great idea, but I need some help here. Please send in your ideas on what should be on this page. I only have a few FAQ's that I can think of. Thanks much! 6-18-97
Our newest webring adventure :-)
January 27, 1992 -- Amity Denyce (Char's daughter)
February 7, 1960 -- Bobby Cole
February 26, 1941 -- Gary Cole
April 19, 1995 -- Austin Cole
April 21, 1983 -- Radona Marie & Daryth Camille (Char's daughters)
June 5 -- Ann Donovan
July 5, 1997 (49) -- Patricia Bordelon (JohnnyBee's) wife
July 10, 1962 - Tami Cole
July 12 -- Richard (Yoda)
July 24, 1943 -- Gayle Cole
August 7, 1962 -- Val
August 14, 1956 -- Char
September 1, 1953 -- Annie
September 20, 1982 -- Jessi Schaub
October 21, 1947 -- My sweet Cuz, Bob
October 28, 1987 -- Jeremy Richard (Char's son)
November 4, 1947 -- Frank
November 29, 1994 -- Holli D'nay (Char's daughter)
December 17, 1996 - Ashley Cole
July 8, 1967 -- JohnnyBee & Patricia Bordelon
July 9, 1994 -- Bobby & Tami Cole
August 25, 1959 Gary and Gayle Cole
August 7, 2001 -- Robert J. "Bob" Broussard
September 13, 2004 -- Mary Ellen (Vincent) Lavergne (Char's
mom)
Thank you Mark and Char for working so hard on our ring! -Renee Kelleher 11-4-96
Thank you, Renee, for all of your support, help, and your friendship -- Char D. 11-4-96
Thank you, Val, for all of your help, support, and friendship -- Char D. 11-4-96
I'd like to extend a special thanks to Don for everything -- you are a sweetie -- Char D. 11-4-96
To all members of the Cajun Ring -- "a very special thanks "-- without you there would be no Cajun Ring -- Char D. 11-4-96
I think you guys are doing a fantastic job of linking up Cajuns through their Home Pages. Its so easy now to surf from one site to the next, seeing all the great work other Cajuns have done. Thanks for all those many hours you've put into this project. We all appreciate it! -- Don Menard 11-5-96
Thank you for nominating A Taste of Louisiana -- I'm honored!! Char D. 11-6-96
Bob, THANK YOU for everything but most of all for being who you are! C. & M. 12-1-96
I would like to personally thank each of you who submitted my page for the January 22 Taste Of Excellence Award. This is a honor I never expected being a "I wanna be a Cajun". I'm crazy 'bout you guys and I've totally enjoyed being a part of your ring! I am truly honored and only wish I could cook like a "real" Cajun. 1-26-97 Vicki Phillips (Kountry Cook)
Dear Cajun Ring Members and Ringmaster, We are thrilled and honored that you chose to award us the Communtiy Service Award. It is already in place on our index page with a link back to you. Thank you! Mary and Elizabeth -- p.s. Only Elizabeth really...I keep going all over the web mailing stuff and signing guestbooks with Mary's name next to mine. But I think I can speak for us both when I say we are proud! :) 2-5-97
I ditto everything Elizabeth said....this is a wonderful honor for both of us....Thank you very much! Mary 2-5-97
Dear Mark and Char, Just wanted you to know how very proud I am of the Community Service Award you gave me. Thank you so much for giving me your friendship and hospitality...I feel honored to know all my cajun friends on the net! Sandy Mason...Satindolly submitted by S.M. 2-25-97 Satindolly's
Hey guys! Thanx for awarding our site! We greatly appreciate it! Felicia and I are Sorry for not being involved as much as we used to, things been busy busy lately! Hope to come the conference this Tues! submitted by Reny 3-15-97
Thanks to Char & Mark, for making us feel so *WELCOME* at the RING. Also to Char for all her help when I was just starting out with my first page on my website at http://www.oocities.org/BourbonStreet/7222 She was always there with a *pronto* reply to any question I asked. Thanks GIRL! Thanks to my Couzain "Cajun Wolf" Ron Hill, Sr. He gave me lots of tips. One of which was going to Geocities for my website. But he has always been there to help out in many ways, anything pertaining to the "NET". Thanks CUZ! Love Ya. submitted by Betty 6-11-97
The past few days have been quite harrowing, to say the least, and I'd like to give special thanks to Renee, Bob, Frank, and Phy for being there and for all of us sticking together through this. You are all very special, and I loves ya :-)) CD 6-13-97
It has taken me a while to visit the Community Page and I want to let you know that I am totally pleased with it. Lots of information and news. Love it, please keep it up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JohnnyBee 6-16-97
We would like to thank all you who nominated and/or voted for us to receive the Site of Excellence Award for June 18, 1997. We really appreciate it. And thanks to all for being willing to spread the words about Cajuns, Louisiana, and their culture. We are truly a unique group of people with alot of Joie de Vivre!! Come visit us at The Gator's Home. 6-18-97
Thanks for all your help in getting my Cajun Ring logo working correctly. I am so excited about The Cajun Ring. I have emailed all my friends and told them that they can now visit over a hundred Cajun/Louisiana related sites...thanks to The Cajun Ring. I am very proud to be a member! Submitted by Sherry 11-17-98
I want to complain that there is nothing to
complain about on the community page. *grin* Submitted by Bob
Broussard 1-25-97 -- visit him @ 
I am complaining about Bob who complained about not having anything to complain about...LOL James L. Lambert Jr. 6-7-97 (ROFLMAO, Phy!!!!)
I want to complain that Bob and Phy complain too much about nothing LOL That's my valid complaint! *grin* (It's Friday the 13th -- I'll blame my mood on that LOL) CD 6-13-97
I want to complain that Char is pi$$ing and whining about my and Phydeaux's valid complaint! Submitted by Bob 7-9-97 (ROFLMAO, Cuz!!!)
You must be wondering what needs be done to have members follow instructions!!! I can't believe the number of sites on the Cajun Ring who do not have the Cajun Ring prominently displayed on their index page. I think you would be better to insist that the Cajun Ring logo be more prominently displayed...seems a shame that folks aren't prouder and more supportive of the Ring. sent in by a member who wishes to remain anonymous, posted 3-25-98
FOR ALL PARENTS: SOMETHING TO PONDER!!!!
The baby is teething, the children are fighting. Your husband just called and said, "eat dinner without me."
One of these days you'll explode and shout at the kids, " Why don't you grow up and act your age?"
AND THEY WILL...
Or: "You guys get outside and find yourselves something to do, and don't slam the door!"
AND THEY DON'T...
You'll straighten their bedroom all neat and tidy, toys displayed on the shelf, hangers in the closet, animals caged. You'll yell, "Now I want it to stay this way!"
AND IT WILL....
You will prepare a perfect dinner with a salad that hasn't had all the olives picked out of it, and a cake with no finger traces in the icing and you'll say: "Now this is a meal for company."
AND YOU WILL EAT IT ALONE...
You'll yell, " I want complete privacy on the phone. No screaming, do you hear me?"
AND NO ONE WILL ANSWER....
No more plastic table cloths stained with spaghetti, no more dandelion bouquets. No more iron on patches. No more wet, knotted shoelaces, muddy boots, or rubber bands for pony tails.
Imagine. A lipstick with a point! No babysitter for New Years Eve. Washing clothes only once a week, no PTA meetings or silly school plays where your child is a tree. No car pools, blaring stereos or forgotten lunch money. No more Christmas presents made of library paste and toothpicks. No wet oatmeal kisses, no more tooth fairy. No more giggles in the dark, scraped knees to kiss, or sticky fingers to clean. Only a voice asking " Why don't you grow up?"
And the silence echoes: " I DID. " (Sent to me by Renee -- it made me cry (and still does!!!). I had to share this with all parents. I can relate to much :-(((((( 10-21-97)
"What Are We Waiting For?"
My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. "This," he said, "is not a slip. This is lingerie." He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. It was exquisite; silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace. The price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached. "Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is the occasion." He took the slip from me and put it on the bed with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician. His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, then he slammed the drawer shut and turned to me. "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you're alive is a special occasion."
I remembered those words through the funeral and the days that followed when I helped him and my niece attend to all the sad chores that follow an unexpected death. I thought about them on the plane returning to California from the Midwestern town where my sister's family lives. I thought about all the things that she hadn't seen or heard or done. I thought about the things that she had done without realizing that they were special.
I'm still thinking about his words, and they've changed my life. I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting on the deck and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the garden. I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings.
Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to savor, not endure. I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them.
I'm not "saving" anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special event--such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, the first camellia blossom.
I wear my good blazer to the market if I feel like it. My theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries without wincing. I'm not saving my good perfume for special parties; clerks in hardware stores and tellers in banks have noses that function as well as my party-going friends'.
"Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now.
I'm not sure what my sister would have done had she known that she wouldn't be here for the tomorrow we all take for granted. I think she would have called family members and a few close friends. She might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend fences for past squabbles. I like to think she would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food. I'm guessing--I'll never know.
It's those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew that my hours were limited. Angry because I put off seeing good Friends whom I was going to get in touch with--someday. Angry because I hadn't written certain letters that I intended to write--one of these days. Angry and sorry that I didn't tell my husband and daughter often enough how much I truly love them.
I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter and luster to our lives.
And every morning when I open my eyes, I tell myself that it is special.
Every day, every minute, every breath truly is...a gift from God.
by Ann Wells Los Angeles Times 4/14/85 (This was sent to me by Kountry Cook, and I think it's just too beautiful not to share!!! 10-9-97)
Every night I lie in bed
This little prayer inside my head...
God bless my mom and daddy
And bless my little boy
And take care of my husband
He brings me so much joy.
And God there's just one more thing
I wish that You would do,
If You don't mind me asking,
To just bless my 'puter too??
Now I know that its not normal
To bless a small machine
But listen just a second
And I'll try to explain...
You see, that little metal box
Holds more than odds and ends.
Inside those small components
Rest a hundred loving friends.
Some, it's true, I've never seen
And most I've never met;
We've never shaken hands
Or ever truly hugged, and yet,
I know for sure they love me
By the kindnesses they give,
And this little scrap of metal
Is how I get to where they live
By faith is how I know them,
Much the same as I know you,
I share in what life brings them
So if it's OK with you..
Just take an extra minute
From your duties up above
To bless this little hunk of steel
That's filled with so much love.
(This was sent to me
by Renee and I thought I'd share it! CD 6-13-97)
I went to a party, Mom, I remembered what you said. You told me not to drink, Mom, so I drank soda instead. I really felt proud inside, Mom, the way you said I would. I didn't drink and drive, Mom, even though the others said I should. I know I did the right thing, Mom, I know you are always right. Now the party is finally ending, Mom, as everyone is driving out of sight. As I got into my car, Mom, I knew I'd get home in one piece. Because of the way you raised me, so responsible and sweet. I started to drive away, Mom, but as I pulled out into the road, the other car didn't see me, Mom, and hit me like a load. As I lay there on the pavement, Mom, I hear the policeman say, the other guy is drunk, Mom, and now I'm the one who will pay. I'm lying here dying, Mom.. I wish you'd get here soon. How could this happen to me, Mom? My life just burst like a balloon. There is blood all around me, Mom, and most of it is mine. I hear the medic say, Mom, I'll die in a short time. I just wanted to tell you, Mom, I swear I didn't drink. It was the others, Mom. The others didn't think. He was probably at the same party as I. The only difference is, he drank and I will die. Why do people drink, Mom? It can ruin your whole life. I'm feeling sharp pains now. Pains just like a knife. The guy who hit me is walking, Mom, and I don't think it's fair. I'm lying here dying and all he can do is stare. Tell my brother not to cry, Mom. Tell Daddy to be brave. And when I go to heaven, Mom, put "Daddy's Girl" on my grave Someone should have told him, Mom, not to drink and drive. If only they had told him, Mom, I would still be alive. My breath is getting shorter, Mom. I'm becoming very scared. Please don't cry for me, Mom. When I needed you, you were always there. I have one last question, Mom, before I say good bye. I didn't drink and drive, so why am I the one to die? (This was sent to be by Rick and I thought I'd share it with all of yall -- CD 6-13-97)
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