Are you missing Scoop the Loop?

If you are/were unable to attend Scoop the Loop in Seymour, Indiana, you can find pictures on Facebook at the “Scoop the Loop” – Group or “If you grew up in Jackson County, you remember…”

Some of your Facebook friends from Seymour may also be posting on their Facebook.

Pictures are being posted as the event is happening.

My only question:  Who are all those people?  I don’t recognize anyone.

Last year, there were some pictures posted with names, and when others see their friends, they usually identify them in the comment section.

Enjoy Scoop the Loop all of you in Seymour!

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Scoop the Loop, Seymour, IN 2012

If you are looking for information on Scoop the Loop 2012, here it is.  You can also find some information on the Facebook group, If You Grew Up In Jackson County.

Last year’s Scoop the Loop was a spontaneous event, but this year it looks like they are going all out.  On the If You Grew Up In Indiana, they are posting that 500 people say that they are attending.

A night to remember the good old days . . . (hahahaha)

or maybe just to see where life has taken everyone.

Enjoy!

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Vacation

In the need of a vacation?

any kind of vacation?

short?  long?

anywhere?

just need it.  Well…

Laughter is an instant vacation.  –Milton Berle

Let the vacation begin . . .

1.  Find

your funniest friends

a young child that can answer your questions (think Kids Say the Darndest Things)

2.  Ask them to join you for a party.

3.  Laugh the night way.

4.  Instant vacation.

You might even check out Kids with Heart Backyard BBQs

at East Side Church of God, Anderson, IN.

We would love for you to join us.

Need a vaca?

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TMI

Too much information!

(Literally)

How do you deal with all the information available to you at your fingertips?  How do you consume it efficiently?  Everyone wants you to be a part of their audience.  So much good stuff (and bad stuff too) out there, but only so much time to consume it.  How do you choose?  How do you stay aware of the world around you?

Books to read

Blogs to peruse

New devices

New apps

New products for work, home, school, church

Sales, ads, the latest and greatest in retail

News – political, social, community, global

Social media – twitter, facebook, pinterest

Internet, Google, Ask, Bing, and all their offspring

email forwards (enough said)

Educational materials – finished graduate degree – What’s next?

Interesting and new topics to explore

My Bible – God’s Word to me and for me

Lessons to study and teach

Time to take a deep breath

Time for my brain to slow down

Time for rest and sleep

After I finish reading Mockingjay.

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Can These Quotes Change Your Life?

I don’t know that they can change your life, but they can definitely influence your perspective

and make you smile awhile.

#17 and #29 are probably my favorites.

Trying to remember #2 as Peyton Manning leaves the Colts.

#15 is taking on new meaning for me.

What about you?

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Fun Times!

Treats From Indiana

East Side Church of God, Anderson, Indiana – amazing volunteers

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Abe Lincoln

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Garfield

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Boomer

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AU Raven

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Raggedy Ann

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Indiana Inventor Bitar

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Indiana popcorn

+

candy

+

games

+

apples

+

pop

+

covered bridge

+

Mounds State Park Naturalist

+

Johnny Appleseed

=

one SPECTACULAR night of fun for everyone!

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Treats From Indiana

The countdown is on for our big fall event.  This year it is TREATS from INDIANA.

Here are my preparations for this week of last-minute details

wondering exactly

how much candy we will need

and who is going to bring it

and how many people will come

and what to do when the hallways get crowded

and will everyone show as in volunteers

and do we have enough volunteers

and…

and…

and…

and will my stash last the entire week…

My favorite food group

What can I say?

It’s going to be a crazy week,

and I need the extra energy.

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Scoop The Loop or Cruisin’

Last night my hometown of Seymour, Indiana resurrected an old tradition of cruisin’ as I knew it or Scoop the Loop as others remember it.  It consisted of driving up and down Chestnut Street in downtown Seymour.  If you didn’t have anything to do over the weekend, you usually made your way downtown for a lap or two and for some many more.

In the early 2000s, cruisin’ Seymour died out as complaints from downtown residents brought out law enforcement.

Now in 2011 for one night only, people once again cruised downtown Seymour.  Of course, they graduated from high school in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and even 2000s bringing their kids and their grandchildren to experience a Seymour tradition. There were hundreds of people in attendance, driving some amazing vehicles, and having a great time reliving the past.

How did Seymour get cruisin’ again?  Social media.  These savvy Scoop the Loopers and cruisers became part of the Facebook group “If you grew up in Jackson County” and the rest they say is history.

Plans are being made for the next Scoop the Loop event.  I think I will find someone with an amazing vehicle to Scoop the Loop in Seymour.  It sounds like fun!

I did wonder how many of them recognized those who haven’t been to Seymour recently.

 

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Keep on Smilin’

Are you blue or bright, sunshiny yellow?

You might not change the world with a smile and a laugh,

but you will always have someone wondering what you are up to!

 . . . and that is definitely part of the fun!

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Preparing for VBS – Don’t Forget It!

The VBS director

You have done everything you can do in preparation for VBS.

You have a staff.  You hope everyone remembers and shows up.

Most of your kids have pre-registered.  The class lists and nametags are done.  You hope each child’s name is spelled correctly and that each child is in the correct class.

You have received all your materials months ago.  You have ordered craft supplies and all the VBS extras.  You just hope you have ordered enough for everyone.

You have planned and prepped.  You have adjusted volunteer lists for last-minute helpers.  You have sorted class lists based on special requests if possible.  You have put together backpacks for each class.   You have made signs for everything possible.  You have made lists for classes, for security check in and check out, and lists of the lists that you need.

You are ready.  There is just one more thing before Monday morning arrives that you need.

This is for you.  It sits on your desk for those emergency moments.  Chocolate!  Everything seems better with chocolate.  You can grab a handful and toss them in your mouth, and you are back in VBS pandemonium, I mean PandaMania!

A party size bag of M&Ms was my final preparation for VBS this year.  It was for those moments when . . ..

Our VBS was so amazing this year that I didn’t even get the bag opened.  Of course, I am wondering if it was because I was so busy or because VBS was AWESOME!  That includes the kids, the staff, the materials, the parents, the grandparents, every element.

I am going with the AWESOME factor!  However, it is always important to be prepared!

Plans are already in the works for VBS 2012!  I will once again purchase a party size bag of M&Ms for VBS week!  It never hurts to be prepared!

Humongous thanks to everyone at PandaMania 2012 at East Side Church of God!

Here is my dilemma.  Our next special event is Fitness Camp.  It just doesn’t seem right to eat M&Ms during a fitness camp.  What will I use for those moments when I need chocolate?  Something to think about while I prepare for Fitness Camp . . . hmmmmmm

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