{"id":881,"date":"2009-11-11T12:24:24","date_gmt":"2009-11-11T16:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/photocardblog\/?p=881"},"modified":"2009-11-11T12:24:24","modified_gmt":"2009-11-11T16:24:24","slug":"veterans-day-blog-hop-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/veterans-day-blog-hop-admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran&#8217;s Day, a Blog Hop and an admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few things about Veteran&#8217;s Day this year:<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI&#8217;m participating in a Blog Hop for Operation Write Home, one of RiverDog Prints&#8217;s favorite organizations.  They send handmade cards to troops overseas, so the troops can use them to keep in touch with family and friends.  Check out the site <a href=\"http:\/\/operationwritehome.org\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and if you&#8217;re feeling crafty, you can make some cards and send them along!<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-883\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.owhhomefrontblog.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/vdblogforwebbanner.jpg\" alt=\"Click the banner to join the Hop!\" title=\"Operation Write Home Veteran&#039;s Day Blog Hop\" width=\"500\" height=\"180\" class=\"size-full wp-image-883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/vdblogforwebbanner.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/vdblogforwebbanner-300x108.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click the banner to join the Hop!<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nNext up, a bit of a shameful admission.  Months (and I mean MONTHS) ago, I saw that Sweethearts was making new patriotic hearts in support of the USO&#8217;s Operation USO Care Package.  This USO program distributes about 25,000 packages a month to troops around the world.  Sweethearts wanted to get the word out about their efforts and the new hearts by sending them to bloggers, who would then post completed crafts.  I have discovered that I&#8217;m just not the kind of blogger who will review products in a timely way.  I blog in a very random way about the things that move me.  My heartfelt (no pun) apologies go to my contact at Necco\/Sweethearts.  So, with the last patriotic holiday of the year, I&#8217;m sharing some product photos and hope that you will check out the links to the USO and Sweethearts.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-886\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uso.org\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sweethearts-boxes.jpg\" alt=\"Click the Sweetheart Boxes to visit the USO site\" title=\"Red, White &amp; You Sweethearts\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sweethearts-boxes.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sweethearts-boxes-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click the Sweetheart Boxes to visit the USO site<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_885\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-885\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neccostore.com\/red-white-you-sweethearts-bags.pd\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sweethearts.jpg\" alt=\"Click the hearts to find a bag of Red, White &amp; You Sweethearts\" title=\"Red, White &amp; You Sweethearts\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-full wp-image-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sweethearts.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/sweethearts-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click the hearts to find a bag of Red, White & You Sweethearts<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/cynthomas.com\/journal\/veterans-day-blog-hop-admission\/\"><\/div><script>\r\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\r\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1331825;\r\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\r\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few things about Veteran&#8217;s Day this year: I&#8217;m participating in a Blog Hop for Operation Write Home, one of RiverDog Prints&#8217;s favorite organizations. 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