Audio Blogger

OK.  If you want to learn how to post an audio message to our blog, go to this site and follow the instructions.  It really is simple.

http://audioblogger.com/

Next time you have folks gathered to sing happy birthday, or you just have to share something amazing, now you are only one phone call away from having it posted on the MacLetter Blogspot.

Cool Stuff!!!

Yet another way to POST!

This may be the best way for Word fans.

I am writing this blog in Microsoft Word.  I’ve added a toolbar to my Word software that allows me to write my blog here, rather than online.  I can use all the features of word and even publish my document to the MacLetter without leaving Word.

If you want to learn more about using Word to post, click on this link http://buzz.blogger.com/bloggerforword.html

No excuses!

Hey...you can make an audio post!

MacAssignments

While we all hope that the whole family will use this place to post stuff at any time, I believe we are more apt to hear more from one another if we have an assigned time to post something...anything! Starting with Grandma and Granddad and working our way down to Gordon's family, let's feature one family/extended family per week (but, of course, not limit it to that family).

OK...here's the assignments for the following weeks:

Week of
Oct 23rd: Grandma and Granddad
Oct 30th: John
Nov 6th: Mike
Nov 13th: Janice
Nov 20th: Fred
Nov 27th: Amy
Dec 4th: Eva
Dec 11th: Gordon

Plan on it!!!

Friday Night Fun

Hi Everyone,
This is Laura, Nate, Isaac, Sarah, Eva, and the Eva Clan. We are hangin' out on Friday night, at Eva's House, and getting pretty hungry. (Well, I am at least...I'm eating for two here...this is Sarah.) I just learned about this new invention and so I am excited. This is a great blog. Isaac wants to say something...asdfjhwoeinfa. Okay, well, we're signing off now. Love ya. The Clan.

MacRecipe

I've added a supplemental blog called MacRecipe (See the LINKS in the sidebar). I thought it would be fun to share our favorite recipes or awesome culinary finds. I've started things off with my infamous recipe for pizza crust.

Also, I've asked April to help me handle the administrative functions for our MacBlogs. She and I have invited lots of family folks to join the blogs (not everyone has accepted the invitation, yet), but if you can see that we've left someone out, will you let us know.

I think our blog should be open to all family members at all times, but I also think it would be a good idea to make some assignments. Each week could feature letters/updates from members of the core 8 family groups: Grandma & Granddad, John, Mike, Janice, Fred, Amy, Eva, and Gordon. So, if it was John's week, we might see something from John, Nancy, Aaron, or Diane...or all of the above! The MacLetter was stronger when we had assignments, so I think this would be a way of bringing that back into the MacEquation.

What do you think????

An Update from Jenny & Steve

ME & MY STEVE

Hi family! I am so glad that we have a temporary(?) fix for Macletter.com being down! It's great to have an easy way for everyone to communicate, and I was sad that it was seeming to fade away.

So, I'll give an update now, I guess! This picture is me & Steve at Eric's wedding in August. It was a beautiful wedding and Eric & Christine are just the cutest couple.

Steve & I just bought a condo, and are loving fixing it up to look super cute, and just love being homeowners finally. We have two kitties who are fun to have around, too.

Steve is still playing music 2-3 nights a week in his jazz/funk band Fat Soul, and doing professional gardening during the day. I'm still doing Graphic Design.

That's about it. Now you're up to date. :)

Andy and Maleah

April 2006...

Any guess why these two cute monkeys are SOOO happy? :)

.... yeah, I know it's ABOUT TIME!

GUESS WHAT????! I FINALLY sent out the pictures from the family reunion and the family home videos. Sorry it has taken so long. Let me know if you don't get them within the next week. I've sent them to all SECOND generation and Grandma & Granddad. I'm leaving it up to the 2nds to share it with the 3rds & 4ths. (I hope that makes sense!) Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
April
p.s. GO EVA FOR GETTING THIS SET UP! We've been missing the Mac site. Thanks Eva!!!!

Pics from Granddad

The First Third Gen Post. :-)

This is to encourage the rest of those third generation MacDonalds to stay active with the MacLetter too. Join the fun!

[Jenny, Heather, and Lindsay at Eric's wedding]

Where it All Begins

"Am I related to all these people?" Comment overheard at the family reunion.

Another Space

I think we all loved the MacLetter. It was cool, and all our own. It is hard to explain why posting and interest waned over time, but it undeniable that participation was not all that it could be.

So...what should become of the MacLetter? Do we continue to invest the money and time to maintain our own little spot in cyberspace, or do heed the natural inclinations of our Scottish blood and go for a spot that's free?

I've created this blog space as an experiment, to assess what it is that we really want. If you want to post something to this spot, just email it to me...photos, text, mp3s, etc.

So folks, what will it be?