The Valdez Blog- Info, Rules, & Instructions *Please Read*

Hello Family! First I would like to thank Chan for taking the lead on creating the family blog. She did an amazing job! Chan has always tried her best to preserve the memories of our family through family picture albums, family event gatherings, & the creation of family newsletters, such as these. There is no doubt that Grandma Cion is very very proud of her strong predilection for family unity, and how she has matured into such a family-oriented woman.

Seeing as though we are all getting older, our lives ever more complicated and busy, it has become increasingly difficult for the family to stay in touch. Blogs serve as a hybrid between the headlines located on the front page of a newspaper & the notes scribbled on one's own personal diary. Blogs allows every member of the blog group (our family, in this case) to stay abreast of the events, experiences, and accomplishments that are simultaneously going on in all of our family members' lives. This technology serves us well, especially since we have family, such as my Mom, Uncle Ray, Gerome, GericoAmberJaylaJordis, & now Auntie Trudy, who either live far, or our constantly on the move. Instead of trying to track the down their latest cellphone number or country code, you merely spend a couple of minutes on the Blog site and compose a message (similar to an email) for all the members to see. Blogs are a innovative communication tool and I truly believe will help shrink the noticeable distance that we have been feeling as a collective family over the past few years, and will slowing begin the process forward of uniting us as one...with each and every post. For this Blog to carry out the aforementioned goals, we must abide by 2 simple rules: (1) Check in and Read the Blog Daily! Make it your internet homepage. (2) Be an active member and Post messages! We are all family and we love each other. We all care and want to know how ALL of our family is doing. Do NOT just read other members posts. Let us know how YOU are doing, and what you have going on in your life. If all of us remain commitment to these rules, this project will surely be a Success.

Love,

Tone