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Happy Halloween!!!

I hope that everyone survived the Frankenstorm (read: Hurricane Sandy) okay!!! Hopefully, it didn't put a damper on your spook-tacular and  boo-tiful plans for tonight... But, if you need to be re-excited for tonight, then look no further some awesome inspirition! What could possibly be better than Halloween, except for a deaf/hoh Halloween??? Below are some cool last-minute costumes that could be pulled together from your closet that are twists on the traditional to make them deaf/hoh-related:

 
 
Happy Valentine's Day!!! <3

Whether you have a Valentine to spend February 14th with or not, Valentine's Day is truly a holiday for all. It's the day to crawl in bed and watch gooey, romantic films; it's when eating loads of chocolate and wearing shades of red and pink are completely acceptable. For the perfect Valentine's Day, forget last year's Online Dating Site and follow these tips. Have a Wonderful Deaf/HOH-related Valentine's Day with...
 
 
Oh-Kay, I know that the Holiday Season has come and gone. Like a flash, Hanukkah and Christmas, Kwanza and New Years have passed. But, if you're missing the festivities then here is something to keep that flame alit. This is a clip from the 1994 movie Miracle on 34th Street. I won't say anymore, except watch it...
 
 
There's 0 (Yes, ZERO) days left till 2012—the rumored year of doom. But before this world ends, as promised by both the Mayans and Harold Camping, let's take a look back at life in 2011. A year marked by both rebellion and peace, as well as by creation and destruction, 2011 was a full year. Around the world, people took charge and governments were transformed: in the Middle East, there was the Arab Spring and in the US, there was Occupy Wall Street. And don't forget, both the U.S. Congress and the natural world were dysfunctional—in NY, there was an earthquake and hurricane in one week. But the key underlining theme this year was that people--truly anybody, GOP Candidates and everyday humans—were making NOISE for their beliefs. Sound (and the lack of sound) were what made 2011. See for yourself...
 
 
 
 
Are you looking for something special for that special someone? Did you forget about it until, literally now... Did these presents not work? Then, no problem. Hear are six new ideas!!!!!
 
 
 
 
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What's on Your Wish-list This Year?
Do you want to get your friends and family something special? Well, we're back with another Holiday Gift List... Here are nine hearing-loss related gifts that are sure to make people smile! Click below to find out more about the presents.
 
 
Thanks so much to everyone who has supported bf4life-hearing over the last two years!!!!!!!

Love,
bf4life-hearing
 
 
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Thanksgiving c. 1620
Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!

Hopefully you are having a wonderfully day with a delicious holiday feast, Macy’s Parade Balloons, Turkey and loads of football! But more than that, Thanksgiving is a time, as Natalie Cole sang in 1977, to “be thankful of what you got.” To kick of the thank-you-offering-ceremony, I want to thank every one of you for reading bf4life-hearing. :)

Everybody knows the Thanksgiving story: In 1620, a group of English Puritans (a.k.a. the Pilgrims) sailed on the Mayflower to the new world to flee religious persecution. There, they founded the colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts. But, life in the New World was not easy: there was famine, cold winters and Indian attacks. Yet, some Indians shows the Pilgrims how to survive in Massachusetts, introducing them to new crops like Maize. In return, the Pilgrims hosted a Thanksgiving feast to thank the Indians for their help. But, do you know the story of the Pilgrims who were deaf/hard of hearing?