My 20 yo cousin  just had her first baby yesterday.  One hour after he was born he stopped breathing and they've had him on machines and been working with him since. They said if he wasn't better by noon today they were going to fly him to a larger hospital.  I haven't heard yet what they decided to do.  Please pray for baby Dillon.

My cousin's name is Fawn.  Her husband has been serving in Iraq and he is only here for another week, then he goes back.  She was raised in a Christian home, but I don't know how strong her faith is.  Please pray for her that she will draw close to God. Thank you so much. I'll post an update when I hear.

This is great way to trade books online!  All you do is post 9 books that you want to trade, you then get 3 free book credits so you can choose 3 free books right away (the sender pays for shipping).   Using the seach page you can browse and search the PBS library by title, author or genre.  When you find a book you want you just click the "order this book" button and the book is sent to you for free! 

 When someone requests a book from you, PBS will e-mail you letting you know that someone wants your book. You can choose to accept the request. Then you print out the wrapper and wrap the book.  If you have stamps on hand you can mail it right from your mailbox.  It usually costs $2.13 to mail.  Everytime you mail a book  you get another book credit.

I have recieved 11 books, mostly books we use in our homeschool.  You can click the PBS button on the right if you want to check it out.  If you do decide to sign up please give my name (TLCmom) as the referal and I'll get a free book credit.  Thanks! 

All right. Here are the rules.
1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.
2.Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
4.At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged and to read your blog.

Here's eight random facts about myself:

 I took an adult beginner ballet class 4 years ago

I hate mayonnaise

I like to rollerblade (although I haven't in a while)

My favorite TV shows are Wife Swap and Trading Spouses

I've done missonary work in Mexico

I listened to heavy metal music when I was a teenager

I'm an Usborne books consultant

my favorite color is purple

 I've been tagged by southmsmomof4.  The eight people I've chosen to tag are: TwaddleMeNot , motherbug, mamaduke, Jillconnelly, hadleychick, Joymommy, sparkshomeschoolmom,  and PreschoolersandPeace. 

I'm so proud of my son, Andrew!  He is playing the role of Jesus in "Godspell Jr. "  with the local Boys and Girls club theater group. He's always wanted to be in a musical.  They just finished  performing a play called "Big Bad" and he played the big bad wolf. 

Andrew is a great actor and very funny onstage.  He attributes this largely to his participation over the last 3 years with NCFCA- a Christian speech and debate organization.  They have speech and debate clubs all over the US and they have regional and national tournaments.  Andrew went to the national tournament  in Texas this year.  He didn't make it to semi-finals, but it was a great experience for him. 

We are so happy to have our puppy, Paige!   She is already becoming part of the family.  The 3 older boys rotate taking her outside about once every hour or so.  Fred and I  also take a turn here and there.  She is a wonderful dog, even little Sophie is very comfortable with her and loves her.  She does all the typical puppy things-like chewing our shoes (and anything else she can get a hold of!)  but she is so adorable, we just love her!