Ryan's Picasa Albums

Some of the latest photos from our family adventures...
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Joined the Paper Back Book Swap

Several people have told me about this website www.paperbackswap.com, and I finally caved in and started an account. It's such an ingenious way to get rid of books you don't read, and you get to swap them with a choice of over 3 million books you've never read before, including hardcover & audio books. Every time you send a book to someone, you get a book credit. And when you join and post 10 of your books you get 1 free book credit. And there's also a CD and DVD swap site you can join too.

This is the first book I've sent away for:

Size 12 is Not Fat, by Meg Cabot, author of the Princess Diaries series

In the first title in her Heather Wells series, Cabot combines a fairly straightforward mystery with a single-girl-in-the-city plot in which Heather triumphs over cheating guys, bad luck, and a fattist society. Most of the characters are two-dimensional, but Heather's strong, amusing voice, the plot twists, and the possibility of romance will draw mystery and chick-lit readers alike.

It sounded like a fun mystery romance for the summer, and I figured I better get more in touch with the book choices for young adults, since I'll be volunteering with the Central Library's teen summer reading program. I'm looking forward to it!

To all the graduates out there

And especially to my sister Mariah, a highschool graduate as of tomorrow...Congrats Mariah! You've made it through highschool, and now there's only bigger & better things ahead of you! Looking forward to being here for the journey ahead, Love you,