Thank so much to Ghir who made me the fabulous stamp, above, that combines my two loves...bookcrossing & greyhounds!

I'm a mother, wife, midwife, and habitual housework avoider. My bookshelf doesn't necessarily reflect my tastes, as I'm a notorious book scavenger, picking them up from friends, Good Will, Book Sales, and anywhere I can find text to share!

My latest project is my new OBCZ at Isaac's Restaurant in Spring Ridge!

I also love to release books at my clinic, where many of the kids have few or no books of their own. I frequent the local Good Will clearance center for many of these books, and try to dig up Spanish childrens' books as well. While I often trade/RABCK "grown up" books, I generally do NOT trade/RABCK the childrens' books, for a couple of reasons: first, they are going to kids here who really, really want and need them, and second, I generally get them for next to nothing, and honestly, they aren't worth the postage they cost to send. Updated 10/08: I will no longer respond to requests for children's books. Honestly, I don't send them. You can find Franklin's Thanksgiving for a penny at amazon.com plus shipping if you must have it. I'm giving them to needy kids. Please don't ask!! And no, I won't change the status of all of them from available; I use "reserved" for book boxes & challenges. Sorry to be snarky but it's getting old.

My other passion is greyhound rescue, helping these gentle & sweet discarded remnants of man's greed into forever homes. For more information, please PM me, or go to www.adopt-a-greyhound.org or First State Greyhound Rescue.

I moderate the Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes Challenge every February. I'm also the Chart Mistress for the Never Judge a Book By Its Cover Challenge, and co-hosted the 2007 Tick Tock Challenge. More to come!

"For me--as, I believe, for a lot of readers--when a book gets overhyped, we get mad. We're a funny, cliquish group, we book people, and sometimes we resist liking--or even resist opening--the very thing everybody tells us we're supposed to like." Sara Nelson, So Many Books, So Little Time

BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com sell materials promoting illegal cock- and dog-fighting activities
I choose not to spend my money, or even waste web-hits, on organizations willing to make money on animal cruelty. To send an email to Amazon's CEO protesting this practice, go here: http://www.hsus.org/acf/news/amazoncom_under_fire.html


After having received a particularly snide email from a self-appointed monitor, I have to post this caveat:

I frequently work shifts of 24-48 hours. Because of other things (like kids & greyhound commitments), sometimes it takes me a few days after that to catch up on my emails. I also do NOT compulsively read the boards. But I DO get caught up, and I DON'T hold up bookrings/rays/etc (average turnaround around 2 weeks). So if you need to get hold of me, please PM me...and have a little patience! Thank you!