Joanna, my son, now 22, had some milestone deficits growing up. I was worried sick, he showed signs of autism in his behavior and still hadn't said one word, not mama, dada or baba by 18 months. I took him to our pediatrician and asked to have testing done. He told me if Michael did not put two words together by age 2, that we would get a referral for a speech pathologist. "Two words?!?" I said, "... that's only 6 months away and he's not even babbling!" So I waited (and worried) ... waited (and worried) ... and waited ... and nothing. I couldn't wait for Michael to turn 2 so I could march right down there to the doctor's office and say "See!". I set up an appointment for two weeks after Michael's 2nd birthday. We had a big party for him, all the neighbors were invited, but Dave next door was a favorite of Michael's. Probably because he's a big Nebraska football fan and has an entire room that is filled with lively red and white (the team colors) collector's items and wall paper. During the party we're all sitting around eating cake and having fun when Dave walks in and says "Hi Michael, happy birthday!". Nothing out of the ordinary, Dave is over all the time. But this time was special ... Michael turned to him and said, in a clear and concise way ... "Hi Dave." You could have heard a pin drop! Every neighbor knew of my concerns, so they all stopped what they were doing and just stared at Michael. He didn't have a clue what the big deal was. LOL The next week Michael said "Go Big Red!!!" the Nebraska football chant. Sure makes for odd entries in the baby book! :-) I canceled the doctor's appointment. Michael is doing just fine. He graduated from high school a semester early, has already graduated from college and is well into a great career. Jodi-

The 3rd group is now complete with the inclusion of Nancy (stitches). This group is to be called "Ribbons and Bows". I have written out all the details for each person in the group and am now just waiting on Nancy (stitches) to send me her information. As soon as I have that, I will email the completed group information to you all. We now have 3 people on our emergency list, willing to fill in if someone has to withdraw. If anyone else would like to be on this list, then let me know. From emails I've received, we have some very keen quilters indeed. Some people have completed half or more of next year's blocks already! This will save a lot of time next year and ensure they send their blocks out early for each person's birthday. Well done! Kristene

There is only two weeks left to sign up! I hope more sign up and join in the fun. Please email me thru my page to sign up. It's always so much fun to see who has sent you a card each day when you go to the mail box! Tami

I'm w/Janie - ew! Phones can get really dirty anyway and having one out and exposed next to the toilet is just gross = P Sometimes my phone is in my back pocket at work and I do have to be conscientious of that when using the facilities! And I've found phones left on the toilet paper dispensers at work too. Recently there was one on the floor in the stall, and I just left it there; I didn't want to touch it. These are mostly phones belonging to kids, so they're already pretty grody. This is what our dispensers look like, plenty of space on top for a phone: I sanitize my phone daily. And my BIL takes his laptop into the bathroom with him. I'm kind of afraid to touch it...