Wednesday, July 8, 2009

A Day by the numbers

My day by numbers...
23 the number of times I wished I had more hands
16 the number of hands I wished I had
1 the number of hands I used to pack lunch, make breakfast, and dress four kids this morning (other hand was holding breast feeding baby)
8 number of times I took Scout to the potty for a false alarm this morning alone
2 number of times she peed on the potty for real in one day
5 number of times Scout has changed into a different princess dress
19 number of diapers I changed
2000 number of calories I am trying to eat
4000 number of calories I am eating
1/2 number of seconds I can leave the room without missing Reef
6 number of hours I slept last night (not bad)
5 number of days until I am can do my first "walking" workout
41 number of receipts, bills and other mail waiting on my desk to sort through
2 number of adult conversations I have had in a 24 hour period
4 number of beds I have made
3 number of times I have mopped today
5 number of loads of laundry I have done since last nigh
9 number of band aids and boo boos I have fixed
13 number of times I have read the same Dora princess book to scout
0 number of minutes I have had to watch reality TV
INFINITE- number of times I thank God for this amazing life he has given me

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Reef Promise




So here it is, the official blog about baby numero quatro. Reef Promise Edwards, born on June 29, 2009. (same day as my mom's 60th birthday, I sure did trump my sisters and brother with that gift). Below is the meaning behind her name...
Reef Promise Edwards 5 lb 13 oz 19 inches long looks just like mom and Dash. Delivery was short and sweet 4 hours and 2 pushes!Reef is from our love of the beach and time in the Bahamas. Our family treasures the time we have and will spend together in the Florida sand and in theIslands of the Bahamas. Promise is something we have held onto over the past few years from God. The promise that he is always with us and beside us in all that we do. The promise of eternal life he had given us through his son. A verse we have really hung onto is a promise God gave his people in Jeremiah 29:10-13I will come and do for u all the good things I have promised and I will bring you home again For I know the plans I have for you, they are plans for good and not disaster to give you a future and a hope when you pray I will listen it you look for me in earnest u will find me when u seek me. "
She is a super mellow baby, we call her and Pace the bookends to the 2 crazy ones in the middle!Things are going great, I truly believe with each one they get easier, maybe the Duggars do have something going with 18 and counting...hmmm.. nope, this may be it for the Edwards (for now). Labor was super easy, 5 hours and 2 pushes. My epidural didn't take the first time around so that was the only pitfall, my clawing my way up the ceiling while Trent was quoted as saying " I guess you really weren't faking it last night"...
My parents were a super help taking the other ones off my hands for a few days while I got adjusted and bonded to Reef. It was awesome last night to have our first dinner together as a complete family by ourselves. Thanks for all your prayers and support!!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Scout and Mother Theresa

We (my hubby, my self and another couple) went to the movies last night... saw The Hangover, absolutely, hands down the funniest movie I have ever seen.. more on that later.. we went to Downtown at the Gardens Cobb theatre. It was a great night and the theatre was packed because of Transformers coming out. Anyways, me and my over sized belly waddled into the Ladies room more than once to relieve my pea sized bladder that currently has a watermelon sitting on it... each time I walked out I was speechless. It was as if I kept entering a vortex or some other world I have become oblivious to. The girls, these teenage and preteen age girls all huddled in the bathroom texting, gabbing and smacking bubble gum half dressed. Yes, catch that last adjective, half dressed I say. I mean I wanted to wrap them up in toilet paper and carry them out of there. Shorts that cover less than my underwear, tank tops smaller than my bras and enough cleavage hanging out to rest a book on... I mean c'mon parents, your daughter is no doubtingly turning on every man in the place. They looked like they were ready for some Victoria Secret Runway show... each had a phone in their hand giggling about some boy or some hookup they had... poor Scout, I have spent the entire morning researching how to get her into a convent.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Confessions of a stay at home mom... a pregnant stay at home mom!

I confess...
My kids have watched more than the recommended dose of TV these past few weeks. Probably close to 2 hours on some days...
I have skipped a shower in a 24 hour period more than once in the past 3 weeks.
I have wished I was back in college dreaming about what outfit I was going to wear to my next sorority function
My kids were in their pjs for more than 50% of the day
My kids have been sneaking into our bed randomly for the past few months and I LOVE IT
I convinced myself that Chic Fil A fries are considered a vegetable being from potatoes so that counted as a serving for the day
I allowed the kids to use a dip in the pool as their bath
Our dog licked the table clean the other night after spaghetti and I thanked her for allowing me to skip this step in clean up
Our 2 year old still likes her bottle at night... too tired to break this habit, figure she wont go to college with it
I had a dream last week I posed for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition right after giving birth and gave Heidi Klum kudos for encouraging me
I take my kids to Publix as early in the am as possible so they can have a doughnut for breakfast while I shop along with some healthy sunny d to wash it down
I love reality TV especially the shows no one will admit they watch!
I get my hair twist inspiration from LC aka Lauren from the hills... you know who she is!!

that feels good to get off my chest... going to go do some penance and fold laundry and cook a healthy meal while teaching my kids Latin, tending the garden, straightening the house and knitting my husband some new socks

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Chirp in the am

It never fails...that chirping, set at about 2 minute intervals will drive you completely crazy. In fact, I think it should be considered the newest in detainee torture chambers..
The chirp, the low on battery power, smoke alarm chirp. You know the one, the one that never goes off in the morning or on Saturday when you are doing around the house repairs. Oh, the chirp that always starts at about 2:12 am when you are in your deepest, most treasured cycle of REM sleep. The one that goes off, you hear it, hope it was not what you think it was, snuggle deeper down in the covers and then 2 minutes later, CHIRP! to me the worst type of nightmare you can think of... because then, you have to wake the hubby, get out the ladder, check every alarm because they don't have any type of light signal but an annoying CHIRP that sounds like it could come from any of the FIVE we have in our house!! CHIRP! Exhausted, hubby disconnects the carbon monoxide alarm which then set off the house alarm and woke everyone in the house up... mom lulls them back to sleep, mom convinces hubby to just rip them down and throw them into the abyss of our garage until the next am.. sleep again at 3 am!
I am FIRED up about this...can you tell...

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Dilemma

I have a dilemma...
My daughter is obsessed with a movie that does not sit well in my gut. Here is the basic story line. Girl is sixteen, father is the king. She constantly breaks her father's trust by going outside the kingdom's boundaries to explore. He reprimands her, she fights back and does it again. One day on one of her adventures, she sees a boy that she is taken aback by... falls in love so to speak. Her father is furious, she runs away to be with him. Remember she is only sixteen. She seeks the advice of a witch and makes a deal with her to be with this boy she has fallen in love with against her father's wishes. In the end, her father concedes, gives in, and she runs off into the sunset with this man...
sounds crazy that a two year old would love this movie huh?
well before you get all judgemental on me let me tell you the name of it... Little Mermaid, heard of it? Problem is it is a Disney Princess that she is totally obsessed with... as I thought about taking the movie away, I realized almost every other Disney princess movie has some underlying theme of disobedience to their parents...I mean doesn't Jasmine jump off her balcony in the middle of the night to ride around town in her boyfriend's car (magic carpet) all night? ... aaahh... we love Disney... can't they make a movie that just follows the rules? maybe we should stick with bambi.. but there are no princesses in that one

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Feeding 7 on 20

Tonight we fed our three kids, us and my niece and nephew dinner, with a water view and had dessert for just 20.00! Cool huh? Best part was that the kids were totally wiped out when we got home and went straight to bed, there was no waiting for a table while the immigrants from the Northeast sat over their .25 happy hour coffee and we didn't have to keep the kids quiet while every couple happy with their 1.9 children looked at us in disbelief for bringing another child into this world... here's how

Monday and Tuesday nights Sals offers 6.99 large cheese pizza (pick up and cash only) so 2 pizzas cost us 14.00. Grabbed those along with a cooler stocked with a thermos of water and Gatorade and some cokes, paper plates and off to the beach we went. We arrived at 5:15, kids played in the water with boogie boards, dug castles, and ran around like maniacs then crashed in the sand with their pizza in hand. Back into the water to wash off, no dishes to clean up or hands to wipe down :)
After running on the beach like little mad men, we headed to the golden arches where you can get a hot fudge sundae for .99 so 6 of them were 6.00! (I didn't get one since I knew Scout would be done with hers once the hot fudge was done). So yes we fed, entertained and treated our kids to ice cream along with our niece and nephew for 20.00! Top that in today's economic crisis!!!

Sunday, April 19, 2009

fourth times a charm

I have a good friend about to have her first baby right after I am having my fourth. The difference between us in this time of preparation is light years. She has picked out all her bedding, bottles, booties and more. She registered for a baby wipes warmer, a bottle sanitizer, bath toys, and a vaporizer. I have bought some extra paper towels in case we run low on wipes, thought about what sheets I can throw on the crib we have yet to get out of storage, kept some empty Tupperware containers to use as bath toys and tried to figure out how many bottles we actually still have all the working parts to.
Yep, baby 4 is much different than baby one. Pace had his name monogrammed on everything, I am surprised I didn't engraved it on the side panel of my car door. His room was decorated and ready to go before the pink line actually showed up on the home pregnancy test. I had to move clothes out of Trent's closet to make room for all his onesies and outfits.
The only thing not different about this one is the overwhelming sense of love and excitement we feel about his/her impending arrival.

Friday, March 13, 2009

A love like this

This afternoon we went to the beach with my mother and father in-law. We ordered pizza, some salad and brought along some cold drinks. The weather was awesome, the kids played in the waves and I spent some time chatting with my awesome in- laws.
They have been married for 48 almost 49 years! They act as if they just met. They talk like they just met. They kiss like they just met. She serves him with absolute adoration. She serves him not just out of obligation but out of true love. He supports her with unconditional love. He leads them with wisdom and truth out of the purest form of adoration. When he speaks she listens to every word as if he is the only one around. She shares every ounce of her daily ongoings with him and listens whether it should interest him or not.... the represent what God has called each of us to be in marriage. She is the wife I strive to be, not the one society calls me to be. She is a wife and he is a husband that will surely sit at Heaven's gates and be complimented by Christ on a job well done.

Monday, March 9, 2009

A trip to the Grocery store...

my best friend in California is living a very different life than me... she is married to shaun cassidy (do run run, the do run run), lives in Hidden Hills amongst the super stars and has a nanny 5 days a week to help her with her children... she is a great mom and a great friend. we are like the story country mouse/ city mouse...
on many occasions we are in the car when we are talking on the phone because it is the only real chance to talk when all kids are strapped in to a seat and can't possibly swallow a bottle of glue or eat a lego without you knowing... on many of these occasions, I have my kids and she doesn't (we don't have a nanny) so my kids are in tote. she loves to hear about "how" I do things... it cracks me up... I literally have to walk her through a simple task... then I realize, I guess it isn't so simple...so hear is my rendition of our trip to the grocery store today (and everyday that we go)
All kids in car, back inside to find someone's shoes that they left behind, back inside to get coupons and my list I left on the counter after having to pick up a sippy cup for Dash to take with us, back inside to change Scout's diaper that she pooped in during one of my trips previously back inside. Finally, we are off. Find a spot, park, all shoes back on that each person took off in the three minute ride to the store. Instructions again on what is appropriate and what is not. Grab all the canvas bags, Scout on hip, Pace and Dash each holding a pocket as we make our way through the parking lot. Sit Dash and Scout into the over sized, impossible to steer rocket shaped grocery cart. Wipe down all edges and steering wheel of cart from previous rider. Head to the cookie counter where the kids beg for the $.75 doughnuts instead of the free cookie. I give in. Move to bread, deli and produce section. Stop to pick up doughnut Scout informed me she dropped by letting out an ear piercing scream. Send Pace to get veggies and fruit while I wait in deli line. Watch the woman in front of me order four different items from the deli each only 1/4 pound and wonder why she cant just get a pound of one thing (can't she see the doughnuts are almost gone and I still have 12 aisles to cover). Look over the produce Pace has picked out, listen to how he weighed everything, how much everything cost, how nothing has a bruise and on and on, while the deli lady is staring at me to "Please Order". Move through the next few aisles with only about a dozen "no we don't need any of that" or "because their is too much sugar and junk in those snacks", while staying strategically right down the center so that hand one and two don't grab things from the shelf when I am not looking. Run over Pace's toe, console him amidst the spaghetti sauce while convincing Dash that spider- man macaroni does not make you turn into spider- man and keep Scout from tearing into the bunch of bananas at her finger tips. Convince Pace to keep walking on the toe he swears is bleeding out so that he can pick out our weekly dessert. Pick up some meats, swear at the amount they are charging for organics and realize we are still only able to afford ground beef and some chicken. Head down the dreaded cereal aisle where every box promises pots of gold at the end of every rainbow and some sort of super secret spy glasses that can make you ultra invisible all for just 5.00 per box. Lots of "no, no,no" and finally, a "yes" to something they will try two maybe three times and tire of mainly because they found the toy and the cereal was a bit boring. On to the next aisles quietly "thank goodness" Catch Scout as she stands up in the cart to insist she is "all done and down now", continue to pinch her little thigh with a stern "sit down" under my breath all while smiling and acting cool because I have it all together. Realize on aisle 10 I forgot a few items on aisle 2 and 4, make a mental note to call Trent to pick them up later, cant stand the thought of turning back. Run into a few people while turning the corners of each aisle. Pick up the eggs and try to find a place on the pyramid of junk we have collected and then wonder why they don't make these carts bigger? Grab diapers, jeez they are a rip off, 17.00 for something she is just going to poop in and then we will toss, to the pharmacy to pick up my prenatal. While trying to figure out why my vitamins have been recalled and what to do about it, Dash has found the spider- man band- aids and insist upon using these on every crevice of his body, scout is still screaming to get down, pace is limping on his soon to be amputated toe, I am contemplating chugging a bottle of wine from the display next to the pharmacy and the woman next to me chimes in with "you have your hands full, huh?"... speed straight to the check out, stare a people magazine, us weekly and shape and think of all the reasons I don't look like that and how much air brushing really went into that photo... gasp at the ever increasing grocery bill, head out the door with my coupons I forgot to use in hand, scoop scout up out of the cart so the poor bag boy doesn't have to hear her scream "let go, mommy push please" anymore, search my bottomless pit purse for the keys, load everyone in, exhale, smile at life and head home...

Full Hands

At least three times a day I hear "wow, you have your hands full", then the ever so polite person looks at my protruding stomach and goes "wow! another one? your brave"... so how does one take this?
Usually, I smile say something quick like "yeah, someone just left these poor kids on the road and I picked them up for the day" or if I am overly happy I just respond with a "yep, my hands are full of blessings"... but inside I am utterly pissed! This non-suspecting bystander just sent my world into a tail spin with their quick, unthoughtful comment. I mean when I read between the lines, it makes me think...."do my hands look really full, I mean too full for me to handle? are my kids giving the impression that I can't handle anymore? is someone considered brave for actually venturing out past the 1.9 children per household statistic? am I acting irresponsible in this person's eyes?" and the thoughts keep coming... while the oh so innocent passer by, goes on with their merry day, they have left a mother who tries her best to raise up a gift only God can give so that one day their will be a voice of truth still heard in the wake of our descending society....
and then one of the kids says something like "mom, can you be my mom even when I grow up and be a big person"
I come swirling back to reality and start to pity that person for missing out on the joy of parenting many kids because of the fear society has impressed upon them and the culture that had manifested into the typical "child hating" cliche "kids are so expensive", "I cant imagine having to deal with more than two", "I wouldn't have time for anything"...its sad but all of a sudden these precious babes that look at you with absolute unconditional love have become all about costing too much, taking too much of our precious time and being a burden...
Being a mom is not a walk in the park all the time, but I wouldn't trade smelling these roses for anything... I love having my hands full and hope others are brave enough to try it!

Friday, February 27, 2009

I want to pick up that red phone!

Earl Stewart loves to talk about his red phone... how you can pick it up if you have any problems... well we have a big problem and I am sure he wont pick up and if he does, he wont do anything about it. We will never do two things again
1. Buy or Lease a car from Earl Stewart Again... Period!
2. Lease a car... Period!

It has been a nightmare... the overage mileage, the inspections and now the 1200.00 in damages they want us to pay to turn the car in. Now if I had damages that were as a result of something we did, like back into someone or scrape up the side of the car, fine... but they want 30.00 to turn off the Check Engine light. I thought that light came on when the engine needed checking and was part of warranty along with the hatchback which wont stay open because it never worked right to begin with...we went to Toyota, told them we would buy a new car from them if they took off the overage mileage cost (800.00) they said no... so we bought our Pathfinder, and got a check from them for 800.00 to pay Toyota... ha ha ha...sorry, needed to vent... dont even get me started on Obama's plan to put us into over a trillion dollars debt

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Perfection inspired by Disney

Does it aggravate anyone else that every darn princess and female character under the age of 40 has 23 inch hips, perfect six pack abs, tiny little legs, and big beautiful boobs all shown off in either a swimsuit (little mermaid), form fitting gown (cinderella, snowwhite, sleeping beauty) or a tube top and capris (jasmine)... I mean do they mean to drive every girl into a sexy form fitting outfit or just make us all realize how imperfect our figures are in the eyes of prince charming... it is all a bit frustrating especially when you leave the parade pushing a stroller full of children you now proudly birthed and have a full figure to show for it as you head for the hot dog stand and mickey mouse ice- cream guy...
I guess we should just spend more time in Sea World where we can sit near shamu and feel really good about ourselves...

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Magical suprise

Tomorrow morning we are waking the kids up early and taking them to the Magic Kingdom. It is a total suprise. Dont know why really, just because...
These are the moments I treasure, the night before a big day in their little lives. I picture their faces when we pull into the Magic Kingdom and they are in awe, I imagine their little bodies squirming all over the place as we park the car and thier voices squealing in delight as we board the monorail.
Our kids are awesome, they deserve and awesome suprise...now I hope to get an awesome night of sleep so I can keep up with them in the am...

Friday, February 13, 2009

Slacker

I am a blog slacker, I admit it... many times I go to post and think I dont have much to say about anything that anyone would really want to read... so I read eveyone else's blogs and realize its true, I dont have much to say about anything too important...so I am thinking I will just start blogging about random, non thought provoking things just to say I actually blog...any thoughts

Its A....

we don't know...it was a hard call, one we will hear never hear the end of from the likes of mothers, in- laws, friends and many others. we have never not found out the sex and seeing we are blessed to already have both, have struggled to have this little one and may be at the end of the baby making line after this, we figured why not wait until the big day to hear the doctor say "its a..."

Monday, January 12, 2009

My mom has a...

" My mom has a pee bag on her leg" quote of the day from my little Dash, as told to my 20 year old sister's best guy friend on Thursday. A look of horror from said guy to me. Yes, mom has a pee bag on her leg I said. " I really like to empty it for her, it is so cool" as said by Pace to sister's said friend. Another look of horror and a quick exit to my sister's room...

A pee bag you may ask... here is the life of me over the past 7 days...

Last Sunday thought had some sort of infection as I was having a problem going to the bathroom but thought may be due to baby, so I went to the med express, they checked, put me on antibiotics and sent me on my way. Sunday night feeling ok, go to bathroom around 7 pm, watch movie try to go to bathroom before bed, cant go. Drink a full water bottle in hopes to help. Get up at 12:30 feel like I need to go, can't so I drink another bottle thinking I am dehydrated or don't have enough urine and try to sleep. Toss and turn, get a little sleep. 4:30 get up, take cold bath, hot shower and sit on toilet and still can't go. 6:15 call dr, says that I am having bladder spasms to come in at 9 am they will cath me and everything will be fine. (forget to tell dr. i have now drank almost a gallon of fluids since last night) send hubby to meeting in ft. lauderdale. 7 :10 am try to stand and can't, my bladder feels like it is tearing. call sister in-law to take me to ER. Rushed to ER, ultrasound confirms I have a full bladder (DUH!! dont need and ultrasound, cant you tell by me not being able to sit, stand or bend and the massive amount of tears and sweat I am putting out). 8:20 put catheter in 1500 cc of fluid in bag and a discharge notice with a "pee bag" attached to my leg. 8:30 home greeted by the boys with "wow, that is so cool, can we touch it"... Tuesday morning off to ENT to follow up on vertigo symptoms I had on Christmas. Diagnose me with severe vertigo in left ear. Decide to do head manipulations to get crystals back in place, have to inflict 5 minutes of severe vertigo on me, I dry heave, sweat, cry and then get a migraine from the motion sickness. Dr then tells me I need to be in a c-collar for two days to keep from moving my head and that I have to sleep upright for 2 nights. WHAT? I have three kids under 5 and a pee bag on my leg... head home in tears (and a collar)...Wednesday, totally exhausted from trying to sleep upright with a "pee bag" and collar on, head to OB to get cath out. Takes it out, sends me on my way! Yahoo...not so fast, back in the ER at 2 am for another cath, could not pee again! home at 4:30 am, into the dr at 9 am for exam. "You have a very rare condition in which your uterus is obstructing your bladder and colon (no wonder nothing was coming out the other end for 3 days either) I am going to try to flip you uterus up (wont go into details but it was the MOST painful thing other than bladder almost bursting). After 2 drs violate me trying to get it to flip, they give up, decide to leave the cath in for a least 2 more weeks until my body does it naturally...aah. In total pain, head down to see Gators win National Championship (only highpoint of week). Loaded up on Tylenol and adrenaline, feeling like I can push through. Friday, feeling a lot better cath has started to settle into my bladder. Go to perinatologist for some testing and ultrasound, get to see baby on monitor moving, sucking thumb, kicking for 45 minutes, thank God for this awesome gift of life and say a little prayer of endurance. In the end, in five months, we will have this precious gift in our arms. In the end, I would do it all over again in a second for our child.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Greatness






Yes, the Gators clinched their second national title in three years! I was there to witness greatness, not the kind you are thinking of though. Yes, their was greatness in the catches, the blocking, the interceptions, the rushing and all the pieces that came together to leave the Sooners riding their pony pulled wagon back to Oklahoma...

But the true greatness is in what you didn't see...

Tebow wore John 3:16 on his eye paint...on Friday John 3:16 was the number one most searched thing on Google in the USA.

Tebow through the game clinching touchdown, immediately pointed to the sky and prayed.

Three players that have had Tebow lead them to Christ all prayed together at mid- field after the touchdown that sealed their fate.

Tebow thanked his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in front of the entire Gator Nation and live audience before accepting the BCS trophy.

Percy Harvin spent his entire Christmas Break at UF alone to rehab his ankle, played at 80% in pain for his team.

Tebow Gator Chomped a defender from the other team that had called him "the fourth best QB in the country if that" after they had tried to injure Percy's ankle after a play, horse collared Chris Rainey causing a game ending injury and shoved Tebow after a big play... Tebow was the only one called for the personal foul, but the ref said on the next play after he was pummeled by the entire offensive and defensive line in a rush play that "Tebow was the only player that offered him and hand and asked if he was ok"

Brandon Spikes has an older brother, the only father figure he knows, in jail serving a life sentence for murder. He is the first to attend college, get a degree, become a Christian so that he can "prove that their is a reward to hard work and that no matter where you come from, you can be something".

The Pouncey Twins' father lost his leg in a tragic accident prior to the FSU game, the twins were going to miss the game but their father insisted not. Meyer and the coaching staff drove to be with the family many times between practices and the team wore bands in honor of him. Mr. Pouncey against the impossible odds, traveled to Miami to see his boys play.

Cornelius Ingram stayed for his senior season, missed out on entering the NFL draft, only to have a season ending injury prior to the first game. His stock fell in the draft, he never played a snap this year... but before the National Title game during senior speeches, he said "if he had to do it all over again, he wouldn't have changed a thing, he would have stayed to be with this team, to cheer for them on the sidelines and to witness greatness"....

That is what Thursday was, pure greatness...

as always it is great to be a Florida Gator

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Self Help

Our pastor gave a great sermon on Sunday on goal setting. During this time he talked about his book list for each year that he strives to read. I have a confession to make, I watch too much TV! I used to be an avid reader, reading about a book a week. Now I am down to a book a month if that!
Yesterday I was rushed to the ER with an obstructed bladder (a rare pregnancy side effect). They put in a Foley catheter that I have to wear strapped to my leg for two weeks. It is such a beautiful sight...ugh! While I was recovering yesterday, I finished the last half of a book I was trying to get through and found myself the most relaxed I had been in a long time. So here goes my goal setting... I have cut down my TV watching to 2 shows (ouch)... and upped my reading to a book every 10 days or so. I figure with some time off for kids, they new baby and just life that should give me about 30 books this year. I need your help. Give me your favorite books, I would love to read them and post my review. I love History, Non- Fiction, some fiction, Christian writing and short stories. My favorite books are 1. A Land Remembered (Florida History) 2. To Kill A Mockingbird 3. Family Drivin Faith 4. Snowflower and the Paper fan 5. Winds from the Carolinas ( History of British Colonials trying to colonize the Bahamas 6. Prince of Tides

Cant wait to start with some of your suggestions!