Have you heard about Screech's financial problems? Well it seems that Dustin Diamond (of Saved by the Bell fame) is about to lose his house. He is need of $250,000 to keep it.

Not to worry though--he's come up with a plan to keep from becoming homeless. If you send him $15.00 he will send you an autographed t-shirt with a picture of himself on it.

I think this is an excellent plan and since Lewis and I would like to buy a house ourselves within a year or two, I'm thinking of having some t-shirts made myself. I'll let you know when I'm ready to start selling them. If you just want to contribute to the Buy Us A House Fund, without purchasing a t-shirt, donations are currently being accepted.

The t-shirts, by the way won't have Dustin Diamond's picture on them. I'm hoping to see if Steve Erkel will back this project.

This brings to mind one of my favorite t.v. shows--Extreme Makeover-Home Edition. I love that they demolish the house and then build a fabulous mansion for these people. I always cry at the end when they tell the people it's theirs and give them the deed. I'd apply to have my house demolished too, except I can't think of anything I've done recently that was as heroic as losing both legs in the war or taking in 8 children who are HIV positive.

And of course, I can't have my house demolished and rebuilt where it is because we don't own the land it's on. Our house is located on about 1/3 of an acre about 50 yards from a growing Cattle Farm. We bought our little singlewide mobile home after renting one for about a year and a half just after we were married. Our house was formerly owned by a friend whose husband had died about a year earlier from Leukemia. She was getting married again. We rent the land the house is on from her father.

The scenery where we live is lovely. From our back porch you can see about 30 cows grazing in their pastures. There's a small pond and a stand of trees in one pasture and just open field directly behind our house where our landlord grows hay. When it snows (not often), our backyard reminds me of a Currier & Ives Christmas Card. It's very beautiful.

We'd love to put a house on this piece of land. But I don't know if we'd ever be able to buy it. But there's always hope. Maybe you can help--for just pennies a day. . .