var dropdown = document.getElementById("cat");
      function onCatChange() {
        if ( dropdown.options[dropdown.selectedIndex].value > 0 ) {
          location.href = "http://orangelinekids.com/english/?page_id=2&cat="+dropdown.options[dropdown.selectedIndex].value;
        }
      }
      var qsParm = new Array();
      function qs() {
        var query = window.location.search.substring(1);
        var parms = query.split("&");
        for (var i=0; i<parms.length; i++) {
          var pos = parms[i].indexOf("=");
          if (pos > 0) {
            var key = parms[i].substring(0,pos);
            var val = parms[i].substring(pos+1);
            qsParm[key] = val;
          }
        }
      }
      qsParm["cat"] = null;
      qs();
      var iter=0;
      for ( iter = 0; iter < dropdown.options.length -1; iter++) {
        if( qsParm["cat"] !=null && dropdown.options[iter].value == qsParm["cat"] ){
          dropdown.options[iter].selected = true;
        }
      }
      dropdown.onchange = onCatChange;