For those who are curious... this is what I look like. The photo on the left was recently taken on my 48th Birthday. The photo on the right is one my mom took of me in July, 2001.
It will be four years on July 26, 2003, since I left my home state and moved two states away. It has been an adjustment, but I have made new friends. I have a son, almost 26, who "left the nest", three years ago February. He stayed behind in his home state. My oldest, the soon-to-be 26 year old, works at a grocery store. He likes anime and does some of his own anime drawings. My kids do not get their artistic talents from me. I'm lucky to do stick figures.
The first zucchini of the season... from my first vegetable garden here, July,
2000.
I didn't plant any zucchini last year. I probably won't this year either since I have a problem with squash bugs (nasty little things.) This is a great zucchini recipe, though:
Last year I planted Spaghetti squash. I had a massive problem with squash bugs the year before, and they reeked havoc with the spaghetti squash as well. They also did a number on the watermelon I planted. Still, I was able to get a few before the squash bugs "won", so I did get something out of it. Last year I had cucumbers, spaghetti squash, broccoli, oregano, basil, tomatoes, asparagus (year 3, but a late freeze ruined any harvest), onions, sunflowers, pole beans, and watermelon. It sounds like a lot... but sometimes the bugs, birds, weeds and other pests seem to have the upper hand.
The photo below includes my oldest daughter, aka the middle child. She was in gymnastics from the time she was 11, but quit about a year after the move. She was pretty good, too. I really enjoyed trying to catch her in the air on film...and sometimes I succeeded. This one of her doing an aerial was taken at a practice a quite a while ago (seems like yesterday; and I love this picture... so I have to put it somewhere.) She has been out of gymnastics for a while, but she misses it. She was recently married in May, 2002 -- still a newlywed. My daughter and her husband are both into hockey.
My "gymnast" is also a natural in creative endeavors. Her clay sculptures earned her two third place ribbons at the California State Fair in 1997 and she likes quilting. One year she made adorable angel ornaments for Christmas presents from polymer clay. She has done everything from entire scenes to people she knows. She started doing gymnastics figures and pyramids and progressed to angels, animals and special requests. She really loves claymation and was very excited about the movie "Chicken Run" when it was first announced. She is a big fan of Wallace and Grommit.
My youngest is quieter. She wants to go to college, become educated on running a business and operate as a cosmetologist. Her big dream is to own a shop that does piercing, tatoos and wild hair colors. She is now attending cosmetology school and has completed all of her hours. She just has to finish up a few classes. When she gets bored she goes to the movies or the mall or dyes her hair. As it turns out, she is also quite an artist. Some of her free hand drawings are awesome. She only began some art training year before last through public high school classes. Her instructor told me he thought she had talent. I knew that! In addition to art, she has taken interior design classes, and I think she is pretty talented there as well. She had signed up to take Advanced Interior design and they cancelled the class.
We also own quite a few critters, namely: two dwarf hamsters, a mouse, a fat hamster, a leopard gecko, an aquarium, bettas and rats.
There are samples of artwork from both of my talented ladies at:
My husband and I have been married almost 27 years, more than a quarter of a century! We were married on the bicentennial (aka July 4, 1976.) He is into electronics and that is the field in which he is employed.
On July 17 & 18, 1998, I had the pleasure of attending my 25 year high school reunion. Wow, it's been almost 5 years already! This year it will be a 30 year reunion, and I may try to go if it comes together. It should be interesting.
Here I am dressed up and ready to go....
If you'd like an idea of how the 25 year reunion went...just check it out:
I was also blessed to be able to attend an Olympic event:
My experiences with the 2002 Winter Olympics
My other interests include:
1. Crossword puzzles
Free crossword puzzles, wordsearches and word games from the ClueMaster
washingtonpost.com: Style Live: Crossword Puzzles
Crosswords and other games:
http://games.yahoo.com (I especially like Word Racer.)
pogo (My personal favorites are Word Whomp and Jumble Bees, but they have crosswords, also.)
This site can help you keep up with news everywhere and provides numerous resources:
My Virtual Reference Desk - My Virtual Newspaper
2. Christian living
What's New In The CJ Topical Index
Life Issues: Distraction from the Great Commission or Part of It?
3. Prolife issues
See my resource page for parents, women in crisis pregnancies and support after an abortion
RESOURCES FOR PREGNANCY ASSISTANCE
See my page for sidewalk counselors at:
"So many women see abortion as an act of desperation, and the 'prochoice' position only tells them to experience their despair in a sterile surrounding instead of a filthy one. Abortion, resulting from injustice, perpetuates injustice. It tells women not to be so uppity as to counter the injustice, but to accomodate it."
-Rachel MacNair, Quaker peace activist and longtime president, Feminists for Life of America (1984-1994)
Other prolife sites:
The Ultimate Pro-Life Resource List
Feminists for Life of America Web Page
I visited the wonderful ladies at the Hopeline CPC in Danbury, CT a few years ago, and they've been a big help to a good friend ....here is their website:
The Hopeline Women's Centers of CT - Offering women an alternative to abortion
Sometimes you can find me on the Yahoo groups as moderator of the Prolife3 Group. I occasionally debate the issue on various sites, but not so much anymore.
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4. Surfing the net
5. Homeschooling issues
Home School Legal Defense Association
Homeschool Support on the Internet
Support groups and homeschooling law
Homeschooling - Welcome from The Mining Co.
A to Z Home's Cool - Homeschooling Web Site
Welcome to Christian Homeschool Fellowship
Christian Homeschool Fellowship
In addition, I like to read non-fiction, primarily. I have a strong interest in biology, law and early childhood education.
Here is a helpful resource for those who'd like to share their political views with their Senators and Representatives:
Congressional E-Mail Directory
And a great resource for helping some deserving children... all you need is Hair... long beautiful hair...You get the idea...
Well...now you know something about me...
You can e-mail me at
mailto: woman4life@comcast.net
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