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Are you a good judge of character? I try to pray that I operate with discernment whenever I meet someone new. I would love it if everyone was honest, lived with integrity but the harsh reality is some people cannot be trusted… ever.  I find it doesn’t take long to sense that.

When are you most happy? Being alone on a trail deep in the Washington woods with my camera At the end of day listening to my kids laughing and gaming with their online community The sound of the church choir on Sundays Football games on tv

What was the last thing you did for play or fun? Last weekend my husband and I spent an evening under the Christmas lights at the holiday magic festival at the Washington State fairgrounds. Ferris wheel rides, train rides, selfie studios, tons of food, espresso bars, light shows, ice skating and more.

List your top 5 grocery store items. Vital ingredients for my coffee (so my husband and kids like me) Diet mountain dew (so my husband likes everyone else) Dog food 😁 Cheezits ( my son should own the company at this point) Cereal

Describe a man who has positively impacted your life. It would have to be my husband. He persevered through a year that would have undone most other men.  The loss of his dad, being unemployed for most of the year and working three side gigs 7 days a week to keep providing, and just notContinue reading “Not to sound cliche…my husband”

I wanted to get to the end of 2024 having survived. At the end of 2023, we had relocated over 1900 miles to a new state, my sister had passed away from brain cancer, my father in law had passed away suddenly, my husband was unemployed. The Christmas season last year was a mind-numbing fog.Continue reading “SO thankful life is not what it was a year ago”

What skills or lessons have you learned recently? For my husband and me, 2024 is one of the worst years we have ever navigated and will be happy to kiss it goodbye and forget it happened. That being said, I have learned: Keep going.  Remember every mountain you may climb has a peak Use yourContinue reading “Life’s Lessons”

I detest flying but on my bucket list is to own or rent an RV and road trip to the following US cities: Washington, D.C. – take in our nation’s history New York City – Madison Square Garden, the New York Stock Exchange, Broadway Hollywood/L.A. – drive Rodeo Drive

I hope that people say I live with kindness, integrity and compassion. Tell us one thing you hope people say about you.

My first day of college…. It was in May of 1986. I was born and raised in western New York with the Great Lakes, lake effect snow, the Buffalo Bills. I went to college in Pensacola, the home of grits and palm trees and white beaches. My roommate was a native Alabaman and die hardContinue reading “My First Day at College – A northerner and southerner meet – now best friends for life”