Introduce yourself!

[Kathy]

Hi, I'm Kathy. I'm in north Texas, a mom of two grown wonderful kids. One works for NASA, the other is back in school for another degree. (She also hangs out here at GGG too!)

Married for almost 30 years, I have two wonderful dogs to fill up the space that my kids left when they launched.

I love to paint, read, and love to shop with my friends, antiquing, and love to watch HGTV.

[Kate]

I'm Kate. :D I'm the daughter of the lady above me. I live in Plano, TX and am back in school pursuing Sonography and just started working at a local hospital in the mammogram center. I am quite fascinated by the human body and think it's one amazing machine. After studying it, it just puts you in awe. With so many things that can and could go wrong, look how many more things go right!

My days consist of work, GGG, school, working out and getting settled into my new place here in Plano.

I enjoy watching American Idol, CSI, Without a Trace and every now and then HGTV. I love to decorate and cook. And of course eat. ;) But trying to fill my body with good fuel is what I'm most passionate about lately.

I'm so glad to see and meet so many new people! I would have never met y'all would it not have been for the greatest invention...the internet. hehehe ;) Welcome everyone!

[Canadian Girl]

:hello: I'm Dany. I live in Canada, in the Province of Quebec, right by the Ontario border. Even though I'm fluent in English, my mother tongue is French.

I've been married to the love of my life since 1989. We have two very special children (aren't they all?): a boy of 14 who's extremely bright and diagnosed with Pervasive Development Disorder; a little girl who just turned 10, who thinks she's a teenager and is a soccer fanatic.

We also have a beautiful white cat. One of his eyes is blue and the other is green, giving him a very special look.
Finally, as of last August, we are now owned by a Golden Retriever puppy who answers to the name of Hercules.

I'm an Information Management Officer who's been a federal civil servant since 1979. I'm also pretty involved in the PTA and my neighborhood association.

My hobbies include reading, biking and surfing the internet.

[gemsab]

Hi! I am Emily and I live in northeast PA. I have been married for almost 29 years and have 2 grown children...........Kristin who is married and lives in VA and Kevin who is an accountant like my DH and lives in Philly. He is a twin but I lost his brother, Kyle, when he was stillborn. I am an RN but not working in the field right now.
We love to travel, go to yard and estate sales and we are members of our local high school basketball team's Booster Club. I also love the internet and am a member of several message boards including being a moderator on emptynestmoms.com. :)

[QuiltAngel]

I am Jane. I have been married to a wonderful guy for 26 years. We have 3 great kids, two in college and on in high school. The oldest graduates in May (finally) and is looking for a job as a computer programmer. The middle one is a double language major.

I like to quilt, scrapbook, read and travel. I volunteer on another message board. I have been on several mission trips and plan to go on more should the opportunity present itself. I am a SAHM and my husband is a Pastor. We have lived in three other states but now live in rural Iowa.

[pednurse]

:hellowave Hi, I'm Vicki. I've been married for 10 1/2 great years. We have 2 kids....our DS will be 8 in March (he's already counting down the days!) :cake: and our DD will be 4 in April. By profession I am an RN, :nurse: having mostly worked in Pediatrics. Currently, though, I am a SAHM and am really enjoying being at home with my kids. DH is a computer engineer. Due to his profession, we lived for 5 1/2 years in Oregon (our kids are native Oregonians), but have since returned to our home state of Indiana. I enjoy playing the piano (especially old hymns), reading inspirational romance fiction (I love Lori Wick's books!), :reading: and photography.....especially taking pics of the kids.

[Terranova]

Hi, I'm Paola, I live in Wellington, New Zealand...I have 23 year old twins. One of each. My daughter (just returned from 9 months in Italy) is an Early Childhood Teacher and is doing her Batchelors in Maori Education and my son is a Senior Systems Administrator (networking). My daughter lives with me and my georgous 9 year old rottie who keeps me active and sane. I work for an NGO that sends skilled NZ'ers to work in developing countries such as Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Been there for 10 years, a very rewarding job.

I enjoy reading, movies, walking (dog), dancing, music and love working with computers.

[Luvmabug]

Hi everyone, :hellowave

I live in the San Joaquin Valley in California. I was born and raised here.

I met my high school sweetheart in 1978 and we have been together since. We have three children, 25, 21 19.

My eldest daughter (25) works in the refinancing of mortgages business, and is getting married soon. Her marriage will bring 3 instant grandchildren for me! She never wanted children, but you wouldn't guess it now. She plays with them and loves them like she would her own.

My youngest daughter (19) works hard at a hamburger place, and goes to college full time. Her room shows the talent of a true organizer. She is creative and loves interior design. She has posters of Marilyn Monroe and Albert Einstein. Go figure!

My son (21) well, that's a different story, but I love him with all my heart.

I teach a Sunday School class full of preschoolers, and I work as a Pharmacy Tech in a retail drug store.

The employees that work with me are from various backgrounds and nationalities. I have the opportunity to work with people from Iran, Egypt, Pakistan, Vietnam, and Hmong refugees.

One of my favorite things to do at work is :grin: (don't tell my boss - lol) play baseball in the stockroom with the young ones!

That's pretty much the basics!

[drake4]

Hi everyone!
My name is Natalie and i live in ohio. I'm 32, married and have 2 wonderful girls. They are 15 and 8. I work part-time, and love my job! RIght now not much going on but in august we are moving back to my hometown. I'm so happy i get to go home. For the last 2 years i have felt like a kid who misses their parents at summer camp. I found this lovely site through hystersisters! I love them , but now that i'm part of the world again i'm glad to find a place that has other things to explore. My favorite activity is cooking!!! I've become very good at it and like to find new more difficult meals. That's about all there is to me. But i love my life!!!

[clogaholic]

:wave: My name is Jean, I live just a few miles east of Houston Texas. I've been married to my best friend for 36 years ( I was a child bride :D ). We have two wonderful daughters. The older one has cerebral palsy and I'm her caregiver. She needs help daily with physical stuff but is good company and a great conversationalist ( is that a real word? ). My younger DD teaches chemistry and physics in high school. She has a degree in chemical engineering but teaching called to her and she loves it. She's engaged and is getting married this coming summer.

We are owned by 6 cats and a dog - love them all.

I like to dance, read, sew, dance, stamp, coach Special Olympics, dance. Did I mention dance?

[DesertRose]

Hello! This is my first post here. I am DesertRose and this looks like a really fun and interesting website! I look forward to browsing all the topics on all the boards and sharing thoughts and ideas.
Have a great February, everyone!! :)

[charliemae]

I'm Charlotte from Rhode Island, and sister of Sib2of11. I've been married since 1969, and have a son, amost 36, and a daughter, just 35. I adore my 2 granchildren. Anthony is 10, and Lydia is 2 1/2. I love going to classic car shows, reading Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Also love driving to Maine to visit my mom and my sisters and brother, who migrated there years ago. My husband and I dream of moving up there after we retire. I enjoy browsing antique shops. I'm a horrible housekeeper, but since I work full-time, I use that as a handy excuse :D
I have 6 sisters and 4 brothers, and yes, we are full-blooded siblings. My mom is still living, but I lost my dad in 1968. It's such fun, not to mention noisy, when we all get together. We laugh until our stomachs hurt...that's the best kind of laughing! I collect vintage bone china teacups. I also have family photographs that go as far as a set of great-great grandparents. I love to look at them and wonder what they were like. It's also fun to see the resemblance of them come through on one of my children, or a niece or nephew.

[lilorphann]

Hi all! My name is Annie and I live in Louisiana. I am 36 years old. I have been married for 16 years and have 2 boys; ages 17 and 9. My oldest will soon graduate Valedictorian of his high school. I own a tanning salon in the town where I live. I have a Shih Tzu named Rocky who is basically my 3rd son. I love to listen to music, write, shop, tan and eat out. I love my car as much as I love my family.
My favorite TV shows are Desperate Housewives, Lost, Gilmore Girls, Dr. 90210, and Survivor.

[Bobbysredhead]

My name is Theresa and I live in Philly. I have 7 kids (4 biological and 3 whom adopted me), and 5 grandchildren (we're raising 1 of them), a boxer named Honey, 2 parakeets, and 1 cockateil.

[royallady]

Hi,

I am from Winnipeg, Canada. I am a single parent with two wonderful children. They are all grown up now and that is what makes it so wonderful. I love to read and hang with my kids and my BF. I am in a new relationship after being divorced for 7 years.(which is kinda weird)... I love this site

[Peachy]

Hi,

I'm in Buckinghamshire, UK. I am married with three wonderful children who are all being educated away from home at boarding school. I look forward to seeing them as often as I can, they grow up so fast.....

I'm not in great health right now but look forward to feeling good again and returning to work at my local hospital where I work in the local community supporting our midwives.

I don't like the winter much so look forward to the summer months and going on holiday to sunnier climes.

[Kathy]

Nice to meet ya'll! Bumping this up so our new members can find it. :D

[SouthDakotaSherry]

:hellowave
Hello, my name is Sherry. I live in western South Dakota. I have been married for two-and-a-half years to the love of my life. While I admire those of you that have been married for long and happy times, I am forever grateful that the Lord gave me a second chance. I have never been happier.

I have three sons, all currently living with me. Chris is 21 and has tried college twice now. He certainly is bright enough but has not been motivated, so has decided college is not right for him at this point. He has been talking to the Air Force recruiter this week. I think he will be heading that direction in a few months. Tony is 18 and academically has been a challenge for me since pre-school. He had an IQ test a while back and is extremely smart, but does have ADD. He just doesn't care about school, so he is in an alternative high school and, HOPEFULLY, will graduate this June. Jamie is 16 and generally an A/B student. (He had an F last quarter. Do you suppose he was looking for some attention?) He works weekends at McDonald's when he is not in debate tournaments and volunteers with a program called Teen Court. He is considering a career as a lawyer.

I teach middle school computers. This is my 7th year at my school. I also teach an adult education computer class two nights a week, am the school webmaster, serve on both the building improvement committee and the building leadership team, am a mentor to a new teacher, and am the person in school that everyone refers their computer issues to. If that weren't enough, I teach 7th grade religious education class every Wednesday night. And did I mention I am insane enough to have started my Master's degree this semester? Insane enough to start with 9 graduate credits! What was I thinking? Sleep is a precious thing for me right now.

Stress could be a big factor in my life, and it does rare its little head once in a while, but I take big breaths and "Choose to be Happy". I should have that challenge wrapped up in no time. I like those words - it makes it easier!

I am excited to be here and meet more wonderful women!

[Mysty]

HI Everyone!! I am Helen from Nova Scotia, Canada!

I am married to a wonderful guy who puts up with me, and I have a beautiful 10 year old daughter (who only thinks she is 19).

I work in as a Sales Consultant for Partylite and also part time in childcare. Strange combination isn't it?

I love to read, although I find most of my reading has been online lately, I write poetry, love spending time with my friends and in the future I would love to travel!

Three cats share the house with us and a Siberian Husky dog, who thinks she is a people too.

I found this site though a link on Hystersisters! YAY for that site that helped me keep my sanity!! :)

[Parrothead]

My name is Mary Lou. I live in southern Maine, between the Maine/New Hampshire border and Portland. I have two kids, DD almost 27 and DS 22. Also a wonderful, smart, funny adorable 4 1/2 yo grandson. And can't forget the kitties! Maizie, Pisces, BB and brand new: Josh. We adopted him today, but we can't bring him home til tomorrow, every animal has to be spayed or neutered before they can leave, so he's having his procedure tomorrow.

I am a bookkeeper, at the moment not working, but looking hard. Until I do get a new job DGS spends his days with me rather than in daycare.

I love animals, Jimmy Buffett, NASCAR, reading, walking, and my family.

[tanner413]

Hello everyone!! I am 30 yrs old, soon to be 31 on April 13th. I am married to Brian, who I started dating when I was 16. We have a beautiful daughter Sarah and she is my life. I am a stay at home mom and enjoy doing the mom thing very much (sometimes). I had a hysterecomy on April 1st, 2005 so Sarah will be the only child for me.

I enjoy being on line and chatting with new friends, shopping, dancing, listening to my radio very loud and laughing until my insides hurt.

[Luv_2_quilt]

Hi My Name is Bev, I Live in Genoa, WV Have been married 26 yr's to a good Hubby..I have 3 wonderful Grandbabies,5,2,6,months..My DD has been busy..lol..I Love quilting and staying home..Not much into going alot..I'm a hermit...He he..My DS is Autistic..and is a wonder at times..He is very dependent on Me...so I stay close to home and School fo him..

[momto5byz1grl]

Hi I'm Diana and I am Mom to 5 boys and 1 girl. :eek:
I love spending time with my granddaughter.Been married to the same man 22 years and still love him like a newlywed. I work in the medical field (OB/GYN) I went back to school to become a medical assistant at age 37. I am now 41 1/2. Family Hubby and work are my life Not much more time for anything., But I do love to read.

[LoveRainbows]

Hi all!
I came over from hystersisters. I live in Northern IL. I married my highschool sweetheart.We've been together for 22 yrs. married for 17 yrs. We have two lovely boys ages 15 & 11.So I'm the only female in the house.Glad to find a site where I can chat it up with just women.I moved away from all my long time friends a few years ago.I've met some new friends where I live now, but just miss the conection of my long time friends.We still get together sometimes, but we seem to be drifting apart a little each yr. Over the last yr. I've lived on the hystersisters site. Just love it! Glad to see something new out there where I can chat it up about anything.I work full time and work the night shift.So my hrs. are always messed up.I have pretty much always worked nights and my husband has always worked days.That way someone is always around for the boys.It also makes things better for me and the hubby to get along better.Love him to death, just when I'm around him to much he makes me nuts.I look forward to being on this site and making new friends. :D

[sagespot]

Hi, I'm Sage. I'm a nonprofit consultant fundraiser currently living here in Midwest America. I've been married for a little over three wonderful years that I've shared with my husband and our three crazy cats.

I enjoy reading, international travel, and generally trying to enjoy life to the fullest. :D

As of two months ago I officially became a survivor after a year's battle with ovarian cancer. :) This has changed my life greatly - but I look forward to the challenges and new twists and turns my path will take in the future.

[cragots]

Good morning! My name is Sue. I have been married for 6 years to my soulmate...we each had three "kids" when we married, now ranging in age from 25 to 36. I have 6 grandchildren with 2 more expected anyday. I work for an engineering firm where I use AutoCAD (electronic software used to draw "blueprints"). I love my job, but look forward to retiring when my husband retires in a few years (he is 8 years older than me). I joined Hystersisters 2 years ago when I had my hysterectomy and was glad to find this site.

[nitajdg]

Hello all... my name is Denita and I live in middle Georgia, USA. Married for almost 32 years, I have 3 beautiful daughers (31, 25 & 21) and one precious grand daughter (age 3). I was an executive assistant in retail for 15 yrs, but left the position 4 years ago to stay home and care for my disabled father-in-law, who now lives with us. Being a full time caregiver has both it's rewards and challenges - I would love to hear from others who are also caregivers. In fact, I am looking forward to meeting many of you - regardless of your walk in life!

[2YOUNG4THIS]

Hello All, my name is Shannon, I am 31 yrs. old. I am married for 10 yrs. and have a 10 yr. old son. I had a complete hysterectomy when I was 24. Needless to say, I have my good days and my bad days! I am originally from PA, Allentown area, but love where I am in Virginia. I work full time as a Customer Relations Manager at a car dealership, have been there for almost 8 yrs. I'm sure I am going to enjoy this site. There's no doubt about that if its anything like Hystersisters! They are WONDERFUL! I enjoy scrapbooking, dancing and spending time with my great family! I sure hope I did this right!!

[esotericgirl]

Hi, I'm new. This is my first post!
I'm in my early thirties, married almost 7 years, no kids... just a dog who is like our daughter.
Looks like a fun place! :)

[Noelle]

I'm ****** Noelle and I'm an 18-year-old senior in high school. I'm awfully active: I played soccer from ages 4-18, I coach youth soccer throughout the year, I am in show choir, and I'm co-editor of our school paper. In college, I want to major in Spanish and possibly French as well, and get a teaching license. I love languages!
I have two sisters, a brother, two chinchillas and a fish. I have a boyfriend who is also my best friend and he is very special to me. In my free time I just like to relax and watch movies or read. Favorite movies are definitely Phantom of the Opera, Lord of the Rings, Beauty and the Beast and Star Wars. Favorite books are Pride and Prejudice, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Little House on the Prairie.

[Doodles]

Hi, I'm Debbi , II'm almost 40, I've been married for 12 + years and I'm a mom of 3 from Michigan... I got an invite from hystersisters to come here. I work full-time and my husband works from home with his own company. I have a teen, a pre-teen and a toddler. I love to scrapbook, read, take pictures and play on the computer. Scrabble is my favorite game. I've been playing on a great site with my neighbor..I think I'm addicted. I can't wait to surf thru this site.... :p

[allingoodtime]

Hi,
My name is Laura. I will be the big 50 in April, but I feel MUCH younger:)
I have been married since 93, have one son by the name of Kevin, and have 2 stepsons. All are grown (at least in age :)
My grandson is 11 months and I, of course love him:D
I am a homemaker, and love crafts and most sports....
Hi Everyone:D

[countrygirl]

Hello everyone! :)
My name is Cynthia and I live in a Maryland! I am from Arkansas!! My husband works for the govt. so we are stationed here for now. I am 31 and have been married for almost 10 years. We do not have children, we were not able to have them without help and I had to have a hysto last year. We are okay with this! We just spoil everyone else's kids(then send them home).
As far as being a country girl, I am! You know your a hick when your new german neighbor ask you husband if you are a hill-billy!! :rolleyes:
My hobbies are reading any romance book I can get my hands on, sewing and hanging out with my DH!!!
Well, better go! Have a Blessed Day!!

[snobelle]

Hi All

My name is Yvonne, and I am a mother of 1 son, and have 3 beautiful grandchildren. I am 43 years old......yes I started my family early.;)

I also have 4 gorgeous fur babies, (miniature poodles), and 1 ragdoll kitten. They rule the house, and my husband and I just reside here!

I live in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. I was born in the UK, but came here when I was 3.....so you could say I'm a true blue Aussie.

I love anything to do with animals (especially dogs), and am currently studying part time to become a qualified dog trainer and behaviourist.

It will be lovely getting to know you, and I hope to make many lasting friendships.

Hugs and puppy kisses :)

Yvonne

[ofgrace]

Hi All!
Greetings from South Carolina! I am a SAHM who turned 40 this year. I have 2 sons, ages, 12 and 15 and a wonderful husband who I've been married to for 17.5 years. I am so glad I found this site from a link on Hystersisters. This looks like a great site! I am looking forward to connecting with others here. I am a regular volunteer for a nonprofit christian organization that repairs homes for the less fortunate. I am currently trying to get back into the work force part time. Love to paint, walls, pictures, crafts, anything! I enjoy reading, sailing, decorating, shopping, and gardening and oh of course the internet!

[rads76066]

hello,
my name is sandra, i live in central north texas, i am a mother of 2 wonderful children, ages 14 and 8 , girl 14 , boy 8,, i found this site through hystersisters and so far i am loving it here, i have been married for 8 wonderful years to a very loving man, first marriage wasnt to good, but my life is so so wonderful now, i am also close to the dallas ft worth metroplex , just about an hour away, it is wonderful to meet u all

[peachprinceton]

HI Everyone...

My name is Tami. I live in Maine. I'm married to a wonderful "man" and have two daughters.

I was told about this site from a fellow member.. and I'm happy to be here and look around. :rolleyes:

[Meditating Gramma]

Hello all, my name is Julie and I came in invite from hystersisters. I have been married 32 years, have 2 wonderful sons and 2 really wonderful grandchildren. I am an RN and work on a post critical heart floor.

I have been re-inventing myself this year, losing weight, (4 pounds so far) and working out trying to get and stay healthy.

I meditate twice a day, love to read, workout, bike ride and cook.

I also have a very spoiled dog who is just like one of our children.

Can't wait to get to know you all.
Julie

[buttercup]

Hi, I'm Mary. My username is Buttercup because our family camps at a place called Buttercup in the Southern California desert. My husband and youngest daughter (14) ride ATV quads there in the sand dunes. I used to also, but a CT spine scan showed I have some bulging disks in my upper spine. One has caused some narrowing of the space for my spine and the neurologist said absolutely no more riding! But it is still fun to go camping with our family and friends.
This is the second marriage for both of us and it is so much better than the first one! But I did get a wonderful son, 27, and daughter, 25 out of it and my husband has the best fraternal twin daughters, also 25, from his marriage. Then we have our 14 year old daughter. We've been married 16 1/2 years and been through a lot together and are more in love than ever.
I worked until 2005 as a computer programmer on an IBM AS/400 computer but had to stop due to health issues. Now I am happily at home but would like to maybe work part time or work from home.
I think this site will let me find out what other ladies have going on and may give me some guidance and besides it sounds like fun!

[Maygirl]

Hello everyone

I'm Maygirl from Vancouver, BC.
I have been married to a wonderful, patient, teddy bear for the past 25 years. We have a 21 year old daughter, Jolene.
The household is full with 3 cats, 3 turtles and a dozen fish.

We have been living in S E Asia for the past 25 years since hubby first got posted to Thailand back in 1981. Then it was Singapore and now Brunei. Life has been good here. Everyone is so friendly and life here is easy and laidback.
But I do miss Home. I miss the supersized malls and real coffee and just about everything North American.

I am presently studying for my teaching degree.
Aside from netsurfing and cable TV, I do alot of reading and am trying to finish writing a book I started 2 years ago! Cooking is a favorite past time as well as entertaining
but my favorite expensive hobby is to travel as much as I can while we are out here. :p

Cheers! :)

[garyla75]

HI my name is garyla i live in southern IL i have 3 beautiful children 2 girls 1boy,ages 13,7,and 21/2. i have a wonderful husband and i have been married to him for 4 years,this is my 3rd marriage wish it was my 1st though ,the other 2 was very terrible. but that is another post i guess. i have a great life now and am very happy! thanks for haveing me on this site not only will i be useing it my 13 yr old will be too. i like to make new friends and just chat and have fun no troubles. so i am just here checking things out and i like what i see and hope to make some great friends and i am sure i will meet some great new people!

[BusyGAMom]

Hello ladies and good morning from Georgia!

My name's Renee, 32yrs old, and I am a SAHm to my three school aged boys. Hubby is Joe, 42, and he works for a major printing company. We moved down here in July from SE Wisconsin. I am having such a difficult time meeting people and making new friends. Guess i should expect that as it took me 7 outof the 8yrs we lived in Wisconsin to make 3 awesome friends.

Let's see... we have 3 dogs, 2 are a bassett-lab mix and one adopted us and he is a shepard mix. We also have a cat and oldest DS has a gecko. lifeis never dull in our house!

I look forward to meeting some new friends here. Feel free to add me to your AIM list and email anytime!

[KimberlyKub]

Hi, I'm Kim, 41 (ouch), married, four kids, all teenagers, his mine and ours, 19, 19, 17 and 13. I live in Western NY state. This is our second marriages, certainly managing to do it amazingly this time around. I said 'right' first in that previous sentence, but that didn't do it justice. We just finished building our home and doing finishing touches decorating. In the spring, the gardens and pond will go in...sounds like we'll have it done, and we will, by me...8-) That was an awesome experience, we are still marriend and I'd do it again, with our same builder though. I'm currently working my way through a home correspondence course so I can work at home. I've always been mostly available to my family and I want to continue to do that, I'm just bored with my job now and want something different but as flexible. It's alot overwhelming getting motivated, to get it done, when I know this needs cleaning or that errand run...everything else seems more important...anyway, that's another thread. I want to say a quick hello and thanks to Kathy, great idea, bet it takes off just like hystersisters...well done. I'm hoping I find the motivation here to keep to my studies. This is fate that I got this link.

Kimberly

[kidzrme]

I am Missy from Minnesota. I am a home childcare provider. I have a husband of 14+ years and we have two children. A boy that is 11 and a girl that is 10. I love to go camping, stay fit, read, and sew. I am excited to explore the site.

[KADAMAY]

Hello I'm new to the site and very excited about it. I can't wait to get reading and laughing. :)

[Bloomnfool]

Hi, I'm KK. I'm a single woman, recently divorced after 19 years of marriage. I've been learning how to take control of my life and what it is to truly be myself after all those years. I've been blessed with a new relationship with a wonderful man. I have 2 very enthusiastic dogs, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a Maltese mix. They provide endless entertainment. I work as a horticulturist and love working with plants.

I look forward to meeting you ladies.

KK

[Melislite]

Hi Everyone! I am a 38 year old Mother of 4 Boys, Ages 23, 17,15, and 13. I am homebound for the most part because of Spinal Damage & Neoropthy & Various other Medical Problems. I love the internet and I am a member of a Freebie Web Site. I am looking forward to being a member here and I am sure I will meet some wonderful people!

[jules2707]

Hi Everyone
My name is Jules. I am 50 (double ouch!! :p) I live in the UK and at this time in my life, I am looking to get inspired to help me achieve my new goals.

I live with Rob, my partner and Clay our 5 mth old puppy labrador! We have a large garden and the river bank next to us, so we have lots of nice walks for him.

I am really into crafting and scrapbooking and have started to run a Handmade Wedding Stationery business, which I hope to expand and work fully on by the end of the year and make a website for it as well.

I am a qualified Holistic Therapist, trained in EFT, Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage to name a few. :queen:

If this site is as good as Hystersisters :D then we are all in good company. I look forward to talking with you all.

Best wishes and love

Jules

[PositivelyMental]

Hello, I'm Michelle from Texas. I try to have a positive mental attitude and some think that makes me positively mental! So, that's my new handle! :cool:

This website is a great idea, Kathy!

I am working on my new challenge ... road cycling! I've never been athletic so enjoying a sport is a new one on me! Who would've thought I'd be taking this up in my late 30s!

I don't do too many things I don't enjoy [at least a little bit] so that I can keep that Positive Mental Atitude. OK, I do iron and I hate ironing...hate paying someone else to iron more!

I am married to a wonderful man and we have 2 sons. The Boy Scouts of America is our family activity. We both volunteer heavily in the BSA. We are also very involved in our church parish.

We have a horse, a collie, a huge orange tabby (not fat, just plain large) and fish. My youngest wants a pet rat ...hello! NO WAY! :eek:

My dear sister in law was diagnosed with MS this past year, so I am riding in the MS150 in Texas to raise money for the cure. I figure if she can live with this every day, I can train for and finish the ride!

Anyway, enough about me! PMA!

[Irish1]

Hi, I'm Sue from Deland, Florida. I'm New to the site and am looking forward to all the information here.

[lalarainbow]

Hi all,
My name is Pam. I was born in Vermont but grew up in Quebec... I am a border town girl.. I met my husband in England and we have been married almost 29 years.. We have two boys, ages 22 and 25. Have lived in Nova Scotia for may years!!.. Husband has retired early due to a disability. He taught for 28 years..
I love my cats! Have two and one dog which is my husbands best buddy..
Greetings to you all
~~Pam~~

[Tennile]

Hi,
I am Tennile,29 y/o,married for 11 years,3 kids,and a ton of pets. I love to do just about anything crafty when my body is willing. Had a Hyster over a year ago and still dealing with the aftermath of that!!

Loving this new site tho!!
Tennile

[battlefield]

Hi im a mother of two boys 16 and 19. Yes the only female in the house but i just got a female black lab named maggy so i have a girlfriend.Im a r.n. currently working in a school. I worked in peds for awhile in the hospital but had to be around more for the boys. Im married to a great guy for 21 years an live in new york.

[battlefield]

hi vikki im also a peds nurse and currently working in a school after leaving the hospital its so nice no stress and have 2 teenage boys so im glad to be home more if u know what i mean lol my oldest in 19 and is in a engineering program in college and my youngest is a senior in h.s. and hates it he gives me all my grey hair lol would love to chat send me a post .

[Loekie]

Hi, my name is Loekie and below follows a quick bio of my life so far:

Born on Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.
Early school years Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.
1974-1976 - MAVO - International School Beverweerd, Bunnik, Netherlands.
1976-1977 - Secretarial Course, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
1977-1978 - Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1978-1981 - Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands.
1981-1984 - Leiden, Netherlands.
1981 (December) - Met my now husband, Pete Maddra, in Leiden , Netherlands. We worked at the same Company.
1984 (April) - Married Pete Maddra (who is British), in Leiden, Netherlands.
1984-1990 - Hull, England.
1990-1997 - Fayetteville/Springdale, Arkansas, USA.
1997-2002 - Sacramento, California, USA.
1999 (April) - Our son, Gregory, born in Sacramento, California, USA. Our micracle baby; he came 6 1/2 weeks early, but is doing great right now. No ill after effects of the early birth, thank goodness!
2000 (September) - Miscarried at 3 weeks. Didn't get pregnant anymore after that.
2004 (February) - Needed a hysterectory.
2002-2004 - Lincoln, England.
2004-current - Fayetteville/Springdale, Arkansas, USA, and is, hopefully, it - no more moves!

I was invited to this site through the hyster sisters site and am having fun browsing through this site.

I'm a stay at home Mom, help out in Gregory's class once a week and am thoroughly enjoying my life right now!

I love spending time with Pete (hubby) and Gregory (son) and when financially possible visit our respective families in England and the Netherlands.
Hobbies are reading, computer, internetting, ballet, swimming.

We meet up with friends regularly and have a great time together.

It's great meeting you all, through reading all the bios!

[ultragirl46]

Hi my name is Helen I live in Florida and work at the VA Medical Center as a Ultrasound Tech. I have three Children and three grandchildren and of course my husband of 25 years. I have two cats no dogs but I love them. My friend has three long hair dashunds I see all the time.

[RitaJo]

HI Everybody
My name is RitaJo, I'm a older person, 61 years old. I live in NY state. My interests are NASCAR, gardening, decorating, meeting new friends, helping , if I can.
I have 4 children from a former marriage, 2 girls and 2 boys. I have 6 granchildren, 3 girls, 3 boys. I have a black lab doggie by the name of Keno.
Yes, Hystersisters have helped me a lot, and I try to help when I can. I hope to make some friends here.
You can pm me, for I would like to make new friends, or if I can help you.
I think I will like it here also.
RitaJo

[Kate]

Hi my name is Helen I live in Florida and work at the VA Medical Center as a Ultrasound Tech. I have three Children and three grandchildren and of course my husband of 25 years. I have two cats no dogs but I love them. My friend has three long hair dashunds I see all the time.

Hi Helen! I see that you are a sonographer. I am acutally in the process of applying to a DMS program and hope to be accepted to start in May. It's great to meet another sonographer.

[Lady Bug]

Hello everyone!! I'm Lady Bug. Girls Get Going is a fantastic idea!!! After losing touch with the HysterSister's site, I felt sort of lost in looking for cyber friends. Thanks to all who put this together. :)

I'm from South Carolina, married to my best friend, 3 boys - youngest just turned 20, owned by 1 Lab, 5 Poms, and 1 Mini Doxie.

Lady Bug was chosen as a good luck omen. Since a mastectomy due to breast cancer in 2004, I have been cancer free!!! :dance:

I had a Lady Bug tattooed on my left ankle in honor of the occasion - :D - something no one that knows me dreamed I would do - except my hubby - ;)

I teach special ed in a separate school within our district. My hobbies include reading, puzzles of any kind, antiques, plays, and dance.

It is great to be here - like coming home!!!

[crazyinlongview]

Hello Everyone.
Just found this site and trying to know what to do to start. I would like to introduce myself....hope i found the right place to do that.
My name is Dana. 45 years old, married (second marriage) for 15 years, two grown boys from first marriage, ages 21 and 24.
I love to travel and seek the sunshine. Wish I had some hobbies to list. Sounds pathetic, but I don't have anything I am passionate about. Maybe thats why this site interested me. I also had a hysterectomy a few years ago and would like to talk to others about what they have experienced with thiers. If anyone has some advice on how to get around here...please feel free to contact me.
I'd love to meet some new friends. :)

[charliemae]

Wow! I can't believe how many new members there are since I joined only a few short weeks ago. Nice to meet all of you. It's nice to see girls from other countries as well as those from around the U.S. I love this site, too, and hope to be here for a very long time.

[LadyG]

Hello,
I live in Alabama. I've been married for 7 1/2 years and I have four children. They are 16, 12, 7, and 5 and are quite a handful at times but I wouldn't trade them for the world!
I love reading and writing. It's not very often I can be found without a book, notebook, or pen. My husband says I have a writing disease:)

[cats-sandy]

[b]hello Everyone My Name Is Sandy I Live In Ny State, I Have 2 Great Teenage Sons, A Wonderful Guy Of 15 Yrs, 1 German Shepared(shes 9yrs Old) And 3 Cats....,

[lesliesnini]

My name is Linda. My husband and I celebrated our 25th anniversary last June. We have two girls, 22 + 18. Both are married and the eldest has given us our first grandchild--Leslie, nearly one. I'm her Nini!

We all live in central Iowa, not far from Des Moines. My husband is also my pastor, and I spend much of my time managing our outreach ministry--a coffee shop and ministry center.

In my spare time (haha) I love to spend time with my kids and especially my grand. I love to read, quill, cook, and walk.

I am looking forward to the challenges.

[Kim308pl]

HI there.

I am Kim. I have been married for almost 8 years now. I have 2 boys, ages 13 and 3. I am a work from home mom and go to college online as well. I live in Ga. I am so very excited to be a part of this group.

Kim

[sherry]

Hello! Living in Texas. Am a new NICU nurse. Second career - after raising kids for 30 years.

I have been married to the same dh for 21 years this July. He travels LONG distances (gone about 18 days each month) for a living - which has made the marriage last because we don't see too much of each other - and has made the marriage a difficult one because he isn't here to help out much. Am rather a single mom.

I have four children ages 29 (dd), 20(ds), 18(dd2), 12(ds2) and three lovely grandchildren ages 5(gs), 3(gd), and 20(gd) months.

My 29 year old daughter is married to a great guy for the last six years and he is the BEST son in law a mom in law could hope for. He is a super dad. They live VERY close by - part of the reason we moved to Texas.

My interests are gardening, sewing, human physiology, psychology/biochemistry of stress in young children, medicine, helping others out. I love the outdoors, camping, hiking, traveling to new places. I'd climb Everest if ever I had a chance.

I suffer from hypersensitivity to noise, chaos, and if I don't get enough sleep, it is "crazy time".

[YellowRoseTex]

Hi all! I am Kim, currently residing in Texas. I was born and raised in Wisconsin, moved to Texas many years ago. I am married to a wonderful special man. We've been together for 18 years. I don't know how I ever made it without him in my life.

We don't have any children, but do have 3 cats. They are quite a handful. :D

I work full time in the accounting department for an international firm. It is my first time working for a large international firm.

I enjoy swimming, puzzles, gardening, old movies and watching sports.

[nursetab]

Hello!
I'm Tabby! I'm 38 and been married for almost 3yrs. have a wonderful son who is 11 and a stepdaughter who is 8 and a very hyper jack russle. Been in the medical field for 23 years worked with the elderly most of the time and now working with pregnant women. Look forward to being on the sight.

Tab

[busymom]

Hello! My name is Dawn, I am 37 years old and mother of 4. I have a 21 year old who is a studying graphic design, a 20 year old who runs cross country for Park University, a 16 year old that keeps me on my toes, and a 7 year old who is great!
I am a receptionist at a elementary school, so I actually feel like I have 450 kids. I love my job and being around kids. I enjoy reading and walking.
I loved being a member of hystersisters and so I am excited about being on here.

[paige]

Hi! I'm Paige, 32, from Florida.

Got an invite via Hystersisters and decided to take a peek. :)
I fancy myself a writer and am working on finishing a book.
Never married, no kids. Homebound due to a variety of medical problems. Uterine cancer in '04 and heart & back problems now. Most of my time is spent online, reading forums, sharing emails, working on my amatuer website, etc.
Graduated college in 1996 with degrees in English and Business; wanted to be a librarian or professor, but things haven't *quite* worked out as hoped ;)
Living with my mom for the time being. We have 2 older cats, both adopted Christmas Eve from the shelter, named Pete and Luna.

Glad to be here!

[msorazza88]

Was invited by Hystersisters also, and just checking out this new site. It looks very interesting.

I am married for 22 years have two children, and three grandchildren. Just sold our business ( MaggieMoo's Ice Cream Treatery ) and have not gone back to work yet. Taking a bit of a break :)

Interest in meeting new people.

Debbie

[Jennieb67]

:D Hi there!
I am Jennie. I remember Kathy from ages ago it seems. I am a soon to be (THANK HEAVENS!!) single mom with 2 great kids. I work for the YMCA doing a variety of things there. Look forward to meeting more of you and also renewing old acquaintences

[benswife]

hello..my name is sonie,im 30 years old,and have 7 children and married to a wonderful man..my children are ages..twins that are 13..a 8 year old,a 7 year old,and triplets who are 3...my triplets were born at 29 weeks,and are very special needs...my son has autism,and mild cp,one of the girls has some brain damage in her cerebral coretex,affecting her speech severly,and her cognitive ability,and my other daughter is also developmentally delayed,has kidney disease,ehlers-danlos syndrome,sensory integration dysfunction..i spend most of my time taking care of all 7 of my angels.im very happy to be a part of this site..woman are strong strong creatures,and its wonderful to be able to support each other...

[BBShopMom]

I'm Kim C. I live in Worthington, Ohio, a northen suburb of Columbus. (Where are you Natalie?)

I'm 35 and currently working at home as a Medical Transcriptionist. I'm married to Dave who works as a consultant in network administration for Nationwide Insurance. I have a daughter (Alexa) who is 11 and a son (Jamison) who is 5. We have "unusual" pets - 14 rats and two snakes.

My husband and I both sing. I sing in a chorus and he directs a chorus, both acapella groups that sing in the barbershop style. Both of our groups compete and this keeps us very busy. The kids love it and travel with us. It's a great family hobby!

I also enjoy reading, specifically non-fiction and history but I also love Stephen King! My favorite TV shows right now are CSI and 24. My daughter and I are also addicted to Project Runway!

I'm happy to have found this group and look forward to "meeting" you all!

[buttercup]

BBShopmom - Kim C.
How do you get to be a work at home Medical Transcriptionist? Do you need to take courses? I'm looking for a job where I can work at home and I've heard this mentioned a few times but have no idea how to get into it. So many "work at home" ads turn out to be selling over the phone or cost you money to get into.
Thanks! Mary

[BBShopMom]

Hi Mary!

I actually was working in the office as a medical assistant before I got the transcription position, so I kind of lucked into it! You can take courses online and the schools are very reputable but not really very cheap.

If you want more info and some links, send me a note and I'll send it to you.

[Red]

My name is Laurie and I live in Iowa. Used to live down in Little Rock but had to come "home" to the midwest after being away for 14 years. I've been married to my wonderful husband Jim for 21 years and we have a beautiful daughter named Allie who is 17. She writes a lot and a play she has written will be performed at the college here in town this weekend. Not very proud, am I?! :) I do not work outside of the house, but I do have my own jewelry making business and I just started making my own beads. I'm the artsy fartsy type and my daughter is even more so. I look forward to meeting y'all!

[lorimcr]

Hi and Happy Valentines Day. My name is Lori and I live in Alberta Canada. I am married and have 3 great grown kids. I have recently left my job of 16 years in Education to start a new career as the director of the local Food Bank. It has only been about a month and is a huge learning curve. I have been truly blessed tho as this is the job of my dreams. I look forward to connecting. Friends are very important to me and I look forward to making some new ones.

[LavenderMoose]

:) Hi everyone! My name is Patty and I'm from Centerville, Ohio. I'm married and have 2 grown children, 3 step children and 4 grandchildren!!
Keeps me busy!!
I work as a cardiac nurse at a hospital near me and I'm also going to school to further my nursing education.
I'm so happy to have found this awesome web site!! A few years ago, a friend and I were going to join the "adult girl scouts". I was SO disappointed because we couldn't earn badges. When I was a little girl, that was my favorite thing to do! I has so many badges, I had my mom constantly sewing them on!! SO, when I found I could do that here....I said...WOW..I found MY place!! :)
I have just tons of hobbies and stuff I like to do, so I'm hoping I can just post threads and meet lots of friends.
bye for now.......
the lavender moose :cool:

[jules2707]

Hi Dana - I came to this site through Hystersisters and it should be very rewarding. I had my hysterectomy 3 years ago this month (OMG is it really that long!!) and after 6 months hit the big M. Hot flushes are almost gone now and the night sweats didn't last to long either. Just learning to cope with the mood swings (not very many) and the lost of libido (big problem at the moment), so maybe we can trade notes?
Jules (in the UK)

[Daisyjen904]

Hello! I have three children. My oldest daughter is 22 years old. She graduated from the University of Georgia in December and is teaching English in Trujillo, Peru at the momen. My other dauther is 19 years old. She is studying science at Valdosta State. My son is 16 years old, and he is a Sophomore in High School. And if that is not enough, I attend Kennesaw State University!

I married my high school sweetheart in 1980. We celebrated our 25th anniversary last August.

I have a dog and a cat, Lucy and Leo. My other dog, a black labrador died just two weeks ago. We had her for 12 years.

I love music, and I play piano and guitar. I also spend alot of time working out at the gym. I am a breast cancer survivor, and I've learned how to take care of myself!

[Shebop020107]

Hi, my name is Sheila and I live in Wyomissing, PA which is about an hour from Philly. I am SWAHM (Stay and Work at Home Mom) of three boys ages 12, 6 & 4. I work via the internet. I also am in my last semester of grad school and will receive my MBA this May!!!

I am married for 13 years this May. My husband is an over the road truck driver.

I was referred to this site via hystersisters. I had my hysterectomy 3 years ago this coming June. I currently am waiting to have 2 more surgeries to repair hernias and other stomach issues.

I am hoping this website will help me with some goal setting and "chaos" control in my house. I look forward to making some new friends!

[austenfan]

Hi! My name is Amy C-S. I’m from Nebraska. My DH and I are eagerly awaiting the adoption of our daughter from China. We expect to “meet” her via paperwork in day now and then travel about two months after that. We have been married 10 years in June.

My hobbies include reading, surfing the internet & emailing, photography, and various other hobbies that come and go. I tend to work on one thing for a while then switch to something else and then get back to it. ;-)

We are doing minor remodeling of our main living area. It is keeping me busy and wearing me out!

I am excited to be here!

[abbie0407blue]

I'm a registered nurse and love cooking and reading in my spare time. I have a great husband and three great kids. I look forward to meeting everyone. :)

[feedup1]

Hi, my name is Helen. I live in Maryland and have been married for 20 years. It is not a happy one. I have 3 children, 1 daughter and 2 sons. I have 3 grands, girl and 2 boys. Expecting one in March. I come from a large family. It's great to come from a large family, sometimes.

[missy40]

Hi,
My name is Missy. I live in upstate New York. I'm just recently remarried last July 30th. I have two children a son 18 and a daughter 17. I look forward to meeting people here.

[knitstuff]

Hi! I'm Jen, 38, married, no kids. Went by the nickname of "Luveday" over on the Hystersisters site. Working as a chef, 2 cats, knitter, reader, and very commited to working with the Breast Cancer 3 Day.

Jen

[charliemae]

Hi Jennie! Nice to see a familiar face. I see that you're going through a rough time. I wish you the best of luck!

[Lavendergrey]

Hi...I'm Dianne. I live in Arizona and love it! I hail from New England and thought I'd spend all my days there, but I met my wonderful 2nd husband online and he lived here in Tucson...so the rest is history! I have 2 sons 1 daughter and 1 stepson. My youngest just turned 18 (do I feel old!) and my oldest is 35 and he and his wife have given me an awesome grandson, who is 6 years old. My daughter became engaged on Christmas Eve to a great guy! I work part time at a tea room/gift shop but will be leaving that job soon and hope to get a full time job in the fall in order to help with college costs for 2 kids! I take American Sign Language in college and hope to some day become an interpreter, although it will be quite a way off in the future, if it does happen. There's more to tell...but I don't want to get carried away! ;)

It is so nice to be here and to meet all of you!

[Dawn_aka_wahm4life]

Hello,
I joined earlier today and I am just now getting to say hello!!
I am a work at home mom with a health and wellness company. I've been married for almost 19 years. We have 2 teenage girls - yeah.... I know! We also have 1 black lab, 2 chocolate labs and 1 chihuahua. His name is Moose because he thinks he is big too.

I love what I do working, its my passion!! I also like to read when I get the time and I love to go vintage shopping for things in my kitchen.

We live on 80 acres in southern Ohio and we love the country , staying busy, working, the outdoors and we have alot of goals that we are working on as well!!

I forgot to add here that I am a hyster-sister!!! It's been almost 3 years now since I've been a punctured princess :)

[Ingy4Peace]

Hello all! My name is Ingrid and I'm from Oregon - the beautiful Northwest. After reading through all the posts on this thread, I realize that I am definitely in the minority here - a very happily single woman who loves being on her own. I was married for 22 years and have two wonderful grown sons, so I can certainly relate to many of your experiences, but I'm also looking for other women who like I, am very happy and content.

I spend a lot of time at my first job, and also work 2 music jobs as well, so I don't have a lot of time to write, but am hoping that I can connect with others in this way. I have some goals I'd like to achieve, namely lose 50 lbs. and get organized as well as learn more about Buddhism.

I look forward to meeting you all and sharing! --ingrid

[Tric]

My name is Tricia (Tric for short, pronounced Trish). I live in southwestern Pennsylvania. My paid job is currently a cashier, but my job that is my heart is being the President in charge of human relations, child development & family management. I am a wife & mom of 2 boys. My guys are my heart! I can't imagine my life without them. I am not sure what else to tell y'all about me. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me through email anytime. I look forward to getting to know everyone! Take care!!!

Tric (37 y/o from Pennsylvania)

[donna6171]

Hello everyone. I'm 43, married for 13 years. I have 4 children, 3 grown and 1 still at home. I also have 2 wonderful grandsons.

I work as a paramedic in the New Orleans area, where I live. I've been in the EMS for 18 years now.

We just adopted a puppy and am going through the wonderful stage of paper training.

Since hurricane Katrina struck, we have been counting our blessings and cleaning up. We're still doing minor repairs due to wind damage we sustained. We lucked out better than our neighbors to the east.

[Duchesslady]

Hi everyone!

My name is Lynn, age 37, will be 38 in two weeks, live in Surrey, United Kingdom and been married to my hubby, Dennis for 17 years this year! Gulp! :eek:

I was born in the North of england, South Yorkshire and then we moved to BIrmingham which is West Midlands and then where we are now!

Have been working in commercial property as a PA/Office Manager for the last 21 years so a little experience here! ;)

Anyway that is me and hope to make new friends and speak to you all soon!

Take care and BFN!

Duchesslady

[DJAKoala]

:hellowave
Hi I'm Debbie. I live In Cheshire CT. I have a 3 1/2 year old son through the blessing of adoption. I have been married 10 years. I have a Bassett Hound named George. I work part time as a Mental Health Worker in a group home for challenged adults. and I work part time in a pharmacy as a Certified Technician, Both very active but enjoyable careers. I enjoy Yoga, swimming, relaxing music, reading, counted cross stitch and vacations. I hope to make some new friends here and learn some great ideas.
Debbie :)

[MarieAnn]

Hi To Everyone and all above.
My names Marie. I live South East of London in England.
I'm married with four Children. Two Step-Daughters (Who I look at as my own) who I have brought up from the ages of 18 months & 5 yrs old. I have two sons, the oldest is almost 20 yrs of age & the youngest is nearly 12 yrs old.
I work part-time for a Large Finance Company.
I have a beautiful Blue-Merle (Grey, Black, Brown & White markings) Rough Collie (Lassie) named Casper. I adore him.
I love animals, as I was brought up with lots of animals around. My father was a country boy when he was growing up, so I guess it rubbed off on me.
I love cooking special recipes for the family.
Spending time in the Country-side. I love to drive around in my Jeep in the summer. I'm definately a Summer Person. I don't function very well in the Winter. Brrr!
Anyway. Look forward to talking to all of you some time soon.
With best wishes
Marie

[MarianneInPa]

Hello ladies! My name is Marianne and I live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you better! :)

I've been married for the last (almost) 9 years to my husband, Ken, and I have 2 grown children from my prior marriage. My daughter is 25 and my son is 23. I also have a 6 year old grandson (Zac) who is the light of my life! I am 47 years old and am a recurrent cancer survivor.

I am a former nurse and worked as a paralegal for over 22 years before I had to go on disability. I miss my career so much, but know that I am doing what is best for me right now. I am very much a people person and always try to maintain a positive attitude about not only my medical sitaution, but about life in general.

Looking forward to chatting, sharing, lending support and bringing cheer!

[TessiNY]

Hi all,
I am Teresa and come to this site via HysterSisters. I am a 41 year old mom of 4 (2 step daughters--26 & 19; my daughter--22 and our son, Nolan just turned 16). I have one granddaughter (18 mos), Hailey, who is currently living with me, my daughter has moved home temporarily.

I work full-time as dental assistant (20 years almost), looking for a change. My husband of 18 years, Roy, is in the Army and currently stationed in Iraq (6 months to go :D )

I enjoy reading --anything and every thing!!! Also, camping, my pets (totaling 5 right now), and long walks. I am a wannabe gardener, a tea lover, an experimental wine taster (currently started learning and exploring various wines). I don't like the heat, love the cooler weather so NY is my home and hopefully for a long time to come.

I look forward to chatting and posting with the rest of you here.

[howardmom7]

Hey, I'm Suzanne. I have been married to a wonderful man, our 17th Anniversary is next week. I tell everyone he is the third man to walk on water behind Jesus and Peter. Mom of 5. I love them all, but a little frustrated. I want to be a photographer when I grow up. I love country music. I love football and NASCAR. I have great girlfriends. I am blessed.

[gr8_2b_annice]

Hello Dany,
I live in your neighbourhood, in Calabogie Ontario (near Renfrew and Arnprior in the Ottawa valley). I am also a proud Mom -- of three daughters ... 21, 19 and 17 and my husband is also a federal civil servant (Public Works, computer programmer).
Annice (gr8_2b_annice)

[butterfly05450]

hi all my name is betsy i live in vermont and it is very windy right now alot of damage to homes up here. i ahve 3 kids ages 11. 7 and 5 i am dealing with alot of depression issues and need some new friends to hang out with and talk with which is one reason why i joined here to find newe people to talk to.

[deb16]

:confused:
My name is Debbie I am from Spartanburg SC single mom who just started school to start on a new career. I have a 23 year old beautiful daughter who just moved away from home she now lives in Harrisburg PA. I have been unemployed for about 7 months so I thought why not start a new career, going back to school has been really hard I eventually want to work in some type of health care.I love helping people. It seems like I am a prime example of a mid life crisis here lately I am just so afraid of failure. I hope there is a silver lining out there somewhere.

[nelady]

Hi everyone,
My name is Yvonne and I was invited to this site via HysterSisters. I am a 56 year old mom of 5 (2 step daughters--36 & 29); I have 2 daughters--38 & 36 and my son who is 31. We have 11 grandchildren, 10 of whom live within a mile of us.
I work full-time as Administrative Specialist at Pfizer. My husband and I have been married for 23 years. Bill is in retired from the Navy and is now working as a property accountant for a hotel management company.

I love to read -- I always have a book in my hand! Also, do some cross stitching, sewing and crocheting. We have 2 cats and a dog. I grew up in Boston, but now live in SE CT where we settled after retiring from the Navy. We've been here for 30 years now except for one quick (15 months) stint in Seattle.

[GrandmaX6]

My name is Denise. I was married 27years to a good man. I lost weight 60 LBS He left. We had 2 great sons. One 29 is in the army stationed in Colorado. One 25 a youth pastor at our Babtist church. I have 6 grandchildren. 2years ago I marrieda great man. I didn't think Icould love again I was wrong.I work in housekeeping at a local hospital.

[leslieak]

Hi everyone,
My name is Leslie,I'm 50 yrs old and live in NY with my husdand of 26 yrs and 2 grown sons[that is when their home from traveling jobs!]. I have a dog,Tucker who is my 3rd son!! I enjoy reading,scrapbooking,cardmaking and slot machines. I'm looking forward to making new friends here.

[NeNe]

Hi,

My name is Denise and I live in a small town in Louisiana. I am married not quite a year to a wonderful man that I love sooooo much. I have two grown boys, 23 and 21. My oldest son is a Second Lt. in the Marines. Stationed in Quantico, Va as a military police officer. He's working hard to keep our country safe. My youngest is in college and works as a computer tech. I am very proud of both of them.

I currently don't work but want to get a part time job. My husband and I are remodeling our home which is very slow right now. We are trying to keep up with his business and things are hectic right now.

I have 2 cats and a dog. My hobbies are oil painting, reading, hyking, camping and watching movies. My favorite auther is Stephen King.

I am looking forward to making new friends here.

[susieq419]

Greetings from the desert state ! I am a married mother of 4 daughters,grandmother of 5 (almost 6) and loving every minute of it! I enjoy making crafts for my country style home. I like to do geneology research. I am a busy caregiver in a home business I've had for over 30 yrs. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all. :D

[blondgrl]

Hey There Everyone!
My name is Karen. I live in a small town in Virginia. I am happily married to a wonderful man. I work in the social work field. I love any kind of animal and have a wonderfully spoiled siamese kitty and a chow/german shepard. I enjoy volunteering at the local Amer. Red Cross as a volunteer CPR/First Aid instructor in my free time and sometimes at work. I like to keep in contact with my friends , enjoy spending time on the computer, going for long walks and reading when I have any free time. Looking forward to making some new friends!!!

[freespirit_64]

Hi everyone. My name is Kaylene. I have just joined GGG today- 18th February, 2006. I'm loving it already. I live in Ettalong Australia. My partner and I have 6 beautiful children aged 19, 13, 11, 7, 6 and 4. My youngest child has just started school this year and I am feeling a little lost and lonely, not sure what to do with myself as I have been a stay at home mum for 19 years. We also have two cats named Babiie and Chocolate. I found GGG via an email from hystersisters as I had a hysterectomy in September 2005. I am 41 years old now having to think about a career with no job skills! Where will I begin, I am not sure? If anyone has any ideas I would greatly appreciate it.

[batgirl9923]

Hello!

My name is Bobbe and I am 45 year old married female in the St. Louis area. I live with my husband and our 3 dogs.
I love to read, watch the St. Louis Rams play football, volunteer, and spend times with ladies from the Yahoo group I founded called "The Coffee Club". If you are in the St. Louis metro area, check out "The Coffee Club" in Yahoo groups.
I can't wait to meet some new people from this forum & learn a lot.
:)

[allietwo]

Hi! I am Anna and I live in central Florida. Yes, I am a Florida girl and freeze when the temp gets below 65. I have been married for 19 years-we met on a blind date! I don't have any children of my own. I have been through a few things (cancer survivor) and have now finally figured out that I need to get myself together.

I am looking forward to talking with all of you in the future!

[AnAnomaly]

Hi All!
I wasn't sure how to post my "introduction thread," but here I am!
I am anomaly, I work in the entertaiment industry, I am a choreographer and director and have been for some time.
My career started on television at the age of 3. I'm a Master dancer, Ballet and Jazz, and I sing back up for Grammy winner musicians, both live and record.
I hope to make friends here, offer support and to enjoy the forums as I hope others enjoy me!
Thanks for being here!
anomanly

[quiltingmare]

Hi, my name is Marianne, I am 37 and I have been married for 11 years to a wonderful husband. I enjoy riding on the back of my dh motorcycle and traveling the country on it with him.
I enjoy quilting and gardening. I can't wait for spring to come so I can start planting my new gardens.
I look forward to meeting new friends and talking with all you.

[gkaye]

To the quilter in a "wee small town from Iowa"...I am from Iowa as well. Small town in the North. Good to see a fellow "neighbor" on this site!

:)

[marybeth8890]

Hi,

I am MaryBeth and live in Northeast, PA. I have 4 boys ages 17, 15, 2 and 1. I am also the stepmom to two girls ages 6 and 8. They keep me quite busy. The two youngest live with us fulltime. My older boys are in and out between us and their dad, sometimes I think it's whoever has the best food at the time. Somedays I don't know if I am coming or going (most days). Thankfully I do not work outside of the home. I did it when the older ones were little and now I know how much I missed. These two little ones are either keeping me young or aging me quite rapidly!
I am here to hopefully finally get some help with that weight loss goal I have and to hopefully make a few friends along the way. :D

[burgandye]

Thanks so much for the invitation to join (Kathy I think you invited me)! I am Suzanne, and I am a sahm of 3. I am 36, live in East Texas now, just moved over 300 miles from West Texas. My oldest child lives on his own now and is a college student. My other 2 (boy and girl) are 14 and 12. I am married to the love of my life...we are both in our 2nd marriage, so it took a lot of toads to find my prince. I am so excited about this website! I really need something like this.

[janie44]

:hot: to all!

Well I'm a mom of 3! 10y/o ds, 14y/o dd and 24y/o ds. They are the light of my life!

We live in Tennessee near Nashville. I work as a radiology nurse. Working full time and dealing with the chaos of our hectic life. My oldest child lives in Nashville and is a bartender on Broadway.

Am so glad this site is up! I hope to see some of my hystersister buds!

Janie

[TarHeelMom]

HEY:
My name is Joan. :D I live in North Carolina. I have been married 28 years to my high school sweetheart. He is my best friend. We have three daughters ages 26, 23 and 16. My oldest daughter is married.She has four beautiful children (2 girls and 2 boys). She just had my youngest granddaughter this week on Valentines Day. My middle girl is engaged to get married this summer. And my youngest girl just turned 16 and got her drivers license. So I have children in all stages of life.
I love Gospel Music, swimming, shopping and boating. I am a stay at home Mom and Grandmother (now). I enjoy traveling to warm places. I am a summer girl.
Look forward to meeting ya'll.
Joan :)

[Fldtrlady]

I was referred to this board by the Hystersisters Site. I am so glad to find GGG and hope it is very much like Hystersisters. That is a great site with wonderful ladies. I am looking forward to getting to know all of you thru these boards. It is so nice to be able to discuss all those thoughts of the day and get advice from others.

[msnetta]

I live in the midwest and am the Flash Queen. I currently have a novel in the works but my first love is flash fiction. I've been published in a few places and plan on getting published a lot more.

My kids are grown and mostly gone, and although the body is over 40, the mind is still 19. That has its good and bad points.

I have a twisted and (sometimes) demented sense of humor which is probably the only reason I'm still reasonably sane. Well, a little bit sane.

Okay, I'm not all that sane but that's alright too.

:)

[AnAnomaly]

Hi, my name is Marianne, I am 37 and I have been married for 11 years to a wonderful husband. I enjoy riding on the back of my dh motorcycle and traveling the country on it with him.
I enjoy quilting and gardening. I can't wait for spring to come so I can start planting my new gardens.
I look forward to meeting new friends and talking with all you.

Hi Marianne! (sorry if my spelling of your name is off, I'll get it right next time! Thank you for the first answer to my post. I'm so new here, I'm still trying to learn to post a photo and bio!

I'm happy you posted to me because this is why I came here, to connect to those who are different from myself and to learn about other and their lives!

An example would be that in being in entertainment since I was a child, I never learned to quilt! This is important to me! I LOVE quilts and my mother could so such things I lost her young. I am truly fascinated by the fact that you quilt!

I am looking to buy a quilt and have been for a long time! My tastes are high, and i do like the 'real thing," that is, handmade, being spoiled by my mother's work.

Would you mind sharing a bit about your quilting? What sort you do? What you can tell me in terms I would understand about technique? I promise, I would be thrilled to hear about it.

Once, a musician of some fame was in a show i did. He would not leave the town the gig was in until he found a real indian rug! His wife wanted on so badly that he delayed his flight to find one, even going to a reservation!

Again, thank you for posting to me and making me feel unignored! I'd love it if you shared more!

Best,
Anomaly
P.S. I see I did not slaughter your name, I'm glad of that! :rolleyes:

[violetrose]

HI - I go by violetrose for my grandma and my favorite aunt, but I'm really Tamara!
I was party of hystersisters back when it was just one long page of threads! I've never left completely because love to keep up with the old-timers (ha!)
Anyway, this is the best - just what I needed. We moved to the Chattanooga, TN area 4 years ago and I still don't really feel that I've connected to a lot of women. I have a lot of acquaintance friends, but not one I would probably just call up and ask to go to the movies.
I am a social worker and mother to two fantastic teenage daughters and happily married to DH for almost 20 years.

[kookykaren]

Hi I'm Karen better know as kookykaren. I live in Ontario with my husband of 12 years. I am child-free but have two wonderful fur kids. Tiffany is the light of my life and is also a King Charles dog and Mandy our 1-eyed cat is also my baby. I am a stay at home Mom for my fur kids and me! I love to meet new people and to work on my stained glass projects. Now all I have to do is figure out how to post this!! lol

[homeschooling_momma]

I dont know if you remember me at all, but I was bruisincloud on Hystersisters. My name is Kimberly and I am married to Travis, and we have 2 children Si'Ara and Mikey. I am currently getting things prepared to homeschool my children...and we live in Alabama, USA.

anyway, I just wanted to say HI!

[Brennys Gramma]

Hi, I'm Pamela

I'm happily married, (just celebrating 3 years after taking a 2nd chance on LOVE!) w/ 2 grown children and 3 precious grandchildren.

I love spending time with my husband, working on our relationship, exercise, traveling, meeting new people and experiencing new things and places.

I'm employed for a software company and have been working in the Philippines for over 2 months now, with another 2 weeks to go.

Right now my mind is on the arrival of my husband for a little vacation then getting back home to continue my crazy little life.

[northern_misfit]

Hi,
I just joined this site. Hopefully, I'm posting this correctly.

I'm pretty down to earth and seeking others the same. My name is Frankie (online name is Max). I'm 40 years old, female, happily married and childfree. My husband and I live in Ontario Canada. I no longer go out to work due to health issues, which I'd rather not get into while posting this.

My interests include, digital photography, internet, computers, music, guitars, lyrics, movies, and much more.

I spend a fair bit of time posting at my greatestjournal and livejournal.

Well I guess that's about it for now.

[4evernbluejeans]

Hi,Delilah here(4evernbluejeans)I live in Ohio,35 miles south of Cleveland.I have been married for 34 years,2 sons,5 grandkids. I enjoy reading(mostly health mags),working in my yard.I do not have any hobbies,unless procrastinating counts.I have my own one person cleaning business,been doing that for over 20 years,I like the hours and pay,altho it has taken its toll on my body!!I enjoy my darling husband ,kids and grandkids.I look forward to retirement,I am 54 now but still looking forward to retiring. I am enjoying this site very much... .I joined about a week ago(invite from hystersisters) and have been here for hours each day!!

[Penske40]

Hey all!

Just joined and am going to introduce myself!
My name is Penny and I just turned *ugh* 40 in August.

40 has not been good to me. :mad:

I'm hoping to team up with girls here who are looking forward to there next 40 years and have a clue as to what they are going to do! :p

I am happily (most of the time) married for 11 years. I have two children. My son, 23 and my daughter who is 11 today!

My daughter also happens to be autistic, which has been quite challenging.

I am currently employed by our local school district as a Teacher's Assistant.

Oh yeah, we live in Sunny Las Vegas, where it's much too cold right now!!!

Happy to be here!
Penny :o

[Meaux]

Hi ladies. I'm Maureen, aka Moe, aka Meaux (just looks more feminine that way). I'm from Michigan. I'm a married mom of three almost-grown kids, and a soon-to-be mom-in-law this May. How that can be is totally unknown as I know I'm just not old enough for it. Well, OUTSIDE I'm 50, but inside I'm late 20's. Anybody with me on this?

Looking forward to meeting lots like me!

Meaux

[Bella]

Hi,
I live in Tennessee. I found this site through Hystersister web page. I am married and have two children 15 and 18. My oldest will start college in the fall and I am having a hard time dealing with her leaving home. I am enjoying looking around the site and reading the posts.

[azsheri]

Hi my name is Sheri and I live in Mesa AZ with 1 wonderful husband and 3 fab children. My oldest is 18, then 14, then 11. They all keep me going. I am 37 years old and am currently working for a chiropractor. I am a native of AZ and I found this site thru hystersisters, ( a god send). I like to do various things, reading is one of my favorite things at this time, as it allows my mind to wonder off to far off places.

[annwood]

Hello to all. I am Jane from Southern Ohio, but originally a Hoosier. I just joined last week because of an invitation from Hystersisters.

I'm 46, mother of 3 kids, two are grown, and one is 17. I have 3 grandchildren that live close and I see them often. I live with my husband/partner of 15 years and he has a 16 year-old son. We have a cat that hates all other living creatures except for my husband, my youngest daughter, and me.

I work fulltime, go to school part-time and love to read, garden, hike, travel, and am politically active in my community.

My youngest daughter suddenly decided to live with her dad a little over a year ago and I've been finding my way as a crushed empty nester ever since. What's the purpose for the rest of my life? :(

The empty nester sites were too painful for me so I'm hoping this one will help me make friends and find out what life is like for others.

In a few weeks, I'm traveling to Ireland with my oldest daughter to celebrate her pending graduation from college and her 30th birthday. It will be our first vacation with just the two of us. We are going back to where our family lived before emigrating to the US at the start of the potato famine. I'm soooo excited about the trip!

I've been reading posts and just generally checking out this site and I like the diversity of topics in the forums. I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you.

[SnoSpud]

Hi Girls! :D
I'm Carrie from Idaho. I found this place via hystersisters.com and I'm so glad that Kathy has made this website available! What a wonderful woman!

Well...I'm off to figure my way around here...say hi some time!

[She_Ra]

Well, I received an invitation to join from the HysterSister's site. For anyone with "girl trouble" that deals with hormones, hysterectomies or menopause it is another awesome site. So, I thought I'd check this site out and see what it's all about.

[celtic lady]

Hi everyone,

I am celtic lady, and I am new here. I used to use the Hystersisters site after I had a hysterectomy a couple of years ago, and had the link to this site sent to me. I really enjoyed meeting up with "the girls" on line, and think this site could be a good one, now that I am not in recovery now.

I am 51 years old and am happily married to Rob, and we live in North Wales, in the UK. We have had a rough couple of years healthwise, because as soon as I was well, then my husband was diagnosed with colon cancer, he is well now though, and responding so well to treatment. He is nearly finished with it now, and is on the way to recovery. We have a son, who is 34 and he is married and has a lovely little girl of 9, they are a joy to us, even though David is in the RAF and lives the other end of the country!!!

I love to read, travel, love gardening, although it has taken a back seat recently!!!!! I always try to look on the bright side of things, and make the most of life.

I have put on so much weight in the last few years so am about to try and lose some of that. But first I am going to make a spagghetti bolognaise tonight and have that last bottle of wine!!!! ha ha.

I look forward to seeing you all on line and talking to you there. Bye for now.

Love Celtic lady xxxxxx

[quiltingmare]

Hi Anomaly,
You can email me if you want and I'll tell you about my quilting.

[skeil7]

My name is Shannon Keil. I am in a constant state of transition. I am a wife and a mother of 3. My son is 10 and my girls are 8 and 6. My husband John and I have been married for 11 years.

I am a preacher's kid, so we moved alot. I went to 22 different schools, and amazingly I have come out with friends and quite normal.

We live outside of Orlando, my husband works at Sea World. I am an IT Admin by day, writer by night. Mother and wife all the time.

We as women are offered so much in this day and age, and yet we are required to keep up our past roles. My hopes and dreams are to touch my hopes and dreams while being able to intertwine all this.

This is ME!

[Schlunchlady]

Hi,
My name is Lou. I have 2 beautiful daughters, a grandbaby on the way, and a wonderful husband of 32 years.
I live in the upstate of South Carolina.

I think this website is what I have been looking for !!!

Lou, the pre-school lnchlady

[Jojo]

Hi, My name is Jojo, I live in northern WI. My husband and I have been married for almost 21 years. I can't believe I'm old enough to have been married that long! We have four children 17 yos, 15yod, 10 yod and 7yos. They are all great kids and we get along well. Of course there are those days.....I think my greatest struggle with kids is wanting them to love and like each other. My youngest has been diagnosed with pervasive developmental disorder and adhd. He truly is a delight to us and to all who know him. He is in 1st grade and having a great year.

I've just recently gone back to college full time and love it. My goal is to be a special ed teacher with kids who are learning disabled or emotionally disabled. We'll have to see where the Lord leads me when the time comes.

We also have pets, 2 cats and 1 dog. I'm not that crazy about them like most of you are of your pets. But they are soft and cuddly, just shed too much. And those nocturnal cats.....

I joined GGG last week and have been really enjoying it!

Jojo

[SweetOceanBlue]

Hello Ladies, My name is Michelle and I'm married, also we have 4 children who are all away from the nest. I'm a proud grandma of 2, my grandaughter was born three weeks ago in Dallas, TX and it was very exciting for me to have the opportunity to help my son & his wife. Currently I'm working on trying to start my own buisness which I make jewlrey & all occassion gift baskets. I enjoy helping others and keeping up with the latest medical news pertaining too women's health. I'm very happy to be a part of this group & looking forward to meeting some wonderful women.

[jamhebert]

Hi everyone! My name is Julie and I am from South Louisiana. I am a single Mom of 3 beautiful kids. Preston 15, Kayla 9, and Amanda 7. My life is work and kids. I have no hobbies cause I am too busy for anything but raising kids and work. I love to make new friends and talk to people on the computer. I have been divorced twice and I have now found the LOVE OF MY LIFE. We have been dating for over 2 years and we will not be together until my oldest finishes high school. That is my only commitment right now. I promised my son that I would let him finish high school before I moved away. So I am alone at night during the week and spend my weekends with my bf. That about sums up my life in a nutshell.

[lorraineir]

Hi Everyone

My name is Lorraine and I live in Saskatoon Canada with my husband Rowan. We moved here from South Africa in 2001. This is a special time for us, we are in the process of adopting a baby from China. We are currently waiting for our referral.

[Punkybird]

Hi,
I'm Kelly. I live in Kamloops, BC Canada with a wonderful man. Unfortunately he suffers from severe depression. But he is truly a kind and generous person. I also have 3 much loved parrots, Punky, Jo, and Herbie.
I'm in school to get my credits to proceed into the Charted Accountant School of Business. I have already landed a job with KPMG and am looking forward to it.
I have one sister and no children.

[Maygirl]

Maygirl here.

Thanks to Katie (of hystersisters) we now have this wonderful new site to introduce ourselves.

Like you, I too love to travel and seek the sunshine which is why we live in the tropics now. I honestly don't see myself retiring anywhere with snow that's below zero!

I had a hysterectomy.(TAH :( ) Mine was around 18 months ago but it sure feels like yesterday. (sometimes) My best friend thinks I'm "keloidal" which is her explanation for my "womb pain". It usually hits hardest when I'm at work or stand for any length of time.Do you suffer any phantom pains? I used to surf the web looking for other women who maybe in the same situation as me. Nowadays I just learn to live with it. I can't exercise like before. I don't 'run' on the treadmill anymore as my 'womb area' gets real tender and sore. I hope you are in better shape than me!

The only thing that has seriously suffered from all this is my baking! I am no longer able to whip up as many goodies as I used to. My kitchen time these days are limited. :p
Not that my hubby should complain - he's overweight to begin with!

I have a 21 yr old daughter, in Uni. We have a houseful of pets, 3 cats + turtles + fish. I do a fair bit of gardening - my yard is full of flowering shrubs and my better half has warned me about my ever increasing foliage. He can't get past stuff to the front door!!hehehehe
I can't help it, I have green fingers or whatever.

Do drop me a line, if you want to chat.

[La Paloma]

Hi Everyone!

At the moment, I am not doing anything or as I prefer to say, "My life is in transition". So, perfect timing for your fabulous new website as I could really use some motivation right now - and I have time to return it, too!

I live on the East Coast and I love the snow but we never get enough of it anymore. I LOVE animals and have a cat and a few tanks of fish. I would have more pets but I don't have the room! I have been married for one year and three months! Our pets are our children and they are very spoiled!

I love music, especially opera and classical, I love to ski and swim, and cooking and reading are two constants in my life.

I really look forward to getting to know you all and seeing us achieve everything we desire!

[Crazycoja]

Hi. I'm Mary. I'm from Oklahoma. I've been married for 12 years and have 2 awesome little boys, Brandon, 10 and Tanner, 7. Both of my boys play soccer and I coach both teams. It's fun for all of us.

I am a nurse. I love reading in my spare time (when I find any!). My favorite books are the InDeath series by JD Robb. I also like to work out. I play Bunco once a month with a wonderful group of women. It's a great time of fellowship for just us girls, no husbands or kids.

I look forward to meeting new people here!

[bexs390]

I'm Rebecca. I am a stay at home mom to 3 great kids, 2 horse, 2 cats and a puppy who thinks he's human. I look forward to getting to know you all.

[EyesOnSky]

Hi! My name is Shay and Im not sure Im in the right place. All of the above ladies have 'wonderful' children and interesting lives and careers and hobbies. Personally, my life seems rather boring in comparison, maybe thats why Im here on this site.
I have 2 sons, one is 17 and with that comes a ton of teenage drama of girlfriends,etc. I could start my own soap opera. My youngest is 11 and he is an old man in a young mans body. He asked for a brief case for Christmas and could probably run a small business. He gets annoyed with me always telling him to lighten up and go play in the yard! Im a stay at home Mom and go back and forth each day wondering if I did the right thing. Somedays I can see that it is and somedays I wonder.
Compared to the other Posts I guess I have a time management problem because I really cant seem to fit interesting hobbies and PTA in my schedule. WOW! I sound like Eyeore the donkey. Maybe I should visit the mental health forum next! lol Seriously, Nice to meet you all!

[Akosua]

Hello, my name is Akosua. I am a Ghanaian and live in Ghana in West Africa. Was invited by Hyster Sisters - had TAH plus LSO in 2002 and found wonderful support and insight on that site.

I am 48 y/o chartered certified accountant, have been married for nearly 25 yrs to a wonderful man 19 years older than me, and who spends his time spoiling me. He's retired. We have two lovely children DS turning 23 in less than two weeks and in his final year at Univ studying Electrical Engineering - wants to be a telecomms engineer/accountant, and DD 19 y/o in the first at Univ studying Biochemistry.

Have spent the last fourteen months working to turn around an otherwise great company that nearly went bust.

Finshed my coursework for an Executive MBA in December and will soon start work on my project work to complete the program. I am also a student of Interior Decoration.

My hobbies are reading and volunteering at church.

Looking forward to making some great friends here.

Akosua

[madbo]

Hi there I'm Madbo.

I'm mother to a daughter, 16, a son, 11 and married to my High School sweetheart for 17 years. I live near Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

I'm a writer (both fiction and non), website designer, and I knit and design knitting patterns as a hobby. I read more than anyone I know and my public library seems to have a shelf full of books on hold for me at any given time. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not! :p

I've recently been reading the book "Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction" by Laura Berman Fortgang which seems to be along the same direction as this website and forum. I highly recommend it to anyone who's thinking of changing their life, career, relationships, goals.

[Daisy]

Howdy,

My name is Margo, I'm 39 and live near Sacramento, CA. I've been married 11 yrs to my best friend. We have a gorgeous daughter 11 and a handsome son 8. I'm a stay at home mom with a daycare (school age kids only) in my home. We also have 2 cats, 2 dogs, a hamster and a tank full of fish & frogs.

I like playing with the kids, volunteering @ their school, reading, fishing, scrapbooking and crafts of all kinds.

What I hate: Doing my Taxes! It's that time of year, and I've been working on the darn things for 2 weeks and need a break. Argh!

I'm looking forward to chatting with you all.

[time2go]

Hi my name is Jenn. I live in Pittsburgh pa. I am a loving mom to 5 children. 1 girl the oldest 11 yo and dru 8yo, Jake 5yo, Ryan 19 months and Evan 7 months. I am very busy all the time. I like reading and watching scary movies.
Cant wait to get to know all of you!!!

[quilter]

Hi,

I live in Nampa, Idaho have been blessed to be married to my sweetheart for 15 yrs. I have one son who is 32 who works for Qwest with 6 children, 1 step daughter who is 29 with 2 children (stay at home mom), 1 step son who is 31 with 5 children who works for Home Depot. Yes that would be 13 grand children! ;)

I have been in the mortgage business for over 20 years and just went to part time to pursue my quilting passion. Have started a long arm machine quilting business and loving every minute. :p

Looking forward to meeting you all!

[bluerain]

Hello, i live inqueensland on the sunshine coast, i am a mum of 4 and stepmum of 5. Up until last year i had been a stay at home my for 24 years but then decided it was time for me to get a job as our youngest child now is 16, this was very scary as never had worked before i thought how can i get a job i have nevered worked before i have no skills, but with plenty of encouragement from my partner i know have had a job for 12months today, working in an aged care facility, it is just so wonderful being able to care for these precious people. have a great day. Hope to meet some new friends here.

[msmona]

Hi everyone!
I am married with two grown children. My son is married and lives and works in Cincinatti. My daughter is still single and lives near Indianapolis.

My husband and I live in old farmhouse that used to belong to his grandparents. He raises hereford/angus cattle as an expensive hobby. I have a herd of barn cats that I am responsible for, plus three in the house.

I work as a Family Service Counselor at a large funeral home. I've been in this business for 7 years and love it! With the kids on their own I can set my own work schedule.

We have a Goldwing motorcycle that we ride locally in warm weather, and enjoy time at the lake in the hot weather.

I enjoy reading fiction, walking, listening to Billy Idol, and riding my bike! Not a real exciting life - but a comfortable one.

[msmona]

I love the JDRobb series also! I read about 20 different authors. I carry my list in my purse so I can pop in to used book stores. My grandma used to have a ladies group that played Bunco. I remember them eating little sandwiches and pie on fancy crystal plates. She'd let me stay and watch, it was loads of fun. Couldn't play it now - can remember how!

[msmona]

My daughter is now 21, and abruptly moved out when she was 19. We are far closer now than we were before. Give her some time to miss you and appreciate you!Hello to all. I am Jane from Southern Ohio, but originally a Hoosier. I just joined last week because of an invitation from Hystersisters.

I'm 46, mother of 3 kids, two are grown, and one is 17. I have 3 grandchildren that live close and I see them often. I live with my husband/partner of 15 years and he has a 16 year-old son. We have a cat that hates all other living creatures except for my husband, my youngest daughter, and me.

I work fulltime, go to school part-time and love to read, garden, hike, travel, and am politically active in my community.

My youngest daughter suddenly decided to live with her dad a little over a year ago and I've been finding my way as a crushed empty nester ever since. What's the purpose for the rest of my life? :(

The empty nester sites were too painful for me so I'm hoping this one will help me make friends and find out what life is like for others.

In a few weeks, I'm traveling to Ireland with my oldest daughter to celebrate her pending graduation from college and her 30th birthday. It will be our first vacation with just the two of us. We are going back to where our family lived before emigrating to the US at the start of the potato famine. I'm soooo excited about the trip!

I've been reading posts and just generally checking out this site and I like the diversity of topics in the forums. I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you.

[Penske40]

Hi everyone!

I work as a Family Service Counselor at a large funeral home. I've been in this business for 7 years and love it! With the kids on their own I can set my own work schedule.




This sounds so interesting! How did you get into such work? Love to hear how!

Penny :)

[MsDreamy1974]

HI, I'm Mandy and I am from Nashville, TN. I found out about this site from HysterSysters. That was a life saving site for me when I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and had to have a hysterectomy 1 1/2 ago.
I am 31 and a single mom. I have a wonderful 8yr old son who takes up much of my time with his busy social life and school schedule.
I currently work for a timeshare company but am returning to school in April to become a surgical tech.
I look forward to exploring all areas of this site. I think I'm gonna love it :)

[Tabecca]

Hi everyone! Just a short introduction of myself. I'm originally from the great state of Oregon, but ended up here in Virginia (about 30 miles from DC) with my last assignment in the Army. Good thing too, as that was when I met my husband. Needless to say, I've only been married for (almost) 4 years. We have a great life together, though in December of 2004 I had a hysterectomy and so we will never have children that way. We do have two tabby cats, Calvin and Hobbs, and one golden retriever, Dusty, and they are our three "boys".

I spent 20 years in the Army and was able to see Korea, Alaska, and spent over 10 years in Germany. I had a great tour. My only regret is I didn't join right after high school.

Now I'm in my second career as a Government Service employee. I work for Department of Defense as an Executive Administrative Assistant for the Executive Director of the National Committee for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. I love my job and work with all services, some Active components and some Reserve components. It's a small headquarters with 56 employees. But we have over 3,000 volunteers throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Territories.

I'm currently working on my Masters in Public Administration and will finish next February. It is stressful to be in school and working full time, but I want to advance in my career and I believe this is the way to do that.

Well, I said this was a short introduction and it isn't! It's great to be here and this couldn't have come at a better time for me.

Rebecca

[triplej2676]

hi everyone...

i was referred to this website by kathy from hystersisters, so i came over to check it out and so far, i like what i see.

just to tell you a little bit about me... i have a great job in marketing and sales. i just completed my degree in journalism/public relations last fall. this was an especially huge accomplishment for me because not only did i work full time (at least 50 hrs per week) but i raised my two kids by myself while i did it. i am divorced and my ex husband lives out of state so i had no family resources. i knew i had to get my degree so i could provide my children with a better life. so, here i am now. it is my hope that some another woman will find strength in me to go forward with her education and know she can do it!

my daughter is 5 and my son is 7. i am dating a wonderful man whom i have known for over 12 years. things were rough over the past 3 years and it seems like i have found the light at the end of the tunnel.

i look forward to cruising around here for a while and getting to know you all better.

:)
jessica

[coolcanuck]

Hi everyone. My name is Lori and I live in British Columbia Canada. I am married wth no children, pets or plants. :rolleyes: Ok that seems a little weird even to me. I was a nurse but retired due to cancer. I have survived bilateral breast cancer and endometrial cancer. :eek:
I am looking for a ladies group that likes to have fun. A group that will motivate and celebrate life. Perhaps this is the group. I look forward to sharing with you. Bye for now... :cool: :cool:

[Meaux]

Don't worry. You're in the right place. I was telling someone just the other day that when I run into people who have the 'great life' 'great kids' 'great job' etc., I have NOTHING in common with them! :p Everyone has complaints, but many people don't want to share them. That's fine for them. I need to commisserate more than they do, that's all. I have a nice life too, but I have my moments where I think -- "Okay. Now what?" I don't feel like I have a passion for anything (aside from becoming a total knitaholic over the last 16 months). I'm not looking to go back to school to further my education or go out and find myself. I have a 22-yo DD that's still around even though I wasn't sure she was going to see the morning during her high school years and even a few years after that. She's known as the "drama queen." I feel your pain! We also have a son getting married this May and one graduating high school. I"ll be glad when the end of June is here! So stick around. You can be Eeyore, I'll be that little guy with the cloud over my head. If nothing else, we can make everyone else feel better. LOL!

[momtokids+cats]

hi to everyone! My name is Becky and i live in the mountains of west virginia! It's the last place i ever thought i would end up since i have lived all over the country but its really fantastic...one of the most beautiful areas of this country. Anyway!!! I am 46, have 5 children ranging from the ages of 26 to a vibrant five year old (she is actually my granddaughter but we have adopted her and now we are MOMMY and DADDY and LOVE IT!! I married my soul mate four years ago...never thought i would find love! I am an office worker, who preps military medical records for conversion to data base...big title...simple job!! lol I found this site thru hystersisters. I am still in the recuperating stage...YUCK...had it done Feb 1st. So, I spend most of my day on the internet at the present time, so i would love to hear from ANYBODY!!! LOL I have a great sense of humor and love to talk!!! So glad to have found this site also!!!

[Dlw0420]

My name is Dianna. I am 31 years old, and I have been married to my Mr. Right since April of 1996 (coming up on 10 years...yay!!!!!). We are going on a second honeymoon of sorts in April. I am really excited because we rarely get to spend any time alone. We are going to Myrtle Beach for a week. I was born in the NAval hospital in Charleston, so its going to be fun to see where I was born and where my mom lived when she was young. I finally am going to get to see what my mom has been talking about all these years(We moved to Oklahoma when I was 2). The last time my hubby and I went on a trip alone was back in April of 1998 so this is a big thing for us.

We have 4 great kids (3 boys and a girl) ranging in age from 14 down to 4. I inherited my oldest when I said "I do", and have been his mom ever since. The other three came to me the more painful way. My oldest is going to start High school in August, and had very recently discovered the miracle of girls.....lol. My second son is 8 yrs old and in the 3rd grade, and is a real good kid. He's into soccer, and basketball. My baby girl is almost 6 and in Kindergarten. She is really independant and has decided that she is going to be an Opera singer when she grows up. Her favorite movie is Phantom of the Opera. She says that she is going to grow up and play Christine. She very well could too. She has a nice voice for a 5 yr old I think. Cory is my baby and is 4 yrs old. He will be starting school in August, and is so excited. I am torn between being happy for him and being sad that my youngest is going to be a "big kid" so soon. They all seem to be getting so big so fast. I NEVER expected it to go by this quickly, despite the fact that everyone told me it would.

I chose to be a SAHM and am so glad that I am here when the kids need me. I get to volunteer at the school when needed, and can go to the kids school basketball games w/out having to worry about taking off work. As far as hobbies go I like to read to my kids, I love to cook, and I like spending time w/ my family(when time permits). When there are 6 people to look after things can get pretty hectic, and life NEVER slows down, so when I get any time at all to just relax I take it.

My goal right now, besides losing weight, is to go back to school in August and get a business management degree. My husband and I are wanting to start up a computer networking business, and I will be handling all the accounting, and business end of the company, and my hubby will be doing all the computer work. He is amazing when it comes to building, troubleshooting, and networking computers. I have never seen anyone as versatile in so many areas as the man I like to call hunny. But then again I AM partial to him. If you can't tell, I am also the talkative type. I didn't used to be, but I married a man who doesnt know how to shut up, and it rubbed off I guess.

[Crazycoja]

Hi Dlw0420! Where in Oklahoma are you? I'm in Oklahoma too. I'm 30 y/o and have 2 boys. My husband and I have been married for 12 yrs. I just found this site through hystersisters a couple of days ago so I'm new here too. Nice to see a fellow Okie. Hope to talk to you more!

[Bryton]

Hi Ladies,

I'm Tina. I live near Minneapolis. I am married with 3 children and a SAHM. I have two boys, ages 12 and 13 and the "little Princess" age 10 mos. We also have a very naughty Labrador Retriever. I like to cook and decorate. Shopping is always wonderful, too. I look forward to meeting you all.

Tina

[melissa]

Hello everyone! My name is Melissa. I live in south Alabama and love it here. I am not married but do live w/ my significant other. We have a total of 3 children. 2 are mine and 1 is his. Ages 10, 9, 7!
I recieved an email about this site from hystersisters. I loved the support I got there so I decided to come check this place out as well. Can't wait to get to posting!

[Rosebud]

Hi everyone! I just registered and thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Donna, and I was referred by Hystersisters. I've been married 22 years and have no children. I recently left my nineteen year job as a social services worker to return to school. I'm studying to be a paralegal.

Besides finishing school and getting a job, I'd really like to lose some weight and get more organized. I'm glad to be here and look forward to getting to know all of you.

[Lovebeing50+]

Hi everyone
My name is Mel and I live in Northern Wisconsin. I heard about this site from Hystersisters also. I am 53, married for 30 years, have 6 grown out of the house children and 6 grandchildren. I am soon to be unemployed and am taking some classes because I love to learn and would really like to get a degree (in what, I don't know!) as a personal goal prior to my turning 60. Hopefully, this site will give me a chance to engage in some conversations about things that affect all of us.

[Ramzilla]

Well, not alot to tell you. Been married for almost 17 years, and recently quit smoking.

Will post again when my mood is much better, life doesn't like me right now...

[SnowMagnolia]

I am 31, and live in Fairbanks Alaska. I love winter, and I do love living up here... even when it is -40!

I have 2 cats (siamese & burmese), 1 green iguana, and 1 boyfriend that works out of town quite a bit.

I love to read... and also to scrapbook. I'm a Creative Memories consultant, so that helps my scrapbook fix :)

[Iamnotasaint]

Just found this site and can't wait to see what I can learn from it. Wife to Amin and mother of Zuri. Currently living in CA. and homeschooling my 7th grader. We are also raising mini dachshunds for the first time.
Lisa :)

[mysticalwindow]

Hello
My name is Samantha. I live in Checotah, Oklahoma. I have been married for 10 years and have one 9 year old daughter. I am currently working on my teaching degree. Soon I will be a junior high Math/Science Teacher.
Great to be here. I am looking forward to meeting all of you.
Best wishes to everyone.

[crmson_lady]

Finally, I found an intro thread.

I'm Vonda, 26 yr old single parent to 3.5 yr boy. I'm a nursing student who will graduate in May with my BSN and begin work as a RN. I am currently employed as a SPCA/US at a local hospital.

I look forward to meeting new people and making new friends.

[futurekidnurse]

Hello everyone!!! I am Tanya. I live in Ohio. I work part time as a toddler teacher and love my job and the people I work with. I am also in pre nursing. I hope to get into nursing school in the fall. I want to be a pediatric nurse. I am married to my wonderful husband Scott and we have an adorable black lab daughter named Faith. I had a hysterectomy last year but hopefully will adopt some day. That is about it for now. I am so glad to see this board. It looks like so much fun.

[tinkerbell]

This isn't my first post, but it's the first time I've found this page! I was invited to join GGG by the HysterSisters site. I had a laparoscopic hysterectomy in 2001 (on my 44th birthday!) and have had 2 repair surgeries since then. Hopefully, I'm done with that now! :) I've been married to my best friend, Paul, for almost 29 years. We have 3 grown kids, and a delightful 5 year old granddaughter. Our youngest daughter won a battle with Lymphoma last year, and through that journey, life became more precious than before, and our priorities became crystal clear. Every day is a gift from God!

[KathieF]

Hi, my name is Kathie. I am from the beautiful state of Montana. I have two kids, one in high school, the other in middle school. I've been married (2nd time) for almost 4 years. Have a dog, a cat, and a box turtle to round out our menagerie.

Hope this site is as helpful as the HysterSisters site was for me while I was having my hysterectomy.

Glad to be here
Kathie

[mustang70racer]

Hi! I'm Debbie.
Life is good – I’m young enough to have fun, yet old enough to know what is important. God has been very, very good to me.

I've been married to the best for 25 years. We have a wonderful daughter who has turned out pretty great, thank you. She is married to a great guy, and they have been blessed with 1 kiddo. Being a GRANDMOMMA is a GREAT thing!! Motherhood is ok, but I had to be the meanie sometimes. Well, Ok. most of the time... Now, as the GRANDPARENTS - we can play and have fun all the time with our GRANDSON, and his PARENTS have to be the bad guys!! I really love my family!!

For fun, I like to go Drag Racing. I have a 1970 mustang that can do 8.45 in a quarter mile. My husband, Chris has a 1967 Ford Falcon that does 7.74 in the quarter. See http://www.abilenedragstrip.com and http://www.raceabilene.com if you like.
When we not RACING the car, you will find us right up close and personal at the starting line taking pictures of all the race cars. My husband and I do the website for ABILENE DRAG STRIP http://www.abilenedragstrip.com and all the pictures you will see on the site we have taken. We own Canon equipment and have gotten some very nice shots!
We also design websites. See the links from raceabilene.com to see some of the sites we have done. :)

[lacysma]

Hello to you all.
I am in Oregon just west of Portland. I am a ceramic artist, mom of 21 yr old twin daughters, both in college in Connecticut. I am a Dog lover (not all breeds, but a lot). We have a senior basset hound that is the queen of the castle and has always graciously allowed us to dwell in her midst...a spoiled dog would be an understatement.
I am fifty years old and love the Pacific Northwest, even the rain, at times. No rain, no green I always say!
All for now.
Cheers and Peace,
Jacki :p

[tweener]

Where in Italy was your daughter studying? My daughter has always wanted to study in Italy...but we were wondering about the elementary Ed program, and how that could apply, as this is her major as well...please let me know! Tweener

[quilter]

Hey where in Montana? I lived there for 20 yrs!

[Mousetop]

:) I am from Plano, Texas. I received an email from a Hystersister pal. This sounded like a great site.
I am been married for 20+ years. I have 2 sons. How do you get your teenagers out of the house? :( I have chronic depression. But, I when I am not depressed I am a very happy person ( as long as I have my meds:) ). Me and slim fast and Atkins are trying to lose weight. I just recently got a new job :D and am in training for the next couple of weeks and then we will see how it goes. I am really happy to be here, this looks like a cool site.

[joyinaz]

Hi my name is Joy, i am 35. I live in AZ for now. I have been married for 16 years. My dh is in the military. We have two awesome Sons. No more since i had my hysto in Dec 05'. We have a chichuahua, Sir Henery. I am originally from Alabama/Georgia. We have lived in Colorado, AZ, AL, GA, FL and he has been to Alaska and Australia. We have started our own homebased business. It is a pooper scooper business. We scoop poop for ppl. I don't know how we got involved in this...oh wait yes I do...it was my dh idea. Oh well.....go with the flow. I have a degree in Medical Office Management. I haven't worked outside of the home for over 2 years now. Now I work in my home....blah..lol...I love it. I love AZ. But we will be moving by the end of the year. Another adventure to look forward to. I love POGO. I love to read, play and have fun. I look forward to making some great friends on here.

[spunkyfish]

Hey Girls!

Received notification of this site through Hyster Sisters. So glad I found you!

Now for the introduction... I'm Barb and I've been married to my wonderful hubby, Jeff for almost 14 years. We live in Huntington Beach, California which is where I grew up. I'm very close to my family and we've all stayed in the H.B. area which makes holidays and get togethers easy. :) We were never blessed with children of our own. We have a 4-legged child named Abby who is a yellow lab and approx. 6 years old. I've battled my weight most of my life and am happy to say that the last fews years, I've lost almost 100 pounds and am 10 pounds from my Weight Watcher goal. When I reach my goal, it is my hope to become a Weight Watcher leader and share my journey with others. I work full-time as an Administrative Assistant and am fortunate to say that I LOVE my job! Hubby and I are currently remodeling our townhome. We are over 6 months into our project(s) and I'm hoping to be finished in the next couple of months. When I'm not working, I'm either at the gym taking a sculpting (with weights) or spinning class, or walking Abby on the beach. I'm also a huge fan of HGTV and love to work on my Creative Memories.

Looking forward to getting to know some of you and make a few friends.

[Shanon33]

Hi my name is Shanon and I am 33 years old. I have 3 girls ages 14, 12 and 9, and my husbands name is Bobby. I am employed as an accounting clerk for cocoa products. I am a member of hyster-sisters, which is how I know about this sight. I think that it is cool to have a place like this for women to share, and I am sure sometimes vent. I really look forward to becoming friends with you all.

[ItsAboutTime]

As many of us, I too was referred from the "other" site. That was a great resource for me when I had my hysterectomy 3 years ago. I'm glad that's behind me, but it was the best thing I ever did!!

Now for the introduction. My name is Kyla. I live with my DH in a NW suburb of Chicago. We'll be married 25 years this year. I have one child, 23 yo DS, who was recently married. My husband and I moved out of the house we'd lived in for 23 years and "downsized" to a 2100 sq ft townhouse (the term downsize is a joke!!)

I am the utility director for our local water department - I previously was in charge of water quality and now am in charge of the whole thing!! I just celebrated my 20th anniversary at my job this week. I love it!!

When I'm not working, I'm either at some meeting for one of the several not-for-profits that I associate with, or I'm reading, riding my bicycle, geocaching or scrapbooking.

I love life. I have a great attitude (it's one of the few things that is truly mine!). :)

I'm surfing around this site because I love to meet people (in person or on-line). Once I have an opportunity to "look around" I'll chime in again.

Nice to meet you all.

[noisynorris]

Hi, My name is Nancie, I am 46 years old and live in Martinez, California.
I am a mother of 3 grown children, Grandmother of one 2 year old boy and one 6 month old girl,
I am a full time Medical Assistant, avid scrapbooker and reader.
I was invited to join this site because I registered and used the hyster sisters site when I had a hysterectomy in Dec 2005. I loved that site and found it very useful. I am excited to be a part of this great site for women. I am already finding it very inspriational and motivating.

[shaz105]

Hi

My name is Sharon 29 yrs ol live in Sydney Australia have two sons name joshua 3 and Dante 10mths and have been married for 5 yrs.

I am not happy with my life at all ever since my father passed away and i have had my kids i have lost myself i am just a mother now i have have not worked in a long time i need to fin myself again

[SweetOceanBlue]

Hello Shaz105,
Welcome too the group. I can very relate to loving someone you love. On Feb. 15th was the 1st yr. Anniversary of my dads death. I'm alos married and have (4) children & two grandchildren. My husband is very supportive, which helps. Having lost my dad really hurts me very much, However I know he's in a good place. Yes the pain will never go away , but what keep me going is knowing that someday I'll be with him. Grief is difficult to overcome, but what really helped me is having the support of loved ones, most importantly I joined a Grief Support Group which is located at a local hospital in my city. Perhaps you may want to check in your area for a Grief Support Group. Please know that you're not alone, and I certainly will keep you in my prayers. Feel free to email me 'privately' if you desire. Take care of yourself.

Sincere Regards,

Michelle

[sk8ter]

My name is Lisa. I am 36. I have been married for almost 8 years. I have a great 16 year old son who is the apple of my eye. My son name is Terry. He plays the drums and electric guitarand is in the process of being involved with a band. His music is very good. My husband is also a very wonderful man. We both work at Walmart and enjoy it. I have a cat named smoochie who can be a ham. She has moments where she is so hyper that my husband and I spend the day laughing at her. I enjoy sketching,scrapbooking,painting and starting sudoku, I also play pool at a club where I live.

[buttercup]

sk8ter - I've started doing Sudoku puzzles, too, but I can only do the easy ones so far. I was looking at a book on how to do the logic and it was pretty much what I do so I'm hoping to get better. I haven't been working in over a year and I like to have something to work my mind.

[Jojo]

Hey Lisa,
I have a musician son as well, drums, guitar, and sings. He's been playing in two christian bands for years. He's about to take a break because of some low grades. That was a tough decision cuz I love to listen to him play. Isn't it great to see our kids grow?
Jojo

[justmisty]

:p Hi everyone, my name is tina aka justmisty. I found this group through histersisters which is a group I love and since they recommended I figured this would be just as great! I am a totally insaine mother of 4, 15yr old learning to drive son, whom is an amazing child--brains and behaves (have wondered if he is an alian but not gonna question it to mutch). I have a l2yr old daughter who if she could become a boy and not wear bra's she would be forever happy--she is a major barbie hater to. Then on to m children who challenge my sainity daily--my twin 8yr old boys with ADHD. I could write a book on their escapaides but we don't have time lol. I also have a dh of l8yrs who is testing me this weekend by comming home with a 4wheeler aka toy for himself after I turned down spending alot of money on family pics :eek: but thats another book to. I also work as a cashier at a home improv. store part time and I go to school at night to someday be a radiologist-if I can ever pass algebra! I love Nascar and my puter and my puppy shizu. I have fun dealing with surgical menapause symptoms, the twins adventures or temperments of the day, work, and school work :p

[Zasu]

Hi, I'm Bonnie. I'm 47 and share my house with my 26 year old college student son (who I'm beginning to suspect, plans on living with me forever...NOT). I also share my home with two cats, McDuff and Zasu and two little dogs, Toby and Casey. I am currently working swing shift in a laoratory (interviewing for a day job in the next couple of weeks). The job is boring and not a challenge, but the benefits are good and that is a priority for me right now. I have a degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management that I'm not using and I hope to be able to start taking some classes this year to add a business or marketing degree. I enjoy gardening (although you wouldn't know it to look at my yard right now), travel, cooking, and am currently learning to love exercise again. This looks like it's going to be a fun, helpful board!

[nitajaye]

Hello, my name Anita. Ilive in central Illinois. I move back here after spending 14 years in Jacksonville, FL.

I have been priveledged to adopt two wonderful little angels. My ds is 4.5 and my dd is 3.

I work in childcare as a toddler teacher.

My hobbies include playing with my children, reading, needle work, the outdoors and much more.

We have a guinne Pig named Sissy

[Cugie]

Hi everyone! I live in SD ca, and have 3 children. My husband is in the Submarine force. We have been married for many, many years! He is currently deployed, but him coming home is right around the corner! :)

Colleen

[Cugie]

Hi Ladies,

I'm Tina. I live near Minneapolis.
Tina

Hi Tina,

I am originally from Minnesota, born and raised there. I lived in Ely......
Colleen

[Tattooed Tinkerbel]

Hi Everyone,

I am a 30, married and have a 4 year old daughter. I was referred to this site from the awesome another site!!! I love chatting online and making new friends. I would love to connect to more women my age. I have a few girlfriends and alot of male friends but I feel like I am missing out on that girlfriend contact....you know like the ones you had when you were a teen!

[Seashell]

Hi all y'all, My name is Mary. I live in the Chicago suburbs, but about ten years ago I "discovered" the Florida Panhandle gulf coast. I love it there (except for the hurricanes). So I've decorated my condo up north here to look like a beach cottage. Plenty of shells, sand, and real gulf water that I've shipped home! Evironmental CDs of the sound of waves playing. Such a peaceful, relaxed feeling when I'm there. Guess some of that has to do with the fact that when I was there I was on vacation from work. I retired early, so now I'm home -- not working. So now I kinda get a little of the same feeling here as I did there -- except when I'm looking out at the snow and cold. I think of living there as living simply. That's not always possible here at home. Some of the problem I feel is that I've got too much STUFF -- and I just keep buying more stuff. Got to break that habit.

But something I buy and almost never regret is books. I buy far more than I'll ever read, but I love my books. I have put some $$$ into hardcovers on all kinds of subjects. Today I got a book on sale -- "Vestiges of Grandeur" about the Louisiana plantations along the River Road. I'd like to see more of the South.

[queenie]

Hi! My name is Michelle. I am 46 years old, married to Marc for nearly 26 years. We have 3 children all living at home, ages 24, 22, and 17. I live in MA in a small town approximately 25 minutes from Cape Cod. I am a Pediatric Nurse and Lactation Counselor in a busy office of 8 Drs, NPs and PAs. I love being outside, gardening, camping, reading and crafts. I absolutely adore vacations of any kind, anywhere, but especially cruises.

[Twiz]

I am new here too, I just love this site and have spent alot of time reading and wondering.
I am married have 2 sons , oldest is 22 and has left the happy nest and youngest is almost 19 and a college student, I now find I have alot of free time I am not sure what to do with yet.
I used to quilt quite a bit and am thinking about getting back into that, I am an avid scrap booker and rubberstamper. I have been married for 28 years am going to be 47 in a very short time ... Oh my how the time passes LOL
I work 4 days a week in a surgeons office but am currently looking to leave and find something 2-3 days a week with a bit more laid back setting.
I love to cook and like to make mostly comfort foods, I am also trying to get my 10 pounds off that have somehow crept up on me this past year, I love walking in the evenings usually 2-3 miles each night when weather permits right now its been bitter cold and snow so I have to settle for going to the gym.
I cant wait to be able to get back outdoors and garden and take walks.

[macasworld]

Hi, my name is Audrey and I live in Northern Ireland. Found a link to this site on another site!!! I am 37, married with 3 boys aged 8,11&13. I work with adults with learning disabilities and I just love my job!
I look forward to reading and contributing to the site.

[purplecat]

Hello everyone!! I am 30 yrs old, soon to be 31 on April 13th. I am married to Brian, who I started dating when I was 16. We have a beautiful daughter Sarah and she is my life. I am a stay at home mom and enjoy doing the mom thing very much (sometimes).Sarah will be the only child for me.

I enjoy being on line and chatting with new friends, shopping, dancing, listening to my radio very loud and laughing until my insides hurt.

hi i have a only daughter also. i also live in michigan. how old is your daughter.

[julies1022]

My name is Julie, if you did not already figure that out. I am very happily married for almost 18 years. We have 3 beautiful children. They are 12, 10 and 8. Two girls, one boy. They are my world. I am lucky enough to be a stay at home mom. I love my job. I am very involved in my church. I love to scrapbook and I love the computer. I enjoy being with my family. I come from a famiy of 6 children and we all still live in the same area. I hope to be able to find some fun friends on this site.

[Telseng]

Hello, My name is Terra , I recieved the message through Hystersisters. I live in Northbrook, IL. Married for 4 years this June. I have 2 boys 13& 14 from a previous relationship. A stepdaughter who will be 21 on 3/6 and my little guy 2yrs. I work full time as an Sr. Dept Administrator, my husband is a SAHD which worked out great for us. i'm in school part time studying for my Associates in Criminal Justice (graduation Aug 06, thank God). We have three cats Hairy, Kali and Christina.

[CocoinTX]

Hi! I'm Cindy, and I'm from a small town NE of Houston, Tx. I got an invite from the Hystersister site, and I so appreciate it, or I would have never known about this board. I had "outgrown" that site, and I'm so glad to have a place to go for all women. Thank You Kathy! (I was ck1210)

I am happily married for 31 yrs this May. I have a son, 26, and a daughter, 22. Both are are out of college and with jobs! :banana: :yahooo: We have furbabies; An australian shepherd, a dauchshund :dox: , and a very black cat. I am a huge animal lover.

My interest are: cooking , exericse ( I do Yoga, and walk or bike. ), aromatheraphy, reading books, reading natural health magazines, TV, travel, and my dogs.

I stay at home. An empty nester. I'm very independent, but love making new friends. I hope to get to know you all . The board looks wonderful and I have lots more to explore! :bliss:

Cindy

[GirlyGirl]

Hi. I'm Rhonda. I'm 41 and I've been married to a younger man for 12 years....he's seven years younger...get'em young and raise 'em right! I have two daughters....a 10 year old who is like Canadian Girl's daughter...she thinks she's a teenager. I also have a 6 year old who is sweet as sugar!

I spent 6 years in the Air Force and "retired" to go to nursing school..then the money ran out. I now work from home for a health care administrator and I've worked for them for 14 years. My husband works for the same company and has just been approved to come home and work also....say a prayer for me! :)

I enjoy reading....everything. And I love to watch TV...reality TV and home improvement shows are my favorites. I just recently had a hysterectomy and I discovered this site from the Hystersisters site.

I'm really interested in losing weight (100lbs at last count) and getting in shape. I used to be a runner....maybe I'll be running again in the future.

[JasmineDreams]

Born & raised in Alabama.... relocated to Florida about 15 years ago. Southern Gal! ~ Will be married 25 years in July. *woot! The Silver anniversary! ~ Have 3 sons. :) 23, 18, and the youngest is almost 17. ~ Have a "sweet" little doggy named Candy. ~ I started belly dancing about a year ago and it has brought great joy to my life. I am going to start publicly performing in April. I am sooooooo excited!
--- Came to this site through an invite via hystersisters.

Namaste,
~Jas

[ester 6" tall]

Hi all,

My name is Debbie. Here is my story.

I was born in 1959 (the end of the baby-boomer generation) in St. Boniface, a city that technically no longer exists. It is now part of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

I met my husband while volunteering for the Variety Club of Manitoba in 1986. We both are big into volunteerism. We married in 1988, had our daughter in 1992 (you know the 13 going on 30 age). We also have a dog named Max, that we picked up from the humane society about 4 years ago. He is a cross Border Collie/German Shepard. Lovely dog, perfect gentleman, but man, does he ever shed black hair on my almost white carpet (me and the vacuum spend time together almost daily).

I am really looking forward to getting to know some of you.

[Lady_B_smiles]

hi everyone, i'm Beth,i am 45 yrs young,married 25 years last fall (still love the MAN too!)we have 2 DD, the baby just turned 21 and my oldest is 23,they are beautiful women,happily starting their own lives.We live in southeastern Wisconsin.
{{waves hi to Kathy}} i have been a Punctured Princess since 2001.TAH cervical cancer. Thank Heavens i had the support back then! Hystersister.com a wonderful sight, i highly recommend it! thanks fellow sisters! any HRT time limit help out there? ;)
my life has had alot of changes...especially lately! feeling GREAT after all the hyster stuff is gone (knocks on wood) Life is good medically. as for my job, last fall 2 weeks before my 17 th year with a retail store, i was fired. i have been struggling with what i want to do now! my g/f support is fantastic! i've been helping out at a private daycare, and decided to go back to (insert bugged-out eyes!)SCHOOL. infant and child care, state certified, as to be able to possible relocate, finding a good job. DH and i are enjoying our ORIGINAL (not empty) NEST ,but was just informed the eldest is moving back home, temporarily!!! this too shall pass! lol
i have always loved crocheting and playing scrabble on yahoo. i can combine these acctivities, to make the most of my time!haha
i can "chat with the best of them" according to DH, so send me a message, say hi !
smiles :) and hugs to all
Beth
p.s. deceased animals....1 wonderful Belgun Sherpard dog, and three terrific cats! is animal-free at this time, but looking forward to retirement, and picking out our next pet(S) togeather!

[oldredmom]

Hi! My name is Leanne and I am a 41-yr-old SAHM to 3 - two girls turning 15 and 13 in the next week, and a DS (5 in May). I've been home for 5 years, but am going back to work on a casual basis soon. I'm so excited! I know I'll be a better Mom if I can have more regular contact with adults :)

I am an extreme hockey mom, as all my kids and DH play. We also have a hockey player billet. I have volunteered with our local hockey team for 4 seasons now. I've become quite passionate about a sport I've never played!

My other hobbies include reading, sewing, quilting, cross-stitching, and just about any other craft I can get my hands on. I have to exercise a LOT of restraint. I belong to several Yahoo groups, mostly around sewing and quilting.

One of my least favorite things is housekeeping. Can't quite figure that one out :D

Thanks for having me, looking forward to getting to know some fellow Canucks.

Leanne

[cgeorge]

hey! i,m new here. i have 2 kids, 11 year old girl and a 9 year old boy.i,m married for 13 years and i need to socialize with other people other then them. :D

[Schlunchlady]

One of my least favorite things is housekeeping. Can't quite figure that one out :D

Leanne

I think I have got this one down pat! Just keep the house in whatever condition that you find it! LOL!
ain't gonna work tho, is it?

Lou :)

[Ann]

Hi Jane,
I'm originally from Iowa and just wondered where in Iowa that you lived. Ann in Nebraska

[Ann]

Hi
I have 22 year old twin daughters, they are both in college. One is going to be a teacher and the other one is going to be a dental hygienist. Take care Ann from Nebraska

[DentalChik]

Hi, my name is Kellie. I am 33 years old and live in Phoenix, AZ with my husband of almost 15 years and my 8 year old little boy. I work as an office manager of a busy dental practice, and enjoy it most days. :D I started my dental career as an assistant in the back office with the doctor, so I know my way around fairly well. I am excited about this website, it seems really interesting.

In my "spare" time, I love to read, and really enjoyed watching Dancing With the Stars, when it was on. I don't have time to watch many other shows, but I really do like Magnum P.I., funny I know. I look forward to meeting lots of new friends!
Kellie

[caring442005]

My name is Julie and l live in Australia. l have been married for 19 years and have two teenage children. Clare is 16 and Anthony is 141/2. l am trained as a paediatric nurse but am unable to work due to bipolar disorder. l am spending my time looking after my family, walking and cuddling our dog Forest and doing my hobbies. l love knitting, cooking and have just discovered card making which is great fun. l hope to be reading the threads here often.
Julie

[Doris104]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Doris and I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, namely Concrete, Washington. If you want to see what I see from my backyard just ask. I could send you endless pictures of how beautiful it is here. I have been married to the man of my dreams for 5 years and acquired a 15 year old daughter about 9 months ago. I never expected to raise another teen after mine, but she's a pretty good kid as far as 15 yo's go. I work 20 hours a week in retail, and do accouting out of my house. (My DH is self employed) I am also starting to take some courses at college (50 was a real eye opener for me).

We have 2 neurotic cats that we dearly love and are great company. There is only one problem, my husband is a steelheader. Just in case you don't know what that is, it is someone who eats, drinks, sleeps and lives for catching a steelhead (an ever elusive fish (trout) that taunts even the most experienced fisherman), so I am looking for someone to talk with besides a 15 yo and cats. There is just so much you can say about how cute that boy is and the cats just think that they should be in charge.

I am looking for someone that can be a diet buddy, also. I really need to lose weight, but don't have someone that really understands how hard it is. So if you are really committed to losing weight, please email me. I like to cook, bake, pamper my pets, walk, and look at the beautiful nature that God has given us.

I sure look forward to hearing from anyone that can keep me sane in an insane world.

[wigenout]

:hello: My name is Heather. I am 30 years old. I am an only child. I've been married for 8 years to my high school sweetheart. We have a daughter, Liberty (nicknamed Libby) who will turn 4 on March 12. I live in Mobile, AL which is about 55 miles from the Gulf Coast.

:woohoo2: I graduated with my Master of Art in Teaching Elementary Education this past May. I am currently teaching 1st grade. It's tough being a first year teacher.

We purchased a new home last week. We are currently unpacking and buying things for the new house. It's a lot of fun. There will be alot of entertaining at the new house because we have a built-in bar and a pool. *party*

I love reading, playing online, creating websites, and sewing.

I can't wait to make new friends on this site and hopefully refer some current friends as well.

[cgeorge]

hi sorry i did not tell you where i was from. i,m currently living in newfounfound,labrador. cold winters, nice, short summers. the most beautiful spot to live. :p

[pandaruys]

Hello
I am Debra. I live in Ontario, Canada, right across the water from Detroit. I have been happily married for 6 years, and I have two boys aged 8 and 4. I have a German Shorthaired Pointer who is 5. (He is my middle son) I work part-time as a R.N., and I am in university full-time. I am finishing my undergrad in History. I plan on doing my PhD in History, and hope to publish one day as well.

I live to read, like to watch movies, and spend time with my husband and boys. I look forward to completing challanges, and especially meeting new people. This is going to be great!

[frecklesmom40]

Hi everyone. My name is Susan but most people call me Sue. I have a daughter who will be 14 in two weeks. I live in Potsdam New York. My daughter is involved in sports such as soccer, basketball, softball and is thinking of trying lacrosse. I like to watch sports, play games on internet, reading and bowling. My favorite baseball team is New York Yankees. Im deaf since birth. Im unemployed at the moment and Im hoping to find a job soon. Im thinking of trying to find a nice man to settle down with and try to lose some weight. I would love to hear from anyone that want to be my friend. :) Feel free to leave me a message and I will try to respond everyone!

Sue

[GrandmaX6]

I am almost 50. I work as a housekeeper at a local hospital. I like my job ok. It is my first job. I was a stay at home mom. I remarried last year to a great guy. His only fault is he won't argue. I need to argue now and then.I have to grown sons. One is a lead position in a large retail chain and one is a babtist youth pastor. I am proud of them both. My DH is a manager of a auto parts store. I live in the mountains of California. I am sitting here and have a foot of snow outside. Hope to meet other women to E mail . Grandmax6

[suzizack]

Hi , I am Jane from East Texas. I am 58, I have been a radiology tech since 1968, a mammographer since 1970, a CAT scan tech since 1980 an a MRI technologist since 1985 . I work at a local hospital doing MRI primarily. I have been married almost 31 years and we have 2 canine fur kids, Whacky Zacki and Suzisnakehips.
Hobbies include reading (just about anything! ) ,mineral makeup (specifically AL !) , and making my own skincare.

Have a nice day.. :)
Jane

[Aunty Vi]

Hi,
I'm Aunty Vi from British Columbia. I am an accounting clerk by day and an uncontrollable crafter/reader/tv watcher in any other free moment. Single, 43, no kids (although I do get to borrow a friend's), have 3 cats and a dog. My craft addictions are card making (I start my Xmas cards in July), One Stroke painting, beading, crocheting, knitting, cross stitch and anything else that looks fun. I may not do them all well but I give a darn good try. That's it for now. Hope to talk to everyone soon!

Vi

[KCGal]

Hi, I'm late in introducing myself. I'm an unconventional academic librarian (nope, I don't look a thing like the action figure) living and working in the Kansas City metro area, and a readingknittingAll-StarworkoutsjunkieRealityTVfan by evening. My husband and I have two spoiled furbabies - a black mini-panther named Carmen and a full-figured, tortoiseshell criminal-genius-in-training feline known as Meadow. Both were shelter adoptees. I'm currently trying to add more variety to my life and am hoping the challenges on this site will help.

Hope everyone's having a good weekend! :)
KCG.

[girlfriday]

Hi my name is Shirley and I am 37 and I live in Abu Dhabi which is in the Arabian Gulf. My husband is a pilot and we have been married for 15 years. We have a son of 12 and a daughter of 7 going on 17. We moved here recenctly and are still trying to find our feet. I am debating with my self every day as to whether I should go back to work now that the kids are at school (not that I am bored). Brandon is struggling to make friends at his new school and this is a major dilema for me...anyone have any ideas?

[girlfriday]

Hi my name is Shirley and I am 37 and I live in Abu Dhabi which is in the Arabian Gulf. My husband is a pilot and we have been married for 15 years. We have a son of 12 and a daughter of 7 going on 17. We moved here recenctly and are still trying to find our feet. I am debating with my self every day as to whether I should go back to work now that the kids are at school (not that I am bored). Brandon is struggling to make friends at his new school and this is a major dilema for me...anyone have any ideas? :(

[Pebbles]

Hi to everyone. My name is Karleen and I live in the southern tier of New York. Yes, it's winter here, we have about 8 inches of that nasty white stuff and its been bitter cold for a few days now. Today, I have cabin fever, can't seem to find anything I want to do. :confused:
I'm happily married, mother of 4 children, all grown now. My youngest is 19 and living at home.
My interest include chatting on the phone, reading, and I crochet a lot. I'm in the process of remodeling a bathroom, but need to wait to do some of it until I can open the window to let out paint fumes.
Hope to meet a lot of new friends here and get some useful info too.
Have a great day my new found friends! :D

[leslieak]

Hi Karleen,
My name is Leslie and I live in Norwich NY,as in southern tier do you mean Binghamton or that general area,if so we're practically neighbors!! Welcome to GGG and enjoy,I know I do

[RitaJo]

HI Karleen and Leslie
I live in Central NEW YORK. I'm 20 minutes from Utica, in a little town called Middleville.
RitaJo

[justmisty]

Hi Jane (aka suzizack) My name is tina (aka justmisty) I'm 39, and am currently in college to study to become a radiologist, I have a long way to go but would love to hear what it will be like when I finish and actually get to work as one!

[Twiz]

Hi Karleen,
My name is Leslie and I live in Norwich NY,as in southern tier do you mean Binghamton or that general area,if so we're practically neighbors!! Welcome to GGG and enjoy,I know I do
Small world I live in the Elmira/Corning area ... :)

[Mrs. Nice]

Hi,

Just a quick note to say hi, and I hope to meet some great people. I live about 1 hr. away from Vancouver BC Canada, and I enjoy my kids, (12, 10 years) walking, chocolate, reading. I have been married 14 years. I'm a country girl at heart and love to cook and try out new recipes.

Take Care,

Mrs. Nice

[Aunty Vi]

I too live about an hour away from Vancouver. In South Surrey to be precise. Walking.... I know I should but don't. Chocolate is the 5th food group, I love to read and I also love to try out new recipes. Were we separated at birth?

Hope to talk to you soon.

Aunty Vi

[anabelle]

Hi, I'm new too!
I currently live in the RTP area of North Carolina, but grew up in Delaware from a Utica/Frankfurt, NY family. I'm just starting back in school now that I'm "grown up" - 41 years young. I have 4 great kids - 14, 11, 9, and 7, a yellow lab and 2 dwarf bunnies so we have a full house! I started adult life as a computer science/math major, but having been out of the field I'm probably going to go for something different - I like to think I can still do pharmacy or physician assistant, but don't know yet if they take old people like me!

[Pebbles]

Glad to meet you Leslie and Rita Jo ;) I live in the small town of Prattsburgh. It's nestled between Naples, Hammondsport, Bath, just to name a few. Don't know if your familiar with the area. This is great, I haven't even really had a chance to explore much of GGG, but I'm excited. I don't have a lot of friends, and am hoping to meet a bundle of them here :D

[leslieak]

Pebbles,Rita Jo and Twiz,
Well this is a small world!!,I'm sure your all enjoying yourselves here as much as I have. Do any of you have hobbies,scrapbooking and card making are my favorites. I am also very addicted to my dog,a corgi named Tucker! I am 50 yrs old and work fulltime with developmentally challanged adults,I've done this for 27 yrs,I love it, but am lookin forward to retirement in about 5 yrs!! Nice to meet you all.

[Momma Rosie]

Hi, my name is Rosie. I live in Anoka, MN, and have for 13 years now. I've lived in several states: NY, PA, CO, IA, NE, TX, and WA. I consider Colorado my home, but haven't lived there since 1983. I was born and raised in Massena, and Plattsburgh, NY until I was 14, then we moved to Denver, Co.
I have 3 adult daughters; two that live in MN, and one that lives in VA. I also have 1 grandson and 1 granddaughter. I'm married to a man that has terminal lung cancer.
I love making new friends and acquaintences. I like several kinds of music (rock, oldies, country, soft-rock, "soul", classical, blues, and "crooning").

[RitaJo]

I just want to see if this post made it. I made 2 today and I can't see them. I will be back.

[RitaJo]

ok, this one posted, be back in the am, to post the others again.
I'm new on the computer, so still learning things.

[Kathy]

Hi RitaJo, Your post made it. Make sure you have logged in and checked the "remember me" box when yuo log in. Otherwise your cookies won't help you stay logged in... :D

[lraine]

Hi, I am Raine. I am 40 years old with 5 children. Only 2 of them are still living at home. I have a full time job as a buyer for 4 museum shops. I enjoy reading and telling people about the "good news". I love to travel to other countries. I am excited about being a part of this group.

[Ann]

Just wanted to let you know that I was born in Iowa and now live in NE. :)

[Momma Rosie]

Hi,
I was just wondering where in MN you live.....I live in Anoka.

[Liraelin]

Hi I am Liraelin and I live in Grand Prairie, Texas.

I am the single mother of two teenagers age 15 and 16. I work for an air ambulance service in the Business Development and Marketing department.

I love to cook, read and write. I love inspirational quotes and usually post one on the end of my Xanga Blog.

[RitaJo]

HI Everybody!!!
To Pebbles,Leslieak,Twiz,Anabelle
Anabelle, you live in my favorite state, maybe because I'm a NASCAR fan...You stated you are from around, Utica and Frankfort, I work in Herkimer, NY
Twiz, Do you live near the airport, that the NASCAR drivers fly into for Watkin Glen race? I think it's the Elmira one.
Leslieak, I worked for 10 years with developed challanged adults,I want to get into scrapbooking also. I have a black Lab, called Keno.
Pebbles, I have heard of Bath,NY.I wish I became a interior decorator years ago....I'm doing my bathroom in sea shells, and sea related things
To all the other ladies, I want to make some new friends, help you's and if I can help with gardening, I'd like to help. I live in zone 4,5.
Thank You Kathy for helping me!!
I work nites from 10 to 7am, so I read in the morning, and post later.
Have a great nite, day.

[mcquaigejohnsonbv]

:queen: Hi! I am Bernie. Recently, I had a birthday which made me 39. I live in Virginia. I am married with 3 sons. My husband has 2 boys from his first marriage, and I have one son from prior marriage. My husband and I both work for the same school division. He is in technology and I am an 8th grade English teacher.

For the past 2 years, I have had 2 major surgeries and 2 minor surgeries. This will be the first summer in 2 years where I will be free of surgeries and hospitals!!! I want to go to the beach!!!
Wish me luck!!!

God Bless each one of you! :)

[mcquaigejohnsonbv]

Hi! Please send me an inspirational quote!

Bernie