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 A few things about me....

 

 I was born during the 60's era when everything was  peace, love and  definitely GROOVY.  In case you don't  know what "groovy" means, it  basically means the same  thing as "cool" or "awesome".  And if you drove  one of  these:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Oh yeah . . . .  you were the epitome of grooviness!

 

 I'm the youngest of four kids and back then, our tv looked  something like  this: 

 

 

                            . . . a nice big, chunky set that rested on the floor.  Notice                               the knobs at the bottom? That's right! . . . one actually had                             to GET UP to  change the channel or adjust the volume.  NO REMOTES  here!  And speaking of channels, there were only 3 or 4.   NO satellite, NO cable and NO streaming.  Getting a really good signal  with  the rabbit-ear antenna was  considered high-definition.

 

 I was born in San Antonio, Texas, but my first clear  memories where when  we lived on Johnson Air Force Base  in Tachikawa, Japan.  I remember the  snow, the cherry  blossoms and I especially remember hearing the roar of  Mr. Blackmon's car when he came to pick up Dad for  work!

 

 Oh and this mountain . . . 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 It's actually a dormant volcano called Mount Fujiyama (or  Fuji for short).  "Dormant" means it hasn't erupted in a  long time..but could erupt again. My  family visited a little  town at the base of the mountain called Niko.

 

 We moved back to San Antonio when I was 6 years old  where I attended  Adams Hill Elementary School which was just down the street and around  the corner. I also attended E. M. Pease Middle School and Oliver Wendell  Holmes High School (Sic 'em Huskies!). 

 

 Looking back...I can't remember a time when I DIDN'T have  a pet.  We  could  have dogs, birds or fish, but no cats and  definitely no rats!  Incidentally,  Mom's definition of Rat = mouse, gerbil, hamster, guinea pig or  ANYTHING  THAT  COULD BE MISTAKEN for a mouse, gerbil, hamster or  guinea pig!

 

 Fast forward to today . . . .

 

 Pets are still a HUGE part of my life.  My husband Oliver,  daughter  Gabrielle and I live with a flock of birds (parrots  to be exact), so without  further ado, I present to you (left to right): Samson, Casper, Sunny, Mango, Hershey, Hemingway and Nigel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                

 

 It sounds like a jungle at my house around 4pm!

 

 Along with these guys, we have 5 dogs, 4 goldfish (BIG  ONES!  Big enough  to need a 150 gallon aquarium!) and 4  Cichlid fish.

 

 When I'm not busy with family, work, church or pets, I like  to read, watch  home design shows or do crafty stuff.  I particularly like needlework but  will try anything I think looks pretty.

 

 Story ideas usually come to me at night when it's quiet.  I received my  storytelling genes from my Mom who is a wonderful storyteller in her own    right.

 

 I hope to be like her when I grow up!