Gender	Female
Industry	Non-Profit
Occupation	Homemaker
Location	Florida, United States
Introduction	I was born and mostly raised on the prairies of Montana and southern Alberta, though I won't say I 'grew up' there. My parents met at a college dance on Friday the 13th and were engaged 10 days later. She was a student, he was in the Air Force. Dad went back east and mailed Mom a tiny little diamond ring. They were married that November, and their 'honeymoon' was driving to D.C. It could have been a portent of the future. Dad changed jobs a lot, Mom was a schoolteacher, and could get a job anywhere Dad happened to find a job that struck his fancy. We (I have a brother 14 months older and a sister 7 years younger) moved almost every year from the time I was 7 till I left home in 1974 at 18. Two years in a row in the same place was NOT the norm. The nomadic years became a template for my life, up to and including marrying a Sailor when I was 29. We raised our Lovely Daughter at five different duty stations from Maine to Hawai'i.I have a good life now that My Chief is retired, I'm a Happy Little Grandma Daycare. I've finally made friends I won't be forced to move away from, and I don't worry anymore about what the next house/commissary/neighbors might be like.
Interests	Spending time with my granddaughter, smooth-water kayaking, gardening, taking care of the cats, 12-Step Recovery, Personal Growth Retreats, wishing I was in Montana or Wyoming, spiritual growth - not necessarily in that order
Favorite movies	Taking Chance, To Kill A Mockingbird, A Christmas Carol (the one from the 50s), True Grit, Open Range, Secondhand Lions, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Maltese Falcon, 28 Days, The Wizard of Oz
Favorite music	Skynyrd, Van Zant - Southern Rock, Country, patriotic music of all kinds, & surprisingly enough, I've got a thing for some of my son-in-law's headbanger stuff, too.
Favorite books	To Kill A Mockingbird, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, The Honk and Holler Opening Soon, The "Odd Thomas" books by Dean Koontz,

Foxes are clever and tigers are cunning. So, what's your cat's safety school?

My cat's too cool for school.