Gender	Female
Occupation	Wife, Mom, Writer,
Location	Midwest, United States
Introduction	We have five kids currently 13, 12,10, 8 and 6. My house is full of noise and laughter and seven people who speak with an Ethiopian accent in order to communicate poorly with one another. We want to see the world and stop at all the crap shacks and kitchy spots along the way.
Interests	Reading great children's books, Reading great anything, writing, adoption, entrepreneurship, encouraging my husband, raising great kids
Favorite movies	Who has time for movies???
Favorite music	I'm an 80s girl!, I also love Lonestar, Los Lonely Boys, Carrie Underwood, Denver and the Mile High Orchestra, Big Band, Swing
Favorite books	What a Girl Wants, Pride and Prejudice, Kissing Adrien, Gone With the Wind, To Kill a Mickingbird, Peace Like a River,

If you were a pirate, how would you avoid laughing when saying "poop deck"?

I wouldn't. My son would make sure I cracked up every time.