I post about Kei all the time.† She said to me the other day, “You never really post about yourself”.† So here it is.

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I am tall, 5í 10î.† I hated it when I was younger.† High school is not so great for a girl taller than most of the boys.† I love it now.

I am a Diet Dr. Pepper addict.† I admit I have a problem. My friends know this.† I do not apologize.

I have an 11 year old daughter who I love more than Diet Dr. Pepper or anything.† She has changed my world.

I am a single Mom.

I work from home.† I have a very cool job.† My boss owns a trailer Cast rental business in Los Angeles.† I run it.† It has its ups and downs.† Right now it is down.

I use to work for Public Schools.† I was a Job Coach.† I worked with Special Education kids in high school helping them to find jobs and then coaching them until they felt comfortable.† I loved it!

I lived in San Francisco for 2 years.† I was constantly amazed by everything I saw.† It was beautiful and interesting and full of surprises.† I spit off the Golden Gate Bridge, I rode bikes in Golden Gate Park, I lost myself in Chinatown, I rode the BART, I rode a ferry for the first time, I strolled around Haight-Asbury and much more.

While in San Francisco I got the sweetest job ever.† I worked for Manex Visual Effects; † the special effects company who did the effects for ìThe Matrixî.†† I watched them build the overpasses and road for the filming of Matrix 2 and 3.† I stood in the phone booth used in the movie.† We had meetings at the table used in ìWhat Dreams May Comeî.† We also did the work on ìCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragonî, ìMission Impossibleî, ì What Dreams May Comeî, among others.† It was a very cool job.

I sat in California, on the phone with my Mother watching the 2^nd plane crash into the WTC.

I had my heart really broken for the only time in California.† I survived.

I have always believed in God, but it took my child and an amazing church to bring me back into church. It has changed my life.† I have so much faith now, so much joy.

I love nature.† I am fascinated by insects and their lives.† The more I read, the more I want to know; wasps and bees and dung beetles and cicadasÖ. There is just so much to learn.

I love History.† It amazes me to learn how people lived centuries ago.† I find it unbelievable that ancient Egyptians had a form of indoor toilets and my great aunt still had an outhouse when I was very young.† Of course it isnít only toilets that I love about History. 😉

I love movies.† I have always been a lover of movies.† I still do, however lately they are more of the PG and PG-13 variety. ††It is very rare that I allow Kei to watch a R rated movie.

I have never liked Horror movies.† I blame it on the fact that my Mother watched ìThe Bad Seedî on TV when she was pregnant with me.† She was horrified that I was going to be born a ìbad seedî and her fear must have penetrated into the womb. †Lucky for her I was such a good girl. 😉

I had 2 brothers growing up who played every sport imaginable.† I spent most summers at the baseball field.† I spent Sunday afternoons in center field running after balls that my brother would hit at batting practice with my Daddy.

I was a cheerleader in Junior College.† I tried out, made it, practiced all summer and then decided to go to a 4 year college.† A boy was involved in my decision.† I was silly then.

I was homeroom Mom the 2 years Kei was in PS.† Kei loved PS, never had a problem; but while she did fine there, she soars at home.

I am a bit of a computer geek.† Especially regarding online games.† The first one I ever played was a MUD called Realms of Despair. It was all text and I loved it.† I try to explain to Kei how awesome it was and she canít even imagine an all text game.† I beta tested the first ever 3D online game, Meridian 59 and still play it.† I have played tons of online games over the years.† Underworld, Everquest, WOW, Guild Wars and more. †Kei had a character on WOW at age 3.

On May 10^th, 2008 I lost my sweet Mother.† I had dreaded it my entire life.† My Mother was the single most influential person in my life.† She was the best Mother anyone could have.† She always believed in me no matter what.† Although it has been almost 3 years, I miss her every day.† I still talk to her when I have problems.† It helps me.

My first memory was lying in a crib with big boxes surrounded me.† I remember white walls.† I was 6 months old when we moved.† People think there is no way I could remember this, but it is MY memory nonetheless.

Sometimes I canít remember what happened 3 days ago!

Homeschooling is the best thing I have ever done.† Hands down!

I used to have a clothes addiction.† Not really, but I was very aware of what I wore.† I always wanted to stand out, be different, make everyone turn and look. ††This was in my 20ís and 30ís.† In high school I was more “one of the herd”.† We went out a lot when I was 20ís ñ 30ís.† I dressed a little wild.† Maybe that is where Kei gets it?† Now clothes are not so important.† I still like them, but shopping is not one of my favorite things.

Reading is something I could not imagine living without.† I am a reader.† You either are or youíre arenít.† I can remember so many summer afternoons that my Mother would put my baby brother down for his nap and we would lie down in my bed and she would read to me.† Lovely stories about secret gardens and toads and fairies.† I still read to Kei.† If I donít have a book to read I get crazy.† Even if it is one I have read before, I must have those pages to pick up whenever I want to read.

My favorite authors change quite a bit.† I love Stephen King, Elizabeth Berg, Harlan Corben, James Patterson, Janet Evanovich and more.† It is impossible to choose my favorite book but I always loved ìThe Talismanî by Stephen King.† The idea of another parallel world that only certain people could ëflipí to always intrigued me.† As soon as I publish this I will think of 20 authors I canít believe I left out.

When I was young I wanted to be an archaeologist and I am still very interested in it.

My friends are very important to me.† Both near and far.† They are the first people I want to share joy or sorrow with.† They make life so sweet.

I still love to go to the playground and swing.† I love to go really high.

I love to find a great Television series that I have never watched and watch them all the way through.† I have discovered Gilmore Girls, Alias, Firefly, Veronica Mars, Monk, Saving Grace and more this way.† I love witty shows with great dialogue.† Gilmore Girls is my favorite TV show of all time.

I love musicals.† I havenít always loved them but do now.

I watch a few TV shows religiously; Castle, The Big Bang Theory, Glee, Modern Family, The Middle.† I also am a closet reality show junkie.† Not all shows, just a few.† Hush! Don’t judge!

I love to cook.† I havenít always loved to cook, when I was young my Mother would never allow me in the kitchen.† She was afraid I would get ëhurtí.† When I first got married I couldnít cook at all.† There were burned boiled eggs, inedible meals.† Now I love to cook.† I have never liked baking but since Kei likes it so much, I am getting more into it.† I really want to learn to cook authentic Italian.† Anyone have a great website?

If I had unlimited money I would love to travel, to help people in other countries, to be Nomads with Kei, around the globe. †The places I would go firstÖItaly and then Greece.

I would also love to be a Renaissance Faire follower.† Complete with a craft booth of some kind, outfits and all the things that go with it.† I told you I am a bit of a geek. 😉

I am at a place in my life where I have peace.† Not every day, not all the time, but most of the time.† It took a long time to get here, but it was worth the wait.

ìYou can’t do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth”† †Henry Louis Mencken

“Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.” Henry Van Dyke