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Several people have graciously awarded me the



You are supposed to pass it along but I've decided that if you want to do a post as a get to know you just grab the award and list 7 Random things we might not know about you...

1.  I was the oldest of seven children. There was two years between each child, and the sequence was girl, boy, girl, boy, girl--then a six year break-girl, boy.  I enjoyed being the oldest, the privileges and responsibilities made me feel grown up.

Top left--Me,Junior in high school, then siblings by age clockwise.
Parents in center.

2.  I was married in France to an Air Force sergeant that I had met in Denver. Following the laws of France, we had to be married by a French official in a civil ceremony and then by the Air Force chaplain in the base chapel. 

3.  I drove a school bus for eleven years.  I loved working with the children, even the high schoolers. I called it quits when things got too political.  The last straw was when I took a knife away from a kindergarten child, called the school on my radio, they notified the parent, who threatened me for taking something away from his child, and the school didn't back me up--afraid of racial profiling.


4. I am now retired, but had a mosaic work history starting with being a nanny when I was thirteen, then sold jewelry, Avon, then got my nursing degree, and a degree in Medial Business Management.  Finally, I retired after working as the practice manager for a neurology clinic.  I always enjoyed working, enjoying the challenge of making a business a success.


5. I am a multi-media artist.  I love to paint, make collages, alter books, make memory books, build scale miniatures, sew, make cards, and Artist Trading Cards (ATC).

"Dance of the Spiders"
Hand stamped textile with fibers and cast medallion

Miniature quilt 15" x 22"

"Change"
Collage--Acrylic with stamping

Scale miniature houses--Scale 1"=144'
Made of wood, working windows, wallpapered

6. I am curious, inquisitive, imaginative, and a dreamer.  I love to explore.  I can find beauty in most anything.


7.  I love to take pictures with my little point and shoot camera. And I love to write.  I am currently working on a book about my early life.  Excerpts are regularly posted on my blog.