About Me

  • About Me: I am married with 4 grown children and 1 cat. My children's names are:Kevin(27)married to Fanny,Karen(25),April(23),Deborah(21)...my husband's name is Bruce.We have two grandchildren:Carl Daniel and Kevin Alejandro.The cats name is: ebony.We now have another grandchild,our first granddaughter:Aliana Carolina.She is so sweet and so feminine!

Books

  • Favorite Books: The Secret Garden,currently(The Advocates)
  • Favorite Authors: Anne Perry,Le Carre,
  • Recent Reads: Anne Perry mystery stories-beware,they are addictive!

Video Games

  • Games I Play: Wii golf, Wii wrestling(when available)
  • Gaming Alias: barbbaker1102
  • Servers I Play On: pogo.com
  • Favorite Classic Arcade Games: sudoku,word cube
  • Most Addictive: word whopper
  • Proudest Achievements: on lumosity

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: The Inn of the Sixth Happiness,Life w/ Father/Cheaper by the dozen
  • Favorite Actors: David Niven,John Wayne
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "pug dog thinking"from Life w/ Father:Fibber Magee closet
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Remington Steele series from TV

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Israeli
  • Favorite Dishes: my spaghetti
  • Favorite Desserts: baked oatmeal,wheatgerm,sliced apples,and applesauce
  • Favorite Drinks: iced tea wih cinnamon and mint; iced coffee w/vanilla
  • Favorite Junk Foods: tacos at Jack in the Box
  • Best meal ever: King Ranch Chicken
  • My Original Recipes: Heavenly Hash
  • Favorite Restaurants: Hung Kee
  • Foods I hate: eye of fish,cat,dog,possum

Television

  • Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Friday Night Live
  • Favorite Episode: Remington Steele;Murder ,She Wrote
  • Characters you relate to: Jessica (murder,she wrote)
  • Favorite Theme Song: Pink Panther
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Murder, she wrote;Remington Steele;Gilmore Girls;Golden Girls;Pink Panther;Mr. and Mrs. North;Friday night live

Travel

  • Places I love: Israel,Gibralter(WWII tunnels),London
  • Places I've been: Israel,London,Roatan,Cancun,Jamaica,Canada,Scotland,Hawaii,Minnesota,Texas,Arkansas,Oklahoma,Georgia ,Indiana,England,Spain,France,Vatican,Gibraltar
  • Places to see before I die: Alaska,Canada,Scotland,Wales,Ireland,Israel again
  • Dream Vacation: Spain and Italy-cruise

More About Me

  • Nicknames: barb...when I was a child:Scottie
  • Nationality: White Anglo-Saxon (American)
  • Religion: Christian
  • Heroes: various:Wonder Woman(she died in LW),Biblical heroes
  • Interests: ear ring making & other jewelry projects,healing(all sorts)
  • Expertise: volunteer in public schools,prayer,donating to various organizations,running garage sales,
  • Occupation: full time housewife,prayer warrior,friend
  • Industry: home and schools and whereever God asks me to pray for

Style

  • Where I shop: Ten Thousand Villages;Ross;
  • Brands I love: Sag Harbor
  • I like to wear: pant suits and jackets
  • Can't live without: dress-up clothes
  • Prized Possessions: evening dress(black w/silver)
  • Guilty Pleasure: shopping w/ my daughters

Memories (2)

  • barbbaker1102
    I remember how much I loved my grandfather(who lived with us)...I used to follow him around everywhere.He was a quiet man,very loving.He loved to garden and to work with his hands.He shared those interests with me.He and I planted strawberries one year and he patiently kept them covered with chicken
  • barbbaker1102
    Actually , the year was 1945..my dad had just died.I was a year old.We had driven to Minneapolis to stay with my Dad's parents(my grandparents).My Mom and brother, the only people I knew, left to go out the back gate to go sledding.I had just awaken from a nap and all I saw was them going through a