About Me

  • About Me: Old lady still trying to figure out what to do when (IF) I grow up...

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Princess Bride, Fargo and more
  • Favorite Genre: Comedy
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: Yippee-kie-ay.....(expletive deleted)
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Kathy Bates (current age), the youthful me: Dakota...?

Travel

  • Places I love: Caribbean (any of the islands) Michigan Upper Peninsula Jamaica Dominica California Coast
  • Places I've been: Hell, Michigan Panama Canada St. Kitts Jamaica Bahamas Puerto Rico Dominica St. Martin Tortula Barbados Martinique San Francisco New York City Washington, D.C. Florida Louisiana Colorado Minnesota Kentucky Georgia Tennessee Arkansas Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia West Virginia Chicago Toronto, Canada Disney World (Florida) Niagara Falls
  • Places to see before I die: Africa (just about any nation) Grand Canyon Ireland Cuba
  • Dream Vacation: A tropical island with my husband, some rum, and nothing but time.

Television

  • Favorite Channels: Don't have cable, not many choices
  • Favorite Reruns: Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Most Addictive Show: American Idol, Heroes
  • Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Conan O.
  • Favorite Theme Song: Greatest American Hero
  • Show I Secretly Watch: Deal or No Deal

Style

  • Where I shop: Goodwill
  • I like to wear: Jeans and Sweats
  • Can't live without: flannel pajama bottoms and my Crocs
  • Prized Possessions: Leather fringed vest from Uruaguay in 1970. HIPPIE!
  • Guilty Pleasure: wife beater tee shirts

Video Games

  • Games I Play: Pong
  • Consoles: hahahha!
  • Favorite Characters: Ms Pacman
  • Favorite Classic Arcade Games: Q-Bert
  • Favorite Soundtrack: Super Mario

Music

  • Favorite Lyrics: Nobody loves me but my Mamma and she could be jivin' too. (BB King)
  • Guilty Pleasure: Bluegrass
  • Band I wish I was in: Dixie Chicks...today. Depends on my mood.

Food

  • Favorite Desserts: Too many to list.
  • Favorite Drinks: Diet Coke, Good Mocha, Iced Tea, Tequilla
  • Favorite Junk Foods: (Hate to admit it) Cheese Curls
  • Best meal ever: Any of the home made meals Marva cooked in Jamaica
  • My Original Recipes: I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you...top secret.
  • Foods I hate: Radishes. Never could get one down.

College

  • School Name: Lake Michigan College
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 2007
  • Attended: 2005 - 2007
  • Degree type: Bachelors
  • Major(s): Office Administration
  • Greek: ΦΘΚ
  • Sports: Olympic Coffee Guzzling, marathon homework sessions every Sunday evening, Juggling job, family, and classes.
  • Organizations: Honor Society (Summer Comes Lardie aka: summa cum laude)

High School

  • School Name: Belding Area High School
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 1974
  • Organizations: Band Drama Choir Nerd Hippie

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Mom, Grandma, the old bat
  • Nationality: Heinz 57
  • Religion: Organic Christian
  • Heroes: My Dad, my kids (including daughters-in-law), Mother Teresa, Ghandi, Steven Hawkings, and many more.
  • Interests: colored glass, storms, quirky people, shiny things, procrastination, oddly shaped trees
  • Expertise: Yeah, whatever!
  • Occupation: Education/training
  • Industry: Education/Research