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Mina

     First off you should know that, at least in my house, I am omnipotent and omniscience.  They doubt me, until they need something.  Then, I'm the knower of all the things, the finder of all the things, the keeper of all the things.  I am also the killer of all the things, the cleaner of all the things and, though my husband is a carpenter, the fixer of most of the things.  This is an inherited mom/woman ability.  Like multi-tasking.


     I'm also a wife and mother of 3.  (Though I think a lot of women will agree there isn't a whole lot of difference.)  My kids are far from being little anymore at 15, 14 and 12.  Eeek!  I know, right.  It seems it wasn't long ago Moira and I were trying to figure out the source of the finger "paint" our 4 year olds were using.  Shudder.  Yes, that story will be used for embarrassment in the future.  Oh, yes.

     But, I digress.  Which I tend to do quite often.  Moira is the more organized of us.  I thrive on chaos...organized chaos mind you, but chaos none the less.  I love things neat, but keeping them that way is a whole other ball of wax. C'est la vie.

     I wasn't a big reader as a child, but I could daydream circles around most people.  Still can.  If I could get that to translate into writing I'd be golden!  I read mostly romance.  I do love Dave Barry and Erma Bombeck.  I read and enjoy Tolkien.  I read the way I watch movies, to be entertained.  I don't want to have to use a notepad, slide rule and an astrological chart to keep track of what's going on.  That doesn't rate on my fun-o-meter.  A lot of laughs, things that blow up, and nice eye candy are on my list of things that are fun.

I hope you enjoy our blog, and that I can entertain you as well as I do the crowds in my head.  
They just love me.

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