My family

This is my most wonderful, kind, patient, loving man that I have the great honor to call my husband, Mark. He is and will always be the true love of my life. A very wonderful gift from God above, that is my husband and I thank God everyday for him.

Also in this picture is our grand-daughter Bailey. She is an absolute joy for us to spend time with her. Mark is not very emotional outwardly, but the look of his face when she smiles at him or recognizes him is beyond explanation! He would give his live for her is needed. The dog in the picture is Tessa, one of out Shi-tzus.

This is my youngest son, Alex. He is now 20 years old and in college. He is a unique creation and gift from God. He is his father's son! I know God gave him to us for a very special reason and we love him and are very proud of him. He is a strong man of God and I truly believe that God has a very special job for him.

This is my mother and father. Two of the most wonderful people that God placed on this earth. They worked hard the whole life to give my brother and myself a good life. I owe them more than I could ever repay them, and I thank God that he gave me to them to raise.

These pictures of of my brother, Carter and his wife, Allyn and daughter Addison. These were taken at is very early birthday party, 40th. Carter and Allyn are such fun to spend time with, I only wish we lived closer. And my niece, Addison, makes me feel young as we dance around the hallway. I love them all so much!

This is my father and mother-in-law with me and my husband. They live in Gatlinburg and are two of the most positive people I have ever met in my life. I am not sure of what kind of daughter-in-law I have been to them, but if I have fallen short of their hopes or have ever hurt their feelings, I know even if nothing is said, they forgive and truly forget. They are wonderful, loving people.

Below is my oldest son, Nick and his family. His lovely wife and my daughter-in-law, Nicole and their daughter, my grand-daughter, Bailey. Nick and Nicole have been married over 3 years and were together either as friends or boyfriend/girlfriend seems forever. They met when Nick was in either 4th or 5th grade at St. John's School. Nick is a teacher and soccer coach as well as a devoted husband and father. Nicole is in real estate and loves to cook and has wanted to be a mother for as long as I can remember and she is doing a wonderful job with Bailey. I am not sure what kind of mother-in-law I am, but I pray they know I am here if they need me and that I pray for them everyday. Bailey is the absolute joy of my life. I would do anything I could for her as would her grandfather, Mark and her Uncle Alex.

Well, this is my family. Family is the first institution that God created. He created it before the church, so logic would say that it is very important to him. When we leave our family that we grew up in and marry - there by joining the two families- families grow. Whether you are directly related or the "in-law" don't forget that your parents and your spouses parent and siblings are all part of your family now. And family will always be there for you, just as God meant for it to be. I know my family is here for me and I believe they all know I am here for them!

Family love is a love that is beyond explanation.

Pain

In our world today, there are so many different pains. There is physical pain, mental pain, emotional pain and heart pain. Most pains come and go. Some are worse than others, some last longer than others, and some go away completely, and still some never go away.

The ones that often don't go away are from what I call heart pain. They are pain caused by those that are close to us, those who we love and trust. Often they do not even know they are causing pain and unfortunately sometimes they know they are causing the pain. For some unexplainable reason they seem to take joy in causing the pain, like it gives the control or payback for something that really no longer matters.

How do we deal with that pain? If you go to that person, they act like it was not on purpose, or they brush it off as "you should not feel that way" or "don't let it get to you" .

Some pain is so deep that although you want to let it go, you don't know how. For some people they can just just go on and ignore the pain and the person causing it, for others it becomes so overpowering they choose to take the life God gave them. In both cases, I feel sorry for them.

As I see it, either case does not have God in their life, so they handle it wrong or don't handle it at all.

If you have a family, and you have extended family through "in-laws" you have felt the pain of the heart. Those that are the closest to us are the ones that can hurt us the most. Why? Because we open our hearts to them. We open our lives; therefore, giving them the chance to hurt us. When (not if)... when it happens how will you handle it?

Jesus tells us to give it to him, place it at his feet and forgive it and them forget it. For me, personally, forgiving is not the problem, but forgetting is somewhat harder. Some will say that if I have not forgotten it, then I have not forgiven. I disagree with that, we can forgive them and with time forget it also. As long as we do not act or bring up the hurt or try to get revenge, then

with time we can forget.

We each have our own situations that we deal with on a daily basis, happiness, sadness, hurt, helping other and hopefully healing. I will make a deal with you if you are reading this:

I will pray for healing for your pain, and you pray for healing for my pains too.

Father of all Heaven and Earth,

May God heal the pains of all those that read this blog. May each heart be open to the love of God. That each person will be filled with the loving, forgiving and healing spirit that only the God of heaven can provide.

Amen

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Frustrations

During a time in life, when most people think of slowing down, I have actually taken on a more demanding job. I have to admit that I love the job, but it is still very physically demanding. Mentally I could do most of it in my sleep, as I have managed several type of businesses and it seems to be what I can do very well, but the physical demands I am getting use to again. I have been out of the movie business on a full time basises for over 2 years and now that I am back into movie managing full time, my body is having to reacquaint itself with that part of the job. Walking for up to 8 hours at a time with very few chances to sit down, cleaning theatres, getting stock, helping customers, watching employees to make sure they are on top of things and keep them motivated to do their best, all falls into a day at work for me.


My belief in management is to lead by example, am I perfect at it no, but I try. If you, as a manager are not helping when help is needed, then how can you expect your employees to step up and try to do their best? How can you expect them to respect you and your authority over them. Yes I understand that the authority part is suppose to be a given, but which is better- to basically tell them, "Do as I say, not as I do- because I said to do it." Or "Do as I say because I do it too." You may think that I am looking for their approval or friendship and that is why I get my hands dirty and help the employees do their job, plus I do mine, but that is not it. When I do my job to the best of my ability and help them to get their job done when they need help, or I make sure that what they need to do their job is ready for them, then it makes my job easier in so many ways.


Another belief I have as a manager is that we should be like coaches, team builders! If my team of employees care about their job and each other and the management staff, then guess what..... there are better results when we are checked by corporate! How do you do this "team building" you may ask, well there are several task that you as a manager must perform. First is you have to look at yourself. The Bible, which should be the guide to live by says in Matthew 7:3 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"(NIV translation). In short look at yourself first, what needs to change there first? Do you need to first step up and do your job as a manager better? The second thing I believe is vital is praise to the staff. How can you praise them? Look for things they do the way it is correct to do and thank them. Thank them at the end of the shift, of if they have done something that is especially hard or not very pleasant to do. Pats on the back are always welcome if if you think they really are not that kind of person. Humans in a lot of ways are the same and we all need those stokes, the praises, the affirmation that what we are doing is right and good. While you are looking for ways to praise and thank employees and other managers, you and also start to treat them with RESPECT! The old adage of you get more flies with honey that vinegar is very true. How much further would you get with someone if you ask rather than demanded. Manager that thrust their authority on others, usually are afraid of loosing it. They may have the authority in name, but it will always be an uphill fight for them to get things done. Their will always be conflict. Often this type of manager lives by the saying, "Do as I say, not as I do." because they are too lazy to really do the work.


Lastly, to build a team from your employees, contest are always fun. There are so many ways to reward them. It usually does not take a big expensive thing, but one that is a gift, not $$ off something if you buy something. There is always team within the employees that can compete for the title of the best at ...... well whatever you need to work on improving. The contest and team competition can be used to train or re-train so that employees improve in the areas you need and they have some fun doing it. By the time the contest or competition is over, they have performed the task often enough that it is now habit and you can move on to the next item that needs improvement.


You know I have been not yet addressed the title of this post and that is FRUSTRATION!


As a manager, the most frustrating thing that comes up is working hard while other managers, don't pull their load and you end up doing both your work and theirs. Plus, in all honesty, except for maybe 3 managers and a 3 - 4 employees, I am old enough to be everyone there's mother and I can run circles around them, at least when I am concessions manager or floor manager.


Where is the work ethic? Why are they so lazy, even other managers will be sitting doing nothing while a few of us pull the load. You just want to scream when you are sweating and you walk into a back area to get something and you find another manager, on a cell phone, or when you need help, they have disappeared. There is so much more, but if I go into much detail, it may be apparent that my frustrations is aimed at one person and that would not be professional!


So in short, look at yourself for faults before you point the finger, treat others with respect- whether they are above or below you in the pecking order, give people praise (look for things) and lastly stick with the adage, "Do as I Do and I will not ask you to anything I would not be willing to do myself or help do."


Managing is very similar to being a parent. In both positions you train, praise, support, learn to trust and respect, then start the process all over again, sometimes on the same point, remembering that Proverbs says that patience is a virtue. Then often wondering why is virtue good, do I really want it? But in the long run, your answer is yes to both questions.


Good luck if you are an aspiring manager.

A Night With Bailey

A couple of weeks ago, we had the great privilege of having Bailey Grace Maxwell, our grand-daughter, as our guest for the night. I picked her up on October 30th about 7:00 in the evening after she had been to a Halloween Party at the Pavilion. Bailey was dressed as a Bee and was so cute. When she came into the house I was standing there and she cried out "Gandma!"and ran to me with her arm open. After getting and giving hugs I got a picture of her in costume. After Nicole, her mother, got her things ready and Bailey gave kisses to Nick, my son and her father, and Nicole, she looked up at me and said, "Going to gandma's house now!" And away we went.
I secured her in her car seat and away we went.
We got home and she greeted "Ganpa and Uc Aex" as she says. She immediately ran to get out her toys at our house. She has a toy that blows balls out, which when they come flying out she squeals and laughs. Such a joyous sound to my ears. It is funny that when my own children would do that over and over, I would shhhhh them, but when your grandchild does it, it is a totally different sound. Next she played with another toy that makes noise when she pushes the button. She would laugh and dance as the music played and we sat and participated with her. Again, noise toys, when the boys were young, were often lost or the batteries were long gone and could not be replaced. The difference between parenthood and grand parenthood is as different night and day. So many things that we as parents stop and have no patience for, we as grandparents allow and even enjoy with our grandchildren.
After some time of playing and an OK from her father for her to stay up a little late, we got ready for bed. We watched Scooby Doo while we brushed teeth and hair, put on PJ's and crawled in bed. We had Bailey's duck, frog, blanket, Blues Clues' pillow and a bear with rabbit ears(the bear was a gift to me from Mark), but Bailey wanted it in bed too. So the 7 of us climbed under the covers and hugged and kissed goodnight. Bailey closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them again, looked over at me and smiled and said something like this,
gandma sleep too? I said oh yes it is time for gandma to go to sleep too. We proceeded to talk for awhile before she finally was ready to actually go to sleep. I had forgotten what it was like to sleep with a 2 year old. They do not sleep in the same position all night. The rest of the night for me was made of short naps. Bailey talks in her sleep, turns cross ways of the bed with her feet in my side then head at my feet, then her head in my ribs. Next her head was on my stomach and finally on my shoulder. She never woke up once during all this turning and talking.
The next morning about 8:00 Bailey awoke and said "Gandma... up?" I awoke and ask her if she was ready to get up. She replied, "OK! I wet my diaper." I told her that is OK, lets get you dry and see if you can blue circle. To Bailey, blue circle is going to the bathroom. She and I got up, did the bathroom thing, dressed, brushed air and teeth, and came down to fix breakfast.
After breakfast, I needed to do the dishes and she played with Ganpa and Uc Aex for a bit, then she saw the bubbles in the sink. And that was that, she wanted to play in the bubbles, so we cleaned the sink up and made a sink full of bubbles for her to play with. She and I built a tall bubble tower with some help from Uncle Alex. After the timer went off, which meant, bubble time over, we clean up and went on to another activity. It was raining, so we could not feed the ducks; however, trying to be a good grandma, I had other activities ready. Bailey, Uncle Alex, Grandpa and Grandma got out the play dough. We had all kinds of things to cut the play dough with and she had such fun with it. Lunch was from Wendy's - hamburger, fried, oranges, milk and a small spoon of ice cream. Bailey loves hamburgers and fries. After lunch, we colored for a bit, then got her dolls out and "fed" them their bottles. When the babies were full, I took Bailey into the living room and she played the panio. She really enjoys music! Then back into the den to play fetch with Tessa. Bailey gets so excited throwing the ball. She seems to use both hands. Alot like her father. Nick would write right handed, but plays golf and baseball as though he is lefthanded. Then all too soon it was 1:00, mom and dad came to pick her up.
We sent her home with a special Halloween bag and a picture that Grandpa printed for her of Bailey and her bubble tower. It was not long after she left that I missed her so much.
Passing thoughts:
As a parent, we have the responsibility to raise our children and teach them values and faith in God and their savior, Christ, so that they are ready to live in society and be successful. We love our children unconditionally, but sometimes, we are so involved in raising them and making a living to support them, that a wall can easily be built between children and their parents. We realize that all of sudden, they are grown and our job is over. but then......
Grand parenthood .....As a grandparent, we want to pass on the same values, but it is not our responsibility to make sure that they are ready to live on their own when they are grown. We are giving the gift of less responsibility and the even greater gift of playing, having fun and being hopefully a confident, friend and someone they can feel unconditional love from. Someone they look forward to see and spend time with. Grandparents seem to be able to pass on the same values to grandchildren with less effort than when we were parents. If I could pass on some wisdom to parents, I think it would be sometimes less force on an issue actually pushes it through into the mind easier. I hope that makes sense. I guess it is like trying to push a feather into a hole with a hammer. The feather would crush, but a gentle touch, would allow the feather to go into the hole without harm.

A Family Weekend at the Reniassance Festival

Well, I guess you might be wondering what the heck this picture is and why I have this strange picture on my blog. It is simple, Friday is Halloween, so the picture is of the Pumpkin King from the Ohio Renaissance Festival. Yes, we went to the Renaissance Festival again this year. It is such fun. Whether you are "into" that kind of stuff or not, you can find something to sit back and enjoy. The shops are great, the shows are funny and the costumes are worth seeing. Last year Mark and I were the only ones able to go, but this year Alex was able to go with us and we spend two days.
The first day was cold, cloudy and misting rain from time to time,the high was 48 degrees, but the turkey legs were still good! We got there about 11:00 and after scoping out the place we headed for the Pirate show. It is a stunt, comedy show. The man with the megaphone is suppose to be William Shakespeare and he is trying to get the pirates to perform his newest play Midsummer's Night Dream. It was full of laughs and stunts, which started our day with a big smile.

Next we divided up for awhile, Mark and I went looking for the shop I got some earrings from last year. I wanted a necklace to match it. On the way we found a skirt for me and a beer for Mark and finally found the shop where I had purchased the earrings. They had a necklace to match and hopefully next year, I can get a bracelet to match too. Next, Mark and I watch a wonderful show of the Scottish Band, mostly drums, but they also had a bag pipe. It was uplifting to watch them men and women play the music with enthusiasm and a true love for the it.

We then caught up with Alex for the afternoon Joust. Yes, a real Joust. It is really interesting to learn how the Joust works. The point system and that they actually had other events that were focused on skills, not just trying to knock someone off the horse. The crowd is divided into two sections and we are given the Knight that we are to cheer for in the event. Our Knight, this year, was Sir Theodore of Lexington. Unfortunately, he did not win, but it was still fun to watch.

After the Joust, we wondered around just looking and watching other events. We left about 5:00 and went in search of a hotel to stay in that night. We were cold to the bone, but still had a great time.

The next day, we arrived about 11:00 and headed straight for The Swordmen's show with Dirk and Guido. Mark and I watched their show last year, but this one was different from last year. Still funny and very engaging.

Next we went to get something to drink, I discovered I like hot Mead(I think that is the way you spell it), and then on to the Theater in the Ground. In other words, the Mud show. Alex wanted to go the productions of Dante's Inferno. Mark and I sat on the 3rd row and Alex joined us just in time for the testing of the MUD in the mud pit. This is done by the "actors" in the mud play picking up a handful of mud and throwing it into the mud pit and see how far the splatter goes... how many rows back do people get hit. Well, Alex had just gotten up to us on the 3rd row when they tested the splatter of the mud pit. Mark got hit a little. I had put my jacket up in front of me as a shield and still got hit as it flew over my head and landed on the back side of my hair, but Alex..... well he.... really got hit. He had mud splatted all over him, from his head to his feet, he had mud splatters. He was not happy...

If you can not see the fun in the pictures, well.... there is nothing else to say. It does not matter who you are you have to admit the above pictures are funny. Check it out for next year if you missed it this year at http://www.renfestival.com/.
A great time of family fun.

Mark's Birthday

Well another year has come and gone for my husband. It also has come and gone for us, in that one less year we get to be together on this earth. But I have to celebrate the day of birth of my wonderful husband. He is so much fun to be married to and be around. Mark is normally a quite man, but when you spend some time with him you soon find out that he is funny, smart and kind. He rarely will start a conversation, but once he starts talking he is most engaging and you find at the end of it, that you have had an intelligent conversation with a man whom you are glad you took the time to talk with.

We invited a few people over for some chili and Beatles Rock Band. Not everyone that we invited could come, but a few were able to come. We had home made beef chili and some chicken chili with cornbread or crackers or tortilla chips or even noodles. And you could top it with cheese, onions, jalapenos or sour cream and of course hot sauce or red peppers if you wanted it hotter. For dessert Shellie brought a cheese cake and I made cookies with ice cream and hot apple cider. After we all had as much as we wanted to eat, we played Beatles Rock Band. That was fun and interesting too. Bailey, my grand-daughter sang a song with me on, while Nick (her father, my son) was on drums and Alex (my youngest son) was on guitar. After that, Nick sang, Shellie on the drums(first time) and Tony on the guitar (oh by the way he is color blind, which makes it even more of a challenge), but they did great! Grant, Tony and Shellie's son is a natural on the drums! He grabbed the sticks clicked them 3 times in the air, then started drumming, just so you know, he is only 2 1/2.

The house was full of talk and laughter last night, not only of children, but adults too. The laughter, conversation and warmth of friends and family can not be beat nor bought anywhere. To have friends like the Shouses and our oldest son and his family to come over and share their time to help celebrate Mark's birthday.... WOW! Our home was so full last night and we are grateful for the fullness.

Nick singing, Shellie on drums, Tony on guitar

Nicole watching. Loving brothers!
Nick, Alex, Nicole and Bailey Grace

I pray for you that read this, that your house will be filled with friends and family, laughter and warmth, not only at the holidays, but at times, just because.

Bubbles and more bubbles

What a night we had. A couple of months ago, our grand-daughter spent the night with us. Bailey figured out how to play fetch with one of our dogs Tessa. It was so cute watching her try to throw the toy. She would try as hard as she could and it would only go a foot or so. Tessa would go get it and as she brought it back to Bailey and me, Bailey would start jumping up and down saying, "My turn, my turn!" So she would pick it up from where Tessa dropped it and try to throw again. Sometimes she was laughing so hard she could not throw it. My husband and I thought before that night that Tessa would never run out of steam playing fetch, but that night Bailey out lasted Tessa. In fact Tessa hid her toy, so Bailey and I turned to another activity, bubbles.

As you can see in the picture, I ran a sink full of warm water and bubbles. Bailey could not get enough of blowing them and making towers of them and putting them on my nose and hair. Her smile was so worth all the mess and water.

We try so much of our lives to find things that make us happy, when so often if we would just look at the little things and enjoy them.

How many times in our lives do we get upset or bent out of shape at something that, even a few days from now, will not matter?

Take time to blow the bubbles!

Growing up

In our youth, our childhood, everything is new and exciting. We are bombarded with all new sights, and experiences. Our parents expose us to things that are normal to them, but we are seeing as new and starting to understand what they are and how they can effect us. We also learn how we can effect or even control our surroundings. Some of us learn that by screaming we get what we want, others of us learn that it does not work(in my opinion these children have the better parents), and still some learn how to manipulate very early by using other behaviors. Anyway, as we grow older, in this day and age, parents try to expose their children to everything they have the time and money to expose them to. Is this good? Ponder this.... as a child grows and is exposed to everything around them so early, they become bored. They are so use to excitement and going and doing that nothing is exciting anymore. Some of them turn dangerous actions just to get the rid of the feeling of being bored. Even in the schools, nothing is held back for the children to look forward to. The have kindergarten graduations, elementary school graduations, middle school proms(they call them dances, but if you look at the way they dress, it is just like prom). Where I live they even have a "Phrom", which is freshman prom. By the time they actually get to their Jr. and Sr. year of high school, nothing is special left for them. Maybe that is why by the time they are teenagers, what is left for them? They so often turn to activities that give them a thrill. Some of the activities are dangerous to themselves and others. They start drinking earlier, dating earlier and having sex earlier, all to try to fill an emptiness that they have within them. They have experiences so much so early that they feel they must get that thrill in new ways. Even the more balanced of our teenagers turn to things to give them a thrill, horror movies is an example.

As parents and adults that have influence over children, maybe we should NOT give me so much so fast. Slow down and let them completely enjoy one thing at a time. Not overload them at such a young age. Let them explore what they can do at each age level and not try to push them into activities they are not ready for mentally. Do we try to re-live our childhood and the fun we remember through our children? What is wrong with some crayons, blank paper and some quite time for our children? How about some play dough for them to just create and explore on their own. As they grow older increase what they can create with and give them the quiet time to do it.

While our children are having their quiet time, guest what, we can have quiet time too. What we do with that quiet time is up to us. May I suggest some personal time with God. Ask Him to help us be better parents, and better examples to the young people we are with.

Just some thoughts from a lady who likes to watch people and make observations.

The weekend

This past weekend was my grand-daughter's second birthday. Well actually her birthday was on Friday, but the party was on Saturday at my son's and daughter - in- law's home. It was a very nice party, with lots of people and tons of gifts. As I looked at all the pictures that were posted after the party on facebook, I realized how lucky my son and daughter - in -law are to have so many friends that care so much for them that they sat outside on a cool, damp Saturday to eat and celebrate a child's birthday. Granted she is the most wonderful grand-daughter there is, but I am just a little biases.

To be blessed by God with her is a great gift that can not be understood until it happens to you. A grandchild is.... well there are no words for it. Just the thought of this wonderful little girl makes us smile. To hear her call out "gandma" and smile is a feeling that is beyond description.

Then to watch my youngest son, who is now 20, look at his niece with love and wonder is another gift that was unexpected! Uncle Alex, I know will melt that day that she calls him by name. Right now, there is no doubt that if she needed anything, Uncle Alex would do all in his power to take care of it for her, or protect her if she needed it.

As my husband and I contemplate a decision we will have to make in the near future of whether to stay here or move very far away, my heart breaks at the thought of not seeing my family here on a regular basis. Not to hear Bailey's voice "gandma" and see her smile and know that she is happy to see me. Not to see Alex everyday and not to see Nick and Nicole often. But we have to not walk in fear, but walk in faith and believe that God will guide us and take care of all the "WHAT IF's".

I have moved many times in my life and always lost touch with people as I have moved. I have moved from one city to another 11 times in my life. The last move was 20 years ago, and after 20 years I have deep roots here with friends that I trust and love and if I am to leave this place, I know that I will lose some people, but my true friends will hang with me.

A new adventure may be on the horizon,but it may not be. Whatever is out there, I will face knowing God is there for me.

Changes

Well, the one thing in life that can be guaranteed is change. No matter how much we like things to be the same, they will change. Change occurs on a daily bases. For me, that can even be a moment by moment thing... you know moods. But there are some things in life that you just want to stay the same. My kitchen is a perfect example. I have a place for most everything and I expect it to be in that place. When I go to use it, I want it so I can just reach and there it is. But I can almost guarantee that if my youngest son has emptied the dishwasher, it will not be where they belong. Now comes the thought process... "Is is clean or dirty? It is not in the sink or dishwasher, so it must be clean." OK, so I am left with one of two options. I have to try and think like Alex to find it or look everywhere in the kitchen for it. It goes something like this....

OK, I need my spatula that is scoop like. It should be on the counter, next to the stove, in the utensil holder, in the very center slot, but guess what, it is not there. So here I go, I can either look everywhere for it, or I can try to think about where Alex would put it. Now that opens a whole new chapter of thinking. It is not just where would he put it, but what was he doing or thinking or to whom was he talking when he was emptying the dishwasher. Then there is the options: Was he watching TV, or was he doing it in a hurry to get back to a game he was playing or was he mad because he had to stop what he was doing to do this chore.

So as you can see, one task is just as hard as the other:

looking everywhere or...

try to think as Alex does to figure out where it might be.

Anyway, I digress change is constant in anyone life if they are living. A change is taking place in my life right now. I am leaving one job and going to another. I have been with the radio station for almost 2 years. It has not been a bad time, but just not happy, truely happy. I have had many jobs in my life and I can honestly say the only job I have loved is in the movie theatre. So when the opportunity was offered again to be in management, full time in a movie theatre I took it. There are things about the radio station job I will miss. There are certain people I will miss and then there is the flip side - there are people I will not miss. I know that the movie theatre is where I will do my best work. I look forward to the change and see it as another adventure in my life. So if you are reading this and know me, you will be able to find me starting Oct. 30th at the movies!

Family

My family is wonderful! I have a husband that is perfect for my personality, we fit together like 2 puzzle pieces, where he is strong, I am not and visa versa. My 2 sons are wonderful gifts from God. My oldest is a teacher in High School and his lovely wife is in Real Estate and they have a beautiful daughter, who I love dearly! My youngest son is in college and is a unique creation! He loves video games and reading. This is just a quick overview and posting to get things started. More details later.