About Me
- About Me: Middle aged mother of six, three of 'em married, six grandchildren, with two more on the way! Also a fond great-aunt to the cutest nieces and nephew to grace the planet.
More About Me
- Nicknames: Mama. Mom. Gran. ;^)
- Nationality: American
- Religion: Evangelical of the Conservative Sort.
- Heroes: George Mueller.
- Interests: A little bit of this, and a little bit of that.
- Expertise: I'm gonna need to get back to you.
- Website: Um, that would be here?
Travel
- Places I love: Ruidoso. Venice. Russia.
- Places I've been: Been on a couple of Caribbean cruises, a Mediterranean cruise, a Panama Canal cruise, and to a whole lot of the states. Oh, and London twice, though not in decades.
- Places to see before I die: Jerusalem.
- Dream Vacation: Taking the whole family on a cruise again.
Style
- Where I shop: Silhouettes. Coldwater Creek. Target. Foley's. Dillards.
- I like to wear: Long, simple knit dresses.
- Can't live without: My computer and digital cameras.
- Prized Possessions: Photos of the family.
- Guilty Pleasure: Snapping a really terrific picture of Charles without him knowing it.
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: Mexican. Duh!
- Favorite Dishes: Tamales. Swiss mushroom burgers. Macaroni and cheese. Filet with peppercorn sauce. French fries from Railhead.
- Favorite Desserts: The Mudslide Pie I had at Chili's was awfully tasty.
- Favorite Drinks: Vodka-7-and-lime. Frozen Kahlua colada.
- Favorite Junk Foods: Tortilla chips and dip. Cookies.
- My Original Recipes: I own cookbooks. Get a grip.
- Favorite Restaurants: El Fenix. Bennigan's. Chili's.
- Foods I hate: Fish. Shellfish. Green olives. Organ meats.
Books
- Favorite Books: "Murder To Go" by Emma Lathen. "Barbara Buncle" by D. E. Stevenson. "Northbridge Abbey" by Angela Thirkell.
- Favorite Authors: Agatha Christie. Emma Lathen. D.E. Stevenson. Betty Neels. Angela Thirkell. John MacArthur. John Piper.
- Favorite Genres: Mystery. Theological. Romance (so sue me!).
College
- School Name: University Of Texas - Arlington
- Status: Alumni
- Attended: 1971 - 1973
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): English History.
- Minor(s): English Literature.
- Sports: Tried tennis, but the instructor urged sailing. The sailing instructor suggested something else. I wasn't a totally lame bowler.
Video Games
- Games I Play: Zoo Keeper for Nintendo DS. I love it. Thanks, Dmitry!
- Most Addictive: Zoo Keeper.
High School
- School Name: Nolan Catholic High School
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 1969
- Attended: 1966 - 1969
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- Name: Anne
- Country: United States
- State: Texas
- Metro: Fort Worth
- Birthday: 6/18/1951
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 12/29/2004
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@coramdude - Oh, my dear sir! May I conclude that you are one of the few who are able to see that voting for a woman (regardless of how intelligent, capable, experienced, etc. she may be) is not pleasing to the LORD?It's been a depressing experience, watching so many people I'd assume would know be -
Dear Anne, Came here looking for an email address. I guess emails are fast becoming old fashioned. (Loved the story about the texts telling the young man to stop reading texts.) I wanted the email to say the following, recognizing that it may be better that friends see it as well. I just wanted to -
One thing I DO like about the "XangaTheme" design is how I can increase the number of blog posts that are visible on the page. The traditional design only permits five, and once in a while I feel really chatty and fairly new posts "disappear" quite quickly.
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Octopus?!? That's just strange. =8^o I don't eat liver...what're the chances of my eating octopus? Somewhere between fat and slim. ;^)
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Chatboard - I guess it's like you're own mini forum? Let's find out. How do you feel about octopus? Have you cooked it? Would you try it? My own answer is NONONONONO to both. ;-) me< -
What the dickens is a Chatboard, anyway? There aren't many instructions for the new profile features, are there?
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