I am most interested in the mental and physical well being of children.  See the Abuse page.

I love spending time with my grandsons, Jacob and Colton.  It would be great if my grandson, Shelby and my granddaughter, Sebastian, lived here in Alaska and not in Texas.

Reading is what I enjoy more than anything.  Well, actually, this may not be entirely true, or maybe it is.  Dinking with computers, even with my limited knowledge of them, ranks high on the list.  I come from a family of avid readers. There was NO TV in the home when I was growing up.  I cannot remember when last my television was turned on.  Finally got turned on on September 11, 2001, the day of the Attack on America.

Am not much into physical activity.  Traveling a block to the store?  I drive!  Thank you very much. If there is gas in the car, use it. 

I do, however, enjoy skating.  Roller bladeing, ice and roller skating.  Roller bladeing wears me out.  Reminds me how ancient I have become.  My youngest daughter, Jill, and I used to ice skate all the time.  We learned on the Chinook Elementary outdoor hockey ring.  Froze our butts off many a night and weekend afternoon.  We also used to go roller skating together. 

My main source of exercise is bending over to pick up my cat.  Lessa!

Love taking  pictures and really enjoy this, especially here in the outdoors of this great state, Alaska. 

I love to crochet, cross stitch and make ceramics.  Most of it has been given away.

I hate to cook.....for myself.  Did it all the time when I was married and some of the time when it was just myself and Jill.  I would not mind cooking again if the situation merited my desire to do so.  'Merited' being the key word here.  In the meantime, I am absolutely content in not pursuing this activity.

If I have a passion, it is music!!!!  My all time favorite recording is "Nights in White Satin" recorded by the Moody Blues.

As I said previously, I'm not into TV, but I do like a particular cartoon.  Tweety Bird!!!