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Tammi

I think I've lost my mind.... seen it??

About Me

Life is Good!!

I'm very very happily married to an AWESOME artist (www.villafanestudios.com) and we have a gazillion kids (truly, just had number 6!) and if that wasn't enough, we are now sponsoring an exchange student from Germany, her name is Pia and she's an absolute doll who fits into our family wonderfully. Lots of people think we are crazy (we are) but our life is never uneventful. Friends and family have always been number one in my life and in many cases there is no distinguishment between the two. Prior to meeting my husband and best friend, I was a career mom, running a law office, who spent her non-kid weekends supporting local talent in the Metro Detroit area and let me tell ya, there is a lot out there and bunches of very cool people. I had a blast over the years watching concerts, meeting, and hanging with local artist as well as out of town guests bringing in what they got to the Big D.
I've always had a fondness for talented/eccentric/creative/wild people and try to instill acceptance and appreciation in my kids for the qualities people possess and try to steer them away from passing negative judgements. I have a strong appreciation for what shines in people and enjoy mingling, meeting people and having fun. Of course those days are fewer and further between as most of my mingling is done with my husband and kids now but I've definately lived! I've been so incredibly blessed throughout my life and and I thank God for all things wonderful I've gotten to experience and the fact that he continues to bless me daily with love, friends, health and happiness. Life has changed so much for me in the past few years, but all for the best.

I've now traded my support of musical talents for the support of my incredibly talented husband who is now an exclusive sculptor for DC Comics ( 1 of only 5 under contract!) he was previously making collectibles and action figures for Marvel Comics, Sony Pictures, MacFarlane Toys and Sideshow Collectibles. Now instead of concerts, it's sculpting, toy and collectible conventions. A little different, but very cool. Superman & Batman now pay our bills!

I'm still very much a music advocate who attempted to encourage my kids to start their own little garage band. (Bought the drums, guitars, amps, keyboards) Course, it would help if I could contribute something more then appreciation for good music... Oh well, we have fun making noise anyway. I'm always looking forward to what life is going to bring next!
For more pictures of my husbands awesome artwork visit his site at http://www.myspace.com/villafanestudios!

And I'm annoyed that I even have to write this part but I'm just astounded by those who ignore the writing in black and white/pink, then send me emails hitting on me and expecting a reply. SHOW SOME RESPECT! Happily married means that I am HAPPILY MARRIED, I don't find it flattering to get emails from men pretending not to notice, I find it rude and disrespectful, so just don't do it! Thanks! :)

AND MAKE SURE TO TAKE A GOOD LISTEN TO MY SONG! IT'S MY OLDEST SONS ("UNOFFICIAL" FOSTER KID) MUSIC! IT'S GOOD STUFF! HE'S GIVIN' WHAT HE'S GOT!

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My Interests

My family, good movies, fine wine, good friends, good music, people, people-watching, going fast, living full, laughing a lot, traveling, playing with my kids, hanging with my friends, refusing to grow up too much (just enough to get me by) and seeing the silver lining.

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Music:

It's laughable when I look in my music library... I have Metallica, Megadeath, Creed, Aerosmith, Barbara Striesand, Prince, 2Pac, Eminem, Butthole Surfers, Janes Addiction, 50 Cent, Commodores, Cat Stevens, Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, Neil Diamond, Primus, Everclear, Everlast, Godsmack, Frank Sinatra, Bad Boy Bill, DJ Infinity, Frankie Bones, DMX, Eagles, Foreigner, Zeppelin, Violent Femmes, Skid Row, Poison, Tesla, Static X, Rolling Stones, Allison Krause... You get the picture..... I'm VERY diverse. I think I like just about anything...

Movies:

I like the cheeseball/funny movies that you can watch 100 times and still laugh. What about Bob? has got to be one of my all time favorites. I think we have every Adam Sandler movie but Waterboy is one of my favorites though my kids have made me watch them all a gazillion times. I'm also big on the Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks flicks like Shrek, Ice Age, Finding Nemo. On the serious side, A Time to Kill is one of my all time favorites as well as Patch Adams and Forest Gump. There are lots more, I'm just too tired to list them right now.

Television:

Law & Order SVU, Law & Order Criminal Intent, CSI, Without a Trace, (love all those crime shows), Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives

Books:

I have always LOVED to read but just don't find the time these days (7 kids and a big kid husband are a LOT of work) but most recently I read the Divinci Code and really enjoyed it. I like those books that make you think....hmmmm.......

Heroes:

My Dad-- cuz even though he's a one legged, three toed man with half an ass and only three teeth (and I'm not kidding either) he still has a great attitude about life, is very positive, has a great heart, is kind to everyone, very non-judgmental and never complains even though he has more then most to complain about. My husband-- cuz he saved me from suffering from the eternal belief that love is always dysfunctional. Because he appreciates and adores me for everything I am & want to be. He's far from perfect but perfect for me, he's proved you can marry your best friend, and that true love is not just in fairy tales. Yeah, yeah, I know....Gross.My hubby rocks!

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DUDE, My kids are sooo freakin coool its reeediculoussss

Okay, so here it is, the "romantic" holiday of the year... I really don' t care usually, me and my hubby have "fond" days regularly so I could really give a shit about the Hallmark proclaimed holidays...
Posted by Tammi on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:43:00 PST

Thinking ahead....

As I got pulled aside from my last blog (tucking in babies) I thought of a few more "headings/chapters/topics" that I can see myself throwing out there later down the road, so I'm gonna jot them down ...
Posted by Tammi on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:58:00 PST

Beautiful Women/People

Okay, I guess I feel I need to address this cuz my husband keeps teasing me and asking me "if I'm really a lesbian" because I enjoy checking out beautiful women on myspace.  (Not really...
Posted by Tammi on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:36:00 PST

Rules to live by...

I stole these from my friend Ronn, cuz I liked them.... So heres what Ive got for you this week, a dozen rules to live by. In no particular order. 01) Never say anything disparaging about your mother,...
Posted by Tammi on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 02:19:00 PST

Lessons for my kids (any kids for that matter)

I read an article today that got me thinkin' about my kids and the situations they face each day with a changing society that seems to be getting further and further from morals & values...
Posted by Tammi on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:37:00 PST