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Amy

Sister knows best...

About Me

. . ..About me...well, I'm the oldest of 4 girls (36, 31, 30, 30), divorced, new mom, love kids, no pets, no time for any, work with my family in the nursing home business, teach dance, coach gymnastics, teach Sunday School. I love to laugh, sing, see live music, travel (not that I actually get to), make people smile & help people in general; to watch cartoons, collect kids' books & movies, watch sci-fi & scary movies, hang out with my friends, my family, & interesting strangers; LOVE going to work (yes, I love my job; well, all of them!), reading, and crossword puzzles....I think that's me in a nutshell. . . ever learning, ever changing, ever growing and always becoming who I am and want to be. Here's a little sample of "me" being me:



My Interests

I'm a Gemini; I'm interested in nothing and everything all at the same time...just depends on my ever-changing mood. Frustrating for some; I don't ALWAYS do anything. . .except maybe be dependably unpredictable in a lot of instances. Although I have danced & done gymnastics all my life, I really don't have the hand/eye coordination for sports...I enjoy watching people I know play sports they are passionate about though - used to LOVE to watch my ex-husband play baseball & softball - but I am really not interested in playing anything sportswise myself...me and any piece of equipment I'm supposed to connect with another something just doesn't happen. Not sure if it's a lack of depth perception, coordination, or ability, but I just accept that softball, baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, etc.. just aren't my thing! I can get by in volleyball, kickball, & bowling, but other than that - not so much! Not that I shy away from physical activity! I love to hike, bike, canoe, roller skate, play in the water, etc. (none of which do I ever really find the time to do, unfortunately!) Just not really a "sports" person. I love a Razorback game, though!!! I do like to read, and work crossword puzzles; love movies, and writing, and spending any time with my son, and any of my wonderfully goofy and beautiful little sisters and my nephews; ANY of my family, really. I'm pretty happy most of the time, and try my best to let those around me be happy too; I try to keep things simple - it's just what makes the most sense in this life!
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I'd like to meet:

Oh, I don't know. I like meeting people in general; you can always learn something about yourself and people as a whole by meeting someone new. You never know; something you may have experienced could be just the thing someone else needs to hear about and learn from. . .gotta share what you know!

Music:

Oh boy. I hate this question. I really like a little bit of everything: hip hop, 80s, classic rock, "alternative", punk, disco, country, folk, bluegrass, alt-county, rockabilly, techno, showtunes, broadway, classical, whatever moves me. I like songwriters. I've seen a kabillion live acts; used to work for a promoter and at a live music venue. I can't even start listing people I like, or this would never end.

Movies:

Again, can't even begin the list. Most of my favorites are children's movies. I love scary/suspense/sci-fi stuff, too, and I'm a sucker for those left-of-center feel-good flicks about people overcoming disabilities of any kind, or the ones where the good guys actually win.

Television:

I'm pretty safe watching the sci-fi channel; I like suspense & mystery shows, like Law & Order, Cold Case Files, Ghost Whisperer, Women's Murder Club etc. Also like "smart" shows - like House, Boston Legal, & Grey's Anatomy, & some just fun ones like Men in Trees, Heroes, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Desperate Housewives, Pushing Daisies etc. I can't change the channel if I flip and catch an old Sesame St., or b/w "Nick at Night" sitcom like the Dick Van Dyke show...unless, of course, I don't feel like watching it at that moment- ha ha!

Books:

I hate trying to list "favorites" of anything....too many to choose from. I like poetry, children's books, suspense thrillers, mysteries, and yes, I'm a nerd, I kept my literature books & novels and all of my psychology & sociology books from college & grad school... but the books I pick up on a regular basis over and over again, are usually very simply stated children's books that it takes being an adult to "get" -- The Giving Tree, The Velveteen Rabbit, The Little Prince, and Shel Silverstein poetry.

Heroes:

My heroes are, and always have been, my family -- my mother for so very many things, but mainly for being a single mom and raising us to be intelligent, compassionate, accepting, and strong, independent girls -- my dad for the things he did in Vietnam and the man he is becoming today -- my middle sister for having my nephews and for being so solidly who she is and achieving exactly what she wants -- my baby sisters for being themselves, traveling the world, and teaching me so many beautiful things -- and I could go on, but I'll stop with the immediate family members....

My Blog

Helloooooooo

Hey there strangers!!!!  I REALLY wish I was on here more -- but since I can't access from work, and when I'm at home I've got a 7month old who keeps me busy, well, myspace just kind of falls off...
Posted by Amy on Fri, 16 May 2008 01:28:00 PST

time flies

I can’t believe it is almost April!  Where DOES the time go????  We’ve had a good year so far - let’s see.... in February I went out for the first time in, oh, I don’...
Posted by Amy on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:37:00 PST

New Year

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas & New Year's!  We sure did!! Ok, so Asher didn't really care about either one, but I enjoyed it!  And I took pictures so one day when he's older he...
Posted by Amy on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:13:00 PST

new world

Ok.  So never in my entire life have I felt the need to send out Christmas cards; never.  I have always loved getting them, but always thought it would just be a huge hassle to have to send ...
Posted by Amy on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:36:00 PST

5 weeks a mom...

Ok. So I've been a mom for about 5 weeks now.  Everything they say is absolutely true -- it's AWESOME!  It's hard to believe it's only been 5 weeks - it seems like a lifetime - in the best o...
Posted by Amy on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:11:00 PST

BABY ASHER IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Well, it seems that babies really could care less about Doctors' predictions, whether or not their nurseries are ready, whether or not MOM is ready....LOL.... they just come whenever they please. ...
Posted by Amy on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:40:00 PST

BABY

Ok, so I've lost count on the Dr. Visits now!!! LOL... I'm going every week, and have about 3 more weeks to go before baby Asher makes his big debut into the world!!! (assuming he's close to being on ...
Posted by Amy on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 12:37:00 PST

Dr Visit 7

Ok. I had another Dr. appt last week.  I was exactly 32 weeks, and measured exactly 32 inches! All is well!!!  My blood pressure was 90/50, which alarmed the nurse, but, that's in my normal ...
Posted by Amy on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:33:00 PST

Dr. Visit 6? what are we on?....

Ok.  Another Dr. Visit in the history books! I had my gestational diabetes test last time -- turns out I'm not diabetic nor anemic.  Of course, we already knew that, though :)  &nb...
Posted by Amy on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:45:00 PST

Dr. Visit #5

Ok.  Dr. Visit #5 is now in the history books.  Nothing really to report --- haven't gained anymore weight (thank goodness --- as if 36 lbs in 5 1/2 months hasn't been enough!!!! LOL)....&nb...
Posted by Amy on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 12:38:00 PST