Kimmi

I've been working for my Dad at Carousel Pools since 1/89. I got married 4/92. I had a baby - Ethan Henry Ellingson 10/00 - my joy and the greatest thing to happen in my life. Becoming a parent changed my life (unfortunately, my husband didn't "become a parent" with me so we were divorced 12/02). Life is full of change. Boy have I changed! All for the better I think (with perhaps the exception of the weight gain - LOL!). I now know that all throughout my formative years I had gaurdian angels watching over me and protecting me from my bad choices. There is no other way to explain the fact that I did not overdose on something, end up in jail, or worse. I don't think I would change a thing as it is those life experiences that has formed me into the person I am today. I think I pretty much know what I want out of life and am working toward attaining those goals. I wish I wasn't going through life alone, but I figure that God is going to some day bring the right man into me & Ethan's lives. Until then, I am to keep my eyes on Jesus Christ. He will provide for me exactly what I need.I have attended MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) from 2001 to 2006 and was active on the Steering Committee from 2002 until becoming the group's Cooridnator in 2005. I enjoyed being able to just attend the meetings in 2006 - with no responisbilities or duties weighing me down.I sing in my very rockin' and non-traditional church choir as well as the occasional stint on the Worship Team at Lookout Mtn Community Church. I've even sang with my friend Sydney Hostetler at a couple of "gigs" at The D-Note in Olde Town Arvada as well as backing her up on a couple of her originals songs while singing BGV for The Sharla Jackson Band at the world famous Little Bear in Evergreen.I moved to Arvada in December 2003. My father & I run his swimming pool business out of my home (dad owns it, I am his tenant).I very much enjoy being a mom to my spitfire of a son. He is a very precocious 7 and a half year old that definitely keeps me on my toes. Being a single-parent is a challenge but I have lots of support from family, friends and my church-family. Ethan is a challenge due to his having ADHD and Bi-polar disorder. We are working on both and I feel like I am earning my Masters in Pediatric Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders with all the reading and research I have been doing on the subjects - LOL! Luckily Ethan attends a fantastic (public no doubt!) school where the principal, teachers and all the staff really care about the students and their success.I am a member of an internet group of about 25 moms that all had babies from mid-August to mid-October 2000. We've been a group since early 2000 and are from all over the United States as well as Canada & Australia. Several of us have met in person.I make unique, one-of-a-kind beaded jewelry items. ID Badge lanyards and charm bracelets being my two specialty/signature items. I don't sell nearly enough jewelry to justify my outrageous bead buying addiction, but I am working on it. I really need to create my business website (KimOvations) and get some pieces on there to show for potential buyers. I edited my profile at Free Christian MySpace Layouts , check out these Christian Myspace Layouts!