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Amy

Writer here to see what it is all about. I am married and thus not seeking a date.;-)

About Me

I am 35 years old, very happy with my husband of 14 years, and mother of 3. I am a published novelist and have just moved up to the Iowa Lakes area - the rockinest part of the upper Midwest IMHO. :-)
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* . . About You . . *
Eye Color:: green
Hair Color:: blonde
Height:: 6'1"
Favorite Color:: red
Screen Name:: lakewriter51301
Favorite Band:: DownHere, Henry Hey, Tonic Sol Fa, and more
Favorite Movie:: Amadeus
Favorite Show:: Grey's Anatomy
Your Car:: Dodge Caravan
Your Hometown:: Sioux City, Iowa
Your Present Town:: The Lakes
Your Crushes First Name:: Ed (he's my husband)
Your Grade:: post-college
Your Style:: black and khaki
* . . Have You Ever . . *
Sat on your rooftop?: Yep
Kissed someone in the rain?: Yeah
Danced in a public place?: Uh-Huh
Smiled for no reason?: Lots
Laughed so hard you cried?: Often
Peed your pants after age 8?: I was drunk in college
Written a song?: I have written whole musicals
Sang to someone for no reason?: My kids
Performed on a stage?: Many times when I was young
Talked to someone you don't know?: Embarrassingly often
Gone out of your way to befriend someone?: I try to do so all the time
Made out in a theatre?: In high school
Gone roller skating since 8th grade?: NO
Been in love?: Too many times
* . . Who was the last person to . . *
Say HI to you?: Theone
Tell you, I love you?: Ed
Kiss you?: Ed
Hug you?: Ed
Tell you BYE?: Kim
Write you a note?: Caitlyn, my daughter
Take your photo?: Theone
Call your cell phone?: My editor
Buy you something?: Ed
Go with you to the movies?: Ed and my family
Sing to you?: Bryan, my little son
Write a poem about you?: Dylon, my teen son
Text message you?: Randy, a writing client
Touch you?: Ed
* . . What's the last . . *
Time you laughed?: while taking this survey
Time you cried?: listening to Downhere
Movie you watched?: Spiderman3
Joke you told?: I emailed some to Charles a while back
Song you've sang?: The More by Downhere
Time you've looked at the clock?: just now
Drink you've had?: White wine last night
Number you've dialed?: 867-5301
Book you've read?: The Historian
Food you've eaten?: rotisserie chicken, pasta salad and pineapple last night
Flavor of gum chewed?: Big Red cinnamon
Shoes you've worn?: Lands End ballet flats
Store you've been in?: Carroll's Bakery in Spencer
Thing you've said?: "okay, sweetie," to Caitlyn
* . . Can You . . *
Write with both hands?: sort of
Whistle?: yes
Blow a bubble?: yes
Roll your tounge in a circle?: no
Cross your eyes?: yes
Touch your tounge to your nose?: no
Dance?: define "dance."
Gleek?: this must be some kind of newfangled slang
Stay up a whole night without sleep?: Yes, but I feel it -- I'm not 18 anymore
Speak a different language?: Si, senor or senora o senorita
Impersonate someone?: yea
Prank call people?: I got into trouble for that as a teen
Make a card pyramid?: no
Cook anything?: lots of stuff -- I love Rachael Ray
* . . Finish The Line . . *
If i were a ...: rich chica
I wish ...: I had figured stuff out about life earlier that I have figured out now
So many people don't know that ...: I seek approval too strongly
I am ...: talented but messed up
My heart is ...: full
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My Interests

Writing, my husband, my three kids, my black Labrador, Gryffin, marriage, family, music, KLOVE and Refuge Radio, classical, jazz, blues, new age, fusion, etc. Mostly writing and my kids and husband though. Shopping/fashion - Talbots, Torrid, JJill, etc., getting to know new people, finishing my novel!!!

I'd like to meet:

Creative people, writers, artists, musicians, comedians, dreamers, those with a great story, Rachael Ray cooks, foodies, happily marrieds, happily unmarrieds, gay, straight, none of the above, Christians, nonChristians, spiritualists, those in their 30s-50s, those who love life.

Music:

Really getting into Christian stuff: KLOVE radio, MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, Tree63, Superchick, Newsboys, etc. My playlist has embarrasing stuff from the 80s you wouldn`t want to know about. I have also been a jazzhead for about 20 years -- old stuff from Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Spyro Gyra.

Movies:

Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, Hudson Hawk, Pearl Harbor, Independence Day, Men in Black, The Aviator, Top Gun, Dead Poets Society, Benny and Joon, Malcolm X, Pleasantville, Legally Blonde, Clueless, Pirates of the Caribbean.

Television:

Greys Anatomy, Law and Order, Food Network, How I Met Your Mother, The Class, Gilmore Girls, Smallville, Extreme Makeoever Home Edition, Seventh Heaven, Heroes

Books:

gods in Alabama, Between Georgia, Diary of a Teenaged Girl, Frannie and Zooey, Raise High the Roofbeam, Carpenters, The Historian, The Nanny Diaries, September, Catcher in the Rye, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, etc.

Heroes:

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman Speaker of the House, Howard Dean, John Edwards (the senator, not the Crossing Over Guy), John Walsh, Mother Teresa, JFK Jr., Paul Wellstone, Patrick Kennedy, Tatum O`Neal, John McManamy, Nick Traina, Carrie Fisher, Emme, Dana Reeve, Anna Nicole Smith, Queen Latifah, Mia Tyler, my cousin, Tiffany C. Barry Delaney

My Blog

Every second, every minute

This song (link below) by Downhere is one of the most inspiring songs with the best vocals I have heard in years! Yes, all you agnostics and recovering Catholics, it is from a Christian band, but...
Posted by Amy on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:48:00 PST

Imitation is suicide

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Posted by Amy on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:23:00 PST

A Conversation with Bryan, age 4

So Hootie (Bryan) and I were at the library and the ubiquitous Pastor S happened by. I have been working with him on some publicity stuff for church so he stopped and chatted with us. Hootie: Hi,...
Posted by Amy on Thu, 24 May 2007 11:46:00 PST

Past sarcasm to sadness

At the holidays, I wrote about how my biological mother and her boyfriend and children generally held me in suspense about whether or not they would show up to gatherings to which I invited them. I wo...
Posted by Amy on Sat, 12 May 2007 11:31:00 PST

And, to clear up any confusion...

1. I started off at age 18 trying to find information about my birthparents.If I found them I was always going to go through a third party to contact them, and if they desired no contact, I would have...
Posted by Amy on Sat, 12 May 2007 12:07:00 PST

What our Troops Really Need

Hi. I am very judicious about sending forwards as I generally delete any I might get simply due to time constraints. However, I have noted a lot of prayers lately about the men and women serving in Ir...
Posted by Amy on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 02:11:00 PST

Aurora Borealis Jewelry lives

.. This is a 24" Swarovski crystal and glass bead necklace from my first collection. My goal is to create jewelry that's proportioned for the less petite woman -- not that you have to have a 36" neck ...
Posted by Amy on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:42:00 PST

Menu for Christmas Day

T Bone steaks, marinated and broiled (they were a gift - otherwise we could never afford them)Smashed red potatoes- skins on, with butter,sour cream, cream cheese, half and half, and beef gravyBroccol...
Posted by Amy on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:00:00 PST

Aurora Borealis Jewelry

Coming in 2007 is my new venture, Aurora Borealis Jewelry. I have been exploring the art of wire sculpture jewelry and various beads, and feel it is my lost calling. Here in the Lakes I have many venu...
Posted by Amy on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:22:00 PST

Thanksgiving Turkeys- is RSVP passe?

Last summer, my husband and I reconciled after a year and a half separation. I am so happy. I really am. Really. Thanksgiving is coming and we are hosting at our house. You all (yes all 119 of my f...
Posted by Amy on Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:25:00 PST