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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2014 0:33:39 GMT
Just adding a poll, so we all can see the varying age groups. Its amazing to see to all the diffrent ages and backgrounds. Thank you all again for posting.
Hello,
After particpating in the card swap & having fun posting more I would like to reintroduce myself.
My name is Jessica, I will be 38 on the 13th. I a mom to four girls...19 year old sophemore in college, a 17 senior in high school, just about 16 year old sophemore & my baby who is just about 11 in 5th grade.
I have an associates in general studies & a bachelor's in BA. Our family is LEO, my husband has been with our Sheriffs office for just about Ten years.
Daniel and I have been together for Twenty years, we are high school sweethearts. He is my total opposite and it works well for us. He is calm, laid back and I'm on to go and the life of the party.
We live on the coast of NC, but both of us were born in Upstate NY. My husband loves the ocean, but I would move back to the snow in a heartbeat.
Im active with our schools & LEO. I enjoy spoiling our teachers & LEO.
I love photography,repurposing,volunteering and crafting.
How about you.....
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Post by Sparty on Dec 31, 2014 0:48:01 GMT
Hi, Jessica - what a great idea for a thread. It was fun reading about you and your family. I do have to ask (and risk looking ignorant): what does LEO stand for?
In the meantime, I'll play, too. I'm from Michigan and as my pea name implies, I'm a Michigan State alumnus. I will turn 47 in January and have been married to Mr. P for 14 years. I have four step-daughters. I was on 2Peas for about a decade, I think, but I didn't post much. I will have to try to do better here. I read this board everyday but rarely feel like I have anything to offer that someone else hasn't already said, lol. I was a high school teacher for years but went to law school when I turned 40. Now I'm an attorney, just like I'd always promised my mom.
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Post by freecharlie on Dec 31, 2014 0:51:33 GMT
That is a lot of information in one post. While I think it is a great idea, I might pare down the info a bit.
I'm freecharlie. I live in northern colorado. I have two boys and a dh. I love hockey, college football, march madness and attending any sporting event. While I have given more info about myself, I don't want it all in one post.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Dec 31, 2014 0:59:18 GMT
Hi Jessica  It's nice to meet you since we talk often on the LE threads! My name is Dori. You have my little brother's birthdate! I'm 51 and dh and I have been married for 17 yrs. We have a 15 yr old dd together and I have a 32 yr old ds and a 25 yr old dd. I'm an auditor for a health insurance company and dh is a corrections officer. Yea, we aren't very well liked by the public in general  Dh and I are also opposites - he is ADHD and I'm very laid back, he was born in the Bronx and raised in New York, I'm a country girl from Washington state. I'm very involved in dog 4-H with our dd. We have 3 dogs at home, dh and dd's German Shepherd Nita, our 9 yr old family Samoyed Koda and my 4 month old Samoyed puppy Ryder. We just bought an RV in July of 2013 and have really enjoyed RV camping in it. Even dh who wasn't even a Boy Scout In addition to volunteering with 4-H I'm also looking forward to training my puppy for competition obedience and eventually agility. I do still scrapbook too. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2014 2:30:38 GMT
LEO is Law Enforcement Officer...
Thank you all for joining in.
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Post by lesley on Dec 31, 2014 2:51:31 GMT
Well strangely enough, my name is Lesley! I'm 51, haven't worked f/t in 15 years, since I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I teach a papercrafts class to a group of amazing women with serious mental health problems, and love it. DH and I met at university, have been together for over 30 years, although we currently live nearly 400 miles apart due to his job. He's home about every third weekend. I live in Central Scotland with my DD19, and my DS was 17 yesterday. The love of my life is my 3.5 year old Labradoodle, Turriff. He is my best pal.  I love my house but hate where it is. As soon as DS finishes school, I'd like to move to Cardiff with my DH. I have no family left in my home town, so there's no real reason to stay here. I try to holiday in the US every year, and we're all big Florida fans (and Disney fans too!) |
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Dec 31, 2014 3:00:09 GMT
Hi, my name is Carolyn. I am 56 years old, I have been married to my high school sweetheart for 38 years. I was married on my 18th birthday.
We have 3 daughters, 38, 33 and 29. Two of our daughters are married and we have 2 granddaughters, a step granddaughter and a step grandson. I was a stay at home mom, now I just stay at home...LOL, I do watch my granddaughters once or twice a week, while my daughter works.
My husband is hoping to retire in 2 years.
We love to ride our Harley and are looking to buy a small RV, big enough to pull our Harley, so we can travel.
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Post by GiantsFan on Dec 31, 2014 3:02:07 GMT
Hi All, I live in cold and windy California. I grew up riding horses and being a total Tom-boy. I love reading, hiking and camping. As you can see from my screen name and avatar I'm a SF Giants fan. I went to my first game in 1989! I also follow the SJ Sharks (thanks to ExH) and the GS Warriors (thanks to the hockey strike of 2004-2005).
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Post by PEArfect on Dec 31, 2014 3:17:16 GMT
Hi, my name is Jen. I'm 39 years old. I was married to my high school sweetheart for 19 years, together 22. He passed away in February, just one week after his 39th birthday. He was a LEO for 16 years, K9 for 8 years. I've been a sahm since my oldest was born. We have three daughters (15, 13, and 7.) I'm planning on going back to college this year. Right now I'm researching local colleges and courses. A lot of changes for our family.
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Post by jackietex on Dec 31, 2014 3:23:22 GMT
I'm Jackie, in central Texas. I'm 50 years old, been married for 27 years, and have 3 kids (two girls 24 and 20, and a boy who is 17). I've been a SAHM for most of my marriage and I'm still trying to figure it out. I'm a Christian, animal lover, reader, and television watcher (which I do while I'm surfin' the net). I had gastric bypass surgery almost 3 years ago and lost almost 90 pounds.
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Post by writerprincess on Dec 31, 2014 3:27:55 GMT
Hi All! My name is Joan and I live in Washington state near Seattle. I'm 51 and married to my computer tech husband for 25 years. We have two kids - a boy and girl, both in college. My passion is writing hence part of my name and I love royalty- especially Diana. I'm an Anglophile determined to finally visit England, hopefully in 2015. My day job involves education and I actually work in the building that used to be the headquarters to the Seattle Seahawks! Go Hawks!!  I mostly lurked at 2peas but am trying to do better here. ETA: To change weird smilies. |
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Post by Nanner on Dec 31, 2014 3:28:18 GMT
hi ladies.
I'm Nancy, almost 55 yo, living in Alberta. I am married to Steve, an American who moved up to Canada after we met, to be with me. We've been married almost 18 years. I have two kids from my first marriage, a 28 year old dd who is a .phd student and a 24 year old ds who is an apprentice pipefitter, neither of whom live at home anymore. We have a 10 month old beagle, Riker, who we are crazy about.
I'm a legal assistant and after working in law firms for 33 years, I got smart about a year and a half ago, and left a law firm I'd been with for 25 years to move over to the legal department of an oil company. Best move I ever made!
We love football - NHL, not CFL. Go Pats!!!!
Like Dori, DH and I had very different upbringings. He grew up in the Los Angeles area while I mainly grew up in very small Canadian towns and settlements (until 6th grade). In fact, I spent several of my childhood years living in 2 teeny little northern settlements that no longer exist and have been reclaimed by nature. You can't even call them ghost towns, as nothing remains of either.
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Post by momzo1012 on Dec 31, 2014 3:48:25 GMT
Hi, I'm Momzo I have mostly been a lurker on this board as well as the last since the beginning. I was close friend with a garden girl back in the day. I have been teaching for 25+ years and most recently as a Literacy Coach at the elementary level. My husband of 24 years and I have two kids, DS 19 and DD 16 and a obnoxious rescue dog whom I absolutely love. We live in SE Michigan just over the Ohio border. When I retire, I would love to groom dogs as I work PT as a receptionist at a grooming salon and love that job almost as much as teaching. BTW, this is my first post on this board..... so....hello everyone. |
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Post by Nink on Dec 31, 2014 3:52:40 GMT
Hello!
I'm Nancee. I'm 50 yrs old and I have a DS who is almost 30. I've been married for 20 years and I work in Radiology as a Bone Density Tech. I love my Oregon Ducks and can't wait to go to the Rose Bowl on Thursday.
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Post by epeanymous on Dec 31, 2014 3:59:50 GMT
I'm a former criminal defense attorney, current professor, married for eighteen years and parent to five kids ranging from two to twelve, including a pair of four-year-old identical twins who are probably going to found their own religion or something. I grew up in California, went to college and graduate school in New England, lived in NYC and went to law school there, moved to the south for five years, and now live in the Pacific northwest. I have been scrapbooking since the 90s. I knit and read a lot, and I otherwise enjoy food, exercise, travel, theater, and ballet. I don't like sports, hot weather, action movies, or talking about wine.
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Post by alissa103 on Dec 31, 2014 4:03:28 GMT
Hey! I'm Alissa. Married to my college sweetheart for 12 years. We have one DS who is 2 1/2. I'm mostly a SAHM, but do a bit of freelance stuff. I found the original 2peas bc of scrapping and I still paper craft. It's my sanity saver. I've been paper crafting for 14 years. Wow. Makes me feel old  I love NBSR for the diversity of opinions, the advice and the humor. So glad we have this space. I was heartbroken when I read 2peas was shutting down over the summer, but I'm glad so many found their way here! |
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Post by Nanner on Dec 31, 2014 4:04:45 GMT
I don't like ... or talking about wine. Ahhh, but the important question is: do you like DRINKING it? |
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Post by snappinsami on Dec 31, 2014 4:05:42 GMT
What a great idea for a thread!
I'm Samantha, and I'll be 47 in April. (Really? I have trouble believe that sometimes.) I've been married to my DH for almost 23 years (on 1/4), and we have one daughter, Erin, who is 14 and a freshman in high school. We also have a 4-month-old chocolate Lab puppy, Tucker. I work full-time from home, which I absolutely love.
DH and I are originally both from the Philadelphia suburbs. We met in the public library at the end of our freshman year of college. Since graduating, we've hopscotched around the country a few times, and currently live in San Diego. I really love it here, but I still miss being closer to our family, who is all on the East coast. But we go where DH's job takes us, so here we are!
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Post by M~ on Dec 31, 2014 4:05:48 GMT
Hi there! I'm M~. Let's see. I'm 43 (wowza)!
What's significant about me? I was raised by my maternal grandmother who's going to be 100 years old in April 2015. My two sisters and I take care of her after work. I really can't find much to say about myself other than that. Ummmmmm.. I was born in Nicaragua but came to the U.S. in 1979 as a result of the Sandinista Revolution. I have to say that I love my life in the U.S., and it would be much different had my family been able to stay there. I'm an attorney and work for the federal government. I LOVE growing orchids. Not much else. I'm pretty boring otherwise.
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Post by epeanymous on Dec 31, 2014 4:07:17 GMT
I don't like ... or talking about wine. Ahhh, but the important question is: do you like DRINKING it? Yes. Although I'll sometimes order a cocktail just to avoid having an exchange about wine  . I've hit my lifetime cap on discussing terroir. |
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Post by Nanner on Dec 31, 2014 4:12:30 GMT
Ahhh, but the important question is: do you like DRINKING it? Yes. Although I'll sometimes order a cocktail just to avoid having an exchange about wine . I've hit my lifetime cap on discussing terroir. hahaha! I had to google terroir. We do not discuss any of that, thank goodness. We just happily drink it. And now .... I will not mention it again! |
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 31, 2014 4:23:43 GMT
I'm Ginny. I'm 54 and have been married for 25 years. I have two kids who are both in college. My husband and I are both lawyers, although I don't practice any longer. I teach business law at a community college. I love to read and I love to watch college football and basketball.
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Post by scrappinmom3 on Dec 31, 2014 4:29:17 GMT
Hi there. I'm Jane, I'm 52 and I live in SE Michigan. My dh and I have been married for 31 years and have 3 children, ds26, ds22 and dd19. We are both from Michigan, although we spent the 80's and 90's in S Florida and we all still miss it terribly. I am a former legal assistant who became a sahm until my children were through school. I now work as a special ed parapro and I have one more test to pass to become a certified teacher.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Dec 31, 2014 4:29:50 GMT
I'll play, because I don't remember whether I ever really introduced myself before. (on 2peas I spent most of my time on the scrapping board, but here I spend most of my time on the NSBR board- ) I'm Jennifer. I'll be 46 this year (yikes!). I grew up in small-town Illinois (only 1500 people in town and 42 people in my HS graduating class), lived in the Chicago suburbs after college, and moved to the Phoenix, AZ area 9 years ago with my BF. My boyfriend and I will be celebrating our 11th anniversary in February; we met on match.com and it worked out! Our family is the two of us, three Shetland Sheepdogs (love them!!) and three rescue cats (love them, too!!). I currently work in the Quality department at a nutritional supplement company, and have worked in FDA-regulated industries my entire working career. Some of my interests: scrapbooking, reading (just got a tablet for Christmas to read e-books), bird-watching, dabbling in photography, sightseeing, movies, and of course Pea-ing, lol! |
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Post by MissChris on Dec 31, 2014 4:51:19 GMT
I know I never introduced myself, so here goes! I'm Chris and I just turned 51. After growing up in green Oregon, I moved to the Phoenix, AZ area over 22 years ago. I still miss the Oregon rain and hate the Arizona summer heat! My hubby is a junior high teacher and I'm a paralegal at a family law firm. We don't have any kids of our own, but hubby has 1 adult son who has given us 3 beautiful grandkids. We currently have a 9 year old Bernese Mountain Dog, whom I absolutely adore. I tend to be somewhat of a homebody, but also enjoy going ATV-ing and camping. I was a long time lurker (serious lurker--as in, after 5 years, never once posted anything) on the old board, but will try to post more here.
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Post by dualmaestra on Dec 31, 2014 5:18:02 GMT
I'll be 47 in a couple of months. I was born and raised in Southern California. I have lived in 3 different counties, but not over an hour from my hometown. I've been a teacher for 20 years and married for 19 years next month. No kids together, but I have my 1st graders every day Now I only scrap on my breaks... Workload is crazy during the school year! Have done a little digital Scrapbooking as well. Was a lurker at 2peas for about 10 years before it closed. |
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Post by sacteach on Dec 31, 2014 6:31:40 GMT
Hi, I'm Misty and I'm a teacher in Sacramento (hence the name sacteach). I turned 40 in October and have lived in NorCal my entire life. I've been teaching for 18 years and currently am a math teacher and Activities Director at a public middle school in the Sacramento area. My school has about 1100 students in two grades and I plan and organize all of the "fun" events - dances, rallies, assemblies, 8th grade promotion, honor roll, etc. I'm single (never been married) and have an 12-year old Shih Tzu that I adopted about 7 years ago.
I love to travel (NYC is my new favorite place), I love seeing live theater and concerts, I have season tickets to the Sacramento Kings (NBA), I like to read, I spend a lot of time online, I'm a huge fan of the TV show Glee and have attended many events to meet the cast, and I enjoy the single life. I have a great family and a really good relationship with my mom (she lives just over an hour away in my childhood home).
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Post by lindywholoveskids on Dec 31, 2014 8:06:04 GMT
I am from the Bay Area CAlifornia. Across the bay from San Francisco. I am over 70. We have one daughter who is married with a 4 and 1/2 year old son. He's the love of our lives.
I love kids (!) taught preschool for 45 years, and before that I was in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica (that was really a wonderful rewarding job)
my husband and I are retired.
I am getting over 2 surgeries where they found non invasive cancer in my uterus. I am cancer free, and just returning to myself after the two surgeries that were pretty much back to back.
I am jewish,and became Bat Mitzvah a decade ago. that was an incredible experience. I love to sing-especially jewish music.
I did do lots of scrapbooking up until a few years ago. I have collected tons of stuff, being a good customer of our local privately owned scrapbook store. it's organized in my beautiful downstairs studio which I rarely use now. sad but it's nice too.
we have a grand dog, rosie, who recently got upstaged by the new cat Obie. that's going to be interesting!
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Post by jcmom04 on Dec 31, 2014 10:11:11 GMT
I've enjoyed reading about everyone. I'm Kristin and I'm 41. Married for 17 years and we have DS (almost) 11 and DD 8. We live in DFW (TX) and I'm an audiologist and own my own practice. I love stamping and scrapbooking and just spent most of yesterday (vacation) completing my December Daily. I also got my first DSLR camera for Christmas and hope to really get into photography.
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Post by momof3pits on Dec 31, 2014 10:30:25 GMT
Hi all!
I'm Laura, 26yo. I live in Ann Arbor, MI area. Married for 2.5 years to my high school sweetheart of 9 years. We have two pitties, Boomer-5 and Bellatrix-4. DH is a process coach for Ford, and I am a SAHW soon to be SAHM to a human and not just pups anymore!
I love cooking, sometimes cleaning, fun culinary experiences, and scrapbooking!
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It's nice to meet you since we talk often on the LE threads!
. I've hit my lifetime cap on discussing terroir.
