September 17, 2004

• Guess I should tell a bit about the joy of being "me".  I have 2 wonderful teenagers, a daughter, 19, and a son, 18.  My wonderful husband died suddenly 19 months ago of a heart attack.

  
  

  He was a ripe old 46, and I was a widow at 39, after 20 fabulous years.  So now starts the rebuilding process,  all old plans are kaput, new plans must be made..........in that process now.

  
  

  Both kids attend college here in good ol Eugene, most beautiful Emerald City.  I feel very blessed to live where I do.  All my friends in California and elsewhere are always trying to think up reasons to "visit".  That's just fine, its good to have friends.

  
  

  I have a house here in Eugene, and a cabin on a wide spot called Leaburg Lake on the beautiful McKenzie River, so I always have room for friends and family.

  
  

  I've joined Xanga so I can keep up with Bluesoid, a man of immense energy and intelligence.  Very happy to have met him, I am.  So many wonderful talents, things that really matter!  I love a man who is unafraid of a dishcloth, knows how to cook and do laundry, and will sit down and play a little "geetar" and sing me a song or two. (swoon!)

  
  

  We've been having lots of fun, and he's supplied plenty of reasons for me to smile again!  I love a dry wit, and his is like a fine wine.  I didn't realize how much I missed laughing, and just touching another human being, being close, what a gift he has been!  Thank you, Rick.

  
  

  I've had the great joy of meeting his beautiful daughter, who is so very sweet, kind and well grounded.  I can tell a good job has been done in the kid raising department by Bluesoid and his ex (who I also have had the pleasure of meeting, very nice lady).  He has nothing but kind words for his ex-spouse, which is always so nice in this world of bitterness and selfishness.  That gave him points with me also! Ha!  And the daughter, what a gem of a young lady.  She also made points with me, being a fellow lover of Anime and computer games.  She's got her head on straight for sure!  I was looking forward to doing some fun stuff with her this weekend, but someone decided to get a cold, and although its just fine to infect me, he doesn't want her to catch it!  Such a thoughtful dad.

  
  

  I have 3 cats and a dog named Penny, who owns me.  She is smarter than a lot of humans I've met!  I was an insurance agent for a long time, running an agency with my husband.  I sold it after his death. Don't do a whole lot, jobwise, right now.  I cook the books for my brothers plumbing company, and look after his 3 year old (my little life-saver!).  I don't really need to work, but someday when I'm feeling human again, I might get out there just to have a reason to put on makeup.

  
  

  I waffle between that and the desire to sell my Eugene house and go be a hermit at the cabin and never wear makeup again! Ha!  I'll let you know if I ever make a decision.

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