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Hello from Jeanie!

Introducing Jeanie

Born in Chicago fifty-some years ago, I've had the opportunity to live all around the United States in places such as: Madison, Wisconsin; upstate New York; Baltimore, Maryland; Tucson, Arizona; Wichita and Milford, Kansas; Blytheville Air Force Base, Arkansas; Boulder, Colorado; San Antonio, Texas; and China Lake, Ridgecrest, Riverside and now Inyokern, California.

I have three adult children. Jacqueline, 36, was born the winter after I turned 18 and was placed for adoption at birth. Although she was born in Los Angeles, she grew up in Denmark! Thanks to providence, she and I were reunited in July 1998. What a tremendous experience! In November 2005, Jacqueline completed her Master's degree. Pine, 33, works full-time at a local department store. She's the Department Lead of Human Resources. She lives nearby and we hang out often, sharing books, dinners, and wonderful conversations. Jed, 30, served 4 and a 1/2 years in the US Navy as an Electronics Technician (ET) stationed aboard a destroyer. Since he got out of the service, he went to work as an ET, building on the experience he got in the Navy.

Hubby, Floyd, and I celebrated our 15th Anniversary in April 2006 with a great little trip to Morro Bay, CA. Floyd is a carpenter and in April 2006 he began working for Kiewit Pacific Company on a project to put water back into Owens Lake. You can read more about his other endeavors on his page.

Words and languages have always fascinated me, so I work and play with them every chance I get. I worked full-time as a sign language interpreter until I retired from federal service in October 2005. I'm still called in to interpret when needed. I will always be in a learning curve with American Sign Language (ASL). As a kid, I started learning German and am amazed at how much I've retained. Every now and then, I have an opportunity to try my German out with a native speaker, and they never laugh too hard or for too long. I've done some cursory study of Danish, but it is slow going. I also have some experience with French (and the world's worst French accent) and some Spanish.

Another way I enjoy using words is as a member of a Toastmasters Club in the local area. Toastmasters Clubs provide a welcoming and encouraging atmosphere in which to practice public speaking skills. Because I find myself conducting meetings or educational programs in the volunteer work I continue to do for La Leche League, I thought it would benefit me (and my audiences) if I honed my public speaking skills. Toastmasters is a great place to do that!

I love crafts and usually have my fingers wrapped around one project or another. I enjoy the serenity of needlepoint and like do my work on 14 count plastic canvas with perle cotton. Rubber stamp art and card making are two of my great passions. I just can't get enough of all the papers, fibers, embellishments, ink pads, creative rubber art stamps and oodles of ideas for handmade cards!

Another great love is scrapbooking because I find that also encompasses all the fun stuff I love other than languages and stitching: Lots of different colored and patterned PAPERs. Photo-safe PENS in a variety of colors and with different point types. STICKERS! All too cute for words. PICTURES, pictures, pictures and Telling the Story behind the Pictures for today's enjoyment and tomorrow's legacy. All bound up neatly in hand-crafted photo safe scrapbooks to browse through, remember the good times, and to leave a legacy for my family.

Following my Grandma Rockey's example, I've been an avid letter writer all my life. I love being connected and keeping in touch with family, friends, and pen friends (who are merely friends I haven't met, yet). Sending out birthday greetings to people also gives me great joy, so send me your birthdate (if I don't already have it) and I'll put you on my list! (See the Birthday Alarm link below and you'll know my secret to keeping track of everyone's birthdates!)

Jeanie's Top Ten Favorite Links

Birthday Alarm Record birthdates and anniversaries at their site. Birthday Alarm will send you e-mail reminders so you never forget an important date again. Sign up and service is free although you can opt for additional fee supported services.	Creative Memories Creative Memories teaches the importance of safely preserving your photos and the stories that go along with them.	Google Just Google It! The only search engine I use. Ever googled your own name?	Humane Society of the United States Looking out for the humane treatment of animals throughout the world.	Internet Movie Database Look up movie and or actor stats and information.
La Leche League The world's foremost authority on all things breastfeeding and related topics.	Netflix Home delivery of your choice of movies on DVD.	pcCrafter They put the "art" in clipart. Wonderful graphics, project instructions, tips and hints.	Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf National organization which certifies sign language interpreters. Also offers interpreter information, education, and support.	Zooba.com Books, books, and more books. ALL $9.95--FREE Shipping {Sales tax applies in NY, PA and IN.)

Links to Family and Friends' Sites

Ask Dr. Sears Bill & Martha Sears Martha and I have known each other through La Leche League since the 1980s.	Bev's Country Cottage Bev Qualheim Bev and I have been pen friends since the 1980s when each of us produced small press publications.	The Gallagher's 2005 Travel Adventures Pat & Barbara Gallagher Floyd and Pat were in the same class in school; Barbara and I worked together on the base for many years.	Jerome R. Hamilton, Attorney at Law Jerry Hamilton Jerry and I are first cousins; our mothers were sisters.
Sibylle Hechtel, Ph.D., Writer Sibylle was my friend from Germany during the year we were in the second grade.	Quoth the Raven Steve Carter Steve is my Dad.	Saddleback Arabian Horses Angela (McCorkle) Lewis Angela and I have been a part of each other's lives since she was 4 when we were first next door neighbors.	The Tiner Family Mary Lou Tiner Mary Lou and I became friends while we both lived in Kansas in the 1970s when her daughter, Julianne, and my son, Jed, were babies.

All links above were active as of 16 November 2006. If you find a link that
no longer works, please let me know by e-mailing me. Thanks!!

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