I’m the youngest of six kids, raised on my grandpa’s homestead near Beaumont, Alberta, Canada.  French Canadian on both sides of my family, I didn’t learn English until I attended kindergarten.

 

My childhood was normal and consisted of making snow forts in the ditches and playing on our huge tree house that my siblings built.  I have a large extended family that holds a special place in my heart.

 

My current interests include reading and yes, I typically read romance.  I love golf but I don’t get out much.  I love games of all types and like to think I have a great sense of humour.

 

I love being outside and enjoy listening to the frogs at night and watching the Canada Geese swim on the pond in front of my office.

 

I’ve held numerous jobs.  They include bank teller, lab technician in a plant pathology department, purchasing clerk and several retail positions.  I have an expensive piece of paper that tells me I have a college diploma in Conservation and Reclamation, though I’ve never worked in the field.

 

No job has ever kept my interest longer than two years and I feared when I attempted to write that I would give up before ever achieving anything.  I’m happy to say after twelve years, I’m still at it. 

 

Maybe I simply needed to find where I belong.

            

About Me

 

 

What I’m reading: Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery.  To be followed by the over 20 books I brought home from the conference!

 

Recent trips:  Disneyland and Universal Studios in November 2009, Orlando and Universal Studios Florida, July 2010.

 

What’s keeping me busy these days:  watering recently planted trees (47 poplars and over 60 lilacs), gardening, 4500 brick pavers to lay for a patio!

 

Pets:  a Rex rabbit named Snuggles

 

 

What people would be surprised to know about me:  I like the Jonas Brothers’ tv show!

 

Favourite thing to do on a day off:  well, it doesn’t happen often!  But reading in bed with my morning cup of cappuccino, followed by a lazy day of sitting outside and  either reading or hanging out with friends.

 

Pet Peeve: people who are consistently late, to me it shows a lack of respect for the other person’s time.   My dad taught me that you stand by your word, if you say you’ll be somewhere at a certain time, then you need to be there at that time.