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Hi, come on in and I'll tell you a little about my family and myself.

We live in Jacksonville, Florida, home of the NFL team the Jaguars. Our town has really shown great team spirit. We are proud of you Jaguars!

"The Bold New City Of The South" is Jacksonville's motto. We moved here in 1966, it sure has grown alot since then. We reached a population of over one million in 1998.

I'm so lucky to have most of my family living here in Florida. All of my children and their families live here. My Dad and my 2 sisters and all of their families live here too. We lost my Mom to heart failure in 1997.

My Dad was in the Navy for 30 years. Which of course means we moved around alot. Yes, I was a Navy brat but I saw alot of the United States, coast to coast. You can learn alot about life growing up in a military family. I have lived in Illinois, Virginia, South Carolina, California, Rhode Island, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida.

I was born in Greensburg, Indiana. I still have relatives living there. I guess that makes me a transplanted Hoosier...I don't think anybody is ever born in Florida...we all came here from somewhere else!

I am the proud Mother of 3 grown and married children and Grandmother to 4 beautiful little children.

Sherry is my oldest daughter, she has a beautiful, sweet little daughter Megan. (Megan age 1) She is 9 now and a very bright child.(Megan age 2)She loves to play with her Build-A-Bears. She is getting so grownup. Sushi is her favorite food...(YUCK) She is in the 4th grade. Megan just Loves school and is a student council member. She is a very lucky girl to have her own computer and is a little wiz already. ( Her Daddy works on computers)

Rita is my middle child. She is married to Tom. They are the parents of our beautiful, sweet granddaughter Erika, who is 13...going on 18!! Erika is in the eighth grade this year. She is an Honor Roll student and member of The National Honor Society. She auditioned and was accepted into La Villa School of The Arts here in Jacksoville. She is getting so grown up. Erika loves our Jacksonville team. the Jaguars. She enjoys attending the games with her Dad when she can.
She is very creative and likes anything to do with art.

Jack is my youngest child. He is married to Kelly. They are the proud parents of our two handsome Grandsons. Alex, who is 15 and Sammy who is 5 aready.

Alex loves trains, baseball, surfing, playstation games and Nascar racing. He is getting to be quite the surfer, hitting the waves with his Dad whenever he can. He wants to be a Forest Ranger or Park Ranger or join the Navy. He is a 10th grader. He loves to play baseball. Alex is a big fan and collector of Baseball cards.

Our newest Grandson Samuel was born 9 weeks early and had to stay 26 days in the hospital. He is doing really well and is in kindergarten this year. He is such a joy.

I'am so blessed to have such wonderful children and grandchildren...They bring such joy to my life. I am very proud of all of them.

My oldest Grandchild Alex started callng me Nanny when he first learned to talk. Now everyone calls me Nanny!! Even the adults, but I don't mind...I like it!

In 1990 I met a wonderful gentleman named Les. He is a retired Naval Officer and has retired from the U.S. Postal Service We have truly become best friends and soulmates. He became my "Knight in Shinning Armor!" and the LOVE of my life. We have retired and are growing old together.

Les has a son Jim who lives here in Jacksonville. (Jim is a 11 year Cancer survivor.) He has 3 beautful daughters. Kayla 18 and Karly 16 who live in S.C, with their Mother. (We sure do miss them) and Tabitha 22, who is married to Daniel,they live here in Jacksonville. They have a beautiful baby girl Abbigail. She is our first Great-Granddaughter. She will soon be one Where does the time go?

Les also has a daughter Tina, whois married to Shane they live in Texas. They train show horses and manage a horse farm.

We have alot of members in our family. Holidays are a very special time. We all get together have lots of fun, share good food, but most of all share alot of LOVE.

My Grandchildren are the most precious thing to me in the whole world. I attended all of their births and witnessed one of God's most wonderful miracles.

Grandchildren are God's reward for growing old. I have always liked the old saying "If I had known grandchildren would be so much fun I would of had them first, when I was younger." This is so true it's hard to keep up with them sometimes, but I love it!

We got her when she was 7 months old. She loves to play fetch and play under the sprinkler. If you want a gentle, sweet, kind, smart and loyal playmate for your kids, this is the breed to get. All of the kids just love her and she guards them with her life. She is a great watchdog too!

April 6,2004 UpDate: It is with heavy heart that I tell you some sad news, our beloved family dog "BUNNY" passed over the Rainbow Bridge to Heaven. She died very peacefully. She had a long life filled with loving care. We will always miss her, and treasure her memory. Bunny was a friend and faithful companion to all who knew her. She was a big part of our lives for 12 years. (Sweet Dreams Honey-Buns)

~ Zack ~

He's our 14 year old Himalayian cat. We got him when he was 5 months old. He is the most loving and sweetest cat you could ever want. He's a big boy at about 15 pounds. He is a flame point, cream with orange tipped tail, ears, and paws. He likes to sit in my lap with my Web TV keyboard and help me type. So if you see any typos they are all his...lol

~ Abby ~

Well I hope you enjoyed learning a little about my family and I. Please continue down the garden path with me, we will find lots of other interesting things to explore. Please take a moment to sign my guestbook. I'd love to know you were here. This is my first homepage and it is growing by leaps and bounds. So please come back and visit again soon.

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