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A little bit about me....
I am a lover of natural world and spend as much time outside as I can. When not teaching, I can be found biking, kayaking, hiking, skiing, or backpacking. My other love is music. I have a large collection of CDs and I go to live shows regularly. I also play a little guitar, and I took banjo lessons for awhile. There is nothing more enjoyable than a great cup of tea and sitting with good friends and telling funny stories or talking about the deeper things of life. Another interest I have is reading and cooking. I belong to a Book Club and a Food Club. I enjoy reading a well-written story and I love trying new recipes. My faith is very important to me and I love to talk about it. Lastly, I love my family. I have 10 nieces and nephews, twin sisters and a brother. We all get along well and I enjoy my time with them. I am looking forward to getting to know you over the next few months..... 

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Where I'm From
By George Ella Lyon  I am from clothespins,  from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride.  I am from the dirt under the back porch.  (Black, glistening,  it tasted like beets.)  I am from the forsythia bush  the Dutch elm  whose long-gone limbs I remember  as if they were my own.  I'm from fudge and eyeglasses,  from Imogene and Alafair. <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> I'm from the know-it-alls <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> and the pass-it-ons, <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> from Perk up! and Pipe down! <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> I'm from He restoreth my soul <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> with a cottonball lamb <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> and ten verses I can say myself. <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> I'm from Artemus and Billie's Branch, <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> fried corn and strong coffee. <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> From the finger my grandfather lost <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> to the auger, <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> the eye my father shut to keep his sight. <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Under my bed was a dress box <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> spilling old pictures, <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> a sift of lost faces <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> to drift beneath my dreams. <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> I am from those moments-- <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> snapped before I budded -- <span style="color: #740b74; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> leaf-fall from the family tree.