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Relationship

Married. Interested in meeting people for friendship and meeting people for networking

Hometown

Lancaster, SC

Places I've been

I have lived in ND since 1970 I currently live by a lake in Metigoshe, ND area. I enjoy relaxing at Surfside Beach, SC I have lived in the Phillipines' and while there visited Bangkok and Hong Kong. In addition, I have visited England. Because of my close proximty to Canada, I visit Brandon and Winnepeg occasionly. I love the warm weather and the sea breeze. I enjoy the beaches of FL, SC, and TX. I have been to Albany, NY and to Boston. I would like to spend more time in New England and explore many of the historical sites. In addition, I have never been to Mexico and I would like to go there. I have heard you can never go home again but I would LOVE to spend winter months on the beaches of SC. However, the rentals I have checked on are sooooo expensive. My husband and I have rented an ocean front condo, that is also pet friendly at South Padre Island, Texas and we both like Texas coast and the winter Texans.

More about me

I was born Linda Noel Blackston in Lancaster, SC.

I have lived the the most of my life, since 1970 in North Dakota. I love ND, but often long for the sights and sounds of SC.

I am married to a farmer and we grow small grains, that is wheat, barly, oats, and sunflowers. Our son has joined the farm operations with his dad, uncle and nephew. The idea is for our son and nephew to take over more of the work so that my husband and his brother will have time to ease into retirement. I would love to say my husband is spending more time with me at the lake, but I can't keep my farmer away from the farm.

I am a late bloomer. After my children were born, I decided to attend college and graduated from Minot State University in Minot, ND with a B.S. and a double major in Elementary Education and Mental Retardation. I went on to complete a Master of Science Degree at Minot State University in Severe & Multihandicapped with a concentration in Infant/Toddler Development. In 2003, I completed a Ph.D. in Teaching & Learning with a concentration early childhood special education.

I have spent the last 30 years in education. I have worked at an adult learning center, teaching English as a second language to adult students, as a high school resource room teacher, teacher for studnets wiht severe and multi-handicaps, consultant for students with physical and other health impairments, a special education coordinator and as an instructor at Turtle Mountain Community College in Belcourt, ND. I taught first in early childhood and then in elementary education. Turtle Mountian Community College was the first tribal college in ND to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education.

Working with young adults and older than average students at the tribal college has been my most rewarding job. Although, my degree is in early childhood and elementary education my jobs have been working with high school and adult students. This has been the right path for me to follow.

I retired May 21, 2009, but, I could return to teaching, part-time if the right job was available.

Right now, I am enoying my time at home with my husband and three kitties. I am learning to navigate emons, somewhat and I am making new eon friends.

Favorite Charities

Salvation Army Wounded Warriors

Favorite Music

My brothers were teen-agers in the 40's and I grew up listening to their old 78 records, therefore, I enjoy the big band sounds and music of the 40's. Plus, I love good old rock and roll, oldies from the 50's, 60's, and 70's, Country and Western, Blues, and Jazz.

Favorite TV Shows

I am a news junkie and watch a lot of Fox News and CNN for a different point of view. In addition, I like The Closer, Saving Grace, Arts and Entertainment, "E" and the Soup, Ovation, and the Animal Planet.

Favorite Books

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, Little Giant of Aberdean County, Blue Highways, Dress Your Children in Demin and Corduroy, A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, Garden Spells, Water for Elephants, The Red Tent, Marley and Me. Some of my favorite books feature animals for example: I love all of The Cat Who...books by Lillian Braun Jackson where a news man and a cat solve mysteries, books by Rita Mae Brown and her feline partner, Sneaky Pie Brown, The Darkest Hour by Dean Koontz, which features Nickie, a golden retriever, and The Art of Racing in the Rain, a look at the wonders and absurdities of life as only a dog could tell it.

Favorite Quotes

Success depends upon staying power. The reason for failure in most cases is lack of perseverance. J.R Miller We are each of us angels, with only one wing. We can only fly by embracing each other. Luciano De Crescenzo A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. Josh Billings Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not. George Bernard Shaw To me, family means safety and unconditional love, whether they are your friends or blood relatives. Unknown When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Helen Keller

Favorite Places

Metigoshe and the Turtle Mountain Area of North Dakota; Surside Beach, Charleston, SC, Santa Fe, NM

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