mawma7's profile

Eons member since

Dec 12, 2006

Age, Gender

64, Female

Location

Chester, IL

Relationship

Married

Hometown

I grew up in Hartford, IL...a small town in central/south IL.

Places I've been

High School Name (City, State)
I graduated from Alton Senior High School in Alton, IL. Also attended Medical Lake High School in Medical Lake, WA for part of 2 years.
College Name
Did not attend any college, but took some computer classes at Chester High School in the evenings. Would love to have been a nurse, as I'm good at it. :)
Occupation(s)
I have been a mother for all of my life. Helped with the grandkids also, I loved mothering. I did work part-time at a car parts factory sewing car seat parts, also a part-time stint in a local donut shop. Also worked for a wonderful woman in the secreterial/billing business for a local trash pick-up service. I'm now retired and on SSD.

More about me

I am a Christian first, I love my hubby, my kids, grandkids, and siblings. I love my dog Sugar, windchimes, Southern Gospel music, water in any form and the wonders of God's creations. Did I say I love chocolate??? lol :)

I have found a new website called "My Invisible Disabilities" and I love it there. Have actually been spending a lot of time there. Here is the link to it and I'd like to invite my friends to join it too: http://invisibledisabilities.ning.com/profile/JoanneS 

 

Check out my recently published content on AC:

Living with an Ileostomy

Favorite Movies

Jane Eyre, Left Behind movies, Monsters Inc. comedies, action/adventure, romance, sci-fi, etc.

Favorite TV Shows

Southern Gospel is my favorite music, and it was NOT on the list.....I love NCIS, the CSI shows, Jericho...

Activities

playing PC games, watching movies with my honey, watching Ninja Warrior (it's so funny), playing with my grandkids, that's so cool to do,

Favorite Charities

American Cancer Society, Disabled American Vets, March of Dimes,

Favorite Music

Southern Gospel music mostly, esp. the Gaither Vocal Band, Ivan Parker, Greater Vision, See my page on MySpace, the Blackwood Brothers Quarter, the older ones,

Favorite Books

The Left Behind Series, I have them all, The Bible, I also like the gothic novels by Victoria Holt, Mary Higgins Clark is great, lots of others...

Favorite Quotes

This too shall pass..."Life is a test-it is only a test"...

Favorite People

my family, children, grandkids, sisters, brothers, neices, nephews, children in general, those who are loving, kind, caring...those who give with no regard for "getting back"...

Favorite Places

My Favorite Place is Home!

Favorite Animals

my pet Sugar, she's a red toy poodle, she thinks she owns us, lol. Also my collie, Lady, who is in doggie Heaven, and my little 4 lb. black poodle, Cricket, who is also in doggie Heaven...

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