Good morning, The day before yesterday we got 16 inches, and this is what I got up to this morning. We got 14 inches of new snow yesterday, and it is suppose to snow for the next few days. We loose our electricty on and off, so I'm going to get all my Kaplan work done now. This is the corner of my house looking down on our pond that goes down to 15 feet, yes we stock it. Not only the kids and I fish, but so does my cat! She loves to catch hornpout, and in front of this door in the picture, she drops my prize, sometimes the fish is still flipping, or sometimes it's just the head with the horn. In two days I've had to pay sixty dollars for a man to plow my driveway. When I was taking this picture I was standing in snow up to my knees.

I just wrote a introduction for the honors program, and I just relized you really don't know me. I am a sixty four year old mother of seven children. I have three living children who, two are happily married and my youngest son lives with me. I am a widow and raising my two grandsons for foufteen years. I have taken charge of my life and I am really very happy. I do church volenteer work, and I teach senior citizens crafts. I have a small business for myself, it is called "Rest In Pieces," I make quilts out a loved ones clothing who has passed away. It is better than putting the clothes in a closet or giving them away, this way you can remember good times around the clothing in a useful way.
Living with four boys in an adventure in itself. I go sledding, play video games, swimming, we have a pond that we stocked that goes fifteen feet deep, so of course we love to fish. Poor kids, sometimes I can't sleep, so about 2 or 3 in the morning, I'll wake them up, light the tee-kee lights and off we go for a swim in the pool. Sometimes we start a fire and cook hot dogs and marshmellows, and sing around the campfire. You would get a laugh to see me tubing! Today it is snowing, and is suppose to for the next few days.
My hobies are, mostly to do with music,. I play the auto harp, guitar, panio,keyboard, and accordian. I also love to sing, I am in a Barbershop chorus and a quartette, I sing bass. I have sung all over the States and in Europe. I have a simple life, but I am one of the happiest people I know.
I am in my fourth semester at Kaplan in the medical transcript program, my goal is to work from my home. I have always worked in the medical field, and I will be happy to be back again.

On line student

This is my first blog for about a week, I forgot my password, sorry. I enjoy being an on line student, because I can go to school from the quiet of my home, and I feel I can do my best, because I have no outside pressure. I have made myself a nice office I can work in, my dogs can come visit me, and I can play my music in the background. I can also close the door if I do not want to be disturbed. I am raising my two Grandsons ages 14 and 16, and my youngest son also lives with us, he also is a student at Kaplan, but he is in the computer department.
I love getting to know people all over the country, and my boyfriend and I are buying a house on Cape Cod, so when I go to the Cape all I have to do to go to seminar or discussion is turn on his compter. Going to school on line is just perfect for me. Not to mention, I do my best work at night. Barbs

I have been without office and word, just after we started back for our new semister, I got it back last night after watching the olympics, thank God for sons. Especially a son in the computer program at Kaplan. Now the catch up part starts, and I do not understand about the exercise at all. I am going to give it a go, and hopefully it will be right, I bet I will find out soon enough! Barbs

today is a happy birthday

My son Jon was the first to say happy birthday, and he made me a birthday sign for over my kitchen table, my two grandsons said happy birthday as they ran out the door to go to school, they are having a half day, because a "blizzard" is on the way. My daughter and her family called on the phone singing happy birthday. Then by 9 my honey Jim called, and all is right with the world.
I feel sort of bad for Jon, because he said to have dinner on the table at 5:30 sharp for when he comes home from work, ( I think he is planning a birthday party for me before I go to seminar at 8 P.M..) He is such a man now, he also is a student at Kaplan in the computer field, and two weeks ago he was hired for a full time job, and when he came home, he was so proud to tell me he had his own cubicle with a computer, and a name card to slide in the door, so he can go to work.
I am a widow with very good children who love their momma. AND - now I have started dating a very nice man who lives on Cape Cod. Oh yes!- The Fed-Ex man just delivered a gift from my son and his family that lives in Wells, Maine. Today is a happy birthday. Barbs

How I got the name The Sterling Connection.

This is my baby girl, Sterling. She was named for the town she was born in. Her mother had gone into labor, so we were driving her to the emegency vet. Her mother, Lilly, wasn't going to wait that long. Sterling was the first puppy born, and she was born right into my hands.

First Blog!

I really do not know what to say, but now at least I know how to blog! A blog sounds like a coughed up piece of meat. Oh, maybe I shouldn't say that in English class, should I? I will try to do better, it will just take some practice.

Barbs