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A New Month, A New Challenge

Karen · 12 Comments

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One of my blog friends, Whitney from It’s Gravy Baby, has issued a 31 Day Challenge.  The challenge is to basically write a post each day from the list of prompts given, to let your readers get to know you better. While I think most of my readers know me pretty well, because, well, I tell you so much about ME all the time, I am going to take her up on this mostly because I think it will be fun. So, the prompt for today is to post a photo of myself with 10 facts about me.

Me about 4 years old

This is me at about 4 years old. I vaguely remember this dress and in my head, I had always thought it was brown. A couple of years ago, my mother told me it was burgundy. I guess that my little girl self had no word for burgundy so my brain stored the information as brown.

Me and my siblings in 1997

I have two older brothers, two younger brothers, and one younger sister.  My youngest brother was killed in an accident in 1979. I still miss him.

Me in 1975 with my children

I have three children. My son will be 40 this year! In this photo, that is me on the left holding Becca. She was 17 months old. Seth, who was 3, is sitting on the car. My friend, Biba, holding Emily, who was 1 month old.

My stepdaughter-Becky

I also have a step-daughter, Becky. This is what she looked like when we first met. I love her just as  much as I love my own children. She just got married last week and is so happy.

Me at BellSouth

I worked for a large corporation for twenty years. I got dressed up and went to an office, and pushed paper around on a desk for much of that time. While it was a good job, had great benefits, and for the first seven years I could switch my schedule around so I could be with my children, I really hated that job. Being laid off, or SIPP”d as they called it, was the best thing that ever happened to me.

Me with my Girl Scout Troop at the Governor's Office in 1986

I was a Girl Scout leader for eight  years when my girls were growing up. We did a lot of things, from camping four  times a year; going on a 10 day trip on Amtrak to Washington, DC, Boston, and New York; to serving as pages at the Georgia State capitol. That’s me in the back row, far right next to the Georgia State Flag.

The house I lived in for 16 years.

I bought a house in 1984. It was a good house, with room for me and the children to grow up in. It had a lovely fireplace, and almost an acre of yard. My husband and I sold it in 2000 and bought an RV to live in. I don’t miss that house.

This is where I live now

This is my home now. We have lived fulltime in an RV since August of 2000. We worked in resorts and privately owned campgrounds in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kansas until 2008. That year, we were hired by the National Park Service at the Grand Canyon. To say I love my life would be such an understatement, but I really don’t know how else to say it.

grandchildren
Spencer, Owen, Sarah, Michael

I have five grandchildren. This photo was taken before Amelia was born, so she gets one photo all by herself. But just to set the record straight–I love them all equally. And I think they are ALL the cutest grandchildren, ever!

Amelia
Me on the edge

Here I am standing on top of the world at Cape Final on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It was a four mile round trip hike to get there. I am proud to say that I have hiked on every trail at the North Rim, although I only went to the first bend in the North Kaibab Trail. I know my limitations.

So, although the challenge was for 1 photo of myself, and I gave you, um, 11, that’s just how I roll. If you’d like to play along,  you can click on the button to get to the linky:

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  1. Jan White says

    March 1, 2011 at 8:56 am

    Great post! I’m pretty sure I had that same dress you wore when you were four! Wonderful family pictures…

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  2. Shawn Ann @ Shawn Ann's World says

    March 1, 2011 at 9:20 am

    Great pictures and beautiful family!

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  3. Froggi Donna says

    March 1, 2011 at 9:43 am

    Great idea…going to use in my Hoppily blog later today. As you know, I love these, just couldn’t keep our Write for Ten going. LOL!

    Reply
  4. Bethany Larrabee says

    March 1, 2011 at 10:08 am

    I love that you live in an RV…How Fun!!!

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  5. Teresa says

    March 1, 2011 at 11:38 am

    Oh I loved all the pictures and to live in a RV and travel would be great,but I would miss my family. Thanks for sharing. Have A Great Day

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  6. Paula @ Frosted Fingers says

    March 1, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    I’d love to travel in an RV for a while. Your grandkids are adorable 🙂

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  7. pebz58 says

    March 1, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    I loved all the pics & your life sounds so full of excitement!!!!!

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  8. Henrietta says

    March 1, 2011 at 7:59 pm

    Your grandchildren are just adorable! How very awesome it must be to live in an RV and work so much in nature! Your life sounds amazing 🙂

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  9. Terra Heck says

    March 1, 2011 at 11:33 pm

    I’ve got to agree, your grandchildren are darling. My father and step-mother used to travel and live in an RV. They’d go to different KOA campgrounds and stay there for free while working the grounds. They’ve both since passed, but they’ve instilled the love of camping in our family. We have a camper located permanently at a campground where we go to every weekend for seven months out of the year.

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  10. Lee says

    March 2, 2011 at 11:40 am

    I love this challenge!! It’s a great idea! I think I’ve shared before–but we are hoping to be full timers in less than 120 months (yeah–that’s right…10 years!). Giving up everything would not be a problem for me….as long as I have the country and the memories to go along with the sites I see. We have no kids….nothing should hold us back! 11 years in the trailer….that’s terrific!!!

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  11. geogypsy says

    March 2, 2011 at 10:00 pm

    I owned the same as your 1984 furniture, and I don’t miss it a bit. Great post.

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  12. cindy says

    March 4, 2011 at 4:00 am

    Love all your pictures and thanks for the time line. The dresses I remember. I looked at the challenge and thought I’d like to join in, however my camera and computer haven’t been co-operating in such a long time. That is why I’m blogging less and less, I have to do something about this it is hard.

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