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PlumFairy

This is for everyone who insisted that I be on my own page! ;)
I am married to my best friend! :) We have had 3 children, two grandsons, & a granddaughter together.
Dogs: We have 2 dogs currently; and a granddog who visits!:
Tango (Redwood Forest's Sunrise Tango Dancer) ~ is our sweet, intelligent, black standard poodle.
Tilde ~ is our happy, ball-loving, mixed breed who came from the local pound.
Cats: All rescues, or kittens of rescues:
Pure Gray, even her leather ~ Sluggo the Bear.
Black & White ~ Nefertiti Noelle.
Big Mamou ~ A very large, formerly feral, white boy with spots/splotches on him, with spots &
stripes in the spots.
Uhura ~ An all-black girl who spent about 2 years living in the wild by herself, until
she decided to follow our son's truck home one day.
Tuxedo ~ Tux, one of our most recent feral cats, he just showed up one day. Like Mamou, it took him months to come in close, but once he did, he fit right in. He & Mamou get along famously.
Not-Yet-Named ~ This big boy, a very dark pointed Himalayan with very blue, crossed eyes, showed up at about the same time as Tux. I suspect that they traveled out of one of the fire areas together. He's just now starting to come out in the open.
Kitty Campers: In 2011 we rescued a group of cats who had been abandoned at a home in the country. When they were about to demolish the buildings, we trapped the skittish ones that we'd been feeding, and brought them home.
There were a baker's dozen, not counting 2 litters of new kittens that barely missed the wrecking ball from the ceiling hole that they were in. All of the kittens, and 6 of the adults, have found homes. Now we just have 3 seniors left. They are all very pretty, quite tame & affectionate. And all 3 are orange & white.
Hens: We keep a mixed flock. Mostly consisting of any combination of the following:
Ameraucanas, Buff Orpingtons; Black Australorps; Wyandottes; Light Brahmas, Partridge Rocks, Speckled Sussex's, etc.
I've spent a lot of my life with animals, and some of the things that I've done with them are:
Work at the zoo; dog training for many years; rescue work with the pounds and
anti-fighting task force; help to raise an African lion cub in a home setting, etc.
We did rescue work with reptiles and birds for many years: tortoises to snapping turtles, finches to macaws, & have been periferally involved with owl rescue and rehab. We would like to become certified in that work.
For physical activity, I spent a good amount of time trick riding (horses), swimming, walking long distances, and doing yoga.
I love to read, write, fish, listen to music, sing, cook, bird watch, take photos, craft, garden, & stay at a lake house.
We have a certified organic farm that grows food, heirloom seeds, & bulbs. I also spend time making jewelry, working on websites, & collecting stamps, postcards, produce stickers, miniatures, tokens, etc.
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Trish

(Trish) I currently live Va.
I have a cat: Kayli.
As for me, I likes just about everything and everyone!!!

Carol/Ks

(Carol) My dh Bob is a civil engineer for the state of Kansas; we live in the N.E. part of that state.
We have one wonderful dog, a Yorkshire Terrier named, Tiger Lilly.
Also a Cockatiel named Stormy; and our "garden" pet; Heidi Squirrel who lives in the maple tree. :)
We have a son and a daughter.
Son Bobby lives nearer us now, has a wife named Pat, a son named Paul, and they have 3 dogs and 3 cats.
Daughter Jennifer is a Special Education Teacher. She is married to Jeff and they share their home
with a daughter, beautiful little Katy who was born on Aug. 25th, 2000; and 2 cats!

CooperPenny

My dh Allan and I (Jen) live in Midcoast Maine where he is a mechanical engineer for
the Navy, and I am a telecommuting occupational health software developer.
We live on 35 acres of woods, and have deer and moose roaming through.
We have a wonderful daughter, Abigayle (Abbie) born on Feb. 23, 2001,
and an equally wonderful son, Erik, born on Dec. 4, 2003!
Our 4 legged children are Oreo, & Patrick.
Oreo is our "double stuff Oreo cookie" cat and was being fostered at the local feed store through the humane
society and had been at the store for 7 months. The kids loved visiting him at the store. On March 2, 2007
after visiting him again at the store we decided he must come home with us. On March 3, 2007 we brought him home.
We have set his birthday as 3/3/2005 since the humane society thought he was at least a year old on intake in June, 2006.
Patrick is a black cat who was born on June 8th, 2012. He came to live with us at 3 months
old from the Humane Society.

Gwen

I live in Cincinnati, Ohio. I was a special
education teacher for grades K-5 (Resource) for many years, in South Carolina. I am now retired early, due to
FM/CFS and a multitude of other "fun" things.
Dogs ~ I share my home with 2 beautiful shelties named Misty & Arwen.
Misty is a tri-black who's given birthdate is on November 23rd, 2005.
I am also owned by 2 gorgeous cats. They are:
I enjoy doll collecting, reading, cross-stitching, sewing, scrapbooking, and word puzzles. I can also
be found at all hours of the day and night, here on my computer.
In addition, I volunteer w/ Girl Scouts in several capacities.

Hattiemae

My dh (Jason) and I (Stacey) have been married since May of 1999, and live in Western Kentucky
I work in a small office as an administrative assistant to several bosses and as a financial assistant.
We have several dogs:
Chicory is the youngest dog I've ever adopted. She was a mere 19 months when I got her and was born
in October of 2007. She's a black and silver Afghan hound, still full of puppy antics, and very affectionate;
Sammy, a red fawn greyhound, is not a retired racer but you'd never know it when you see him run. His
exact birthday is a mystery, but he was born around the middle of 1999. He's been with me since March 2005;
Sprocket, a JRT, was born in March of 2001. He is very close to Jason; their relationship is a special one, and;
Dixie, a JRT, was born on September 5th, 2002. She had surgery 10-30-09 to remove her right front leg due to cancer.
She hasn't slowed down a bit! She does what she wants to do and goes where she wants to go.
Since adopting my greyhounds, I’'ve become active in a new adoption group which serves my immediate tri-state area
(KY, IL, IN). It'’s a chapter of the nation-wide group, Greyhound Pets of America. You can check it out by clicking Here.
I have a 35-gallon aquarium of freshwater tropical fish, and;

Kario

(Karen, Kari...depends on who's talking to me) :-)
My darling, adorable husband and I live in sunny Southern California near the beaches.
It just keeps getting better, the longer we're married! I met him when I was 14 years old, and married when I was
18 and he was 20.
I play the flute and sing alto in our church choir; music is a very important part of my life, for as long as I can
recall. I love a wide variety of music, from classical (Mozart and Bach are my favorites) to Country, to Rock, and
of course, Christian music. Music is a huge part of my expression of who I am.
I also love to read and watch movies.
Human children ~ We have three wonderful sons, Rob (born in 1979), Andrew (1981), and Phillip (1987). We gained
our first darling daughter-in-love when Rob married Marikka on July 21st, 2001. We are very excited about this
addition to our family, and crazy about her, she has been a part of our lives since they were in high school &
is everything we could ever have wished for and prayed for in a wife for our son.
She teaches 3rd grade and I love to work in her classroom one day a week.
Rob does web design, Andrew is an electrician, and Phillip is our caboose who loves sports,
is an excellent student, and enjoys a very active social life! We feel very blessed indeed!!

Koader

(Karen) I am a "stay at home mom and wife" living in norhern WI. We moved here from
MN in November of 2002.
My dh, Dan is a wetland specialist. We were married in the fall of 1986 (one of our favorite
times of the year) and we have three beautiful girls.
They are:
Emily, born in 1992,
Shelby, born in 1996, and
Gabrielle, born in 2000. She actually shares my dad's birthday...made all the more special because
I was pregnant with her when my dad had to have a major heart by-pass surgery.
Sally is the newest 4-legged member of our household. She becomes dearer to us each day.
She was born April 14, 2009. Her coat is orange freckled on white. She is grace and beauty.
We also have 4 fancy goldfish. I think we may have to find a new home for the white koi as it is quickly outgrowing
the fish tank. It's a shame, too, 'cause it's one of my favorites. It really interacts with us and is quite
the begger for food!

LadyB

I live in Ontario in Canada. Single, with no (human) kids.
I got my first dog in 1993 but she died in an accident at the age of 3.
Then Taxi (as in yellow cab), now gone as well.
My current dog is:
Black lab Sarah.
Together we are working on being couch potatoes.

MomofMOP2

(Judy) I live in Bakersfield, California with my dh, Tony where I was a teacher of
little people (elementary school) until my recent retirement.
Our dogs are:
Chelsea, a Cocker Spaniel that we adopted as a puppy in 2019, and
Missy, a beagle, also adopted as a puppy in 2019.
We have a one-eyed cat, Shadow, who was born around Valentine's day, 2004.
Our sons are ~ Kenny, and Curtis. And our daughter ~ Kara.
Curtis was married Aug. 5th, 2000 to Becky, giving us grandchildren, Branton, Carter, Tobin, and Kohle!
Our daughter Kara has a nursing degree. She has 3 children; our darling grandchildren:
Emily, who was born February 12, 1999;
Erin, who was born March 26, 2000; and
Joshua, who was born July 21, 2004!

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