Andrea Rants and Raves

What have people said about you?

On the many roads I have traveled, under the many hats I have worn, with the scores of people that have graciously (ok, some NOT so graciously) passed through my life I have been known to some as the effervescent social butterfly, the quirky mom who would do anything for her kids (four of them) just to see them smile, the loving wife and at times not so loving, soccer coach, T-ball coach, Girl Scout Leader, Earth Ranger (REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE), the craft teacher, the listener, the nurse, the neighborhood taxi mom…..and the list goes on.

I like to read, crochet, paint, cook, help with whatever and whomever needs it, listen to music and SING ever so loudly and badly (you would agree if you hear me attempt anything by Melissa Etheridge! OH alright, any song by anybody!), dance around the kitchen or wherever and whenever the spirit moves me, I love the coolness of a morning sunrise and the warmth of it setting on my face, I love the smell of an autumn day, hardware stores and a local hometown tavern.  I can change a tire, set a spark plug and jump start a battery on a cold blistery day.

I am not a gourmet cook or chef, but can cook and bake with people wanting more.  I like things neat, but don’t mind the dust bunnies because life is more precious when not worrying so much about when someone comes to visit if they are coming to see me or how clean my house is.  I suppose there isn’t anything I wouldn’t try (as long as it is legal) although I have chosen to take the safer road ever since I had my children.

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