I am living a busy farm life in sw missouri-have lived here all my life and have always lived in the country--tried to live in town during my college years the first time and it was not a happy time for me!
I am married to a wonderful guy who can build anything-we've been married 27 years-have 4 kids of our own (25, 24, 20, 12) and several "part-time" kids who claim us as parents. Lots of animals live here too and my youngest and i are real suckers for "just one more" dog or cat or ....!
i'm also a registered nurse who is working on my master's degree-i should graduate in may 2006 and will be able to be a family nurse practitioner. i teach 2 days a week at a community college as well.
so we are really busy. sometimes i feel like my life is flying by. i have one great friend and then several acquaintances but feel like i'm missing out on the kind of relationships i read about in maryjane's book or the ones i remember my mom and grandma having with neighbors. hoping this forum will help me get kind of plugged in to those things that are close to my heart-kids, reading, gardening, slowing down to enjoy things.
so that's me in a nutshell. looking forward to getting to know you guys. i'm up at crazy hours of the day and night; maybe some of you are too.
talk to you soon. karen
*a good laugh is sunshine in a house* W.M. Thackery
You are most welcome here Karen! I am so glad you found us in the midst of your very busy life. This forum is a lovely way to connect and reconnect. I think you will find exactly what you are looking for here. I have found all the ladies quite lovely! Blessings,
Philly Farmgirl
~It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; It is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.~ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
hello from sw missouri
Posted - Jul 24 2005 : 11:45:44 AM
