It's so great to meet you! A little about me......

Hi! I live in the lovely Appalachian Mountain region of Kentucky, otherwise known as The Bluegrass State. The map to my house is over the river and through the wood, over hill, over dale, and on a dusty trail. I love living out in the country and enjoy all the wonders of nature in an area my husband and I call "Bird Paradise."

I'm married to Cleo, and have four wonderful children, two boys and two girls ages 19 to 30 - Brandy, Brandon, Tyson, and Chrissy. I also have six lovely grandchildren, four boys and two girls - Lacie, Cory, Kurtis, Adrian, Tyson Jr, and Kyler and a cool son-in-law, Billy. And now I'm a proud Great-Nanny!



This is my daughter Brandy and her family.

Billy on WikiAnswers: Billy r hewitt







This is my gorgeous great-grandbaby, Jade. Isn't she beautiful? Yeah...I'm braggin'.




My oldest son Brandon and his family.




My youngest son Tyson and his family.




My youngest daughter Chrissy and her son, Kyler

Chrissy on WikiAnswers: ChristineEHarris













R.I.P. Toby







And this is Baby Sam. He's one of the uncommon but not rare cockatiels who doesn't have the spots on his cheeks. He's very family-oriented and thinks we are his flock. So when a member of the flock leaves the room, he calls loudly until they return. He has a vocabulary of about 25 words, I think, and I believe that's pretty good for a cockatiel. Here are a few things he says:
Hey, beautiful! --- He's a pretty boy. --- He's a good boy. --- Hey Cleo! --- Hello --- Peek a boo --- Pretty, pretty, pretty --- Sam!!! --- He's a good bird ---

That's all I can think of right now. He knocks on his cage, sounds just like someone knocking on the door, and the dogs go running to the door barking their heads off and Sam joins in with loud twirps. He has a little gold bell he rings when he's mad because we aren't giving him enough attention.


When I have time, I like to cross-stitch, crochet, or embroider. I read a lot and have hundreds of books I won't part with. I also love to cook, try new recipes, and home-can the food we grow in our garden in the summertime.

I enjoy writing, and have won a few awards and have had some of my poetry published. English was my major in college, with Journalism as a minor. Twenty years ago, I scored in the top 1% of the nation in English on the ACT test. I've learned that unused knowledge doesn't disappear, it just sits there waiting patiently to be used again and shines brightly with a little gentle polishing. My work with WikiAnswers has brought my English skills to the forefront and I'm grateful for the chance to put them to good use!