Thread: What do you like ?

I love this site for giving us a place come together from all over the world to share the love for our Maine Coons.

My husband and I live in Arizona but I am still a Colorado girl at heart and spend as much time as possible in Colorado during the summer when Phoenix reaches 110F. (Happily Buzz and Baxter like traveling in the car so it will be easy to take them when we drive.) My daughters, granddaughters, parents, sister, two brothers, nieces and nephews live in Colorado. My step daughter, husband and baby grandson live in Nebraska. We would be lonely in Arizona but happily everyone loves to visit AZ in the winter so our guest rooms are usually filled with family and friends.

I am grateful for everything in my life - even the bad - as I wouldn't be who or where I am without the "growing" experiences.

I have lived in São Paulo and Rio Brasil and Bogota Colombia. My ex worked for an international company. One of our daughters was born in São Paulo and the other in Rio. I returned to the US after eight years leaving my ex and our Old English Sheepdog behind. I loved the chance to live in other countries and travel to many unusual places while we were there and wouldn't have changed a thing other than (in a perfect world)... the ending of my marriage.

That may have been too much info! The biggest joy in my life is my husband, family (especially the grandchildren) Buzz and Baxter and our friends. I love golfing, reading, computers, DIY projects (when I have time), entertaining and traveling (except I miss the boys). We've had many special animal friends throughout the years - dogs, horses, turtles, rabbits, birds and of course, kitties. My husband and I import granite, sinks, faucets and other kitchen and bath products. Our business has been good to us and we are thankful every day as we took most of our retirement money, my husband quit his job and we decided to just go for it at 52! Who does that?!!! Gives me the shakes now as I think of the risk but at the time I knew this new adventure would be interesting wherever it took us.

I am now 61 - how did THAT happen??? My granddaughter asked me when she was six after noticing a few wrinkles, if I knew I was getting them and if I thought I would be around much longer!!! Out if the mouth of babes but such a good laugh! My other granddaughter at four observed that my elbows were kind of crunchy!

I think that about does it from me - can't really think of anyway to follow up that last piece of info! I look forward to my visits here and the sharing. Blessings to you all.

Thanksgiving 2013. Christmas in Colorado 2013. Buzz and Baxter 6 months.