Introduction

January 5, 2007

Ok, here's my missive.

My name is Denise but pretty near eeeeverybody online calls me sluggy or slugmama. Some day I'll explain where THAT came from!lol

I'm a WAHM/SAHM currently residing in the Armpit of the Universe, PA. I grew up in southeastern VA and will always consider myself a Southerner. I have merely been "vistin' " these yankees up north for......23 years and counting. I married a yankee too.......from New Jersey of all places!lolol Been married to the same man for 24+ yrs. now, which makes me a kind of dinosaur in modern america.

My husband's family is an endless source of stories. I've discovered over the last 20 some yrs., that hubby is the most normal person from his family. I am known to go off on their weirdness with some frequency.....just ask Cyndi.

I've got 3 kids-2 teenagers(boy 15.5 and girl 14) and an almost 11 yr.old......therefore my sanity most days, IS in question. My daughter is 'gifted'.....which means she is responsible for most of the grey hairs in my head.

We've also got 4 dogs-all of them recycled older pets from animal shelters. Before you think I am some kind of extreme animal lover, let me say that 3 of them were NOT my idea! My 'baby' is a 7lb. 15 yr. old, toothless, hard of hearing and almost blind chihuahua mix. The other beasts are a set of beagles and an untrainable nasty chihuahua that never shuts up.

I'm about ready to go get a 'real' job, just for the peace and quiet. '-)

I sell on eBay in my spare time.....that just grew out of the beanie habit thing(buy beanies/attics....sell beanies/attics to support my own habit). It grew into a parttime job selling collectibles and toys......been doing that for way too many years now. It's allowed me to stay home for my kids when they were younger yet bring some income into our family.

eBay selling has been a blessing AND a curse for my genetic hoarding tendencies. My hobbies are making grand plans for fixing up our home and decluttering.

I/We believe in living within your means(see no credit card debt, etc.)which also makes us highly weird in our current society.

I met Cyndi through an online group, during her/our Beanie/Attic bears days in the last century.....the last century.....how weird does that sound?!lol

Even though, outside of vegetable gardening, I am not a plant person, Cyndi has graced me with her friendship.

I highly value a sense of humour(how else can you survive this life?), and tend to have a wide sarcastic streak.

So let me apologize now for anything I may say in the future that unintentionally offends anyone. 8-))

Ok....I'll shut up now. Oh, I also tend to use .......s way too much.

Thanks for having me.

sluggy