Donna's Family Tree House

Kick back, relax, have some iced tea or lemonade. You've picked the right spot if you're looking for a chat, some quiet time to read, or maybe the chance to find a long-lost cousin.

Books have taken over our attic, garage, bedrooms, living room floor, rented storage space .... I've tried my hand at writing fiction, but I'd rather read. Click on the book to read a bit about some of my favorites. (The book page is going to be updated real soon - there are a lot to add!)

We were introduced to hockey in 1980 by my friend and co-worker Martha Stelzner, and quickly became fans of the Indianapolis Checkers. Then the Raleigh IceCaps for their 7 seasons here - Dorton Arena is a fantastic venue for minor league hockey! Now we have our own NHL team, the Carolina Hurricanes. My husband Phil enjoys the game so much, he learned to skate and took the courses necessary to referee youth and adult hockey here in the Triangle. Kept him busy for 9 or 10 years, until diabetic retinopathy forced him to quit.

One of these days, I have to get my scanner back from my one and only kid. Kim is a red-headed, blue-eyed, left-handed throwback to an earlier generation. Several earlier generations, in fact, although we sure didn't know it when she was born! You can see an old picture of my cutie here. She's a good kid, most of the time. She has her own page, too. She's a college graduate, and technically she isn't a newlywed any longer - she and her husband Tom were married on June 18, 2004. I am *not* old enough for this.

Three days after Kim graduated from high school in 1999, she left for a whirlwind trip to Italy and France. Her flight home from Paris included a 3-hour layover in Chicago. She didn't know that her dad was waiting for her outside the International Terminal at O'Hare ... and the look on her face was priceless. :)