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Husband: Mike
Daughter: Cara
Pets: Mister Kitty
8 chickens: Lola, Kim, Bug, Butter, Jerry, Tuna, Prima & Po
Following graduation, I moved to Florida where Mike was stationed at Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Fla. He was on the USS Antrim, a Fast Frigate Guided Missile for 3 years. When they were out to sea practicing a manoeuver, a target drone they had shot down hit the water and bounced up into their ship, cutting a huge hole in the side. It killed one person, a teacher who was trapped in his bunk. While the ship was being repaired, a hurricane was hitting us and they were evacuating all the ships, but theirs was damaged, so they had to stay on the ship and I spent my first hurricane alone. The next day after power was restored, the phone rang and a man told me that I had won a jeep. "Yeah right buddy, don’t do this to me!" He kept insisting until finally he told me I had entered a contest about 3 or 4 months ago and was picked out of around a million entries, and finally I remembered filling out something I thought was for a free T-shirt or music. Well, I did win a new Jeep C J 7 from Schlitz Beer & Rock 105. Mike had to teach me how to drive a stick shift. We moved to Port Richey, Fla after he got out of the Navy in 85, where Cara was born during hurricane Elena. When she was 2 months old, we moved back to Illinois.
I have 8 pet chickens, which is a story all itself. Mike used to raise them when he was a boy and thought our daughter would like to. Well, we all know who takes care of pets right? (Oh please mom, I’ll take care of them!) They follow me around the yard and are spoiled rotten. All the neighbor kids call me the "Chicken Lady."
I’ve been in food service for about 23 yrs. now. I’m working for Eurest Dining Service at Mossville Caterpillar. I’m currently enrolled in Masterworks from the C.I.A., "Culinary Institute of America." I’ve been teaching myself all kinds of cooking: how to make egg rolls, ravioli, tortillini & manicotti all from scratch. My dream is to one day open my own place and work for myself. : }