I’ve been married to David since June 1, 1997. We met as students at Hendrix College. We’ve been living in Conway, Arkansas ever since.

We had our first child in the spring of 2008—a daughter, Anna Elizabeth. She is an incredible blessing to us, and you’ll find she is the subject of the majority of my posts now.

I like dogs; I do not like cats. We have a dog, Sasha, whom we adopted from a rescue organization called Last Chance Arkansas. She is such a sweetie and we love her very much. I am also a bit of a rescue-dog snob. I echo David’s feelings in his mini-rant, so I’ll just let you read that.

I worked for several years at Conway Christian School, but I quit a few years ago to be a full-time homemaker. I love it. Do I get bored? Nope! There’s always something to do.

I like to play music. I have played piano since I was a child, and a few years ago I picked up Irish pennywhistle. I would like to learn fiddle some day. I am part of the Arkansas Celtic Music Society, and I enjoy playing Irish music in our monthly sessions. I also play occasionally in church.

I like to cook. My cooking lies about halfway between what I call “cream of mushroom soup cooking” (like those recipes you clip out of the coupon section of the paper that call for a bunch of canned or boxed convenience foods) and gourmet cooking (with ingredients you’ve never heard of and that you can’t find at grocery stores in Conway, Arkansas anyway). I really like the Cook’s Illustrated/America’s Test Kitchen model; they make basic food that real people eat, and they make it from scratch using fresh ingredients. They explain why they do things a certain way; it’s not to make life hard on you—there really is a good reason! And if you follow the directions exactly, it will come out wonderfully, the first time. Thanks to David for getting me hooked on them.

I do not stamp. I do not scrapbook. I think most of my friends do. But hey, they can’t play pennywhistle.

I sew a little, occasionally. I made a quilt for my niece Addison when she was born, I’ve pieced one for our baby Anna, and I intend to make one for our bed as well. I also made a small diaper bag for Anna. I’ve made curtains and throw pillows before—basically things with straight lines and right angles. I do not make clothes or anything round.

I wish I could say I love to read, but I really don’t. I do read books from time to time when a good one grabs my attention, but I’m just not the kind of person who gets lost the latest bestseller and can’t put it down. Since reading is more something I do because it’s good for me, I usually prefer non-fiction books, or at least fiction books that I feel have some value to them.

I like Macs. While I don’t have the technological expertise to explain why like David does, it makes sense when he explains it. I just know Macs are way better than PCs, and that’s good enough for me.

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