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I am a 50-something year old woman, wife, mother, and retired school social worker. I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, and attended the Graduate School of Social Work there. I  worked for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, as a kindergarten teacher and school social worker for 32 years.
If you check out these photo pages, you'll know it all -- the family, the friends, the wedding, the graduations, the hobbies, the trips..........
the good, the bad and the ugly
Family
Joe and I have been married for 37 years and have two daughters, a son-in-law AAAAand  2 grand daughters  -- Anna born on Jan. 31, 2005 and Miriam, born on Dec. 23, 2006.  Joe is a retired high school physics teacher and a graduate of the University of Dayton (nerds make GREAT husbands ;-)   Bethany our younger daughter is a graduate  (with Highest Distinction!) from the  University of Toronto, having  majored in anthropology and in all things Canadian.   She is working as a social worker for an area agency for the aging here in Pittsburgh.  She also works part time at Borders Books.  She has an apartment in the Friendship area of Pittsburgh.  Megan, our older daughter, is a graduate of the University of Virginia, with a Masters Degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a librarian by profession and is currently a fully time mommy.  and has been married for six years, to Jason.  They live in Friendship, not far from Bethany.  Jason graduated from Notre Dame and the University of Michigan Law School and works as an attorney in Pittsburgh.
We've MOVED to a new house in a new neighborhood
RECENTLY ADDED
Photos from
Ireland Trip 6-03
MY
QUILT   PHOTOS

I enjoy
Reading -- at home, at bookstores, at the library, in the car, in bed, on the beach
Books, newspapers, magazines, web sites, sales circulars, cereal boxes

Quilting -- a new and very addictive hobby
Family picnics, family parties, family birthdays, family special events
My neurotic friends (you know who you are) and even those who aren't
Coffee, cappucino, mocha lattes while reading at Borders and Barnes and Noble
      My on-line women's group -- Feisty Fifty Something Women -- I'm a 5 year member
Taking digital photos of everything and everybody
Learning new computer skills -- most recently adaptive technology
Traveling to new places
Traveling to favorite places -- Dewey Beach, Oregon Coast, Hawaii, Toronto, Ireland
Browsing fabric stores -- ok, BUYING at fabric stores
Exploring spirituality
Reiki

Angels

CHOCOLATE
                                                                                                                          
Our Irish Jewish cat,
Murphy T.Katz
MY 15 MINUTES OF FAME
I'm an author! My book about
school attendance -- with lesson
plans and worksheets -- for
elementary teachers and social
workers is published by
Marco Educational Publications.
MY FAVORITE QUILTING WEBSITES
My Ireland Site -- lots of links and info from our trip
E-mail me
for a description of the book's content, click here:
Starting School
Remembering
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