Much too quickly, Ellie is growing up. I just saw her only two weeks ago and I was surprised at the difference in her. Mike was stunned. She is SO beautiful!
I live on some rural acreage near a small town in central Illinois. I've been married for over 30 years and am still very much in love with my husband (not that he doesn't drive me crazy sometimes). I have one daughter who is married to a wonderful guy and they live in Indiana. They had their first child, Ellie Ferne, on November 3, 2011!
I come from a large family of four girls and two boys and we are scattered all over the midwest, but we still try to get together a few times a year. I lost my mother to breast cancer August 9, 1999 and my dad passed away five years later on May 24th, 2004. I lost my youngest brother on his 40th birthday in 2003 -- a loss that I still cannot completely accept.
I am an avid St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan and we get down to St. Louis at least once a year to see a live game. I raise and train my border collies for competition in obedience and herding while also dabbling in the conformation ring.
I am a self-employed dog groomer since 1993 and my husband is in the auto manufacturing industy. I am looking forward to retirement a few years down the road so that my husband and I can travel this gorgeous country of ours.