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I don’t normally do these “about me” memes, but I’ve had several requests both on Facebook and Twitter, and I actually had a couple of things running around in my head to say. I’m posting it here on my old blog because it doesn’t really fit in with my regular blog. Otherwise, this is a defunct blog that I no longer post to. But, if I sound interesting, please visit my regular blog at http://technoearthmama.com!
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I’m the oldest of six children, 3 girls and 3 boys, alternating in age – girl/boy/girl/boy/girl/boy.
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I like to do things like gardening and sewing, but I have a hard time with the middle part of these things. I’m good at planning and starting things, and I like producing things, but I often get stuck or unmotivated in the middle. Especially with sewing. I tend to make mistakes and have to tear things apart and start over. Everything takes 2-3 times as long as they instructions say it should, and it gets frustrating.
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I love children’s and young adult novels and biographies. Most of those in the house belong to me rather than to my children, including Beverly Cleary, Madeleine L’Engle, Maud Hart Lovelace, L.M. Montgomery, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Louisa May Alcott and more. I usually re-read these at least once a year. I do share them with the kids now.
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I’ve also read a good portion of the Star Wars novels that are out there, although I think it may be time to retire the series. They’ve stopped being interesting. Or maybe I’ve just read too many.
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I have two favorite places in the entire world. One is the Girl Scout camp I attended, worked at, and directed, Camp Arrowhead. The other is Lompoc, CA, where my father grew up and where my grandmother still lives.
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I have visited Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois. I have never been outside the U.S., even to Mexico or Canada.
I’m also not tagging anyone. Feel free to thank me. 
