Some of the things she has been doing for the last 70 years

acrobat - was doing twists and turns while I was learning to stand on one foot

2nd grade teacher - began teaching in 1970 on western edge of small Wisconsin paper-making town

cook - excellent cook from first days of our marriage to yesterday.  Hypnotic desserts and casseroles

curriculum chair for LIFE - nerve center for ideas and program plans, lots of meetings and emails

dancer - has performed in public many times, ran me around the dance floor

daughter - took care of her aging mother while living 170 miles away in another state, legal issues

driver - carts people and goods around locale, state, country

evaluator - campus and other projects evaluator

family charity officer - I didn't know when I started asking the tender hearted but penny-conscious member of our  team to dole out charity funds that it would be the most onerous of her roles, too much paper each day

founder of local NAMI - families of mentally ill unite and she founded the local chapter

French horn player - throughout high school.  We just priced them at $2-14 thousand

gamer: Words with Friends, Scramble, computer solitaire, chess

gardener - raises vegetables, creates and maintains flower beds

Girl Scout leader

grandmother - maintains contacts with two granddaughters and their families

greatgrandmother - despite her own aging, is close to 2 lively greatgrandsons and 2 perky, smart greatgranddaughters

historian - knows history of our marriage, her family, wrote "Who We Came From"

Hospice worker - cared for 6 different Hospice patients

interior decorator - laid out design of rooms, painted them, found and conferred with upholsterers, rug and flooring firms

jeweler - made and sold jewelry

knitter - sweaters and scarves

landscaper- laid out our grounds, trees and beds.  Oversaw prairie and fought invasive species for years

launderer - does the laundry each week

lecturer - gave professional presentations in New Orleans, taught classes on several campuses, older adults

librarian - school, local and campus libraries

Lutheran - 40 years

Meals on Wheels - driver

mother- of two daughters, one mentally ill who died of brain cancer

painter - we have several paintings on our walls by her

photographer - several cameras, several courses, Facebook and other displays

pianist - plays at home, since high school

poet - some moving poems online and elsewhere

potter - has home studio, sold several pieces

professor - PhD at age 54, faculty at several schools, taught computer and Audio-visual classes

Quaker - local, state and regional contributions

seamstress - made wedding dresses, children's clothes

sister - close to her brother

sister-in-law - friends with sisters in law

skater - roller (got street skates for 60th birthday by request, ice skater, circles husband on ice)

technician - responsible for computers and A-V equipment in school, has master's in AV methods

tennis player - 3.5 level player, went to state tournament several times

web master - professional and amateur, got me started

writer - dissertation, family history, blogger

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Bill
Main blog: Fear, Fun and Filoz
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