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
Main web site: Kirbyvariety