| 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
