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About Me

Personal Info:

   My name is Gayle. My birthday is February 26th. I'm a Pisces! I currently live in Mayodan, NC, but grew up in Rural Retreat, VA.

My Family

   My husband, Chris, a photographer and is working on pursuing the profession full-time. Time to say bye-bye to his day-job! My children are Kylar, age 6, Feisty, age 5, Miss Kitty, age unknown, and Mr Funny Bunny, age 6 months. In case you haven't guessed, all my children have four legs.

Interests

   Dollhouses (of course!) writing, reading, crafts, gardening, and countless others!

Favorite Books

   Anything written by Margaret Maron, Kathy Reichs, Dana Stabenow, Marcia Muller, JA Jance, Sue Grafton, Dana Stabenow, Janet Evanovich, Dick Francis, JK Rowling, etc. I've read every book in every series by all of these authors, with the exception of Dick Francis. I like strong female main characters. I also love all of Marguerite Henry's and Walter Farley's books. Basically, I like reading everything! Just wish I had more time to do it! I steal a few minutes wherever I can to read a few pages of whatever book I'm in the middle of. Anyone who knows me is well aware that I've had my nose in a book since I was a wee little girl. The habit is just one I cannot seem to break (not that I'm willing to!) I am a "regular" at the Mayodan Branch of the Rockingham County Public Library System. They've never failed me yet when I've called with a list of book requests!

Favorite Music

   I grew up listening to my older brother's heavy metal music. I still appreciate this kind of music, but I tend to prefer pop and alternative. Anything from the mid-to-late 80's and early 90's brings back memories of childhood and growing up. Country music is cool, too, as is classical. I guess I like just about anything as long as it's not modern rap.

Favorite Places

   Home is my favorite place of all. Next to that is Cherry Grove, SC. Rural Retreat, VA, my hometown, is right up there with Cherry Grove. Aside from those, any place in the world would be a great place to me as long as I'm alive and well enough to enjoy it!

Pet Peeves

1. Aggressive drivers (need I say more?)
2. Spam email that bombards my inbox
3. Drivers who don't "GO" when the light turns green
4. Paying taxes out of my paycheck and then paying taxes on everything I buy
5. People who put music on their websites (this screws up my computer, and I didn't want to hear it anyway! Did they ever think I might already be listening to something?)
6. Dog food bags that refuse to open when you pull the string...no matter which one you pull, it jams up

Phobias

    1. The sound of someone brushing teeth. I don't know why but this causes me great distress.....I get terrible goosebumps and my scalp fairly crawls with revulsion. People who know me think I'm weird because of this, among other reasons.
   2. I can't stand heights. Last year my hubby and I visited Chimney Rock. We took the elevator to the top. Piece of cake! Then we stood on top of the rock, which I was fine with until the Cessna flew by....at eye level. Then we got the bright idea to take the "stairs", such as they were, back down. Had I known I was going to have to practically crawl down the side of a 2,280-foot rock I would have kept myself on the ground. My legs shook so hard on the way down that they ached for days afterward. Not to mention, it took several hours for my heart to stop pounding!

Most Unusual Thing I Do (or DON'T do!)

   I don't watch TV! I haven't watched TV in two years. Most people would be amazed at how much time not watching TV adds to your day. And I still don't have enough hours in the day to do everything I want or need to do. It's really a wonderful feeling of freedom not to have to be stationed in front of the TV set at specific hours every day or every week to watch a show. I have nothing against TV or what's on it, but at this point in my life I have a lot of other things to focus my attention on (including my books!!! In case anyone cares, if I am ever in the hospital for any reason, and you are in any position to accommodate, please bring me some books!!!)