Music: "Woman"

Everyone has a junk drawer...junk room.......junk closet in their homes. Well, since this is my Homestead you are visiting, you might as well see the junk page....all the stuff that didn't fit on the other pages! You will find out more about me here than on any of the other pages.... maybe...      

Happy Women's History Month!

Did you know....

If shop mannequins were real women, THEY'D BE TOO THIN TO MENSTRUATE.

There are 3 billion women who don't look like
supermodels and ONLY 8 WHO DO.

Marilyn Monroe wore a SIZE 12.

If Barbie were a real woman, she'd have to walk on all fours due to her proportions.

The average American woman weighs 144 lbs.
and wears between a size 12 and 14.

One out of every 4 college aged women has an eating disorder.

The models in the magazines are airbrushed - THEY'RE NOT PERFECT!!

A psychological study in 1995 found that 3 minutes spent looking at models in a fashion magazine caused 70% of women to feel depressed,guilty and shameful.

Models who twenty years ago weighed 8% less than the average woman, today weigh 23% less.

Please send this to every woman you know. If you don't nothing bad will happen, but if you do, something good will. You might boost someones self-esteem.

Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies
I'm not cute or built to suit a model's fashion size
But when I start to tell them They think I'm telling lies.
I say It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips
The stride of my steps
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

I walk into a room Just as cool as you please
And to a man The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees
Then they swarm around me A hive of honey bees.
I say It's the fire in my eyes
And the flash of my teeth
The swing of my waist
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered What they see in me
They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery.
When I try to show them They say they still can't see.
I say It's in the arch of my back
The sun of my smile
The ride of my breasts
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

Now you understand Just why my head's not bowed
I don't shout or jump about Or have to talk real
loud When you see me passing It ought to make you proud.
I say It's in the click of my heels
The bend of my hair
The palm of my hand
The need for my care.
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally
Phenomenal woman
That's me.

My ICQ number is (2561686)  Ok, I admit it...I am addicted to ICQ....if I am online- my ICQ is connected!!!! Feel free to page me there if you already have ICQ. And if your don't have it... well............. why not?????

I hang out in powwow every now and then but     not as often as ICQ...it's hard to handle pages in powwow AND ICQ at the same time!

Ok, there are some of you who would like to know a little bit more about me...  Well, I am 42 years old, crazy about my kids and Southern to the bone. You've probably figured out by now that I am very proud of my Southern heritage ...it's been mentioned a few times already! (and yes, I do have a bit of an accent).   

My interests include bike riding, canoeing, FLIRTING, shopping, reading, playing on the computer, flirting, hanging out with my friends, hanging out with my kids and their friends, listening to blues music, and flirting (I really like that one!) As a friend said, flirting should be an Olympic sport!

I am from Arkansas  but I am NOT a friend of Hill and Billy's (get it?  hillbilly?  Hill & Billy?  ok- nevermind)  

  I was born in Missouri, raised in southern Arkansas, and am a conservative independent with leanings toward Republican beliefs.  I am allergic to rednecks (they give me headaches)  I am a Christian, raised in the heart of the Bible Belt, with a crooked halo!

My favorite movie is ............ STEEL MAGNOLIAS!!!! I swear I have seen it at least 1000 times and can practically quote the whole thing!

Favorite food is SHRIMP and OYSTERS and meat loaf!!!! ....Favorite color is GREEN (the color of money!)

Meet the love of my life....the one who greets me with love at the end of each day....who smothers me in kisses when I walk in...

  This is Toby.....He's 9 months old and my vet told me when I got him that he was half-chihuahua........LOL. we haven't figured out which half is chihuahua! He's bright and playful...and spoiled rotten!

And this is the REAL chihuahua...Bandit...
(he weighed 11 pounds here ---->)  Bandit now lives with my favorite niece, Sara. She is happy to report he no longer looks like a Jimmy Dean sausage but now strongly resembles a chihuahua!

Ok, thats the surface stuff... getting to know the real "Me" is harder to do because, believe it or not, I am a very private person. To get to know the real "Me" you will have to talk to me on ICQ.