I am just a simple country girl looking to meet new people to chat with. I am a straight shooter and I don't sugar coat things to make you feel better. I am not into "cam to cam" or anything of that nature, so if that is what you want, look somewhere else. Other than that, if you like talking to new people, feel free to message me and become friends. Have fun watching as I update my site. 

(ADDITION) All of the above still stands true, but I thought I would update and elaborate a little bit.  ;)

So, what could people possibly want to know about me?  Well, like I said, I am a pretty simple person.  I found a quote that seems to sum it all up for where I come from...

"Growing up Southern is a privilege. It's more than where you're born, it's an idea, a state of mind that seems imparted at birth. It's more than loving fried chicken, sweet tea, baseball, Bibles, and country music. It's being devoted to screen porches, magnolias, Coca-Cola, and each other. We don't become Southern, we're born that way." 

This rings so true.  And don't just assume that because I am from Tennessee/Kentucky that I am ignorant to the world and the ways of it.  I am not a backwoods hillbilly that knows nothing more than this life.  I have seen and done a lot in my life.  I made a CHOICE to remain here and live this life.  This is my home.  These are my roots and I will always remain true to them.  

I am very much a family person.  I have always believed that family is more than just those that are brought to you by blood.  A family are all of those that love and care about one another.  The ones that are there for you no matter how hard the times or how good the times.  Family is more than a bloodline and DNA. 

I am a proud mother of three wonderful children.  They are my world...my everything...my strength...my courage...my hope...my legacy.  If you want to know me, just look at them.  They truly are my EVERYTHING!  I never knew before I was a mother that I could love someone as much as I do those three.  They are the light at the end of every dark tunnel in my life.  They are all of my dreams come true.  They are more wonderful, beautiful, and intellegent than I could have ever hoped for.  

I also have a wonderful man in my life that is sticking by my side.  We have had our battles as all couples do, but we work through them. We are planning to be married some time next year.  I will update on that as it progresses.  LOL  

I also have three teenage soon to be step children.  They are like most teenagers I guess.  A lot of attitude, but good kids all the same.  I have never been a step-parent, so I am learning as I go on this one.  So if any of you have any advice, please feel free to share.   ;)

I am one of eleven children.  I was raised with only three of them, but I recently found the others.  That is a long story in itself, but to make it short...I was raised with my mom and my "step" dad, and my two sisters and a brother.  When I got older I found my biological dad, and found my other siblings.  I put the word "step" like that because my whole life, he raised me and made me his daughter.  I was never his "step" kid.  We just didn't use that word.  Anywho...

One of my brothers and one of my sisters are currently serving in the U.S. Navy.  My biological father is also retired Army.  One of my sisters is also Army.  I have a whole slew of military family memebers.  I have no idea how I avoided it, but I did.  I think most of it is that rebelion against authority.  LOL  Might have a little something to do with it.  And even though it isn't my thing, I am very proud of them for doing it.  

My thoughts on life?  Well, simply put...LIVE IT.  I live my life like there is no tomorrow.  I live with no regrets.  Simply learning experiences...and I have a lot of them.  But I have no regrets on things in my life.  I can't say if I would or wouldn't change things if I had the chance.  All I know is I like who I am today and if it weren't for all those things in my life, I wouldn't be this person.  And for me, that is all that matters.  

Music is also at the heart of me.  I love to sing karaoke and listen to music.  I listen to a lot of different things.  People would probably die if they looked in my MP3 files or in my CD case.  I have a little bit of everything in there.  To me, music can always say what the heart wants, but the brain can't find the words.  No matter what the mood or the thoughts, I can find music that expresses it better than I ever could on my own.  I have always loved to sing and dance with my children.  I hope that they grow to have the same love for music that I do.  

I am also a very drama free person.  I can't stand it!  If you are one of these people, don't even bother to message me.  As I have said over and over again, I am a simple person, and I don't need the crap.  I prefer to spend my time laughing and having fun with my life.  

Well, I guess that is all I can say about myself for the moment.  I can't believe I actually wrote this much.  LOL  But if I did happen to not answer a question you have, feel free to message me.  Hope you all enjoy the site and find at least some of it interesting.   

Don't be surprised or offended if you come by one day and see all the comments gone, I do this about once a month so I can keep up with everything.  I usually delete them on the first of every month.  I will keep some a little longer if they hold a special meaning to me.  Other than that, they get deleted so I can enjoy the new ones that come in and my stuff isn't overflowing.  

And here are some random things that I have seen and collected along the way.  They deal with my southern roots and some of these ring very true.  Hope you enjoy.
Rules for visiting the South 
If you are going to live or visit in the South, you need to know these rules.

1. That farm boy you see at the gas station did more work before
breakfast than you do all week at the gym.

2. It's called a "gravel road." No matter how slow you drive, you're going to get dust on your Navigator. Drive it or get out of the way.

3. The red dirt -- it's called clay. Red clay. If you like the color don't wash your car for a couple weeks -- it'll be permanent.

4. We all started hunting and fishing when we were seven years old. Yeah, we saw Bambi. We got over it.

5. Go ahead and bring your $600 Orvis Fly Rod. Don't cry to us if a flathead breaks it off at the handle. We have a name for those little 13-inch trout you fish for - bait.

6. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.

7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of mallards are making their final approach, we will shoot it. You might want to ensure it's not up to your ear at the time.

8. No, there's no "Vegetarian Special" on the menu. Order steak.  Order it rare. Or, you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the two pounds of ham and turkey.

9. Tea - yeah, we have tea. It comes in a glass over ice and is sweet. You want it hot -- set it in the sun. You want it unsweetened - add a lot of water.

10. You bring Coke into my house, it better be brown, wet, and served over ice.

11. So you have a sixty thousand-dollar car. We're real impressed. We have a quarter of a million-dollar combine that we only use two weeks a year.

12. Let's get this straight. We have one stoplight in town. We stop when it's red. We may even stop when it's yellow.

13. We eat dinner together with our families. We pray before we eat (yeah, even breakfast). We go to church on Wednesdays and Sundays and we go to high school football games on Friday nights. We still address our seniors with "yes, sir" and "yes, ma'am," and we sometimes still take Sunday drives around town to see friends and neighbors.

14. We don't do "hurry up" well.

15. Greens - yeah, we have greens, but you don't putt on them. You boil them with salty fatback, bacon or a ham hock.

16. Yeah, we eat catfish, bass, bream (pronounced brim) and carp. You really want sushi and caviar? It's available at the bait shop.

17. They are pigs. That's what they smell like . Get over it. Don't like it? Interstate 85 goes two ways - Interstate 40 goes the other two. Pick one.

18. Grits are corn. You put butter, salt, and maybe even some pepper on them. If you want to put milk and sugar on them, then you want Cream of Wheat - go to Kansas. That would be I-40 west.

19. The "Opener" refers to the first day of deer season or dove season. Both are holidays. You can get pancakes, cane syrup, and sausage before daylight at the church on either day.

20. So every person in every pickup waves? Yeah, it's called being friendly. Understand the concept?

21. Yeah, we have golf courses. Don't hit in the water hazards. It spooks the fish and bothers the gators - and if you hit it in the
rough, we have these things called diamondbacks, and they're not baseball players.

22. That Highway Patrol Officer that just pulled you over for driving like an idiot -- his name is "Sir," no matter how young he is.

23. We have lots of pine trees. They have sap. It drips from them. You park your Navigator under them, and they'll leave a logo on your hood.

24. You burn an American flag in our state, you get beat up. No questions. The liberal contingent of our state legislature -- all four of them -- enacted a measure to stop this. There is now a $2.50 fine for beating up the flag burner.

25. No, we don't care how you do things up North. If it is so great up there, why not visit a Northern state or stay there? And no, down here, we don't have an accent, you do.

26. We always yield the right of way to our seniors. NEVER would we ride up beside them and scream or curse at them b/c they aren't traveling as fast as we would like.

27. There are 3 major spectator sports in the south: Football,
NASCAR, and stormy weather!

28. In the south we pull the car over when a funeral procession goes by,
it's called showing respect. And even if you complain about it, we will
still pull our cars over for your funeral, which may be sooner than you think.

29. Those briars you are complaining about scratching your $500 Gucci
shoes aren't weeds, they are blackberry bushes They serve TWO functions,
they produce blackberries for blackberry jam, and they test how
tough your clothing is - we like them!

30. We have a lot more guns than we do television sets, and we LOVE TV!
If you don't like guns, remember the Interstate system works BOTH ways!