About Me

Hi, I'm Karen and I'm glad you found my little place in Blogland. I'm a super happy woman who just happens to have the best husband, children, and grandchildren on the planet. Coincidence?

Elizabeth, John, JD, Jessica, Tim

 
This page is designed to give you a slightly better view of just who I am...so let's see...I would say that if I had to pick a few words out of the air I would describe myself as individual, honest, open, happy, friendly, funny, and a bit awkward in my TMI ways. In a good way.

I'm the world's happiest grandmother!

I am a very open and out atheist. 
I used to be a Catholic but I took the long way out of the fun house in my 30's, the very long way. And now I'm in a place where I truly believe that the world would be a better place without any religion of any kind.

I am always learning. 
At some point of every day I'm researching something...I'm good that way. Today it was constructivist approach in that classroom, emoluments, and the local band Uncle Albert. 

I write because I think. 
If I could stop thinking I might not blog. Instead I have three blogs.  


Why Blog?  

Well, I started because of the thing about feeling the need to have a presence online as an Open Atheist. Now I just love the people who visit and I like stretching myself. I will continue to blog about homeschool, being an atheist, parenting, and my long time love BOOKS.

My Background

I'm a small town girl from Middle America. We are St. Louisans, used to live in Brisbane QLD Australia. My husband is a brilliant computer geek who was invited down there to do some work—we jumped at the chance! 

I have a couple of undergrad degrees and an graduate degree in Social Work. Most of my professional work was in therapy and mental health or substance abuse treatment. After all of that I had two kids and knew that I had to stay home with them. We started homeschooling in 2002 and ended that journey in 2018. But you never REALLY stop homeschooling.  😉

Now I'm working part time in my chosen field.

Random Facts About Me

• I have long fingernails that almost never break.
• My son often comments on my ability to multitask 
• I enjoy astronomy. My husband and I have a couple of kick ass telescopes and we plan most of our vacations around dark skies.
• I have been a speed reader all of my life. First I read a piece for story or main idea and then I read for detail or beautiful language. 
• I could read Barbara Kingsolver's laundry list and enjoy it.
  
  
  I have been known to wake my husband up with my laughter while reading about Stephanie Plum and I have been known to look askance at my gorgeous hubby while reading about Jamie Fraser. My husband is OK with this.
• I have furnished my home with yard sale finds and I'm pretty happy with my purchases.
• I'm a recovering sarcasm-aholic.
• If I have an addiction it is probably to tea.
• I love movies and have been devouring foreign film lately...
• Love my husband, no one can make me laugh like he does and no one can heal my heart like he does.
• Speaking of laughing, I am the one in the movie theater with that hideously loud laugh...
• I haven't had a soda to drink in several years.
• I LOVE the flora and fauna of Australia! 
• I have a couple of friends that I have been friends with since we were very little elementary girls playing hop scotch and listening to The Partridge Family.
• I started on this journey to freethought by, first, rejecting religion.

My Favorite Things

My favorite author: Barbara Kingsolver
My favorite vacation: New Zealand
The most beautiful place I have ever seen:  NEW ZEALAND
My favorite ice cream: Vanilla with Hershey's chocolate sauce
My favorite actor: Hmmmm...LOVE SRK!
My favorite actress:
My favorite movie: Chocolat
My favorite song: Almost anything by Luther
My favorite shoes: Ugly Crocs
My shoe size: 9EEEE
My vehicle: A grey van.
My favorite social media: Pinterest and Facebook and Youtube
My favorite color: Green
My favorite island resort: Tangalooma Island, QLD,  Australia
My favorite earrings: diamond studs my husband gave me
My favorite book: Too many to choose from!
My favorite pie: Pumpkin
My favorite pizza: tomato and spinach
My favorite person in history: Galileo and DaVinci
My favorite planet: Saturn
My favorite comedians: Eddie Izzard and Tim Minchin
My favorite Voice: Luther Vandross and the lovely Harrison Craig
My favorite card game: Spades
My favorite word board game: Scrabble
My favorite board game:  

I hope you stick around and read more.
Comment all you want; 
I do love to hear from readers!