Hometown – Freeport, IL (home of the Pretzels)

About me – Marianne's mom, teacher, quilter (when the mood strikes), reader

Dream job – Combination book store/coffee house worker (don't want to own, just want to do the fun stuff!) A quilt shop would be fun to work in too!

Superstition – Don't know if this is a superstition, but I try to relocate spiders, not kill them.

Players – Marianne, of course! Professionally, I like Geovany Soto (go Cubs!)

Teams – Mustangs & the Cubbies!

Quote – "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Movies – Enchanted April

Music – Most anything that is well written and well performed.

Video games – Brain Age 2

TV shows – My Boys, House, and Ugly Betty (and Fraiser re-runs)