Bio, short and sweet:
I'm a 40-something configuration analyst by day, lazybutt by night. Two college age kids, two cats, two birds, a bunch of fish, and that awesome lizard Ziggy the ig.

Bio with some more detail: 

• Born/Raised in the northwest 'burbs of Chicago.
• Met and married Greg, moved to Hawaii, raised a family 1977-2001.
• Somewhere in there I became a single mom... around 1990.
• Left Hawaii in January 2002 to find a better life.
• Graduated 2005 from Southwest Wisconsin Technical College with a degree as a programmer/analyst.
• Interned at Lands' End in the IS dept. for the summer of 2005.
• Started working for api Software, Inc., Hartford, WI in January 2006.

Daughter: Heather Anne - 22 years old, 4th year college student, Moraine Park Technical College, recently switched from music major to veterinary technician.  She's living with me while going to school.

Son: Brian - 20 years old, graduated 5/2006 from Southwest Tech with a machine tool operator technical diploma; LCpl in the US Marine Corps stationed at New River in Jacksonville, NC.

Cats: Kolu - this tripod wonder came here with Heather when she moved in.  Lilikoi and Punkin - sweet kitties Heather found at the Dane County shelter. I adopted them in April 2006. They came from the home of a cat-hoarder, so are very afraid of new people who come into their house. I hope in time they warm up!

Birds: Harley the cockatiel (a mean ol' bird but still I luv him!) and Cirrus & Ella the parakeets.

Fish: We have Lychee the Betta, and a 20-gal. fish tank with an assortment of fishies, including 2 big angel fish, some tetras, a barb or two, and a great big plecostamus.

View my webcam:  JoJoCam