I am originally from Massachusetts and moved to Tennessee April of 2001. I love it here. I am married going on year 5 and I have 5 dachshunds (3 are my mother inlaws). We moved my mother inlaw down with us this past November and I couldn't be happier. She and I are very close. I am a grandmother of two. My recent grandaughter was just born on March 16th and on my birthday. She was 8 weeks early but doing great. Couldn't ask for a better birthday present.I'm adopted and just recently found my birht mother and two older sisters. I'm very fortunate to be able to obtain my medical history along with a new found family. I quit smoking 2.5 years ago and the weight wasn't bad until this past year. I just recently been diagnosed as a low grade diabetic and I've been put on a 1200 cal diet. It's okay, not as hard as I thought but sometimes challenging. I've also started walking a lot more often as well as directed by my Endocrinologist to get 15 min of cardio per day. I'm really trying to do that everyday and then some. I'm hoping with this site and moral support I can lose my goal weight and the diabetes. Looking forward to meeting everyone.