I am 61 years old. I have been married for 39 years. We have been together for 43 years.

We gave four "children" Aubrey (36 1/2), Brian (34 1/2), Jason (32) and Christine (27 1/2).

We have five grandchildren. Jordan (boy - almost 8), Elijah (5 1/2), Stephanie (5) and Florence (3).

Aubrey and her husband; Christopher live in Fleming Island, Fl just outside Jacksonville. They do not have children but have two dogs; Samson and Jackson.

Brian lives with us. He is Aphasic.

Jason and his family; Katie, Jordan, Stephanie and Nathan live in Valparaiso, FL about 8 min away from us.

Christine and her family; Travis, Elijah and Florence live with us at the moment with their four dogs; Sugar, EN, Mocha and Cheeto.

My husband; Gersom (Joe) is retired AF. I am an AF veteran. I also served three (3) years in the ANG. I am an LPN (my license is inactive at the moment) and I have worked with the elderly for approximately 12 years.

I was born and raised in Brunswick, Maine. I still have a brother, sister, neice, nephew-in-law, nephew and great nephew living in Maine. My mother passed away in March 1986. My father passed away in Feb 2009. My youngest brother passed away in the fall of 2006.

I have two cats: Angel and Whiskers.

I work at Elder Services of Okaloosa County/Elder Home Care in Niceville, Fl.

I did not have a weight problem until after I had my first child (Aubrey). My highest weight was 239 pounds. I am now at 220 pounds. I would like to get down to 200 and then go from there. My ideal weight is 170 pounds.