I think one of the greatest thing about getting this computer
was learning how to do email ~ chatting ~ and meeting people
that I doubt I would have ever had the opportunity to meet
and get to know, if it wasn't for the world of the internet.
Below you will meet my friends that have became like family to
me. I first met with a few in Feb. 1997, when I stumbled into a
thread on Shop Talk sponsored by QVC.
Since then, our family has grown. We fondly say "always room
for one more".

~ Here we have Mary and Ralph ~

Mary is often referred to as "head chick" ~ "mother hen" ~ or I like
to call her "the matriarch" of our cyber family.
She likes to keep track of her "chicks" and if she hasn't
heard from one of us in a while, she is out emailing us to check in :)
Her husband Ralph is known as "Mary's Chef" or often referred to by
me as "the chef"
He keeps Mary well fed and allows her to share his recipes.
Most famous is Ralph's bread pudding.
 I had the pleasure of getting to meet Ralph and Mary through
the help of cyberpals Cheryl and Sam
It was my first plane trip ever, but was
definitely worth the trip. I can say first hand that Ralph is an
excellent cook.
    Mary recently blessed us with a copy of their cookbook they compiled.
Mary is the one who helped convince me to do a webpage:)
Please take time to join Mary at her
Peaceable Kingdom

Virginia

LOL ~ Virginia ~ is still keeping us guessing on her age and what she
looks like :)
She is the one that provides us with jokes ~humor~recipes~
great sites to check out. She knows I love the musical card sites and
sends me several to look at. Because of the time zone difference,
it is hard for us to catch each other in chat.
Her hubby ~ Don~ will make a visit with us on occasion.
He is known to us as "Santa". There is a story behind that:)

~Karen~

 Karen is the one that helps add color to our life with gifs and
color text on our thread.She also supplies us with jokes and humor.
She shares her love for pets with us.
Can put us into stitches in chat.
In one chat site she used the name Kalee and we sometimes still
refer to her by that name.
Karen is the other pal who convinced me to do a webpage.

~ Janie~

Janie keeps us entertained daily with gifs ~ cards ~ poems ~ humor ~
jokes and more.
LOL ~ I have had her busy looking for midis - gifs - backgrounds, etc
 to use here. She makes a great assistant. She is the one to find the
basset back ground for Sebastian's page and the card gif below.
I had always loved peotry since a teen, but had gotten away from
it over the years. Since meeting Janie, I have renewed my
interest in poetry and she keeps me supplied with poems
to read.

Visit  Janie at her  Janie's Home

Susan

Susan joins us in chat. LOL - she tries to keep our spelling correct,
but typos are a rule of thumb. She fills us with laughs over stories
of family and pets. Her one pet "Giz" makes an occasional
guest appearance ~ walking across keyboard.
I remember us "watching" the Academy awards together. We were
in chat and both agreed it was like sitting together
 in the livingroom watching it.

Laurie

She has brought us alot of laughs with her humor and wit. She
can be in rare form on some days. We recently enjoyed "watching"
her learn to drive.
  She humors us with jokes  and shares stories about her everyday life.

Rosie

Rosie brings us joy with stories on her family.
She keeps herself busy with her grandchildren and has allowed us
to share in "watching" them grow.
She, too, gets on the line if email is quiet and reminds us
it is time to check in.

Kenna

Kenna is the first of our group to do a webpage ~  Kenna's Kozy Komforts
She recently updated her pages, but prior to that, you could find
many of our pictures there.
Her husband retired and they recently purchased ground nearer to
her children. They are in process of building a new home, so at the
moment her cybertime is limited. We hope it won't be long
before she is back visiting with us.

Cheryl and Sam

Both are very witty and a barrel of chuckles. Zany is another
word that comes to mind when I think of them.
It is through them, that I was able to make my trip to meet
them, as well as Ralph and Mary. I mentioned to Cheryl
in chat one night that I would love to meet Mary, but was leery of
flying for first time and to place I've never been. Without
missing a beat ~ she offered to meet me at the airport and
opened their home to me. "took me under their wings"
My husband was leery of me going until I told him of the offer and
then he told me to go "I feel better there is someone on that
end to meet you". They were great hosts and kept me "safe"
At their home and Ralph and Mary's I felt right at home.
Cheryl is the one we count on if someone is in need of help
or if a love one is lost ~ we like to send a plant. Between her and
Sam the plants or care packages are delivered.

Betty

Betty is our queen of typos in chat. We can be rolling on the floor
over some of them. Put her together with Susan~Mary~Karen and
soon all seriousness is gone and replaced with laughter.
Betty recently became a Grandma for the first time. We got to
share in her daughter-in-law's pregnancy and the birth of "JR"
Like all grandma's she keeps us up todate with all his firsts
and pictures.

Dianne

Dianne fills us with laughter over purple hair ~ smoking a broom
stick ~ "fixing her puter" ~ her pets, etc.

Annie and daughters

Annie is our "baby". She has her own craft business and from
picture sent ~ she is good at them. She is busy with her two children
and starting up a new business, but does stop to "chick" in when our
"Mother Hen" tells her it is time:)

Lea

Lea takes us traveling with her hubby in their RV. This time last year
we made a trip across the United States through her email.
Well traveling they bought a home in Texas. They are now in process
of selling home in Maryland (anyone interested in waterfront
property email me:) Our group is wrapped up in pretzel shape, with
all cross that old home sells quick for her and hubby so they can
migrate south.
Lea has given us laughs with stories on learning to golf.

Patti and daughters

Patti shares with us her interest in England and the royal family.
Sends us stories from and England paper. She also shares many
stories on her daughters

Linda

Linda provides us with Monday humor and jokes. Also gives us
laughs with work related stories.

Evelyn was the last to join our cyberfamily. She was a school friend of
Mary's. She has been a wonderful addition to our family.
Brings us daily email with thoughts to ponder and humor.

Jim and I

    I am often referred to as the "cybernurse". Trying to keep our family
as healthy as possible :)

The above graph was found by Janie on

 Ritzy Card-O-Gram