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Higgin's Mom · 05-25-2004, 07:56 AM

Its' been reeeeeallly quiet around here lately, and I don't want to see this board go off into the sunset......

I thought it might be nice to tell a little something about ourselves so that we can be more encouraged to come and say hi to friends. And I put it here, under General Discussion, rather than Off Topic, because I think it's as much fun to know about our Yorkie's families as it is to know just about Yorkies. I'll start.....then, don't you be shy......

Higgin's Mom is called "Mary Ellen" by her family and friends, and "Menah" by her eleven grandchildren. Menah is how the first grandchild (now almost 20!) pronounced Grandma and it sure has stuck!

I am 65 years old and, after outliving TWO husbands, I found the most wonderful man (also widowed) in the world on Match.com in 1998. We've been married for 5 years now and live about a mile down a small dirt road on a lovely little lake in central Maine. Since we had lost our beloved spouses, we decided that we would take early retirement in order to have some good active years of having fun NOW! And that is just what we are doing!

We both love camping and have camped for many years in our very spacious LL Bean tents. We look like an advertisement for that store when we camp!
My family and friends call me the "Martha Stewart of Tent Camping" because we have every luxury! But because we have every luxury, it takes two hours to set up or break down camp.....and we wanted to travel......especially to warmer climes in the wintah (Maine for winterrrr). So we bought a neat little molded fiberglass egg shaped trailer called a Casita. It is 17 feet long and has everything we need. We ordered it last August and picked it up at the factory in November and camped in the warmth until May 1st! 164 straight days in that little thing and loved it! Along the way, we have made sooooo many wonderful friends, getting to know many of them on a Casita Club message board just like this one. That is how we met Bettyeanne and Patrick -- online -- but also IN PERSON WITH TOTO at a Casita Rally in Florida in January.

Of course we fell in love with Toto. And another darling tiny Yorkie, who camped near us most of the winter, named Chanel. When Don married me, he also married Pogo, my 12 year old Doodle who is half Dachshund and half Poodle, and the best dog I have ever known. Since Pogo is getting on in years, I wanted to get a puppy while Pogo was still active enough to properly "train" her. We wanted a female. But which breed? I wanted a Pug, because they are laid back and look like me! But Don, who has only known Pogo, and NEVER had a puppy in his life didn't want a dog....BUT....if I HAD to have one, the only puppy he would consider was a Yorkie! I warned him about terriers! And terrier energy and attitude! But then I realized that I am married to a terrier, so our new dog would be like Don! We found Higgins, or rather HE found us since the only female in the litter wasn't at all interested in us and Higgins just pranced and kissed and.....well....you know how it is.

My hobbies? I love needlework of all kinds, from knitting to counted cross stitch, and you can usually find me working on some project or another. And I'm a voracious reader, too. Mostly escapist fare and I'm about to start "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson, a delighful account of walking the Appalachian Trail. Don read it first and kept me awake nights laughing.....

Our kids (I have three 43,41,38 and Don has one, 35) are spread out....in Rhode Island, Maine, Kentucky and Virginia. They enjoy visiting us in Maine and our fleet of kayaks and canoes gets well used. My oldest grandchild came to live with us and finish her senior year in high school in 2002-03. Now she's in college in Kentucky.

I love food! And it sure shows as I am 100 pounds overweight. Officially obese, and I had the heart attack to prove it. I keep trying to get it off! Higgins keeps me getting up and down and moving though......Speaking of food.....Bettyeanne is FAMOUS (no kidding!) for her peanut butter pie. If we are really, really nice to her, maybe she'll post the recipe, eh? (Oh Lord, I'm sounding like the Canadians I camped with this wintah!)

Well okay, there's some about me......How about some about you?????

Hugs,
Mary Ellen

05-25-2004, 07:56 AM	#1
Higgin's Mom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 852	<singing> "Getting to know you......" (long) Its' been reeeeeallly quiet around here lately, and I don't want to see this board go off into the sunset...... I thought it might be nice to tell a little something about ourselves so that we can be more encouraged to come and say hi to friends. And I put it here, under General Discussion, rather than Off Topic, because I think it's as much fun to know about our Yorkie's families as it is to know just about Yorkies. I'll start.....then, don't you be shy...... Higgin's Mom is called "Mary Ellen" by her family and friends, and "Menah" by her eleven grandchildren. Menah is how the first grandchild (now almost 20!) pronounced Grandma and it sure has stuck! I am 65 years old and, after outliving TWO husbands, I found the most wonderful man (also widowed) in the world on Match.com in 1998. We've been married for 5 years now and live about a mile down a small dirt road on a lovely little lake in central Maine. Since we had lost our beloved spouses, we decided that we would take early retirement in order to have some good active years of having fun NOW! And that is just what we are doing! We both love camping and have camped for many years in our very spacious LL Bean tents. We look like an advertisement for that store when we camp! My family and friends call me the "Martha Stewart of Tent Camping" because we have every luxury! But because we have every luxury, it takes two hours to set up or break down camp.....and we wanted to travel......especially to warmer climes in the wintah (Maine for winterrrr). So we bought a neat little molded fiberglass egg shaped trailer called a Casita. It is 17 feet long and has everything we need. We ordered it last August and picked it up at the factory in November and camped in the warmth until May 1st! 164 straight days in that little thing and loved it! Along the way, we have made sooooo many wonderful friends, getting to know many of them on a Casita Club message board just like this one. That is how we met Bettyeanne and Patrick -- online -- but also IN PERSON WITH TOTO at a Casita Rally in Florida in January. Of course we fell in love with Toto. And another darling tiny Yorkie, who camped near us most of the winter, named Chanel. When Don married me, he also married Pogo, my 12 year old Doodle who is half Dachshund and half Poodle, and the best dog I have ever known. Since Pogo is getting on in years, I wanted to get a puppy while Pogo was still active enough to properly "train" her. We wanted a female. But which breed? I wanted a Pug, because they are laid back and look like me! But Don, who has only known Pogo, and NEVER had a puppy in his life didn't want a dog....BUT....if I HAD to have one, the only puppy he would consider was a Yorkie! I warned him about terriers! And terrier energy and attitude! But then I realized that I am married to a terrier, so our new dog would be like Don! We found Higgins, or rather HE found us since the only female in the litter wasn't at all interested in us and Higgins just pranced and kissed and.....well....you know how it is. My hobbies? I love needlework of all kinds, from knitting to counted cross stitch, and you can usually find me working on some project or another. And I'm a voracious reader, too. Mostly escapist fare and I'm about to start "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson, a delighful account of walking the Appalachian Trail. Don read it first and kept me awake nights laughing..... Our kids (I have three 43,41,38 and Don has one, 35) are spread out....in Rhode Island, Maine, Kentucky and Virginia. They enjoy visiting us in Maine and our fleet of kayaks and canoes gets well used. My oldest grandchild came to live with us and finish her senior year in high school in 2002-03. Now she's in college in Kentucky. I love food! And it sure shows as I am 100 pounds overweight. Officially obese, and I had the heart attack to prove it. I keep trying to get it off! Higgins keeps me getting up and down and moving though......Speaking of food.....Bettyeanne is FAMOUS (no kidding!) for her peanut butter pie. If we are really, really nice to her, maybe she'll post the recipe, eh? (Oh Lord, I'm sounding like the Canadians I camped with this wintah!) Well okay, there's some about me......How about some about you????? Hugs, Mary Ellen