A few more things...
 

I live with my husband and my two daughters, two cats, two hamsters, two fish, a dog, and a frog. We live in Massachusetts.

I like reading, writing (of course!), being with my friends and family, bike riding, cleaning out closets (really!), making lists (can you tell?) and talking on the phone. I do like snowstorms, the color blue, and a good cup of coffee.

I don't like spiders, traffic jams, or folding laundry.

My absolute favorite food is pizza but I also like salads, hamburgers with lots of ketchup, fizzy, flavored water, and chocolate.

My favorite place I have traveled to is South Africa. I saw a mountain shaped like a table, lots of animals while in a game park including rhinos, hippos, giraffe and a leopard, and enjoyed sandy white beaches in Capetown. Did you know there is a beach in South Africa where penguins like to sunbathe with the people?

 
Meet my pets...
...These are my pets!
Buzz 
  and Woody
 
look so much alike that most people can’t tell them apart. When they are not resting, napping, dozing, or snoozing, they’re usually… uh… sleeping!
Not true for Bob & Bob.
(Don’t blame me, I didn’t name them!) They never seem to stop moving.
 
Freddy
the frog is not very photogenic.
But he was a good sport and he let me take his picture. He shares a tank with Bob and Bob. The three of them are the best of friends!
 
Salem and Sabrina look like little mice but they are actually dwarf hamsters. They are usually in a cage but sometimes we let them out to play. However, that only happens when the cats are not around!
   
Riley is our newest addition to the family. He is a chocolate brown standard poodle. The cats haven’t been too hospitable but they are starting to come around.