1. First born of 5 girls, hence the name "Charli". Was supposed to be Charles Michael but showed up as Charli Margarete.
2. I've loved to draw for as long as I can remember and took all the art classes available throughout school.
3. Two years of college at age 40 at East Texas Baptist University to major in art until they dropped the art program in lieu of a football team. I have a resentment.
4. Will be 54 this year with a 36 yr old son, 34 yr old daughter, 21 yr old step daughter, and 19 yr old step son.
5. I have 5 beautiful grandchildren from ages 3 to 17 yrs. To quote a bumper sticker, "If I had known grandkids were so great I woulda had them first!"
6. In 1983 I found myself suddenly a single mom with no job and no running car. I grabbed a scrap of plywood and a paintbrush and painted the word,"
SIGNS" and nailed it to two 2x4's and put it in the front yard. I am a
sign painter by an act of desperation. Since, bought many books and studied and practiced a lot!
7. I love Halloween because of creating costumes.
8. I love building Christmas Floats for parades even on boats in Uncertain, Texas where I still have two lake cabins and lived for 21 years.
9. Joined an online dating service and met my husband of 5 years now and he's still a keeper. Hope he thinks the same of me.
10. Can and have driven a tractor-trailer rig for several years as well as a forklift, boat, motorcycles, oh and I own my own bucket truck. (42')
11. I'm a good shot with a pistol, rifle, a recurve bow, paintball, and sawed off a 20guage shotgun (legal limit) and refinished the stock with carved ribbons and bows. My son, the cop, says I have a sissy sawed off shotgun. I think that's an oxy-moron.
12. Favorite fishing methods are tight-line and jug because my favorite fish to eat is catfish. I can skin 'em, gut 'em, fry 'em, bake 'em, grill 'em, and steak 'em but would just rather catch 'em and release 'em or give 'em away than to go to all the trouble.
13. I love gardening of any kind even with the pond liners for water gardening.
14. The art of illusion (trompe l'oeil) is my favorite artwork. Wish I was better at it.
15. Was installing a can
sign face 2 years ago after having the power turned on to check if it worked, I inadvertently touched a bare spot on a wire. Knocked me out and off the roof and onto an awning below. My employee was in the bucket of the truck and retrieved my limp dumba$$ and I merely had a broken rib. Whew!
16. I have had two tattoos of the same thing in the same place twenty years apart. I have my eyeliner tattooed top and bottom lids! Greatest time saver.
17. I love RPG's. My oldest favorite is Diablo, D2, the expansion, and NOW D3 IS IN THE MAKING!! I CAN'T WAIT!
18. My favorite shows are 24, Chuck, Heroes, Saving Grace, Medium, Fringe, ...ummm I watch entirely too much tv.
19. The only thing I've ever won in my life was last week!!
20. I am the first licensed strolling musician in Shreveport, Louisiana. I play guitar. I once opened for Joel Sonnier and Charlie Rich JR. in Texarkana.
21. I have a slight tremor in my head and hands that gets more noticeable under stress or fatigue. I tell anyone looking that I'm doing my Katherine Hepburn impersonation.
22. I was born one of the 5% of the world's population that is naturally redheaded. My Dad used to tell me after being in the summer sun that I looked like I swallowed a hundred dollar bill and broke out in pennies.
23. I am a member of a 12 step program since '91. Finally did a smart thing.
24. I hated turning 30 but 40 and 50 were no biggies and I wouldn't go back!
25. My best friend of 14 years passed away a couple years ago, a Lhasa Apso named Killer, I still miss him.
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