We live in Houghton Lake, Michigan (Pete and I started a new yahoogroup: MichiganUpNorth - see below to join!) and are a typical family. Husband Pete works with me in "the business" - we designed and built a professionally equipped kitchen especially for Itty Bitty Birdie Bites through the summer of 2006, converting our garage for the purpose - and enjoys metal detecting, history, Bible study and lay ministry, and motorcycles, among many other things. I also work seasonally for The Bug Man, a downstate pest control company that I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to anyone, especially knowing from "behind the scenes" what kind of people they are and the quality of their work! My job is to answer the phone, schedule appointments, and answer a few questions (just the easy ones!). Teen daughter Casey attends Houghton Lake High School after being homeschooled for the last few years, and is doing great! As a family, we attend The Gathering in Harrison, and are also involved in the startup of a local house church that meets on Sunday evenings - more on that later (but feel free to email me if you want more information), but it's exciting and so far has been a huge blessing to us! We have the chance to share with each other from our hearts, and Casey and I love leading the singing. I'm passionate about our low carb lifestyle also, and share some of my experiences, recipes, and links at my lowcarb pages.
My name is Sherry (although I've been known as chiaowl for over a decade online), and my passions are serving Christ, my family, my pets, my business, and music. Right now I'm having a blast with my Yamaha PSR-9000Pro, what a fantastic machine! Just bought it on eBay in Oct. 2007, I liked the newer arranger keyboards from Yamaha, but didn't want the shorter keyboard. Lots to learn (when I got my music degree, I don't think they had digital pianos yet!) - will I EVER know what all of those 160+ buttons do??? - but the whole thing is a darned good time! I have several good sources where I go for my information:
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There are probably other sites that I don't know about yet too.
And just some words for the search engines: I attended Siena Heights College (now University), graduating with my BA in music in 1980. Prior to that I spent a year growing up at Schoolcraft College after graduating from the now-defunct Garden City West High School in 1975.
Please feel free to visit my business site, Itty Bitty Birdie Bites©. Or, if you're interested in seeing photos, there's are pictures of our family here, pics of our four-legged pets here, and pics of our flock here. (Bey has his own "page" with pics and lots of sound clips of him talking!).
You can also check my auctions if I have any up at the moment, although I haven't had the time to do so lately. If you have birds, a smaller but fantastic auction can be found at scritches.com!
I do have several yahoogroups mailing lists: MichiganUpNorth (co-owned with Pete), Truewoman, Seed Junkies Anonymous, SJA Sisters, True2, and The Natural Parrot. I am also co-owner of a great low carb support group, Christian Low Carb Ladies and have recently begun a little MIchigan-based low-carb group.
I also am active on several more, and lurk on yet others, mostly parrot-, dog-, or Yamaha-related, as well as usenet - but lately have been doing more lurking than participating as my business has been experiencing phenomenal growth and "real life" just keeps getting busier and busier! :)
OH YEAH! And I have to mention that I LOVE LIVE365 INTERNET RADIO! You can listen for free, but what I pay for my VIP membership is MUCH less than I pay for cable TV...and I get more enjoyment out of it! Just had to say that :).
If you're here because you've received spam (or worse!) that looks like it originated from my owly.net domain, I didn't send it. Apparently someone is spoofing email addresses using my domain. If you know what I can do to stop it, I'd be more than happy to know what that might be. You can email me and I will do what I can to prevent it from continuing.
Whether you're here by accident or out of curiosity, thanks for stopping by!
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