So glad you stopped by :).
My husband Pete, daughter Casey, her baby Leelan and I live in the lovely town of Houghton Lake, Michigan, with our pets: dogs Bing (11YO yorkie/pom), Chandler (9YO doberman), Doodlebug (8YO minpin), & Pharaoh (3YO minpin); parrots Papa, Precious, & Punkin (peach-faced lovebirds), Klinger & Trapper (cockatiels), Miracle (aka Girlfriend, greencheek conure), Elliot (meyers), Maxwell (red-bellied), Chloe (white-capped pionus), Phoebe (bronze-winged pionus), and Bey the Greyt (african gray). (15½YO cat Bruce died on Sept. 16, 2009 and is greatly missed.)
Since my last update, I've chosen to close the business I established in 2001, Itty Bitty Birdie Bites. It was a successful endeavor, and had become part of who I am, but various health issues had made it impossible to continue. I know that God has something else waiting for me to do, and I'm excited to see what that is!
Husband Pete works at a local hotel as head of maintenance, and Casey works at a fast food restaurant nearby. I still work seasonally with 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!). We attend a small church in Roscommon now - another change since my last update here. I'm passionate about our low carb lifestyle also, and share some of my experiences, recipes, and links on my Cheap'n'Easy Low Carb blog. I also share my daily meals on Twitter and on my Facebook page (links below), and have been working on a new project to share my experience, recipes, and tips for a successful low-carb life. I also have my ChiaChatter blog, the one where I share the more personal details about my life, my views and opinions, and everything else that's important to me.
My name is Sherry (although I've been known online as ChiaOwl since 1994 online), and my passions are serving Christ, my family, my pets, and music. Right now I'm having a blast with the Yamaha PSR-9000Pro that I bought in Oct., 2007 - what a fantastic machine! 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:
The Yamaha Personal Keyboard Owner community
SVPWorld, Jørgen's huge site,
Pipelinerr Registrations (has tons of links too) and of course The Yamaha site. There are probably other sites that I don't know about yet too.
I'm definitely not a professional, and only play for my own enjoyment, worship, and passion, but I have a few of my music pieces online at YouTube and at box.net, here are the links, in the event that you're interested in some of the things I've been doing with my Yamaha PSR-9000Pro:
Above All
Cornerstone
He Set My Life to Music (with vocal)
Lay Me Down
Lollipop (swingy style)
Moments to Remember
Tea-House Moon
Through The Blood
I've also got a personal interest in Lewy Body Disease, which is often misdiagnosed, and mistreated by medical professionals who don't know - so many of them consider all dementias to be equal, but many of the standards treatments can harm or even kill an LBD victim. Resources for more information include The Lewy Body Dementia Association and the wonderful support group LBD Caregivers yahoogroup - now on Facebook. This group has an extensive list of resources for members' use as well as an incredible wealth of experience among the members.
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.
I do have several yahoogroups mailing lists: MichiganUpNorth (co-owned with Pete), Truewoman, True2, and I have recently begun a little MIchigan-based low-carb group.
I've dropped off most of my yahoogroups, but am more active now where I can just do short bursts of activity (as opposed to reading, sorting through, and answering an inbox full of emails): Facebook, and Twitter.
Whether you're here by accident or out of curiosity, thanks for stopping by!
