Bernice Henke:  

Life I'm very much a family person and enjoy times with friends new nad old, listening to calming or "oldies" music, reading, sports, theatre (especially the new renovated Genesee in Waukegan, IL), going to museums to visit unique exhibits like Sue and Cleopatra at the Field in Chicago. I also belong to our local American Legion Ladies' Auxiliary. Last Christmas, we collected food for the needy and had it distributed to those families. I have a wonderful husband; been married 22 years as of 6/15/07. Have one lovely daughter, Barbara, who is a senior at Bradley University studying to be a media attorney. She has had 9 stories published in the local newspaper, as she originally wanted to be a journalist full time. She also has poetry published on the Internet. She's very special as is her step-sister, my husband's oldest, Mary Kristin. She is 32 years old with 4 children, another on the way, living in Missouri. I am retired after 16 years with Abbott Labs and TAP, having worked 2 years contract at Hospira, now unemployed for the moment. I would love to work at home, but need to find something that is not a scam. I would like to write in my spare time, as I love it, it's so soothing. I have had poetry published in International Library of Poetry and hope to write a novel one day (it's started, just taking quite a bi...Expand for more