Darlene Loskot:  

I've been married and alternately a single mother ... no need to say how many times. I'm happy, carefree (except for the damn bills that have to be paid), make my own decisions and I'm as stubborn as ever which, I suppose, does not make me a follower. I look forward to getting some serious medical problems taken care of over the next 6 months. If it weren't for the grandkids, of which I now have 10 including step-grandchildren (but we don't use the "step" word), I'd have retired to the islands or beaches of South Carolina. No, not Myrtle Beach (nice place to visit) or Hilton Head ... some private, out-of-the-way place. I've not yet had my dream vacation of a Mississippi River Boat cruise. Heck with the ocean cruises ... I want that old-fashioned riverboat. I did see them docked on the Ohio River once which merely rekindled my dreams. This "Story Wizard" thingamabob to the right says I should write about how I hope old friends remember me. That would be a tricky one since I don't quite remember me back then. I thought I was shy and introverted but I am told I was not. I'll follow the story wizard tips from here on. That means I don't really have to think (much like I didn't in classes in high school). I always wanted to be an AIRLINE STEWARDESS when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a HEAD-IN-THE-CLOUDS idea. I blow off steam BY DUMPING IT ON MY THERAPIST. I relax by READING. The wildest thing I ever did in high school? I don't recall doing anything I'd call wild. Hooked school a lot though. My hero is still MIGHTY MOUSE. Someday he really will come and save the day. I've lived in NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA AND MARYLAND, both Harford and Baltimore Counties. I moved with marriages and/or because I felt like it. The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is ... <IT'S ...Expand for more