Jennifer Keeler:  

I always had a guy friend in every part of life. I think others around me thought that just wasn't the "girl thing" to do but it was always easier for me to relate the things guys liked than girls! Besides no matter what i said or did, it made my girlfriends mad (just drama)....Guys didn't care! They laughed at everything I said even though it mostly dumb. I had a true appreciation for fast and cool cars then and most of the time my "guy friends" Let me drive their cars before i got mine! What girl friend would do that? Anyway, I drove those cool cars up and down Baily Hill Rd playing "lets race" with other drivers that would take me up on it. I was lucky I never got caught or got tickets! HA! As my memory fades, so does the recall of the wild and fun times I had in school so i have to rely on rekindled friends' stories to remind me if there was anything else stupid I ever did. While growing up, Deep down inside I always wanted to be a cowgirl and be a rodeo queen. But my family knew nothing about either and didn't think twice at telling me they couldn't afford it, even though I grew up in a big fancy house on the hill. I just wanted to live in the country so I could have a horse. It turns out I lived out that dream through my daughters and their horses! Ha! Go figure! Today, My youngest daughter who is a Sophomore at Elmira High School has one horse she competes on, trains horses for others and is earning another young horse from a friend who raises AQHA world qualified cow horses! She is an amazing rider and watching her at work is a great way for me to decompress when life is stressf...Expand for more