Angie Helton:  

Life Happily married since to 2000 to my husband Don, I am doing more in my life than I ever thought possible! I am a mom and a step-mom to my husbands' three children from his first marriage,so it has been both a blessing and a challenge to have a kindergartner and two now adult guys(so weird that my 2 boys are now men!)living under one roof. My stepdaughter lives with her mom,but she is deep in the throes of teen land so every other weekend can get interesting! My daughter Bethie is what we call Mini-Me. She is a duplicate of me in my attitude and way of doing things, and I think she was born already 40 years old and a hippie. Smart, just lost her first tooth, and is ready to be the next American Idol. Bethie mirrors my dad Dave alot too, and they were very close and very much co-conspiritors on many things lol. And yes, Bethie DOES have a beauty mark on her face, same side as Mommy only hers slipped down a bit and is over her lip ala Cindy Crawford. We may or may not add one more to our family, my career is kicking in high gear right now and having two of the four grown up and going out on their own is held in deep consideraton. My husband is also 10 years older than me and at 42, not really sure he can get back into the "diaper groove".With deep sadness, I hate posting this part, but to my friends, 'George' was a character to know and love, and he meant alot to many of you. On November 3rd, 2004, my Dad and very best friend died in Hospice of Cincinnati. He was ill with a simple cold that suddenly lead to total organ failure and his death was rather sudden, as we expected him to recover as he always had. After almost a month in the hospital, I made the choice and honored his wishes to remove all support and transfer him to Hospice. It was the hardest and most powerful decision I have ever made, and it broke my heart in two. I can say that in the 6 days he was in Hospice, he was treated no less than a king would be, and he fought like the tiger he was t...Expand for more