Debra Courtney:  

Please note that when you sign my guest book, I don't answer because I simply cannot afford the fee to become a full member. It is not because I am ignoring you. It is simply a lack of funds. Also, I don't have any pictures I can easily lay my hands on for a profile. I'm working on it, though. One day you'll see how I look now....& not much has changed really. UPDATE; We picked up & moved recently. No special reason except we felt like seeing a different place, living there for awhile & will move on whenever we feel like it. It's nice to be able to take your house with you when you move. I'm so glad I bought this RV 5 years ago. It has many advantages over a house. And it suits us well. Still have all our friends & will eventually head back to see them, but for now, seeing someplace different, experiencing the life & people appealed to us. We aren't getting any younger, so now is the time to do a bit of traveling. We love it & the animals all seem to enjoy the traveling in comfort. No cages in the back seat of the truck for them anymore. I am no longer Debra Olivares. I am, again, Debra Courtney. To say that I made a mistake is a bit of an understatement. But we all have to live & learn our own lessons. Enough said about that. I am living in the southern United States with my 5 cats & my dog, Noodle. I have many good friends with whom I spend time outdoors fishing, skeet shooting, sipping a little moonshine or apple pie & just generally enjoying life. The bonfires are one of my favorite things---lordy, and the food we eat! Venison, wild hog, wild turkey, fried catfish with all the fixins. Poke greens, cornbread, potato salad, cole slaw, deviled eggs, ice tea by the gallon, & yes, for nearly everyone but me (diabetic), ice cold beer. Summer is here!! Time for the bbq grills & the smoker pit!!! Booooh Yaaaah!! There is a special man, Doug, who is the light of my life. He's rough & tough, a country man who values his woman & his friends. I've never felt so loved & cherished. His values are the same as mine, though we have had totally different lives. It always amazes me in that he grew up literally dirt poor, is illiterate (& please remember that being illiterate does not in any way mean he's stupid-he simply can't read well or write much other than his name) for the most part, the middle child of 11. A former Marine, too. He has done his time in prison & has since avoided problems with the law (well, except for a few bar fights), been an oil field worker and a rock mason for more than 40 years. He has 7 children scattered across the country, a few grand children & two living siblings. He quit his job a few years ago to take care of his dying father for the last year of the old man's life. At his core, he's honest, loyal, believes a man's word is his bond, respectful of anyone who accords him the same & never allows an...Expand for more