Donna Hudspeth:  

Hello, Everyone -- I'm going to give this "Story Wizard" a try. No telling how this will come out, but here goes . . . . Question 1 asks how I hope old friends remember me. The only answer to that would be "kindly". Having been brought up to "speak only when spoken to", being in a classroom with lots of .out-going kids was really intimidating, and I was pretty quiet. Question 2 asks about what I wanted to be when grown. Growing up, I always wanted to be a stay-at-home wife and mom with lots of kids -- just like on TV. My family and friends thought that was a good idea. As it turns out, they were wrong. Welcome to the real world! After Wendy Gayle and Misty Dawn were born, I realized the only way they would have the chances in life I wanted for them was for me to go back to work. Now, they are grown with babies of their own, and I have just retired to beautiful northern Alabama with my wonderful husband of 32 years. Question 3 asks how I like to relax. When life gets hectic, I like to spend time with my husband and three American Bulldogs gardening, fishing, playing in the yard, going for walks or drives, etc. Carl and I are both calm and easy-going, and the bulldogs are such clowns that we spend a lot of time smiling and laughing together. Question #4 asks about the wildest thing I ever did in shcool. I was pretty prim and proper in school and very quiet, one of those dull kids who followed all the rules and made great grades and let anyone copy my answers if they needed help on a test. Can't think of anything wild I ever did. I don't think "wild" was in the rules. I'm still not into doing wild things, but I am always ready to try something new and always ready to go. Carl and I have lots of fun together. Question #9 asks about my obsessions. I can't think of any obsessions in my life except my puppies, the smallest of which is 103#. Carl and I adore our American Bulldogs who share our home and cars and don't like being outside unless we are with them. All three puppies love traveling and staying in motels. Prior to these three guys, we had a one-of-a-kind American Pitbull Terrier named Honey Bee and a rescued wolf-chow mix who recognized no name except "wolf" so we named him Mr. Wolf. When my girls were little, we got our first Pitbull named Sugar Babe, and she quickly adopted every kid in the neighborhood. Many little ones learned to walk hanging on to her broad back (at 110 lbs., she was a big girl), and weekly slumber parties were generally at our house so Sugar Babe could attend. She even had her own sleeping bag with little brown bears on it. All the neighborhood kids loved Sugar Babe growing up and still talk about her when they get together. Obviously, there will always be at least one bulldog in my life, and probably more than one. In response to question #10, I think my biggest surprise is how much fun being married can be. After all the effort I put into an earlier marriage of 14 years, I really wasn't sure I wanted to try it again. But, thank goodness, I did! Carl and I have been married 32 years and still love being tog...Expand for more