I do not have all that many readers.  About 300 a month and you all are a shy group.  Instead of comments on the site, I get emails.  That’s ok, because I am actually surprised that folks are reading the blog at all and even more surprised that those who are reading the blog are curious about me.

Let me start by saying if you are curious about how I started to carry a gun daily you should go back and read the older posts.

With those first posts, my emotions are all over the place as I tried to figure out how to defend myself and come to terms with a thought process that was completely foreign to me.  As I have reread them, I can see they are long and rambly, but I keep them up because they are a true expression of the raw and intense emotions I was feeling at that time in my life.  I also think they show an accurate picture of my personality…I can be quite intense, a bit of a thinker, calm, but emotional and regardless of what anyone else think, I crack myself up.

To answer some of the other general questions about me, here we go…

I am in fact a girl with a gun.  I am from a tiny little town in Iowa.  I married a boy from Iowa and we moved to California courtesy of the United States Marine Corps.  We lived there about 10 years before being sent to the state we currently live in.  My man served honorably for 20 years.  He enlisted and served 7 years and then earned a Meritorious Commission.  He served the remainder of his time as an officer.  We have 5 kiddos, 3 of whom are adopted from China.  I am a former college professor turned full time mommy turned small business executive turned gun lover.

I am late coming to technology and do not really know how any of it works, but I am addicted to my iphone.  I have an awful memory and have to put everything in it. I wear out the reminder chime.

I am a bit of a health nut and love to run and work out.  I do not like soda or sweets of any kind, but I do have vices.  I go crazy for a good hunk of Ribeye fat and a martini.

I am passionate about the rights of children and our Constitution.  I love to learn about everything, but mostly about people and their lives.  I am fascinated by people and how they came to be who they are.

Other things I like…hiking, swimming with my kids, watching my daughter play volleyball, reading, and I love meeting my friends for a girl’s weekend.  I am a big fan of doing anything with my husband, but especially going to the range and just being.  I actually love doing homework with my little ones.  I get the biggest joy out of watching their minds work and grow.

Things I do not particularly like are people who are grumpy pants or just plain mean.  I know, no one likes that, but just thought I would mention it.  I do not like TV or movies, although I am beginning to appreciate some television shows and a new genre of movies.  In general though, I would much prefer being out and about doing rather than watching someone else doing. 

Let’s see, someone asked me what would surprise people about me and since no one really knows me I guess anything I said might surprise a person, but that is probably not what they are looking for…

So, let me give it a shot…I would say I am very conservative, both in my politics and my daily life style, but I have 3 tattoos and if conditions are right I can show my wild side.  I don’t cuss, but have a bit of a “dirty” mind, which not all people appreciate, but my husband loves.

My least favorite thing to do is argue with anyone or have any kind of confrontation(I am working on this) and my very favorite thing to do is laugh.

I wouldn’t say this is the complete picture, but it’s a good start.