About Me

  • About Me: I am a wife, mom and homemaker living in my home state of Indiana. Ed and I have two sons: Dan, age 23 college grad and seminary student and his new wife Jamie, and Rob ,age 19 and student at Biola University. I like to read, crochet, garden, watch birds, take care of my bluebird trail, travel, cook, play trumpet, sing karaoke, hike and camp. Etc etc. Bloggity bloggity. I work at Wild Birds Unlmited in Carmel and Westfield, IN. I enjoy talking to people about birds and wildlife, and I recently completed a course to be a Certified Habitat Steward, learning about creating habitats and helping others do so.

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Christybelle
  • Nationality: American
  • Religion: Christian
  • Heroes: My parents: may I carry on their loving legacy
  • Interests: Bluebirds, music, trumpet, cooking, crafts, domestic engineering, homeschooling, Christianity, Small group leader, reading, book discussions, Rich Mullins, John Denver, travelling,games, movies, sitting by rippling waters , karaoke, piano, dulcimer,my incredible sons and daughter-in-law; and coming soon, a granddaughter!
  • Expertise: Chocolate Mint Brownies, birds
  • Occupation: Certified Birdfeeding Specialist
  • Industry: Hospitality; and wildlife education

Style

  • Where I shop: Flea markets, antique malls, Kohls, Marshalls, Coldwater Creek, Tuesday Morning
  • I like to wear: Jeans

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Survivor, Lost, ER, American Idol,Martha Stewart
  • Favorite Channels: HGTV, Food Network, TCM
  • Favorite Reruns: Andy Griffith Show
  • Characters you relate to: Aunt Bee
  • Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Ed

Music

  • Favorite Artists: My son Rob on the guitar; Rich Mullins, Third Day, David Crowder, Mitch McVicker, Carolyn Arends, Phil Keaggy, Fernando Ortega, Andy Peterson, Chris Rice, Wes King, Russ Lee, This Train, Ragamuffin Band, etc; John Denver, James Taylor, Eagles, Peter Frampton, 70's music!, classic big band music, jazz, Maynard Ferguson, classical music, brass music such as Canadian Brass, mountain dulcimer music.
  • Favorite Genre: I am very ecletic in my music interests!

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: It's a Wonderful Life (I would probably say this is my favorite), Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the first one, ) Wizard of Oz, Signs, You've Got Mail, O Brother Where Art Thou?,School of Rock, Groundhog Day, Napoleon Dynamite, The Truman Show, Brother Sun-Sister Moon, Wallace & Gromit, Star Wars movies, LOTR movies, old musicals like Singing in the Rain, Our Gang/Little Rascals

Books

  • Favorite Books: A Girl Named Zippy, Mitford series, Freckles, Red Heart
  • Favorite Authors: Haven Kimmel, Jan Karon, Gene Stratton Porter, James Alexander Thom

High School

  • School Name: Covington Community High School
  • Status: Alumni
  • Class of: 1976
  • Attended: 1972 - 1976
  • Sports: softball, volleyball, track
  • Organizations: band, GAA

Contact Info

  • AIM: Chrispf

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    • Name: Christy
    • Country: United States
    • State: Indiana
    • Member Since: 11/19/2004
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  • Mymanyblessings
    Thanks!
  • KolesMimi
    I wish you a happy Monday, I wish you a happy Monday, I wish you a happy Monday all day long.
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    Hows it going.
  • BluebirdChris
    So, this is new! Lets try it out. I gotta get ready to go to the dentist for a cleaning and checkup. Yippee! Fun times.