All About Me

Now you didn't really think I was going to tell you all about me, did you?


Just kidding you a little bit.

But I will tell you these things:

I'm married to my best, best friend. There are things I could never tell anyone else that I can trust with him. He is funny, kind and good, and I prayed for a man exactly like him. A week later, he asked me out. Five weeks later, we were married. I've never regretted it and neither has he. That was 33 years ago.

Together, we have eight kids and eight grandkids (so far). My other best friends are my sisters and a bunch of people to whom I have either raised or given birth or both...or married one of those previously mentioned. Except for Molly, of course, who has been a friend for 41 years.

I'm an artist, and you can see my artwork on my website, http://deberklein.com/. I also love to blog. I have a blog on my art website called Little Pink Spaceship Gazette. These are my other blogs: http://tarpapersubmarine.blogspot.com/ ... well, and the secret one, where the writer goes incognito for reasons unbeknownst to anyone but her.

I like cows. A lot. But I've never had to live with one.
I love to garden, though gardening is a little harder for me to do these days.

I love kids, especially my own. I love dogs...at least two small dogs that go by the name of Layla and Bo.

I love squirrels.

I hate squirrels.

I'm interested in almost everything. I'm not interested in sports or in man-gadgets, like souped up stereos, i-pods that can't run my bathwater for me, sharks, amps, electric guitars or anything that kills cute little animals.

I pretend that I love snakes for the sake of my grandson Nate, but I don't. (Please don't tell him I said that. I will deny it. I only lie when I have to...)

My car, a little red Subaru who goes by the name of "Bullet", supposedly doesn't have a Turbo, but he drives like he does. Normally I wouldn't be interested in cars or turbos either, except when I'm getting onto the Interstate in heavy traffic. Then I'm glad Bullet has a turbo, even if the manufacturer seems to have forgoten they had put one on him.

We have a cottage in the mountains which you can find at http://cottageonthenew.com/. You should stay there. It's adorable, and the river runs right through the front yard.

I like to take my bath first thing in the morning.

I believe Jesus is the promised one. I believe God loves us, you and me.

I think that's it...
Yep. That's it.