About GrowWear

My husband and I lost our son ten years ago this coming December 6, right between Thanksgiving and Christmas. No longer the same holidays for us as they were before.

It is unbelievably hard to write this, but I feel that it defines me more than anything else in my life, and with four years of being on Squidoo, I feel it's time I made the inner me a little more visible to my fellow online writers and readers.

Our son had the heart of an angel. We lost him suddenly; he was our only child. His father and I are still trying to pick up the pieces, but some days are better than others, and no day has ever been completely happy again.

It's just me and my hubby now. And our grandson, who, at this writing, has just gone home from spending the last day of spring 2011 with us. Our grandson is one loved grandchild.

...Following are some more items of information about me. I'll add to this as I get time. For now, please read on, and if you purchase from my recommendations, all royalties are set to go directly to Friends Of The Park.

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He is a true blessing. As hard as life is now for my husband and me, it's hard to imagine that we'd be as well as we are if our grandson hadn't been here ten years ago.

Bios, mostly, but I do enjoy a Jason Bourne type now and again, and I recently read "The Help." The movie version of "The Help" is in my waiting list at Netflix. Once available, I will enjoy seeing the characters from the book come to life.

Can't see calling myself an artist, though. My sister says I don't give myself enough credit, but anyway. :) What I enjoy most is re-designing. That's what I call going into a friend's home, a family member's home--and even to some homes of strangers via referrals--to re-design their living room (usually) using whatever furniture and other items that they already own. It's not an official business or anything. I just love to do it, and I love to see the pleased look on peoples' faces.

My main goal is to try to convey what I'm thinking--I don't really have a "need" to write, so that makes me a "sort of" writer, I guess. But, I love expressing myself through this platform and giving my best to the folks that read it.

Foreign films are my favorite. They are more realistic in their outcomes. That makes them much grittier, though, and thereby hard for some people to adjust to.

Documentaries are great. I like the bio docs, mostly. Waiting now for them to release "Jack Kerouac: King Of The Beats" to Netflix's Instant Queue.

Our favorite time, for my husband and me alone, is when all things are done for the day and we can sit together to watch a great movie. Over the years, our taste in films has become a lot alike. I'll watch action flicks now and again, and he's just as ready for a foreign film as I am.

My favorite foreign film, at this moment, is listed below.

We are a do-it-yourself couple here. We've made our own sinkers for fishing, re-carpeted two boats (that's some sticky glue!), built our house with our own hands (and from the plans I drew), installed our own well and well house, built our own dog kennel, built our own sheds...just to name a few of the things we have done. We are getting older, but we still have that DIY attitude.

"Extremely private." So says my husband and sister. But what can I say? I can't throw business papers away without shredding them first. I won't let the curtains stay open past dark. Online, very few folks know my legal name. ...I have just learned to guard my world as much as I can.

Too many scenes from Tru TV? Mental issues stemming from my upbringing? Afraid for our loss of privacy as a whole? I don't know about the answers to the first two questions, but I do know the last question gets a resounding "yes."

Shark Tank is my favorite network-TV show. And, like so many of my favorite shows, is based on a UK show--Dragon's Den, in this case.

I am always thinking of new inventions, but I have only one invention that I intend to patent...

...Why a patent now? Well, I'm not getting any younger. So, I decided that if I want to finally do what I have dreamed of doing for so long, I had better get to doing it while I still have enough stamina to bring my idea to market.

One day, I may tell you about my Teddy bear invention. It's a favorite, but not the one I plan to patent, so I probably should just give the idea away. ;)

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