User Profile

I am a divorced single mother of two wonderful sons 19 & 22. I am Retired Army & Retired Civil Service. (Don't be intimidated on me being retired, I just recieve 2 retirement pensions already.) My major fields were Medical, Transportation, Admin, & Legal. I have a college degree.
I have been divorced since 1999. I have owned my 2 story home since 2001 & live in a small town life now.

I have a very smart dog that is 1/2 australian blue heeler & 1/2 jack russel terrier, & is very well trained in obedience & agility. My dog can follow any trail where something has been. My dog can also jump at least 6 feet high. My dog also has a very large word vocabulary of understanding. I also have an adorable cat & he is a large tiger tabby. My dog is very good at corraling the cat back into the house. I just got a rat terrier a few months ago and she is so adorable and loving.

I like country music & lite rock mostly, but also enjoy the Blues, Bluegrass, or R&B, and folk music. I am more of a listener than a talker, but can on occasion talk someone's head off.
I like boating or fishing, but I don't swim well & am a little afraid of the water deeper than my chest. I can, however, bait my own hook. I grew up camping & did some camping in the military as well.

I can cook quite well when I choose to. I like eating out as long as I can eat it with a fork or spoon. I'm not much for fast food unless it is necessary for time constraints, I just don't like to get my hands messy with food residue.

I like to give or recieve gifts for any reason, not just a holiday. Gifts, to me, are from the heart & should not be bound to only certain times of the year. I do not consider myself high maintenance, for I do not require expensive items, it's the thought that counts.

I do not plan on discussing my religious path in my journal for that is for my communities or groups postings only.

I like gentlemen, if I date any guys. Some people think of me as tough, but I guess it could be from my Army career or growing up a tomboy? The thought of being with the same sex, in my own opinion for myself, grosses me out. I am definately 100% into men or guys. I usually try to stick to my same heritage (white) when finding someone out there but am open to someone who is decent.

I'm not much of a drinker, but on occasion have had a social drink. (I'm Diabetic) I grew up on a farm in the boonies & raised cattle with my 1st husband(widowed). I've lived in a large city, moved around a little while in the militry, & now live in a small town. I have lived almost every walk of life imagineable.

I was abused as a child, teen, & wife(2nd), verbally, emotionally, & physically, so I don't tolerate seeing anyone else being abused.

As a child/teen I was a quiet little mouse no one ever noticed and was walked over. Since being in the Army, I do voice my opinion & not afraid to do so no matter what. I am, however, more of a watcher & a listener than a talker.

I am a mother bear when it comes to my children, & will stand up for other children as well if the need arises.

I am kind of like what they call a Diamond In The Rough. Whatever rumors you have heard about scorpios, they are true, because I possess them all. I may sound tough, but I know how to love, & am very sensitive as a woman/lady.

I am what some guys might consider a challenge. Good luck to the one who can break my wall down. Once the wall is broken, eveything you could imagine for the good would come to you. I am very Very cautious & it is hard for me to trust people for I have been burned or hurt one too many times. In the beginning, I may come off as uninterested or distant, which sometimes the opposite actually applies. I hardly ever make a very first move. A majority of men give up before they get very far, because I try to take my time & get to know them well before it goes any deeper than that, & for me that takes a while, for I believe any deeper constitutes true feelings being invloved in the circumstances, but have been known to make mistakes in my judgement of that & then get hurt.

I have always wanted to go to the "down under" (Australia) but never had the time until now. I hope it's not too late for me to enjoy it. I love Florida's east coast beaches during some vacations in the spring, but wouldn't want to live there.

My heritage is Scottish, English, Irish, Dutch, Welsh, German, & Cherokee. One of my great' grandfathers was "Sir John Dill" & is buried in the Arlington National Cemetery after fighting with Lincoln's Regiment. Dill being my grandmother's maiden name on my paternal side. I am not sure if I am in the line of royalty or not. I am also related to the scientist of the last name Steinmetz. My mother grew up in & around the Majave Desert near Inyokern (Green Acres which my grandfather owned.). I never got to know my grandparents on either side being that they passed before I had the chance. I did, however get to see my maternal grandparents just a few times. I grew up with my father & step mothers (notice the plural). My father's last name & my own maiden name will remain a mystery for my own protection. My entire immediate family are military veterans (some retired as well), excluding my deceased twin sister & a 1/2 sister. I grew up a majority of my life (7-17) without my birth mother around, being that we lived thousands of miles apart, which she became my best friend in my adult years before passing in 2005.

There is a time & a place for religion. I think that family or friends on either side have their own choice in religion, & it doesn't have to be just one single religion. I don't agree with pushing or cornering someone on any religion. I do not study the new testament, & sometimes think that it is a book of short stories anyway. Roman Catholics & Jewish for example do not study the New Testament.

I have a lot of love to give for those who are serious enough to want to receive it.

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