Who...me? Someone wants to know about lil' ole me? No way... are you kidding? There's really nothing to tell... I'm just your average housewife and mother. Wait... I think someone wrote a song about me... it goes something like this: "I'm a *****, I'm a lover, I'm a child, I'm a mother, I'm a sinner, I'm a saint.... ok, we'll stop at saint *smiles*. Time to get serious (yea right).

Seriously though... there's really not much to tell. I really am just your every-day housewife and mother. I've been married five years (only five....is that all?) to a wonderful man. Mani is the best... loving, caring, deals well with PMS (putting up with my ****). He's been to hell and back with me (although at times I'm not sure we've come back yet). We have two children... Dondalea is five years old (who skipped from terrible twos straight to teenager attitude way too fast) and Mani Jr (what happened to my adorable little angel? I think I see some horns growing in behind that halo). But as I said.... just the average family dealing with life and growing up... raising kids is not as easy as I thought it would be. Mom said someday it would all come back on me... and boy, was she right. But they are my whole world, and I love them with all my heart.

I've never been the perfect picture of patriotism... but in the last year, I've come to love my country and what it stands for. I've watched the news and seen the pain and anguish caused by the September 11, 2001 attacks. I've seen people across the nation supporting each other, holding hands and praying together, waving flags and shouting "One Nation Under God!" I've learned the meaning of brotherhood and unity... giving what you don't have enough of to someone who needs it more... friendship, and so on.

I must say that I owe it all to my family and my two best friends in the whole world - Mike and Shavonne. They have stood by me through thick and thin... they've helped me through troubled times, and they've celebrated with me happy times. They've been there with me when I needed a shoulder to lean on... they've even been there when I needed someone to tell my secrets to... and they've not turned their backs on me. During the times when I've been down and out, thinking the walls were crashing down on me... they've been there to help me take the bricks apart one at a time and open my eyes to see life for what it really is.

I created this site to share with you the things that have become important to me over the last year... life, death, happiness, sadness, pain, anger, love, friendship, unity..... But I couldn't have dealt with it without the love and support of my family and friends. This site is just as much theirs as it is mine... we've been together from the beginning, and we continue to stand strong... friendship and love never-ending.

I created this site in memory of the September 11, 2001 victims and their loved ones..... But I dedicate this site to those who have stood by me when I needed them most. Mani....Shavonne... Mike... I love you guys. Thanks for being there for me.