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| and NEVER ever doubt that dreams can come true! |
The irresistibly quirky, cute and a quick-witted instigator of spontaneous fun, Terri is an eclectic combination of Mary Poppins, Gracie Allen & Mae West. The Queen of inuendo, famous (infamous?) for rolling her eyes, mischievous smirks, contagious laughter, and a love of life. She is also a talented writer, artist and ringmaster of the three-ring circus that resides within her Western Washington home. If she had her choice Terri would likely spend all of her time in old book stores; traveling the world; completing one of the books she has been working on for far too long; dabbling in any one of the many artistic mediums of which she is fond, at a rodeo or flying hot air balloons. Her passions also include a deep affinity for History (specifically the Medieval period) Mythology and Legend. |
| There are many fine things which you mean to do some day, under what you think will be more favorable circumstances. But the only time that is surely yours is the present, hence this is the time to speak the word of appreciation and sympathy, to do the generous deed, to forgive the fault of a thoughtless friend, to sacrifice self a little more for others. Today is the day in which to express your noblest qualities of mind and heart, to do at least one worthy thing which you have long postponed, and to use your God-given abilities for the enrichment of some less fortunate fellow traveler. Today you can make your life… significant and worthwhile. The present is yours to do with it as you will. -Grenville Kleiser |
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| Live Well, |
| Love Completely |
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| What a family! My Mother, Aunt Kim & I (L to R) |
| Even if you can't just snap your fingers and make a dream come true, you can travel in the direction of your dream, every single day, and you can shorten the distance between the two of you. - J. Kalispell |
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| So what really makes Terri ...well...Terri? Her unshakable optimisim, being the queen of inuendo, her "Boy Child" – otherwise known as her twenty-something son; her family; her equally insane cosmic twin Cyndy (one couldn’t ask for a better, or more patient friend!); the “Potato Fields”; triple cappuccino's (can one say caffeine addiction?); thought filled surprises; a quick wit (we wit's have to stick together!); spontaneity; telling the people in her life as often as possible (without getting annoying about it) how special they are so that if she gets hit by a bus tomorrow they will know; her Celtic & American Indian heritage and the magick that heritage brings to her life; a belief in the "little people"; Santa Claus; a quirky sense of humor (even in the toughest of times laughter will see you through!); the angels on her shoulder; tropical beaches; big fluffy pillows; a good mystery; Sunday morning coffee; Cirque du Soleil; bead stores; antique jewelry; Rodeo and the big hearted Eastern Washington cowboys that she grew up with; good music (The Paperboys!! James Taylor, George Strait, U2, Sinatra, Bennet, Clooney, Garth, etc.); hot air ballooning and the fun loving pilots she's known and loved for more years than we'd all like to admit; the belief that it is possible to save the world; those true friends who let her be herself and love her in spite of it; the trust that everything happens for a reason, on purpose, and in it's own time; and the unwavering "knowing" that true and unconditional love does exist.
What sends Terri into a "tizzyfit"? Rude people; thoughtless drivers; those with lackadaisical self-centered attitudes; a lack of manners; assumptions; selfishness; cell phone abuse, being cold; mushy cereal; the eternal search for her dictionary (some of us missed spelling class -frequently!); those who have forgotten the importance of treating others they way they wish to be treated; cold showers; being lost…er …'misplaced'… umm…geographically challenged (much better terminology than "lost"!); huge crowds of people (claustrophobia prevails!) & incessant whiners. |
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| When you get into a tight place, and everything seems as though you could not hold on a moment longer, never give up then - for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. - Harriet Beecher Stowe |
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| February 2007: Yes it's true! I cut my hair short. New pictures coming as soon as I recover from the shock. |
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