Anyone Up For A Good Old-Fashioned *Mixer?*

[mehndimama]

Name: Becky


Also known as: I'm changing my name to Stellaria (Stella or Stell 
for short) - it's Latin for little star, and is the latin name for 
chickweed - perfect for an herbalist chick like me!


Age/Sex: lmost 29, Female


Birthplace/Livingplace and feelings about same: Born, raised, & live 
in a small town in Northern Michigan.  It's a tourist town on Lake 
Michigan, and I love it - very beautiful here.  Too cold for my 
tastes in the winter, though.


Family Life: I'm married, have 4 surviving children ages 11, 7, 4, 
ad 1.5(and plan on many more), we homeschool, homebirth, I'm a part 
of my local La Leche League, DH & I own our own businesses.....we're 
pretty "crunchy" out-of-the-box kind of people. (See my previous 
post on our first year of "wizarding school"!)


Personality:  I'm a show-off and a know-it-all :/  Think Hermione 
LOL!



Words friends have used to describe you:  Forceful, individual, well 
informed, always have to be right, creative, messy



Words you have used to describe you:  I agree with all of the above 
LOL!



Things you do when not staring at the computer: I sew cloth diapers 
and create sewing patterns (www.fernandfaerie.com), attempt to dig 
out of the piles and piles and mountains of clutter & junk in our 
teeny little house, read while nursing the baby, mess around with 
my "potions" (I make our family's herbal medicines and soap), draw 
with the kids, dance & make up songs....


Comfort foods:  Ice cream, steak




Education/Work: Associate of Science in Chemistry, now a stay-at-
home mom/WAHM making cloth diapers from old t-shirts & blue jeans - 
I have a booming business when I can keep stuff in stock!



Language skills: English only, but recognize words in many languages



Technical know-how: I can operate a sewing machine and power tools, 
but all my computer work has to be presented to me on a silver 
platter! (Microsoft Front Page had me tearing my hair out!)




Favourite HP book: The Prisoner of Azkaban 



Favourite HP character(s):Neville Longbottom, Arthur Weasley, Remus 
Lupin



Favourite HP line   Gosh, I don't know that have a favorite!  If I 
did, it would probably be something that Ron said - he cracks me up!



Watching/Avoiding the HP movies?: We own the first two, and the kids 
watch them religiously.  My deal ith Ian is - if he reads the book 
first, then I'll take him to see the movie.



Into HP fanfiction? Nope.  Although if Ian gts into writing some, I 
may cange my tune....but that's just motherlove



Books you'd recommend to just about anyone: Anything by Anne Rice & 
Jean M. Auel



Favorite TV shows: Don't watch TV unless my best friend gets me 
sucked in to the current season of Survivor



Favorite Movies: Just about anything with Johnny Depp in it :D  I'm 
a particular fan of A&E Jane Austen productions, as well....oh, and 
Chicago kicked my butt, too - STELLAR!



Favorite Musical Artists: Nine Inch Nails, Rob Zombie, Jane's 
Addiction....and Peter, Paul, and Mary!



One thing about your life you'd change if you could (sorry, but you
may not say "lose weight"): I'd like a live-in housekeeper


One thing about your life you wouldn't change even for an advance
copy of Book 7: Being able to stay at home with my kids



Philosophy for an easy life:  Don't worry about what society tells 
you you SHOULD be, or know, or do - do what is important to you, and 
good things will follow.


How you found HPfGU: A mom on www.amitymama.com forums mentioned it 
in a HP thread


Active at other HP sites: Nope.  In likes to go to mugglenet, though


Your most rock solid Book 6 or Book 7 prediction: Crookshanks is 
going to do something important


Take a moment to wave to members of the fandom you have personally 
met: I'm sadly alone, here in my corner....

-Professor Stellaria, headmistress Andromeda Academy for Self-
Directed Sorcerers