About the author
I was born the fifth child of eleven to a northern Ontario couple. My parents were humorous, hard working, and carried old fashioned God fearing values to our upbringing. I've always been one to create comical stories from life's happenings and have always wanted to write short stories to share within and outside of my family and circle of friends. Through my life I've expressed myself in many venues of art: murals, marionettes, puppet theater plays, sketching, paintings, teaching art, writing stories and poetry...even photography and creating 3d items such as gorgeous carved goards and designs in barnwood furniture. There's no end to what any person can accomplish when they let down their guard and allow their heart to unfold. Artistic expression such as stories regardless of the topics can and should be shared. This story is shared with you from my own life happenings as I saw it through the eyes of an 11 year old; with a few minor changes...just 'because'.