Introducing…..

by amee on 03/11/09 at 4:53 pm

My husband and the other girls he sleeps with!

Amee Lee! Thought I’d give you all a look at my life both in and out of GFWC.

This month I turn the Big 40! I had all kinds of plans to celebrate, but all of them have fallen through for one reason or another. So I will just be working most of the weekend.

I am a mother of two daughters, Alex, 20, and Catherine, a feisty 14. Alex decided to have children earlier than her mother and takes care of my two granddaughters, Kailyn (my buddy) 3 1/2, and Brooklynn, 1. These girls are all drama queens of one variety or another, who take up most of my time.

This past year I decided to take a new course to life and go back to school. I have taken a couple of classes toward my Bachelor’s degree in Communications at University of Illinois Springfield; but with the economy I have put that on hold due to pocketbook constraints. Since I put myself through college to get my Associate’s Degree at a very expensive school, I have student loans I already owe and am trying to pay for school on my own dime this time. So I take classes for free at Lincoln Land Community College since my husband of 16 years, Brendan, is employed there. Right now I take journalism classes and web design/computer graphics courses. These too have been difficult with all the sickness this year.

I am a die-hard bowler. I bowl three nights a week, which is a lot more than I barganed for. I hold a 200 composite average and love to go to tournaments. Keeps the competitor in me alive. Since I spend that much time in the bowling alley, they gave me a job as a bartender 4-years ago. It started as a part-time extra money gig, but is now my 4 night a week main source of income.

As I write this blog one of my other “girls” is bothering me to go out. I have two other girls – Duchess, a 3 yr old black lab/golden mix and Willow, a 4 yr old Basset Hound. Both sleep with my husband and myself and are more pampered than everyone else.

This is all on top of being the IL District 21 President and being a member of the constantly trying to build GFWC Sangamon Valley Jr. Woman’s Club (total of 4 member – 1 unrelated)