I've always believed in southern hospitality. My favorite movies usually include images of dashing gentlemen sweeping ladies off their feet, beautiful women in long dresses sweeping down a curved stairway, or trees draped in moss.

But that's not what makes southern hospitality. Those are just scenes you could find in "Gone With the Wind" or similar movies. Real southern hospitality involves making your guests feel at home, by offering them something cool to drink, a place to put up their feet, and good conversation. It also involves treating other folks the way you want to be treated. (In my grandmama's house, it also usually involved some pound cake or lemon ice box pie, but that's another story.)

So I guess you could say I'm old fashioned. Even though I work on computers and other technical, modern equipment, and I love learning new things about them, you're very likely to find me watching an old movie, or listening to music that's more suited to another generation. (My favorites are southern gospel and mountain music, especially anything with a hammered dulcimer.) I think this explains why southern hospitality and graciousness are so important to me. Our world is moving faster and faster towards a totally technical society, but we're leaving behind some very important things. We need to slow down and reach out to the folks around us. The personal touch is what most everyone is looking for.

In this part of my website I have information about my family and friends, as well as other miscellaneous information.

I enjoy spending time with my family, especially my kids and husband. In fact, that's one of the best things about owning my own business. I can take a day off when I need to, without feeling guilty about missing work.

I'm very involved in family history, and in my spare (?) time, I like to research genealogy in the Rogers, McDaniel, Green, Pittman, Bowden, Massey, Wesley, Mote and Berry families, as well as others. In the last couple of years, I've found some very helpful people who have helped me with my search. At this point, I've got over 3000 individuals listed in my GED file.

I've got a page set aside for my favorite personal links - it's an assortment of sites I enjoy visiting, people I've learned from, friends and family members sites,or just plain "neat stuff".